The focus of all statistical analyses of alleged employment discrimination is to compare the treatment of similarly situated individuals. Economists and statisticians as experts offering quantitative support for or against allegations of employment discrimination are now commonplace in the...

Multiple regression is a common technique frequently utilized by economists and statisticians in employment discrimination litigation. This technique is often applied to the issue of discrimination on the basis of some dollar reward such as salary. The traditional regression method asks the...

The purpose of this paper is to re-examine the assumptions underlying the total offset method advanced in the 1967 Alaska Rule and relied upon by some practitioners in the calculation of economic damages in personal injury and wrongful death litigation. The structure of this paper serves as a...

Determining the present value of future medical costs is an important issue for a variety of public and private entities. This article examines the time-series properties of medical net discount rates and considers the implications for forecasting. The article provides evidence that the standard...