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Fluctuations and rigidities in local labor markets, part 1: theory and evidence
Clark, Gordon L. - 1983
Cyclical sensitivity in employment, wages, and hours worked are explored with reference to three industries and eleven … to be inadequate because of marked rigidities in the patterns of short-run adjustment. Money wages are very stable, being … periodicities in the patterns of residuals derived from trend-line estimates of money wages confirm a supposition that urban …
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The impact of state regulations on the costs of public school construction
Vincent, JM; Monkkonen, PH - 2010
Spending by states and local school districts on school construction has increased dramatically over the last decade, not only because more and higher-quality schools are being built, but also because construction costs have increased by an unprecedented degree. Many states struggle to afford...
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Geothermal : Economic Impacts of Geothermal Development in Whatcom County, Washington.
Lesser, Jonathan A. - 2009
This report estimates the local economic impacts that could be anticipated from the development of a 100 megawatt (MW) geothermal power plant in eastern Whatcom County, Washington, near Mt. Baker, as shown in Figure 1. The study was commissioned by the Bonneville Power Administration to quantify...
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Geothermal : Economic Impacts of Geothermal Development in Skamania County, Washington.
Lesser, Jonathan A. - 2009
This report estimates the local economic impacts that could be anticipated from the development of a 100 megawatt (MW) geothermal power plant in eastern Skamania County, Washington, near Mt. Adams, as shown in Figure 1. The study was commissioned by the Bonneville Power Administration to...
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The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence: Rewarding World-Class Practices
Chakravorty, Satya S.; Atwater, J. Bryan; Herbert, James I. - 2008
Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada …
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Determinants of the Relations between Transitory Earnings and CEO Cash Compensation in the USA
Asthana, Sharad; Ye, Zhongxia Shelly - 2007
effect). This study has practical implications for regulators, corporations and investors, both in the USA and abroad. …
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A study of outsourcing of premedia services to India by US companies
Nayak, Rahul P. - 2009
Offshore outsourcing continues to gain prominence as the printing industrystrides into the future. With different segments of the industry looking at reducingcosts and, in exchange providing value-added services, more companies turntowards outsourcing services offshore as a solution. Although it...
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Northwest history. Mining. Employment & wages. 1937-02-25
1937
Request increase in miners' wages. - No attention, up to the present, has been paid by mine managers of big companies …
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Northwest history. Lumber industry & by-products. Employment & wages. 1936-12-12
1936
Boost in wages Potlatch forest workers to get 10 per cent gain Benefit to 2,300 toilers Increase comes at christmas …
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State history. Grand Coulee Dam. Construction. Employment & wages. 1937-10-09
1937
Open wage rate hearing Monday. - All sides to be heard at Coulee dam--referee Schedler arrives. - Assurance that the wage rate hearing at Grand Coulee dam will be expedited in order to establish promptly the wage scale which will apply under the new contract, was given by Carl R. Schedler,...
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