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作者:Johnson, JH
摘要:In this article, I provide both econometric and case study evidence on the labor market effects of the U. S. Supreme Court's 1985 Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority decision that made 80% of state and local government workers eligible to receive compensation for overtime hours worked. Empirical evidence suggests that the behavior of public sector workers is consistent with a Coasian model in which overtime provisions are explicitly bargained for by the parties involved, likel...
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作者:Baum, CL II
作者单位:Middle Tennessee State University
摘要:More mothers engage in marketplace work today than ever before, with over 33% returning to work by the time their child is 3 months old. This article identifies the effects of maternal marketplace work in the initial months of an infant's life on the child's cognitive development. Results suggest that such work in the first year of a child's life has detrimental effects. Where significant, the results also indicate negative effects of maternal employment in the child's first quarter of life. H...
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作者:Holzer, HJ; Stoll, MA
作者单位:Georgetown University; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles
摘要:This article examines employer demand for welfare recipients using new employer survey data. The results suggest that demand is high but sensitive to business cycle conditions. Factors including skill needs and industry affect prospective employer demand for recipients, while other characteristics that affect their relative supply to employers (e. g., establishment location) influence whether such demand is realized in actual hiring. The conditional demand for black and Hispanic welfare recipi...