2025
Labor Market Attachment and Perceived Barriers to Work among Homeless Families
Abdul-Razzak N, Humphries J, Stapleton S, Dijk W. Labor Market Attachment and Perceived Barriers to Work among Homeless Families. AEA Papers And Proceedings 2025, 115: 103-107. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20251007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLabour market attachmentHomeless familiesMarket attachmentLack of housingChildcare constraintsHomeless parentsBaseline survey dataStable employmentFamily responsibilitiesLack of transportationSurvey dataFinancial resourcesEmploymentSkill deficitsFamilyHomelessnessChildcareHealth problemsParentsLaborHousingUpfront investmentPerceived BarriersJobInvestment
2024
Coalition-building for labor actions in life sciences departments: lessons from the largest academic strike in history
Ellis A, Beck J, Howard E, Rabearisoa A, Alissa L, Barasi S, Beltran R, Bernardi G, Bernier K, Cronin M, Cruz N, Flores I, Gerraty F, Goetz L, Harenčár J, Kroeker K, Kurle C, Lai E, Lederman-Beach R, Malakooti N, Mason S, McElfish M, McNelis M, Molinari M, Munro C, Nazario E, Payne A, Poudel S, Rivera M, Slimp M, Sridhar N, Tershy B, Third G, Uckele K, Vilches F, Walker B, Wishingrad V, Witte E, Yeager M, Young J, Zilliacus K, Croll D. Coalition-building for labor actions in life sciences departments: lessons from the largest academic strike in history. BioScience 2024, 75: 152-162. DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biae123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGraduate student unionizationLabor strikesImproved payLabor actionsWorkplace challengesSimultaneously workersLow wagesDepartmental levelCommunication strategiesInadequate benefitsGraduate workersCoalition buildingWorking conditionsWorkersStudent unionsDiverse concernsPayEquityCoalition-buildingLaborAcademic environment
2022
Violence at Rikers Island: Does the Doctor Make It Worse? A Clinician Ethnographer’s Work Amidst Carceral Structural Violence
Sue K. Violence at Rikers Island: Does the Doctor Make It Worse? A Clinician Ethnographer’s Work Amidst Carceral Structural Violence. Culture, Medicine, And Psychiatry 2022, 49: 107-126. PMID: 36445550, PMCID: PMC9707201, DOI: 10.1007/s11013-022-09812-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural violenceSpaces of violenceField of anthropologyComplex social phenomenaCarceral institutionsSocial sufferingEngaged dialogueClinical ethnographyViolenceHealth justiceSocial phenomenaCommunity membersInterpersonal violenceIncarcerated peopleSocial criticismNew York CityNational spotlightRikers IslandMultiple axesPersonal reflectionJail systemYork CitySubjectivityLaborArticle
2017
On the interpretation of non-cognitive skills – What is being measured and why it matters
Humphries J, Kosse F. On the interpretation of non-cognitive skills – What is being measured and why it matters. Journal Of Economic Behavior & Organization 2017, 136: 174-185. DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2017.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-cognitive skillsNon-cognitive measuresNon-cognitive factorsUnderlying personality traitsEconomic preferencesBehavioral economicsSelf-reported behaviorPersonality traitsBig FiveEducational attainmentEducational successSkillsPredictive powerRelative effectivenessStandard taxonomyEconomicsLaborPreferencesData setsLiteratureDifferent strategiesAttainmentMeasuresFiveTraits
2006
Economies of scale in community water systems
Shih J, Harrington W, Pizer W, Gillingham K. Economies of scale in community water systems. American Water Works Association 2006, 98: 100-108. DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2006.tb07757.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Optimizing the use of contingent labor when demand is uncertain
Pinker E, Larson R. Optimizing the use of contingent labor when demand is uncertain. European Journal Of Operational Research 2003, 144: 39-55. DOI: 10.1016/s0377-2217(01)00378-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVariety of contractsBenefits of flexibilityContingent workersTemporary workersContingent laborMinimum payRegular workersWorkforce managementFinite planning horizonCall workersStaffing decisionsTiming of informationBacklog costsContractsPlanning horizonWorkersDynamic programming problemLaborPayOptimization problemComputational effortNumerical examplesWorkforceDemandProgramming problem
2001
Contingent Labor Contracting Under Demand and Supply Uncertainty
Milner J, Pinker E. Contingent Labor Contracting Under Demand and Supply Uncertainty. Management Science 2001, 47: 1046-1062. DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.47.8.1046.10233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSupply uncertaintyLong-term contractsSupply agenciesLabor supplyOptimal contractContract parametersAvailability uncertaintyProductivity uncertaintyLabor contractingFirmsContractsContingent laborContract negotiationsMathematical modelDemandUncertaintySupplyContractingOptimal wayAgenciesLaborLarge rangeProductivityModelNegotiations
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