On 29 May 2023, the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) to develop a legally binding global plastics treaty to curb plastic pollution will begin at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters in Paris, France....

This paper performs a forensic analysis of Microsoft Corporation’s transfer pricing cost sharing arrangement based on forensic economic analysis of public and information, including Microsoft’s SEC and foreign country regulatory filings, documents disclosed during a recent federal court...

The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill 2023 proposes a 'minimum service levels' framework for strikes in certain public services in Great Britain. These proposals were justified by reference to European values on the right to strike. In particular, the comparative position in Spain, Italy,...

This paper studies a natural experiment in macroeconomic history: the Irish bank strike of 1966, which led to the closure of the major commercial banks for three months. We use synthetic control to estimate how the economy would have evolved had the strike not happened. We find that economic...

Purpose. The aim of the paper is to investigate the relationship between workplace conflicts and employee burnout. Design/methodology/approach. The survey method was chosen, and the questionnaire was posted online to share among Lithuanian employees. Finally, 495 employees completed the...

This paper compares the labor market impact of grandparents before and after the arrival of the first grandchild. We show that grandmothers' labor market outcomes decline more steeply than grandfathers' after the first grandchild's arrival, leading to a 4-10 percent gender earnings gap 5-10...