The Limited Impact of Identity Frames on Support for Multiracial Candidates

In 1988, the federal government passed the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. Previous to this action, several states approved their own laws requiring advance notice of plant closings and mass layoffs. Implementation and enforcement of advance-notice laws have been weak and limited, due primarily to a policy design that includes numerous criteria for legal exclusion, as well as reliance on adjudication as the primary means of such implementation and enforcement. Advance-notice laws have had limited impact in averting plant closings and mass layoffs, but appear more successful in assisting displaced workers find new employment. For employers, advance notice entails some costs, although they do not appear excessive; less is known about costs in the larger economy.

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The Effectiveness of Branded Mobile Apps on User’s Brand Attitudes and Purchase Intentions

Review of Economic and Business Studies ◽

10.1515/rebs-2016-0029 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 141-154 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Victoria A. Seitz ◽

Nada M. Aldebasi

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Correlation Analysis ◽

Mobile Device ◽

Mobile Apps ◽

The United States ◽

Purchase Intentions ◽

Smart Phones ◽

Brand Attitudes ◽

Limited Impact ◽

The Past

AbstractThe mobile device market, particularly for smart phones, has experienced incredible growth over the past five years. What sets this market apart is the use of applications or apps for just about anything from information to purchases. The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of branded apps on consumers’ attitudes toward brands as well as purchase intentions. The sample was drawn from students enrolled at a southwestern university in the United States, resulting in 50 usable questionnaires. Results of Pearson’s correlation analysis indicated that using branded apps strongly influenced users’ attitudes toward brands; however, using branded apps had a smaller impact on purchase intentions. As well, attitudes towards the branded apps, although significant, had a limited impact on purchase intentions. Implications of the findings were then discussed.

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How large is the global living wage gap and the price increase needed to close it?

Socio-Economic Review ◽

10.1093/ser/mwy040 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 555-574

Author(s):

Murray R Hall ◽

Sangwon Suh

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Wage Gap ◽

Retail Price ◽

Low Income Countries ◽

Living Wage ◽

Domestic Price ◽

Limited Impact ◽

Ethical Trade ◽

Wage Premiums ◽

Closing The Gap

Abstract We estimated the global living wage gap (LWG) as $US674 billion per year, which is comparable to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Switzerland. India (IND), the largest LWG country, contributed 32% of the global LWG. For a pair of jeans, closing the gap increases low-skilled cotton and textile wages in IND by 137% and 52%, respectively, while the retail price would increase only by 8% if consumed in Western countries. However, we found that most of the outputs with large LWGs from low-income countries are consumed domestically, suggesting that (a) closing the gap significantly increases the domestic price of products such as agriculture and textiles in low-income countries; and that (b) living wage premiums in high-income countries alone have a limited impact on closing the global LWG. The results highlight the need for both ethical trade and domestic living wage initiatives to close global LWGs.

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