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The Impact of Canada's Working Income Tax Benefit on the Labor Supply of Low‐Income Workers

open access: yesIndustrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We use administrative tax data to estimate the effect of the Working Income Tax Benefit (WITB) on the labor supply of single, low‐income workers in Canada. Our analytical approach exploits low knowledge of the program, which generates variation in the benefit receipt both between and within eligible tax filers over time.
Kourtney Koebel, Dionne Pohler
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Employee Welfare Impact of Right‐To‐Work Laws: Insights From State‐Level Legislation

open access: yesIndustrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the effect of right‐to‐work (RTW) laws on employee welfare using the stacked difference‐in‐differences (DiD) methodology. We posit that RTW laws weaken collective bargaining power, increase free riding, and ultimately reduce employee welfare. We document a significant employee welfare decline following RTW adoption, especially among
Shima Amini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Spatial Anatomy of Working at Home: Concepts, Measures and Types of Spaces Used

open access: yesIndustrial Relations Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article provides a spatial analysis of working at home. It makes distinctions according to the extent to which the boundaries of work and home spatially overlap. Using this conceptual lens, it deploys data from Britain′s Skills and Employment Survey to track the trends and patterns of homeworking and hybrid working over the last two ...
Alan Felstead   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Local Networks and New Business Formation

open access: yesJournal of Economics &Management Strategy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT New business formation is a key driver of regional transformation and development. While we know that a region's attractiveness for new businesses depends on its resources, infrastructure, and human capital, we know little about the role of local business networks in promoting or impeding the birth of new firms.
Lena Füner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Innovation Diffusion Among Case‐Based Decision‐Makers

open access: yesJournal of Economics &Management Strategy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes a model of innovation diffusion with case‐based individuals a la Gilboa and Schmeidler, who decide whether to consume an incumbent or a new product based on their and their social neighbors' previous consumption experiences. I analyze how diffusion patterns change with individual characteristics, innovation characteristics,
Benson Tsz Kin Leung
wiley   +1 more source

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