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Vaulted into Victims : Preventing Further Sexual Abuse in U.S. Olympic Sports Through Unionization and Improved Governance
Edelman, Marc; Pacella, Jennifer M. - 2019
For almost two decades, a sexual predator groomed and abused hundreds of young, female athletes. All the while, he held an esteemed position as the national team doctor for USA Gymnastics, the national governing body for the sport of U.S. gymnastics, and served on the faculty at Michigan State...
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Workers, Protections, and Benefits in the U.S. Gig Economy
Harris, Seth D. - 2018
Under existing American labor, employment, and tax laws, in any one work relationship, a worker is either an “employee” or an “independent contractor.” This binary classification of workers, and the high-stakes outcomes it produces, have been challenged by “gig economy,” or “online...
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Regulation of Business in the USA : Talking Points
McGee, Robert W. - 2013
This manuscript summarizes a speech given at Tallinn University of Technology in Estonia on May 14, 2013. The speech begins with a discussion of ethical theory and how it can be applied to the topic of government regulation of business, and proceeds to summarize some recent studies on the costs...
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Unions, Protectionism, and U.S. Competitiveness
Griswold, Daniel T. - 2013
Organized labor has been politically vocal in the United States ever since the movement emerged in the late 1800s. A striking development since the 1970s, however, is its hardening opposition to trade liberalization. Labor leaders have opposed virtually all legislative initiatives since the...
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Globalization and executive compensation
Keller, Wolfgang; Olney, William W. - 2017
This paper identifies globalization as a factor behind the rapid increase in executive compensation and inequality over … executive compensation, indicating that globalization is influencing compensation through pay-for-non-performance. Furthermore … firms with poor corporate governance, as one would expect if globalization has enhanced rent-capture opportunities. Overall …
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The links between internationalization, skills and wages : The role of differences across firms and across partner countries
Serti, Francesco; Tomasi, Chiara; Zanfei, Antonello - 2010
Using firm level data on Italian manufacturing industry, we examine how trade activities are related to workforce composition and wages. We contribute to empirical research on these issues in three ways. First, we provide novel evidence that is consistent with multi-attribute models on firm...
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Globalization and wage convergence : Mexico and the United States
Gandolfi, Davide; Halliday, Timothy; Robertson, Raymond - 2014
Neoclassical trade theory suggests that factor price convergence should follow increased commercial integration. Rising commercial integration and foreign direct investment followed the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Mexico. This paper evaluates the degree...
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Globalization and Wage Convergence : Mexico and the United States
Gandolfi, Davide - 2014
Neoclassical trade theory suggests that factor price convergence should follow increased commercial integration. Rising commercial integration and foreign direct investment followed the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Mexico. This paper evaluates the degree...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013051809
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The Effect of Globalization on U.S. Labor Market : Service Sectors Considered
Feng, Ling - 2013
How has globalisation affected employment and wages in the United States? Existing studies largely ignore the intersector labour movement between the manufacturing and service sectors by focusing only on the intrasector movement within the manufacturing sector. However, by decomposing the...
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