The substantial growth in income inequality over the 1980's has led to a large number of alternative explanations. One of the key issues that has yet to be fully explored is the role of changing skill requirements in the U.S. economy. In this paper, we attempt to fill that gap by providing...

We explore whether perceptions of discrimination are related to ordinary statistical measures. The majority of disabled respondents report feeling some discrimination due to their disability, the majority of women feel some discrimination because of their gender, and a surprising number of men...

Most of the recent work on the effect of regulation on the behavior of the firm has focused on the investment decisions of the firm. Very little work has been done on other aspects of the firm's behavior. This paper investigates the optimal behavior of a regulated firm faced with a wage demand...

The primary motivating factors in the divestiture of the Bell Operating Companies (BOCs) from AT&T in 1984 centered on the difficulty of regulating the monopoly segments of the industry while other segments were open to substantial competition. Other long distance providers were relatively...

This study focuses on the labor market consequences of long term disability status for persons who have had the opportunity to receive a university education and rehabilitation services. The sample matches persons with functional limitations with a similar sample of university graduates without...

This study focuses on the labor market consequences of long term disability status for persons who have had the opportunity to receive a university education and rehabilitation services. The sample matches persons with functional limitations with a similar sample of university graduates without...

This paper investigates the contention that workers in regulated industries receive economic rents as a consequence of the regulation. We argue that increases in wage levels due to entry regulation may be offset by employment stability guaranteed by this regulation and by increased reluctance of...

Economists typically view the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a joint marketing organization designed to advance the economic interests of member schools. Yet many journalists and much of the public reject this unidimensional view of the NCAA as an organization. In fact, the...