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scheme, offered in this paper a potentially-displaced Canadian worker places a job voucher up for auction on the Internet. If …. Thus, under this auction scheme Canadian workers are compensated for the presence of temporary immigrants, and the actual …
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at a fixed price before an auction. In the "Buy-It-Now" format, the seller has the bargaining power and offers a price … prior to the auction; whereas in the "Sell-It-Now" format, it is the buyer. Both formats are extensively used in online and … auction. …
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second price auction; and the multiple price list. The payment mechanisms associated with these methods are widely considered …
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In this paper we study the role of covenants in franchise contracts that restrict the recruitment and hiring of employees from other units within the same franchise chain in suppressing competition for workers. Based on an analysis of 2016 Franchise Disclosure Documents, we find that...
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We maintain that employer associations are a specific form of employer collusion that is overt, formal and labour … this form of collusion might emerge, and how it might develop. Since the context is the decline of employers' associations … growth or decline of other forms of collusion in areas such as product and financial markets, and political influence. Our …
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evidence of cartel behavior. Others argue that such limits enhance product quality by preserving amateurism. I find that the … contributions, state appropriations, and additional student applications. -- cartel ; monopsony ; college athletics …
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This study considers the effects of the kingpin strategy, an approach to fighting organized crime in which law-enforcement efforts focus on capturing the leaders of the criminal organization, on community violence in the context of Mexico's drug war. Newly available historical data on...
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This paper assesses the effects of changes in scoring weights in auctions, using a unique sample of biddings of private Welfare-to-Work (WTW) organizations to reintegrate groups of unemployed and disabled workers. WTW-organizations did not only bid on prices, but also received points for three...
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the effects of governmental support for domestic plants on selection efficiency. -- Auction ; collective tournament …
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in predicting whether or not an artwork sells at auction, (3) there is little supporting evidence for the widespread …
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