This study focuses on the labor market consequences of long term disability status for persons who have had the opportunity to receive a university education and rehabilitation services. The sample matches persons with functional limitations with a similar sample of university graduates without...

This study focuses on the labor market consequences of long term disability status for persons who have had the opportunity to receive a university education and rehabilitation services. The sample matches persons with functional limitations with a similar sample of university graduates without...

Economists typically view the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a joint marketing organization designed to advance the economic interests of member schools. Yet many journalists and much of the public reject this unidimensional view of the NCAA as an organization. In fact, the...

Sex segregation in the workplace has been related to a variety of economic, institutional, and social factors. An issue that has only been explored to a limited extent is the role that multinational firms might play in promoting or inhibiting employment discrimination and sex segregation in...

In Executive Order 12954, President Clinton subjected federal contractors to debarment when they hire permanent striker replacements. Employers have sued to overturn the order, arguing that the order amounts to unconstitutional lawmaking. This Article analyzes the constitutionality of Clinton's...

The issue of compatibility of athletics and academics has led to much concern over the observed disparity in graduation rates of scholarship athletes across institutions. It is ironic that no one mentions that graduation rates for nonathletes also vary dramatically across campuses. Our approach...

The substantial growth in income inequality over the 1980's has led to a large number of alternative explanations. One of the key issues that has yet to be fully explored is the role of changing skill requirements in the U.S. economy. In this paper, we attempt to fill that gap by providing...

The primary motivating factors in the divestiture of the Bell Operating Companies (BOCs) from AT&T in 1984 centered on the difficulty of regulating the monopoly segments of the industry while other segments were open to substantial competition. Other long distance providers were relatively...