TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Bonsang, Eric
AU  - Caroli, Eve
        TI  - Cognitive Load and Occupational Injuries
        PY  - 2021/Feb/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 14137
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp14137
        AB  - We investigate the relationship between cognitive load and occupational injuries. Cognitive load is defined in the literature as a tax on bandwidth which reduces cognitive resources. We proxy cognitive load with the number of non-professional tasks that individuals perform during weekdays. The underlying assumption is that when individuals perform many of those tasks, this requires mental organization which reduces available cognitive resources. We show that being cognitively loaded is associated with an increase in the risk of occupational injury for both males and females. The effect is stronger for individuals in high-risk occupations and, among those, for low-educated workers.
        KW  - work injury
KW  - cognitive load
KW  - time-use data
        ER  -