Category: Economics & Public Policy
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Hiring chances vary by reason for non-employment
This research indicates that employers rank non-employed applicants differently depending on why they were out of work, with training breaks rated highest and discouraged workers lowest.
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Cropland changed differently in two highland regions
This research indicates that cropland increased in the Uco Valley and decreased in the Podhale-Magura Area, with different patterns of social conflict in each place.
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Post-Brexit local development needs more inclusive growth models
This research indicates that post-Brexit Britain needs context-specific, more inclusive approaches to local economic development rather than relying only on market-driven growth models.
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Automation reduces rents and wage dispersion in exposed workers
This research indicates that automation targets high-rent tasks, lowers wages above outside options, reduces within-group wage dispersion, and offsets much of its productivity gains.
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Review covers monopsony in labor markets and related labor restrictions
This research indicates that the book explores the law and economics of wage-fixing agreements, no-poaching agreements, noncompete terms in labor contracts, unions and collective bargaining, mergers that affect labor markets, and wage discrimination.
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Industrialization and ICT increase China’s CO₂ emissions
This research indicates that industrialization and information and communication technology (ICT) development are associated with higher CO₂ emissions in China, while financial development and renewable energy consumption are associated with lower emissions.
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Structured PFAS fingerprinting distinguished overlapping sources
This research indicates that a tiered fingerprinting framework using only target analytes can help differentiate overlapping per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance sources in complex environmental datasets.
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Result-based contracts were more acceptable for methane reduction
This research indicates that dairy farmers in Poland were more likely to accept result-based methane mitigation contracts than input-based ones, and that biofiltration was relatively preferred.
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No evidence of anti-Black bias in NBA rookie playing time
This research indicates that the study found no statistical evidence of anti-Black discrimination in NBA coaches' playing-time decisions for rookies.
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Noncompete clauses are linked to lower mobility and wages
This research indicates that noncompete clauses can protect firm investments, but recent evidence links their widespread use and enforcement to lower worker mobility, wages, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
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