Mary Ellen Benedict
Biographic Data
| ID | 711953 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Ellen Benedict |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary Ellen |
| FAMILY NAME | Benedict |
| SIGNATURE | BENEDICT M E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bowling Green State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Regional Self‐Employment: The Effect of State Push and Pull Factors
This study investigates the effects of business cycle, tax, and self‐employment policy on the self‐employment rate at the state level. Using 1999‐2002 data, the results of the analysis suggest that the recession‐push hypothesis of self‐employment is not supported for the United States. In fact, it appears as though the prosperity‐pull hypothesis is a more likely candidate for explaining self‐employment and business cycle changes. Further, the Sel…
Pittsburgh Labor Market Adjustments in the 1980S: Who Gained and Who Lost
This research describes the distribution of changes in labor market outcomes for individuals in a region disrupted by severe economic restructuring. We use data from western Pennsylvania to compare individuals’ 1990 labor market outcomes with those they would have expected had the economic characteristics of the region remained unchanged for the previous 10 years. The comparison between these outcomes provides a measure of the cumulative effect o…
Reemployment Differences Among Dislocated and Other Workers: How do They Adapt to Job Losses
Dislocated workers are often assumed to have a more difficult time becoming reemployed than their non-dislocated counterparts, especially into jobs in growth sectors of the economy. Evidence presented here suggests that it is not dislocation per se that makes reemployment difficult, but that factors associated with dislocation such as education, experience, and industry-specific skills in declining industries play the most important roles. The fi…
The Impact of Pension Benefits on the Distribution of Earned Income
Using standard measures of income inequality and detailed pension benefit information on participants in the 1983 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), the authors investigate how pension benefits affected the distribution of earned income. The results suggest that private pensions increased annual income inequality (relative to inequality observed in the distribution of wage income) by only about 2% among all employed individuals, but by 21% among …
The Impact of Bargainer Experience on Teacher Strikes
Using data on Pennsylvania public schools for the period 1978-84, the authors investigate the effects of bargainer experience on the frequency and duration of strikes. They find that increases in the negotiation experience of the chief or principal bargainer on either side, as well as increases in the experience of the two bargainers combined, reduce both the frequency and duration of strikes, suggesting that experienced bargainers are more adept…
Reemployment Differences Among Dislocated and Other Workers: How do They Adapt to Job Losses
Dislocated workers are often assumed to have a more difficult time becoming reemployed than their non-dislocated counterparts, especially into jobs in growth sectors of the economy. Evidence presented here suggests that it is not dislocation per se that makes reemployment difficult, but that factors associated with dislocation such as education, experience, and industry-specific skills in declining industries play the most important roles. The fi…
The Impact of Pension Benefits on the Distribution of Earned Income
Using standard measures of income inequality and detailed pension benefit information on participants in the 1983 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), the authors investigate how pension benefits affected the distribution of earned income. The results suggest that private pensions increased annual income inequality (relative to inequality observed in the distribution of wage income) by only about 2% among all employed individuals, but by 21% among …
The Impact of Bargainer Experience on Teacher Strikes
Using data on Pennsylvania public schools for the period 1978-84, the authors investigate the effects of bargainer experience on the frequency and duration of strikes. They find that increases in the negotiation experience of the chief or principal bargainer on either side, as well as increases in the experience of the two bargainers combined, reduce both the frequency and duration of strikes, suggesting that experienced bargainers are more adept…
The Impact of Bargainer Experience on Teacher Strikes
Using data on Pennsylvania public schools for the period 1978-84, the authors investigate the effects of bargainer experience on the frequency and duration of strikes. They find that increases in the negotiation experience of the chief or principal bargainer on either side, as well as increases in the experience of the two bargainers combined, reduce both the frequency and duration of strikes, suggesting that experienced bargainers are more adept…
The Impact of Pension Benefits on the Distribution of Earned Income
Using standard measures of income inequality and detailed pension benefit information on participants in the 1983 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), the authors investigate how pension benefits affected the distribution of earned income. The results suggest that private pensions increased annual income inequality (relative to inequality observed in the distribution of wage income) by only about 2% among all employed individuals, but by 21% among …
Reemployment Differences Among Dislocated and Other Workers: How do They Adapt to Job Losses
Dislocated workers are often assumed to have a more difficult time becoming reemployed than their non-dislocated counterparts, especially into jobs in growth sectors of the economy. Evidence presented here suggests that it is not dislocation per se that makes reemployment difficult, but that factors associated with dislocation such as education, experience, and industry-specific skills in declining industries play the most important roles. The fi…
Pittsburgh Labor Market Adjustments in the 1980S: Who Gained and Who Lost
This research describes the distribution of changes in labor market outcomes for individuals in a region disrupted by severe economic restructuring. We use data from western Pennsylvania to compare individuals’ 1990 labor market outcomes with those they would have expected had the economic characteristics of the region remained unchanged for the previous 10 years. The comparison between these outcomes provides a measure of the cumulative effect o…
Regional Self‐Employment: The Effect of State Push and Pull Factors
This study investigates the effects of business cycle, tax, and self‐employment policy on the self‐employment rate at the state level. Using 1999‐2002 data, the results of the analysis suggest that the recession‐push hypothesis of self‐employment is not supported for the United States. In fact, it appears as though the prosperity‐pull hypothesis is a more likely candidate for explaining self‐employment and business cycle changes. Further, the Sel…
Demographic economics (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Labour economics (4 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Earnings (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works) · Accrual (1 works) · Acoustics (1 works)