Over the past decade, the United States has experienced a stunning 65% decline in undocumented immigration. While politicians seem unaware of this change, firms that once relied on local undocumented workers as a low-wage labor force feel it acutely. Such companies have increasingly applied to...

In recent decades, a large and increasing number of leading firms in a diverse set of industries have faced allegations of ‘unethical' practices along their international value chains. In many cases this has triggered consumer boycotts and NGO campaigns, introducing a new link between upstream...

The effectiveness of regulator activity, such as inspections and audits, increases with the deterrence effects triggered by such activity. Deterrence can be increased through information dissemination (e.g., newspaper coverage) about regulator activity. I combine detailed inspection data from...

This paper examines the effect of franchising on compliance with labor standards regulations in the US. Franchisees who typically own and manage their own outlets seek to maximize profit of only their units whereas the franchiser benefits from increases in sales of all outlets in the chain,...

Studies on mobbing and harassment in Russia - whether from a legal, sociological, psychological or economical viewpoint - are sporadic and usually included into more general research projects devoted to discrimination, gender issues and human rights. Doctrine does not provide consistent...

This paper examines the patterning of exposures to occupational hazards in relation to occupational skill level as a proxy for pay rate, testing the general hypothesis that exposures to occupational hazards increase in prevalence with decreasing skill level. A population-based telephone survey...