I study the labor market risks associated with being self-employed. I document that the self-employed are subject to larger earnings fluctuations than employees and that they frequently transition into unemployment. Given the self-employed are not eligible to unemployment insurance, I analyze...

Between September 2021 and April 2022, anhydrous ammonia prices in the United States more than doubled, topping out at a record-high $1,300/ton. At the time, Senator John Boozman, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, asked the Agricultural & Food Policy...

Prices for, and the affordability of childcare has received increased attention since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, concerns have been raised about potential differences in childcare costs and access between rural and urban communities. To address these issues, we combine...

The Handbook of Military and Defense Operations Research presents the voices leading OR and analytics to new heights in security through research, practical applications, case studies, and lessons learned in the field.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Information Boxes -- Preface -- 1. Distributive Justice -- 2. Right-Liberalism/Hayek -- 3. Left-Liberalism/Rawls -- 4. Libertarianism/Nozick -- 5. Socialism/G.A....

Cover -- Endorsement -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Notes on the contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: The bioeconomy approach and sustainable...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction: theory and debate in political economy - antecedents and developments -- 1. Adam Smith: a wealth of notions -- 2. Karl Marx: a capital idea -- 3. William Stanley Jevons: the new margins of economics and the...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Author Note -- 1 Job, career or calling? -- 2 A very brief history of approaches to vocational guidance and career development -- 3 Vocation as soul's opus: a symbolic...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Entrepreneurship: theories and context -- 3 The entrepreneur, characteristics and personality -- 4 Opportunity recognition: creativity and innovation -- 5 Enterprise culture -- 6 Female...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- List of contributors -- Introduction -- PART I The big picture -- 1 Struggles and successes of transformative learning for the SDGs: a case study -- 2 Using our time on the planet to make a difference - the...