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The Journal of Socio-Economics archives from September 1996
Earnings differentials of Mexican immigrants: the case of turkey processing.
September 22, 1996... INTRODUCTION
Contending perspectives regarding immigrant labor markets have focused attention on the macro earnings patterns of immigrants. Human capital studies indicate a direct relationship between immigrant earnings and their skill...
Gender pay inequality and occupational change in Canada, 1900-1930.
September 22, 1996... INTRODUCTION
From 1960 to the 1980s women employed full-time in Canada earned about 60% of what their male counterparts earned.(1) Clearly, with regards to this particular aspect of Canadian women's employment, little has changed over the last...
Business ethics, society, and Adam Smith: some observations on the liberal business ethos.
September 22, 1996... INTRODUCTION
The liberal ethos pervades all aspects of American society. Its influence can be readily observed in our popular culture, our media, our economic and political institutions, our public policies, and in the nature of our public...
The psychological impact of unemployment and joblessness.
September 22, 1996... INTRODUCTION
Economists have identified two principal adverse effects of unemployment. One is the output foregone that could have been produced if unemployed workers had been productively employed. The second is the psychological damage...
Cooperative relationships in competitive markets.
September 22, 1996... INTRODUCTION
A basic assumption in neoclassical economic theory is that in competitive markets there is no cooperation or relationship between buyer and seller. Transactions in such markets are carried out by "faceless" actors. There are no...
The economics of illegitimate activities: further evidence.
September 22, 1996... I. INTRODUCTION
As pointed out by Bunn, et al., (1992), studies into the economics of crime date back to Edwin Chadwick (1829) and include the work of Becker (1968), Ehrlich (1973), Reynolds (1980), and Stigler (1970). In fact, Becker's...
A refundable tax credit for children: self-interest-based and morally based arguments.
September 22, 1996... I. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COLLECTIVE GAINS
A. An Argument Based on Expected Dollar Gains
On the average, children have a longer future ahead of themselves than those in other age groups in society. In that future they can either contribute to...
Estimating the Laffer curve and policy implications.
September 22, 1996... INTRODUCTION
To reduce huge federal deficits and debt and to change federal government fiscal policy, the U.S. Congress has recently passed the Budget Reconciliation Bill (BRB) authorizing tax increases of $241 billion and budget cuts of $255...
Macro Socio-Economics: From Theory to Activism.
September 22, 1996... Reported by Richard E. Hattwick, Western Illinois University
This is a festschrift for Amitai Etzioni. The authors of the 13 separate articles review the lifetime achievements of Etzioni and offer a variety of suggestions for extensions of his...
Taming the Dragon.
September 22, 1996... Reported by Richard E. Hattwick, Western Illinois University
The author of this book is the director of the Human Ecology Group at the Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology in Zurich. His purpose in writing Taming the...