Two instructional features are available to students in blended courses that are not present in traditional courses. First, online content is available with the intent that it substitute for a portion of face-to-face lectures or other in-class types of material delivery. Second, in-class seat...

Using individual-level data from the 2008 National Study of the Changing Workforce, we quantify how workers' job satisfaction levels correlate with five schedule-based workplace flexibilities. The data permit us to control for numerous variables that might otherwise explain variation in the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to estimate the influence of workplace teams on wages and wage dispersion within UK establishments. Design/methodology/approach – Four types of workplace teams are analyzed using linked employer and employee data from the British Workplace Employee...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to estimate the influence of workplace teams on wages and wage dispersion within UK establishments. Design/methodology/approach – Four types of workplace teams are analyzed using linked employer and employee data from the British Workplace Employee...

The Social Security payroll tax is commonly viewed as a regressive tax that falls heavily on low income groups. The primary purpose of this paper is to determine if social insurance taxes, primarily the Social Security payroll tax, are regressive, and whether such regressivity, if any, has...

Many states are adopting economic education standards for the K–12 curriculum, mandating economic education courses in rural and urban schools. We examine economic education outcomes for rural and urban students using test scores gathered during a national high school academic competition...

The International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics provides a comprehensive resource for instructors and researchers in economics, both new and experienced. This wide-ranging collection is designed to enhance student learning by helping economic educators learn more about course...