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Publikováno v:
American Journal of Economics and Sociology. 65:943-961
I Introduction IN 1999, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES STATED: "The annual comprehensive cost of STDs in the United States is estimated to be well in excess of $10 billion." (1) Today more than 20 STDs have been identified
Publikováno v:
Contemporary Economic Policy. 23:40-49
I. INTRODUCTION The history of the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic began 23 years ago in the United States when the first reports of a previously unrecognized illness were reported to the federal Ce
Autor:
Melissa S. Waters, Rand W. Ressler
Publikováno v:
Applied Economics. 32:1889-1898
Economists have contributed a great deal of research, both theoretical and empirical, to the study of marital formation and dissolution. Many empirical examinations of marriage and divorce rates exist based on Becker's seminal contributions to the li
Autor:
Rand W. Ressler, Melissa S. Waters
Publikováno v:
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 40:195-206
The positive correlation between the rates of cohabitation and divorce has long been established. This paper seeks to determine the direction of causation between these two variables. A simultaneous equations model is specified with cohabitation and
Autor:
Melissa S. Waters, Rand W. Ressler
Publikováno v:
Kyklos. 48:577-592
SUMMARY Union formation behavior has undergone vast changes over the past 25 years in virtually all Western countries. Key components of the change have been the increase in cohabitational unions and the decline in the marriage rate. Although this ha
Autor:
Melissa S. Waters, R. Carter Hill
Publikováno v:
Journal of Economics and Finance. 19:45-63
This paper presents a simple two-step estimator for a simultaneous equations model that contains an ordinal endogenous variable. The estimation rules are extensions of the Heckman (1978) estimators, also considered by Amemiya (1978). Asymptotic covar
Publikováno v:
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 27:129-142
Publikováno v:
Journal of Labor Research. 15:355-372
This paper estimates a simultaneous-equations model with public sector bargaining laws and union membership treated as jointly-determined variables. The extent of public sector unionization has a significant positive influence on the passage of prola
Autor:
Melissa S. Waters, William J. Moore
Publikováno v:
Public Choice. 66:161-175
In this study we used the theory of economic regulation and public choice to derive a model to explain the pattern of public sector bargaining laws among the states. We find this type of legislation is influenced by the following demand factors: (1)