In Britain, where there are no representation elections and management's recognition of unions is entirely voluntary, a substantial decline in union density since 1979 has been in part attributed to increased instances of union de-recognition by management. This study examines the relationship...

This study measures the local impact using various detailed databases which allow more accurate measurement of, for example, the amount the University spends in the local economy rather than elsewhere. In order to assess the total (i.e. direct, indirect and induced) effects of direct University...

This paper considers a number of hypotheses. Primary among them is the notion that foreign-owned plants spend more on pollution abatement than do domestically owned plants after controlling for productive efficiency and cognizant of the prevailing regulatory regime. The evidence drawn upon in...