This paper studies how social pressure affects the behavior of soccer referees. We make use of an attractive source of exogenous variation in the number of spectators at matches. Due to recent hooligan violence, the Italian government has implemented a regulation that forces some soccer teams to...

The United States Supreme Court dealt a serious blow to workers’ rights in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, 584 U.S. __ (May 21, 2018) when it held that employers may require employees to waive their rights to class or collective action. Employees had hoped the Court would find that mandatory...

In this article, we ask the basic question: Is it necessarily the case that allowing or promoting settlement of lawsuits enhances social welfare? Our answer is not necessarily; there are circumstances where actually prohibiting settlement generates more social welfare than allowing it....

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Wage Data -- Cost of Living and Real Earnings -- Worker’s Budgets -- Wage Comparisons -- Changes in Productivity -- Ability to Pay -- Economic Environment -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Reference Notes

In this Article, Professors Abrams and Nolan discuss the principles which should be used by labor arbitrators in resolving subcontracting grievances under collective bargaining agreements. These disputes involve the fundamental and conflicting interests of labor and management in job security...