Conventional models of equilibrium unemployment typically imply that proportional taxes on labor earnings are neutral with respect to unemployment as long as the tax does not affect the replacement rate provided by unemployment insurance, i.e., unemployment benefits relative to after-tax...

Women owners of home-based businesses are examined, specifically comparing women who locate their businesses at home to those who locate them outside the home. Data were collected from 323 interviews of women business owners in Upstate New York, and examined according to human and financial...

This paper reports on the difference between men and women's motivations for going into business and why they choose to operate their business from home. Reports the views of the operators regarding community attitudes towards home-based businesses. Data was collected from a self-administered...