In this paper, we present new estimates of the effect of changes in workers’ compensation benefits on benefit duration and application frequency. Using administrative data for the state of California, we estimate the duration and frequency effects resulting from two increases in temporary disability benefits occurring during the mid 1990s. We employ a quasi-experimental research design that exp...

This paper provides a critical appraisal of new growth theory from the perfective of postKeynesian approach to macroeconomic dynamics. It argues that new growth theory appears new from the point of view of introducing endogenous growth only if one ignores many nonneoclassical contributions to old growth theory. New growth theory also suffers from other problems, including the fact that it does ...

R oboCup-2001, the fifth international RoboCup competition and conference, was held for the first time in the United States, following RoboCup-2000 in Melbourne, RoboCup-1999 in Stockholm, RoboCup1998 in Paris, and RoboCup-1997 in Osaka. RoboCup is a research-oriented initiative that pioneered the field of multirobot research starting in 1996 [1]. In those days, most robotics research was focus...

In every decade, sarcoidosis makes a chameleon-like change so its profile needs to be updated. It was first recognised as a dermatological curiosity which evolved into a multisystem disorder with bone cysts, uveitis, and intrathoracic involvement. New dimensions were uncovered by biochemistry and immunology, bringing it still nearer the elusive enigma, namely the cause of sarcoidosis. Aetiology...

I give a review of catalogues of galaxies, clusters of galaxies and superclusters – sources of information to study the large-scale structure of the Universe. Thereafter I shall discuss the power spectrum of density perturbations, and the correlation function – principal description functions which characterize the large-scale structure. I shall pay special attention to the geometric interpreta...

Probiotics are microorganisms that when ingested in high enough numbers beneficially affect the host’s health. To reach these beneficial results, it is necessary to maintain good viability of the probiotic strains during processing, storage and consumption. Stress conditions that usually affect viability of probiotics during production are the following: large concentration of fermentation by-p...

With the increasing globalization, more integrated markets, growing number of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in India and dearth of studies in the area of internationalization and Human Resource (HRR) roles posed a line of enquiry into this aspect as the study is intended to explore the role of HR managers with the degree of internationalization in Indian MNCs. The roles of HR Professionals ...

The Nigerian franchise sector witnessed a rapid growth at the turn of the century, from 2001 to 2010, and thereafter started declining. Disputes, relational conflicts, and high rate of outlets closure have characterized the industry over the years. Meanwhile, studies show that to a large extent, success of franchisees depends on the quality of relationship they have with their franchisors. No p...

Darrin, age 4, and Corrinne, age 3, attend a child care center while their mother, Shawna, age 22, works at a dry cleaning business. One afternoon the teacher in the center noticed bruises on Darrin’s buttocks. She reported this to the center’s social worker, Lisa. Lisa contacted the hotline of the Missouri Division of Family Services (DFS), the CPS agency. This call was the fifth report to DFS...