Seth A. Seabury

Estimating the Accident Risk of Older Drivers

As the U.S. population ages, so will the population of licensed drivers. Policymakers are concerned that this will lead to increases in traffic accide...

Regulating Older Drivers

Are New Policies Needed?

Are older drivers posing increasing risk to the public? If so, what public policies might mitigate that risk? Older drivers (those 65 and older) are s...

Occupational Safety and Health for Public Safety Employees

Assessing the Evidence and the Implications for Public Policy

Police officers, firefighters, and other public safety workers face exceptionally high rates of injury and fatality relative to the general workforce....

Benefits and Earnings Losses for Permanently Disabled Workers in California

Trends Through the Great Recession and Effects of Recent Reforms

Following California's major reforms to the state workers' compensation system, RAND researchers assess trends in earnings loss and permanent partial ...

The Frequency, Severity, and Economic Consequences of Musculoskeletal Injuries to Firefighters in California

The most common work-related injuries among firefighters are musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Understanding the frequency and severity of firefighter...

Workers' Compensation Reform and Return to Work

The California Experience

This monograph analyzes the effects of changes to the workers' compensation system on return-to-work rates for California's injured workers. The autho...

Evaluation of California's Permanent Disability Rating Schedule

Interim Report

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