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Autor:
Edward M. Shepard
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and
Autor:
Edward M. Shepard, Paul R. Blackley
Publikováno v:
Journal of Drug Issues. 46:122-134
State medical marijuana programs have proliferated in the United States in recent years. Marijuana sales are now estimated in billions of dollars per year with over two million patients, yet it remains unlawful under Federal law, and there is limited
Autor:
Edward M. Shepard, Paul R. Blackley
Publikováno v:
Journal of Drug Issues. 37:403-424
U.S. law enforcement against the sale and possession of marijuana has been estimated to cost close to $8 billion a year in criminal justice resources. Current enforcement is justified if it provides net benefits greater than alternatives such as a le
Autor:
Edward M. Shepard, Paul R. Blackley
Publikováno v:
Social Science Quarterly. 86:323-342
Summary and Conclusions A growing body of research uses the economic model of crime to evaluatethe role of enforcement, economic conditions, and other characteristics oflocal crime markets. This analysis of the determinants of county-level crime 16 B
Autor:
Edward M. Shepard, Thomas J. Clifton
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Manpower. 25:714-728
This paper provides statistical evidence about the effect of work and family programs on productivity using a sample of large Fortune 500 companies in 30 industries in the US economy. Cross‐sectional firm‐level data on work and family programs ar
Autor:
Paul R. Blackley, Edward M. Shepard
Publikováno v:
Journal of Drug Issues. 34:771-786
This paper evaluates the relationships among federal anti-drug law enforcement expenditures, education and treatment expenditures, and public health outcomes. The data include four types of spending: criminal justice system, interdiction and internat
Autor:
Thomas Clifton, Edward M. Shepard
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Manpower. 21:540-553
This paper provides statistical evidence of the effects of overtime hours on worker productivity using aggregate panel data for 18 manufacturing industries within the US economy. An economic production function model is specified and estimated using
Autor:
Thomas Clifton, Edward M. Shepard
Publikováno v:
WorkingUSA. 2:68-76
A new study casts doubt on company claims that testing of workers for illicit drug use results in enhanced productivity.
Autor:
Edward M. Shepard, Dixie M. Blackley
Publikováno v:
Journal of Housing Economics. 5:303-322
Studies of housing demand and finance have dominated recent empirical research related to the housing industry. Housing supply has received considerably less attention, and empirical studies exploring the determinants of technological progress in the
Publikováno v:
Industrial Relations. 35:123-139
Flexible work hours potentially influence productivity through effects on absenteeism and turnover, organizational attachment, job attitudes, work-related stress, and other areas. Prior studies suggest positive effects on productivity but are inconcl