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1	Black employment opportunities [electronic resource] : the role of immigrant job concentrations / Baird, Jim. January 2006 (has links) Thesis (M.A.)--Georgia State University, 2006. / Title from title screen. Robert M. Adelman, committee chair; Charles Jaret, Lesley Williams Reid, committee members. Electronic text (112 p.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed May 17, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-102).
2	A model of the joint determination of labor force participation and fertility decisions of married women Mazany, Robin Leigh January 1982 (has links) In this dissertation, we examine the economic determinants of the labor force participation and fertility behavior of married women using a simultaneous equations model. The model takes into account both the truncation of hours of work at zero and the dichotomous nature of the decision of whether to have a child. We estimate the model using maximum likelihood methods. The data used are from the Michigan Panel Survey of Income Dynamics. We find the results from the simultaneous model to be quite different from the results obtained using single equation methods. Our results thus suggest a simultaneous framework is the most appropriate for the examination of labor force participation and fertility decisions. We run simulations on two different tax policies which might be expected to affect both the labor supply decision and the fertility decision. We find the tax policies do not have a large effect on either decision, although the effect on hours worked is stronger than the effect on fertility. We also find the effects of the policies to be stronger if there are already two children in the family. / Arts, Faculty of / Vancouver School of Economics / Graduate Labor supply -- United States Fertility, Human -- United States
3	Doctorate unemployment as rent-seeking behavior Wyrick, Thomas L. January 1979 (has links) This dissertation provides an economic explanation for Ph.D. unemployment. The discussion begins with a theoretical investigation of policy making in nonprofit colleges. The predictions of this analysis are that colleges will operate less efficiently than for-profit firms; that faculty salaries will exceed market-clearing levels (in most disciplines); and that faculty salaries will tend to equalize across disciplines (while market-clearing salaries will probably vary across disciplines). The theory of rent-seeking unemployment is then presented. When the academic wage exceeds the nonacademic wage, those gaining faculty positions receive rents; so some individual will refuse nonacademic jobs (accept unemployment) and search for rent-yielding academic jobs. The hypothesis is that unemployment rates will be highest in those disciplines where the intersectoral wage differential is greatest. Empirical evidence is presented which supports the major hypotheses of this study. / Ph. D. LD5655.V856 1979.W975 Labor supply -- United States Vocational interests
4	LABOR MARKET EFFECTS ON ENROLLMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION Rusk, James Jarrett, 1934- January 1980 (has links) The effects of economic conditions upon higher education enrollments between 1966 and 1978 are specified nationally, regionally, and for The University of Arizona. The study indicates that since 1973, about the time when studies began to report on the declining value of a college education, potential students became much more sensitive to the opportunity costs of college attendance. As job opportunities increased, foregone earnings grew correspondingly, and enrollments decreased. Economic reversals were accompanied by enrollment increases. The study provides a perspective for evaluating the relationship between higher education and the economy. As such, it has implications for institutional planning to help set tuition levels, to make enrollment projections, or to aid decisions regarding student aid, demand for faculty and staff, and fund-raising goals. Labor supply -- United States.
5	The arsenal of democracy drops a stitch : WWII industrial mobilization and the Real Silk Hosiery Mills of Indianapolis, Indiana Wilson, Carol Marie January 2013 (has links) Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Conventional interpretations of WWII hold that the war brought the United States out of the Great Depression and laid the path for future economic prosperity. However, this was not the case for all businesses and industries. During WWII, unprecedented production output was required of U.S. industries to supply the great “Arsenal of Democracy.” Industrial mobilization required the creation of new agencies and commissions to manage the nation’s resources. These organizations created policies that deeply impacted U.S. industries involved in war production. Policies governing such areas as the allocation of raw materials, transportation of finished goods, and distribution of war contracts created challenges for businesses that often resulted in lost productivity and in some cases, loss of profitability. Government regulation of the labor force and labor problems such as labor shortages, high absenteeism and turnover rates, and labor disputes presented further challenges for businesses navigating the wartime economy. Most studies of WWII industrial mobilization have focused on large corporations in high priority industries, such as the aircraft, petroleum, or steel industries, which achieved great success during the war. This thesis presents a case study of The Real Silk Hosiery Mills of Indianapolis, Indiana, a company that is representative of small and mid-sized companies that produced lower priority goods. The study demonstrates that the policies created by the military and civilian wartime agencies favored large corporations and had a negative affect on some businesses like Real Silk. As such,the economic boost associated with the war did not occur across the board. Textile history WWII Hosiery Industry Silk Industry Real Silk Hosiery Mills Industrial Mobilization War Production Board Labor WWII home front War production War industries Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc. -- History Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc. -- Finance United States. War Production Board World War, 1939-1945 -- Women Civil service -- United States Occupations -- United States Women -- Employment

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