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Analyzing Wage Theft in Day Labor Markets via Principal Agent Models [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
In day labor markets, workers are particularly vulnerable to wage theft. This paper introduces a principal-agent model to analyze the conditions required to mitigate wage theft through fines and establishes the necessary and sufficient conditions to reduce theft.
arxiv  

The effect of minimum wages on employment in the presence of productivity fluctuations [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
Traditionally, the impact of minimum wages on employment has been studied, and it is generally believed to have a negative effect. Yet, some recent studies have shown that the impact of minimum wages on employment can sometimes be positive. In addition, certain recent proposals set a higher minimum wage than the wage earned by some high-productivity ...
arxiv  

The economic impact of the Liberty Oil Project A focus on employment and wages during the construction phase [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
We analyze the employment and wages effects that will stem from the construction phase of the Liberty project in Alaska. These economic impacts were generated using inputs provided by Hilcorp.
Guettabi, Mouhcine, Loeffler, Bob
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Women's wages [PDF]

open access: yes
Wages ; Women - Employment ; Discrimination in ...
Randall J. Pozdena
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Self-Expansion and Romantic Partner Request for Friendship Termination [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
According to self-expansion theory, there is an innate drive to gain new resources, identities, and perspectives, which causes people to seek and maintain interpersonal relationships.
Wages, Emily C
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A time series analysis of wages in deregulated industries: A study of motor carriage and rail [PDF]

open access: yes
Using time series techniques, we contrast the impact of deregulation in trucking and rail labor markets. During regulation both labor markets were characterized by wages considerab y higher than manufacturing wages. In fact, trucking and rail wages had a
John Bitzan   +2 more
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Raising the Minimum Wage: Key Facts and Figures [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In New York State, roughly 37% or workers earn low wages (less than $15 per hour, or $31,200 per year). In Erie County, the percentage is 41% (159,800 of 393,600 wage-earning workers). 94% of low wage workers in New York State are age 20 or over.
Partnership for the Public Good
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Wages in Las Vegas and Reno: How Much Difference Do Unions Make in the Hotel, Gaming, and Recreation Industry?

open access: yes, 2012
A significant union presence in the Las Vegas, Nevada Hotel, Gaming, and Recreation (HGR) industry juxtaposed to the near absence of unions in the Reno, Nevada segment of the same industry is used to study how unions affect wages both within the industry
Waddoups, C. Jeffrey
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