This paper explains how interaction analysis, a methodology from the communication literature in which oral messages are systematically coded and analyzed, can extend existing methods of analyzing negotiations. Previous applications of this technique to bargaining interaction have focused...

A natural experiment approach is used to examine the effect of legislative changes in New York Workers' Compensation benefits on the duration of work absence. Using data from before and after the legislative changes, a treatment group is compared to a control group unaffected by the changes....