The issue of compatibility of athletics and academics has led to much concern over the observed disparity in graduation rates of scholarship athletes across institutions. It is ironic that no one mentions that graduation rates for nonathletes also vary dramatically across campuses. Our approach...

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...

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...

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...