Monthly Archives: May 2015
Should Employers Fire Employees Over Off-the-Job Bad Behaviour?
Is it OK for an employer to fire someone for how they behave off the job? What standards should apply? Are there any substantive or procedural limits? Or is it sufficient that your employer doesn’t like what you did? This
Should Employers Fire Employees Over Off-the-Job Bad Behaviour?
Is it OK for an employer to fire someone for how they behave off the job? What standards should apply? Are there any substantive or procedural limits? Or is it sufficient that your employer doesn’t like what you did? This
Did Intermex Get Creepy with Employee GPS Surveillance?
If the allegations are true, this is really awful. People who get their jollies abusing managerial authority shouldn’t be in positions of managerial authority. >>> Worker fired for disabling GPS app that tracked her 24 hours a day A Central
Did Intermex Get Creepy with Employee GPS Surveillance?
If the allegations are true, this is really awful. People who get their jollies abusing managerial authority shouldn’t be in positions of managerial authority. >>> Worker fired for disabling GPS app that tracked her 24 hours a day A Central
The McDonalds Coffee Lawsuit
Remember that woman who won millions of dollars by suiting McDonalds when she spilled hot coffee on herself? Yeah, the editors of BEH know that story, as do most of their students. But is it true? Check out the version
The McDonalds Coffee Lawsuit
Remember that woman who won millions of dollars by suiting McDonalds when she spilled hot coffee on herself? Yeah, the editors of BEH know that story, as do most of their students. But is it true? Check out the version
Are Food Deserts Really a Problem?
If people’s dietary habits don’t conform to nutrition experts’ wishes and access to the foods experts prefer doesn’t change people’s dietary habits, then (i) “food deserts” likely aren’t a problem, and (ii) it may be worth revisiting the assumption that
Are Food Deserts Really a Problem?
If people’s dietary habits don’t conform to nutrition experts’ wishes and access to the foods experts prefer doesn’t change people’s dietary habits, then (i) “food deserts” likely aren’t a problem, and (ii) it may be worth revisiting the assumption that
Richard Epstein on the Political Economy of NYC Nail Salons
Law and economics scholar Richard Epstein addresses many of the fascinating explanatory puzzles left out of Sarah Maslin Nir’s accounts of work in the nail salon industry. Excellent reading if you’re looking for more than a moral outrage high. >>>
Richard Epstein on the Political Economy of NYC Nail Salons
Law and economics scholar Richard Epstein addresses many of the fascinating explanatory puzzles left out of Sarah Maslin Nir’s accounts of work in the nail salon industry. Excellent reading if you’re looking for more than a moral outrage high. >>>
Does Uber’s Surge Pricing Make DC Metro Outage Worse?
Whatever one thinks of Uber, in general, its surge pricing model does three things that make it not ‘simply a form of price gouging’: (i) it rations the available supply of Uber drivers; (ii) it incentivizes off-duty Uber drivers to
Does Uber’s Surge Pricing Make DC Metro Outage Worse?
Whatever one thinks of Uber, in general, its surge pricing model does three things that make it not ‘simply a form of price gouging’: (i) it rations the available supply of Uber drivers; (ii) it incentivizes off-duty Uber drivers to
B Corp Seeks to Wreak Creative Destruction on Supermarkets
It will be interesting to see (i) whether this business model, which is effectively fair trade for organic farmers, becomes profitable and (ii) if it does, how long venture capitalists will acquiesce in the generous returns to suppliers. >>> This
B Corp Seeks to Wreak Creative Destruction on Supermarkets
It will be interesting to see (i) whether this business model, which is effectively fair trade for organic farmers, becomes profitable and (ii) if it does, how long venture capitalists will acquiesce in the generous returns to suppliers. >>> This
‘Capitalism’ or IP: What’s Ruining Video Games?
Matthew McCaffrey on what’s right, and what’s wrong, in the market for video games. >>> Are Markets Ruining Video Games? Or is intellectual property the real culprit? Capitalism is ruining video games. So says game producer Lorne Lanning, creator of
‘Capitalism’ or IP: What’s Ruining Video Games?
Matthew McCaffrey on what’s right, and what’s wrong, in the market for video games. >>> Are Markets Ruining Video Games? Or is intellectual property the real culprit? Capitalism is ruining video games. So says game producer Lorne Lanning, creator of
Anticapitalist Russell Brand Registers Trademark: Contradiction?
Two questions: (1) Does this make Russell Brand a capitalist anti-capitalist or an anti-capitalist capitalist? (2) Why wasn’t the trademark denied on grounds of prior art? (The Ron Paul presidential campaign used an almost identical design.) >>> Russell Brand is
Anticapitalist Russell Brand Registers Trademark: Contradiction?
Two questions: (1) Does this make Russell Brand a capitalist anti-capitalist or an anti-capitalist capitalist? (2) Why wasn’t the trademark denied on grounds of prior art? (The Ron Paul presidential campaign used an almost identical design.) >>> Russell Brand is
Climate Warning Labels on Gas Pumps?
A sticker on gas pumps to remind consumers of the environmental impact of fossil fuels? As one proponent says, “It’s just a sticker. It’s low-cost. It’s compelling.” But will it do any good? Is the comparison with warning labels on
Climate Warning Labels on Gas Pumps?
A sticker on gas pumps to remind consumers of the environmental impact of fossil fuels? As one proponent says, “It’s just a sticker. It’s low-cost. It’s compelling.” But will it do any good? Is the comparison with warning labels on
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