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Robert S. Smith
Researcher at Cornell University
Publications - 78
Citations - 5899
Robert S. Smith is an academic researcher from Cornell University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Wage & Public sector. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 75 publications receiving 5779 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert S. Smith include University of Connecticut.
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Compensating Wage Differentials and Public Policy: A Review:
TL;DR: This paper reviewed the theory of compensating wage differentials associated with disagreeable job characteristics, and discussed the policy implications of the theory and its application in the context of the marginal worker.
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Compliance with the Minimum Wage Law
TL;DR: In this paper, the extent and patterns of compliance with the federal minimum wage were investigated using a profit-maximizing model of compliance, and predictions about compliance with weak or random government enforcement were made.
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The impact of OSHA inspections on manufacturing injury rates.
TL;DR: The results suggest that OSHA inspections in 1973 reduced injury rates by about 16 percent, but that 1974 inspections had no statistically significant impact.
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Modern labor economics : theory and public policy
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the labor market and the effects of international trade and production sharing in the US labor market, including gender, race, ethnicity, and race/ethnicity of workers.
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Pension Funding in the Public Sector
TL;DR: In this paper, the determinants of pension funding in the public sector were explored and several hypotheses about public employer pension funding practices, using a new data set describing financial and other characteristics of state, local, and teacher plans.