Discusses the financing of unemployment insurance (UI). Salient features of the UI system; System of financing unemployment compensation; Rationale for analyzing the incidence of net subsidies; Theoretical incidence of net benefits; Discussion of the demand for labor. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

Discusses the program of the U.S. Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Employment Security to provide statistical and related information as to specific needs and availability of workers. Agreement between the two agencies to participate jointly in financing the program; Cooperation in...

Discusses the controversy over the utilization of prefabricated building products and the regulation of technological change on construction jobsites. Information on product boycotts; Court's ruling in the Sand Door case; Information on the Sherman Act. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

Comments on an article about the effects of a contract compliance program designed to ensure equal employment in the United States. Resource allocation problems associated with the program; Weaknesses of the program; Implementation of the program. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

Evaluates the federal employee-management cooperation program in the United States established by Executive Order 10988. History of Executive Order 10988; Program implementation; Role of the Department of Labor and the Civil Service Commission in the program; Attitude toward the program. (Abstract...

Investigates the male-female income differences in a sample of physical therapists in the United States. Estimates of earnings functions for the profession; Reasons behind male-female wage differentials. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

Focuses on the Mutual Aid Pact, an agreement among airline carriers aimed to protect struck participants against economic losses within the period of strikes in the United States in 1958. Provisions of the Federal Aviation Act; Labor relations in the airline industry; Establishment of the...

Discusses the impact of equal employment opportunity remedies on collective bargaining. Discriminatory seniority systems; Transfer rights and seniority carry-over; Residency and job skipping. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

Investigates the theory that the minimum wage decreases the number of quits in low-wage industries. Effects of minimum wage on employment; Multiple regression time-series analysis of low-wage industries; Determinants of labor mobility. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)