Lawrence W Boyd
Biographic Data
| ID | 2140265 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lawrence W Boyd |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lawrence W |
| FAMILY NAME | Boyd |
| SIGNATURE | BOYD L W |
| AFFILIATIONS | West Virginia University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Workers Compensation Reform Past and Present
This research uses national data to analyze the effects of two cycles of workers compensation reform. One, during the 1970s, raised benefits for injured workers. The second, in the 1990s, was aimed at cutting workers' compensation costs. The research decomposes workers compen sation costs into variables directly controlled by legislatures, and vari ables that legislatures have no control over, to more easily analyze the direction that each reform…
The End of Hawaii's Plantations
This article explores the response taken by Hawaii's people and society to workers displaced by the closing of sugar and pineapple plantations. Rooted in culture, history, and a labor market that is institutionally different from that of much of the United States, the response to structural unemployment is both unconscious and systematic. Also explored is the potential impact these closures can have on Hawaii's economy and society. Will Hawaii go…
The Economics of the Coal Company Town
Some of the most violent labor struggles in American history were fought by residents of coal company towns. This study investigates whether these struggles grew out of a competitive, or noncompetitive, labor market. In some areas, during the early part of the twentieth century, coal mine labor and capital were brought together through the institution of the company town. In order to capture this institutional context Stephen N. Cheung's sharecro…
The End of Hawaii's Plantations
This article explores the response taken by Hawaii's people and society to workers displaced by the closing of sugar and pineapple plantations. Rooted in culture, history, and a labor market that is institutionally different from that of much of the United States, the response to structural unemployment is both unconscious and systematic. Also explored is the potential impact these closures can have on Hawaii's economy and society. Will Hawaii go…
Workers Compensation Reform Past and Present
This research uses national data to analyze the effects of two cycles of workers compensation reform. One, during the 1970s, raised benefits for injured workers. The second, in the 1990s, was aimed at cutting workers' compensation costs. The research decomposes workers compen sation costs into variables directly controlled by legislatures, and vari ables that legislatures have no control over, to more easily analyze the direction that each reform…
The Economics of the Coal Company Town
Some of the most violent labor struggles in American history were fought by residents of coal company towns. This study investigates whether these struggles grew out of a competitive, or noncompetitive, labor market. In some areas, during the early part of the twentieth century, coal mine labor and capital were brought together through the institution of the company town. In order to capture this institutional context Stephen N. Cheung's sharecro…
The Economics of the Coal Company Town
Some of the most violent labor struggles in American history were fought by residents of coal company towns. This study investigates whether these struggles grew out of a competitive, or noncompetitive, labor market. In some areas, during the early part of the twentieth century, coal mine labor and capital were brought together through the institution of the company town. In order to capture this institutional context Stephen N. Cheung's sharecro…
The End of Hawaii's Plantations
This article explores the response taken by Hawaii's people and society to workers displaced by the closing of sugar and pineapple plantations. Rooted in culture, history, and a labor market that is institutionally different from that of much of the United States, the response to structural unemployment is both unconscious and systematic. Also explored is the potential impact these closures can have on Hawaii's economy and society. Will Hawaii go…
Workers Compensation Reform Past and Present
This research uses national data to analyze the effects of two cycles of workers compensation reform. One, during the 1970s, raised benefits for injured workers. The second, in the 1990s, was aimed at cutting workers' compensation costs. The research decomposes workers compen sation costs into variables directly controlled by legislatures, and vari ables that legislatures have no control over, to more easily analyze the direction that each reform…
Economics (3 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Agricultural economics (1 works) · Asian American and Pacific Histories (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Closing (real estate (1 works) · Coal (1 works) · Commission (1 works)