David A. Dilts

An Examination of Capital Flight from East Asian Emerging Economies: Paradise Lost

ABSTRACT This paper is an inquiry concerning capital flight and its contribution to the currency crises of the late 1990s in the South East Asia. The paper examines definitions and different approaches to measuring capital flight and develops a refined residual approach to the measurement of capital flight. Estimates of capital flight from the Region for the 1987 through 1997 period are then calculated and reported. An empirical model is estimated using panel data methods to ascertain economic and political determinants of capital flight. Among other things, the findings of the paper draw attention to corruption that may play a significant role in the international movement of capital. Therefore, greater openness of both private and public sector accounting practices is required to mitigate the disruptive impact of capital flight on the emerging economies.

Collective bargaining and impasse resolution in the public sector

Preface Introduction to Public Sector Collective Bargining Introduction to Public Sector Bargining and Impasse Resolution Labor Law and Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector Contract Negotiations and the Birth of Impasses Negotiations Strategies and Tactics Public Sector Impasse Resolution Procedures Impasse Procedures Mediation of Impasses Preparation Procedures in Fact Finding and Interest Arbitration and Fact Finding Decisional Standards of Fact Finding and Arbitrators: Economic Issues Decisional Standards for Fact Finding and Interest Arbitrators: Contract Language Issues The Effects of Statutory Impasse Procedures Experimental Impasse Resolution Procedures Impasse Resolution in the Public Sector: A Summary Appendix A: A Fact Finders Report Appendix B: Arbitrators Award Appendix C: Code of Ethics Index

Getting absent workers back on the job : an analytical approach

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the nature, causes, dimensions, and effects of absenteeism and gives professionals specific guidelines for determining how it affects their particular organization. Economic, psychological, and sociological dimensions are discussed in clear, nontechnical terms. Readers will learn how to analyze absenteeism and measure its direct and indirect costs; how to collect, test, and evaluate data; how to formulate a workable personnel policy; and how to implement effective absenteeism control procedures. The analyses and prescriptions offered are applicable to union and nonunion, blue collar and white collar occupations in virtually any type of industry, agency, or institution. Incorporating the recommendations of arbitrators who have evaluated a wide variety of problems in this area, the authors provide concrete examples of workable and unworkable approaches and bring a wealth of practical expertise to bear on a probelm that continues to pose a major obstacle to greater efficiency and productivity.

The arbitration literature: Who contributes?

Who shapes, fashions, and molds the body of labor arbitral thought? This article answers this question and identifies the characteristics of those who contribute to the arbitration literature. Factor analysis was applied to and descriptive statistics calculated for data on 540 authors whose works the Committee on Research of the National Academy of Arbitrators believes constitute the most complete compendium of important arbitration literature available. The study concludes that members of the National Academy are more productive than nonmembers; for both members and nonmembers, practicing attorneys publish more arbitration awards than do professors; and practicing attorneys publish more articles, books, and monographs than do professors.

Case characteristics affecting the method of grievance dispute settlement

In 1986, we reported the results of an attempt to model the inner, workings of grievance arbitration. We concluded that the primary determinant of whether or not a grievance is settled privately or through arbitral award is the degree of private, outside legal representation. This article extends that work. Utilizing a more sophisticated statistical technique with a better specified list of explanatory variables, it identifies two additional grievance case characteristics that influence the method of grievance settlement: case complexity and type of dispute. The probability of an arbitrated settlement is greatest where the issue is simple and involves discipline and where the parties are represented by private, outside attorney advocates.

Institutional Wage Standards in Public Sector Interest Arbitration

For negotiations that are at impasse most public sector collective bargaining laws require interest arbitration. Typically, the only issue remaining at impasse in public sector negotiations is the economic package, and the most common economic issue is that of wages. Because the strike is proscribed in most jurisdictions, and the labor market is imperfect, a theory of second bets has emerged in settlement of these matters. Rather than relying on market forces, the parties must rely on interest arbitrators and their applications of the institutional wage standards to the record of evidence to determine what the appropriate wage shall be. This article reviews these institutional wage standards and some of the difficulties in providing evidence concerning these matters. It is generally true that public sector contract negotiations are often more controversial and more closely watched by the general public than private sector collective bargaining activities. The reason for this is that the negotiations generally involve important public services, and the public’s tax dollars. If General Motors and the United Auto Workers fail to reach an agreement, you can always take your business to Ford, Chrysler, or one of the foreign car manufacturers. However, public safety employees and the city have no alternatives available. Garbage