Who pays for public employee health costs? Data analysis
2014 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research showing how increases in health care costs for public sector workers are addressed by government.
organized labor
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Evidence that higher minimum wages improve economic well-being: Research brief
2014 research brief on impact of minimum wages on economic security and societal prosperity, by Michael A. Krassa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Benjamin Radcliff, University of Notre Dame.
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Pay-for-performance, merit pay, bonuses and worker productivity: Research roundup
2014 selection of research on the impact of wage levels and gifts on employee morale and productivity, both of affected workers and others.
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The influence of union membership on political participation and social capital
2013 study by the UMass Amherst and the U.C. Irvine in Social Forces on the effect of unions’ political activities on members’ levels of broader social engagement.
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Beyond guns and god: The complexities of the white working class in America
2012 report from the Public Religion Research Institute on the cultural and political beliefs of white working-class Americans.
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Unions, norms and the rise in American wage inequality
2011 study by University of Washington and Harvard University in the American Sociological Review on union membership trends and impacts on the labor market.
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The determinants and effects of CEO-employee pay ratios
2013 study from Northeastern and Bentley University showing the underlying factors that influence how CEO pay is determined and how it affects workers.
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Teacher performance, compensation and measurement
2012 review of studies on questions of measuring teacher performance, structuring personnel and compensation plans accordingly, and instructor retention.
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Polarization of job opportunities in the U.S. labor market
2013 and 2010 studies for the NBER on the U.S. labor market, the “hollowing out” of middle-income jobs, and disparities between high- and low-wage jobs.
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The end of farm labor abundance in the United States
2012 study from the University of California, Davis, and El Colegio de Mexico on farm labor supply in the U.S. and Mexican migration patterns.
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