Judith A Mcdonald
Biographic Data
| ID | 3705513 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Judith A Mcdonald |
| GIVEN NAMES | Judith A |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcdonald |
| SIGNATURE | MCDONALD J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lehigh University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Retreat from Protectionism
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Rethinking the optimal level of environmental quality
Comparable Worth in Academe
In 1988 a comparable-worth pay policy was implemented in Ontario, Canada, with the passage of the Pay Equity Act. The Ontario policy is unique in the scope and nature of its involvement in pay determination: it is proactive rather than complaints-based and it covers employees in both the private and public sectors. In this paper we relate the experiences of Ontario faculty under the Act, drawing upon information from a survey we conducted. We the…
Private-Sector Experience with Pay Equity in Ontario
Since 1988 Ontario has had the most comprehensive comparable-worth or "pay-equity" policy in North America, if not the world. Ontario's Pay Equity Act is proactive rather than merely complaints-based and covers nearly all employers in the private as well as public sectors. In this paper we analyze the Ontario pay-equity policy and its experience to date. After reviewing the findings of several surveys sponsored by the Ontario Pay Equity Commissio…
Trade Wars
Strange as it seems, the infamous Smoot-Hawley Tariff might have had an expansionary effect on the U.S. economy. Basic macroeconomic principles indicate that the direct effect of a tariff increase is expansionary. This expansionary effect might be offset by retaliatory increases in foreign tariffs. Barry Eichengreen has recently questioned whether significant retaliation to Smoot-Hawley occurred. This article demonstrates that the tariff increase…
Third-world debt and tropical deforestation
Who Voted For Smoot-Hawley
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Trade Wars
Strange as it seems, the infamous Smoot-Hawley Tariff might have had an expansionary effect on the U.S. economy. Basic macroeconomic principles indicate that the direct effect of a tariff increase is expansionary. This expansionary effect might be offset by retaliatory increases in foreign tariffs. Barry Eichengreen has recently questioned whether significant retaliation to Smoot-Hawley occurred. This article demonstrates that the tariff increase…
Private-Sector Experience with Pay Equity in Ontario
Since 1988 Ontario has had the most comprehensive comparable-worth or "pay-equity" policy in North America, if not the world. Ontario's Pay Equity Act is proactive rather than merely complaints-based and covers nearly all employers in the private as well as public sectors. In this paper we analyze the Ontario pay-equity policy and its experience to date. After reviewing the findings of several surveys sponsored by the Ontario Pay Equity Commissio…
Retreat from Protectionism
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Who Voted For Smoot-Hawley
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Third-world debt and tropical deforestation
Trade Wars
Strange as it seems, the infamous Smoot-Hawley Tariff might have had an expansionary effect on the U.S. economy. Basic macroeconomic principles indicate that the direct effect of a tariff increase is expansionary. This expansionary effect might be offset by retaliatory increases in foreign tariffs. Barry Eichengreen has recently questioned whether significant retaliation to Smoot-Hawley occurred. This article demonstrates that the tariff increase…
Private-Sector Experience with Pay Equity in Ontario
Since 1988 Ontario has had the most comprehensive comparable-worth or "pay-equity" policy in North America, if not the world. Ontario's Pay Equity Act is proactive rather than merely complaints-based and covers nearly all employers in the private as well as public sectors. In this paper we analyze the Ontario pay-equity policy and its experience to date. After reviewing the findings of several surveys sponsored by the Ontario Pay Equity Commissio…
Rethinking the optimal level of environmental quality
Comparable Worth in Academe
In 1988 a comparable-worth pay policy was implemented in Ontario, Canada, with the passage of the Pay Equity Act. The Ontario policy is unique in the scope and nature of its involvement in pay determination: it is proactive rather than complaints-based and it covers employees in both the private and public sectors. In this paper we relate the experiences of Ontario faculty under the Act, drawing upon information from a survey we conducted. We the…
Retreat from Protectionism
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Economics (6 works) · Political science (3 works) · Climate Change Policy and Economics (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Environmental Science (2 works) · International trade (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Natural resource economics (2 works)