Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Are Women Less Driven to Seek Workplace Power if They Wield Power at Home?
When “mom’s the boss”: Control over domestic decision making reduces women’s interest in workplace power
Women aged 18–30 expressed less interest in seeking power in the workplace
if they were directed to envision themselves having authority over household
choices such as menus and furniture, rather than to imagine sharing such
decisions equally with a spouse (2.47 versus 2.77, on average, on a 1-to-5 interest scale), according to
a study by Melissa J. Williams of Emory University and Serena Chen of the
University of California, Berkeley. Women seem unaware that they experience
power as a tradeoff — that their enjoyment of household authority undermines
their motivation to seek power in the workplace, the researchers say.
if they were directed to envision themselves having authority over household
choices such as menus and furniture, rather than to imagine sharing such
decisions equally with a spouse (2.47 versus 2.77, on average, on a 1-to-5 interest scale), according to
a study by Melissa J. Williams of Emory University and Serena Chen of the
University of California, Berkeley. Women seem unaware that they experience
power as a tradeoff — that their enjoyment of household authority undermines
their motivation to seek power in the workplace, the researchers say.
Saturday, October 31, 2015
As the Number of Undocumented Workers Increases, Other Workers’ Wages Rise
The wage impact of undocumented workers: Evidence from administrative data - Hotchkiss - 2015 - Southern Economic Journal - Wiley Online Library
October 28, 2015
As the Number of Undocumented Workers Increases, Other Workers’ Wages Rise
Employees get an average wage boost of 0.44% for every 1 percentage point increase in the share of undocumented
workers in their county or industry and a 0.09% wage boost for every 1 percentage point rise in the
fraction of undocumented workers employed by their firm, says a team led by
Julie L. Hotchkiss of Georgia State University. Drawing on data from the U.S.
state of Georgia, the researchers say that an influx of undocumented, low-skill
workers appears to allow firms to reassign other employees to higher-skilled
and higher-paying jobs.
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Germany needs migrants. Do we?
Germany needs migrants. Do we?
A large and growing body of evidence shows that accepting
refugees is often economically savvy. In the U.S., where hostility
toward immigrants is palpable this campaign season (witness the rise of Donald Trump),
the country faces a looming wave of baby boomer retirements, which
younger foreign workers could help offset with taxes, dollars, and
productivity. (For more on the age wave, see “Chart of the day: The first world is aging.”)
Beyond that, immigrants start businesses twice as often as native-born
Americans, they are disproportionately likely to work instead of collect
unemployment, and—contrary to the campaign rhetoric—they aren’t taking
our jobs. A 2014 review that surveyed 27 studies globally on the topic
found that while wages in some situations might suffer and others might
improve, there was no overall depressing effect.
refugees is often economically savvy. In the U.S., where hostility
toward immigrants is palpable this campaign season (witness the rise of Donald Trump),
the country faces a looming wave of baby boomer retirements, which
younger foreign workers could help offset with taxes, dollars, and
productivity. (For more on the age wave, see “Chart of the day: The first world is aging.”)
Beyond that, immigrants start businesses twice as often as native-born
Americans, they are disproportionately likely to work instead of collect
unemployment, and—contrary to the campaign rhetoric—they aren’t taking
our jobs. A 2014 review that surveyed 27 studies globally on the topic
found that while wages in some situations might suffer and others might
improve, there was no overall depressing effect.
What’s more, refugees can deliver even more of an economic
boost than typical immigrants. According to one study, refugees who
arrived in the U.S. between 1975 and 1980 were earning 20% more than
other immigrants by 1990. And they may have additional motivation to
excel, says Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Ted Alden,
because many feel they’re getting a “second chance on life.”
boost than typical immigrants. According to one study, refugees who
arrived in the U.S. between 1975 and 1980 were earning 20% more than
other immigrants by 1990. And they may have additional motivation to
excel, says Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Ted Alden,
because many feel they’re getting a “second chance on life.”
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