This study compares the effects of economic internationalisation on the functional distribution of labour income in the U.S.and Germany. The benchmark for assessing the empirical analyses theoretically is the general equilibrium framework ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general...

Arbeitnehmer haben in Deutschland das Recht zur Wahl von Betriebsräten. Betriebsräte haben gesetzliche Informations-, Konsultations- und Mitbestimmungsrechte. Die Effekte von Betriebsräten auf Produktivität und Gewinne von mittelgroßen Betrieben des verarbeitenden Gewerbes werden mit Daten...

This metadata relates to an electronic version of an article published in Applied economics letters, 2009, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 267-271. Applied economics letters is available online at informaworldTM at http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all?content=10.1080/13504850601018387

A new strand of literature has recently sought to investigate possible links between technological changes, observed modifications to firms' organizational structure and the evolution of the wage gap between skilled and unskilled workers. After a brief overview of such approaches, this essay...

The objective of this study was to examine if intra-racial income inequality contributes to higher infant mortality rates (IMRs) for African-Americans. The conceptual framework for this study is derived from Richard Wilkinson's psychosocial environment interpretation of the income inequality and...

In the United States the 1996 agricultural policy reform ushered in market-oriented farm policies and also gave farmers a seven-year lump-sum payment that was not tied to production. Some scholars argue that farm program payments have changed the distribution of income among farm households. Our...

Participation in government programs has a mild impact on the economic well-being of U.S. farm households. Major factors that determine farm household prosperity are the primary operator's education level and ethnicity, education level of the spouse, and other characteristics such as forward...

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...