Presentation at ILERA 2015 World Congress. Full paper available at https://www.academia.edu/10275573/Hyperbolic_Discounting_in_Occupational_Safety_and_Health_in_South_Asia

1. ANTI-DISCOUNTING
STRATEGIES IN OSH
IN SOUTH ASIA
MICHAEL WALKER
SURENDRA PRATAP

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4. 2009
LAKHANI SHOE
FACTORY FIRE
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5. Country United States India Pakistan
Labour inspectors
(per 100,000) 1.7 0.4 0.8
Country United States India Pakistan
Labour force 156 million 500 million 57 million
Deaths through accident 4,585 47,000 (est.) 11,800 (est.)
Fatality incidence
(per 100,000) 3.3 9.4 20.7
Sources: Ramachandran, 2014; Hassan, 2012; Pasha and Liesivuori, 2003; www.osha.gov
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6. Preference for $10 now equal to ($):
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Arithmetic discounting
Hyperbolic discounting

7. 2013
BHUSHAN STEEL FACTORY
BLAST
Orissa, India
#1
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8. PUNJAB
PESTICIDE CANCERS
#2
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9. GUJARAT / PUNJAB
SILICOSIS
#3
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10. Proposed anti-discounting strategies:
1. Direct demands at detached power holder
2. Press for pre-commitment:
– Quarantined OSH funding
– Independent OSH champion
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12. • REFERENCES IN FULL PAPER:
http://ilera2015.com/dynamic/full/IL9.pdf
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