The employment effect of large firms on small firms has rarely been studied. Using establishment data in Japan, this study examines firms with the top 1% of sales, comparing the effect of such firms with many employees (more than the small- and medium-sized enterprise thresholds or 1000...

This study compares the importance of macrogeographical cleavages (i.e. differences across historical sub-regions) and microgeographical cleavages (e.g. differences across population density categories) to the contemporary electoral landscape of Texas. Results from statewide contests since 1994...