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The conomies and law of sexual harassment in the workplace

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The economic principle of why certain kinds of contracts, such as one where a worker is subjected to sexual harassment, is suggested to be legally banned. A theoretical model to explain why society may desire legislative intervention to control sexual harassment in the work place is constructed.

Author: Basu, Kaushik
Publisher: American Economic Association
Publication Name: Journal of Economic Perspectives
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0895-3309
Year: 2003
Sexual Harassment, Labor contracts, Employment discrimination, Labour contracts

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Repugnance as a constraint on markets

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Repugnance and its consequences in market transactions are discussed. The selling of tissue, lending money for interest, slavery, gambling, adoption and other examples of markets wherein repugnance has been established as a constraint on the market are presented.

Author: Roth, Alvin E.
Publisher: American Economic Association
Publication Name: Journal of Economic Perspectives
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0895-3309
Year: 2007
Product standards, safety, & recalls, Public affairs, Ethics, Standards, Economic aspects, Influence, Markets (Economics), Ethical aspects, Organ donors, Tissue donors, Sale of organs, tissues, etc., Tissue selling (Medicine), Aversion

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Tax reform unravelling

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The impact of the amendments made to the Tax Reform Act of 1986 on income accounting in the United States is examined.

Author: Graetz, Michael J.
Publisher: American Economic Association
Publication Name: Journal of Economic Perspectives
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0895-3309
Year: 2007
Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Taxes, Income Accounting, Forecasts and trends, Tax reform, Market trend/market analysis, Tax policy

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Subjects list: United States, Analysis, Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation
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