Volume 4(3), 2016
COMPETITION IN THE WORLDWIDE WORKPLACE: ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION AND LABOR RIGHTS
ABSTRACT. The mainstay of the paper is formed by an analysis of the drivers of labor standards, the troublesome impact of foreign aid on labor rights, the influence of trade on less advanced economies’ labor rights, and the link between economic liberalization and relative bargaining capacity of emp..
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF LIBERALIZED AND EXPANDING GLOBAL TRADE
ABSTRACT. The results of the current study converge with prior research on how domestic and regional political economies and national security concerns influence the outlines of particular worldwide environmental governance proposals, the economic aspects of global environmental governance schemes, ..
THE EFFECT OF HEALTH INSURANCE ON OUT-OF-POCKET PAYMENTS, CATASTROPHIC EXPENDITURES AND HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION IN GHANA: CASE OF GA SOUTH MUNICIPALITY
ABSTRACT. Payment of user-fees for healthcare has negative consequences including catastrophic expenditures and reduction in utilization of healthcare services. Conversely, health insurance provides a means to protect against the financial risk associated with healthcare. This paper primarily invest..
A PROPOSAL FOR INCORPORATING LABOR UTILIZATION FRAMEWORKS INTO THE FORMAL LABOR FORCE STATISTICS
ABSTRACT. The standard labor force statistics has been widely used as an important indicator of the overall health of an economy, and both economists and economic policy makers in the U.S. have been uncritically relying on the single official unemployment rate whenever they propose and make an impor..
DEBATING THE SHARING ECONOMY
ABSTRACT. The “sharing economy” has attracted a great deal of attention in recent months. Platforms such as Airbnb and Uber are experiencing explosive growth, which, in turn, has led to regulatory and political battles. Boosters claim the new technologies will yield utopian outcomes – empowerment of..