When labor supply curves are upward-sloping, wage discrimination against black men reduces not only their relative wages, but also their relative employment rates. Using data from the 1984 Survey of Income and Program Participation, the authors estimate wage discrimination against black men and,...

This paper analyzes the adequacy and equity of compensation to the survivors of 560 men who died between 1967 and 1977 from workplace exposure to asbestos. Data were gathered in interviews with the men's widows, who received compensation primarily from workers' compensation, social insurance,...

Discusses the arbitration of subcontracting disputes in the U.S. as of 1963. Definition of subcontracting or contracting out; Management's desire to exclude subcontracting of work from the scope of collective bargaining; Issue of arbitrability of subcontracting work; Arbitrability in 64...

Develops an analytical framework to explain interpersonal variations in income for high-level manpower. Discussion of the competitive theory of occupational choice; Characteristics of jobs; Determinants of the structure of earnings. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

Examines interindustry variations in voluntary labor mobility. Theory of quit-rate behavior; Analysis of the quit-rate; Results of the cross-section analysis. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

Discusses the impact of employer strike insurance on collective bargaining. Reasons for the opposition of unions to the employer strike insurance; Principles by which employer insurance plans may be formulated; Legality of strike insurance. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

Discusses the financing of unemployment insurance (UI). Salient features of the UI system; System of financing unemployment compensation; Rationale for analyzing the incidence of net subsidies; Theoretical incidence of net benefits; Discussion of the demand for labor. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

Discusses the program of the U.S. Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Employment Security to provide statistical and related information as to specific needs and availability of workers. Agreement between the two agencies to participate jointly in financing the program; Cooperation in...

Discusses the controversy over the utilization of prefabricated building products and the regulation of technological change on construction jobsites. Information on product boycotts; Court's ruling in the Sand Door case; Information on the Sherman Act. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)