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Failed Policy As Seen In The Solar Trade War, Emma Weirich Dec 2019

Failed Policy As Seen In The Solar Trade War, Emma Weirich

Economics Theses

Increasing protectionist policies in the United States have attempted to protect solar manufacturing jobs; however, they have created negative repercussions for the majority of the industry. This paper aims to analyze the 2018 30% US tariff on all imported photovoltaic cells and modules and whether or not it has been an effective policy to protect and encourage the solar industry. To do so, the paper will analyze similar tariffs enacted in 2012 and 2014 by the United States to understand how the tariffs have been impacting the solar energy’s labor market and photovoltaic module and cell price fluctuations. By researching …


Day Worker Center: Employer And Client Engagement, Anayeli Avalos Dec 2019

Day Worker Center: Employer And Client Engagement, Anayeli Avalos

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The Day Worker Center of Santa Cruz County is a component of the Community Action Board (CAB), a non-profit organization that has been providing services to eliminate poverty. CAB offers the program, administrative, and fiscal oversight to the Day Worker Center. The County of Santa Cruz is facing a high rate of unemployment, which is affecting the community. What contributes to the problem is low awareness of community knowledge about employment services. Also, the undocumented community that finds it hard to trust services because they think they can get deported. In addition, the issue can cause consequences such as health …


Implementation Of The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006: Angola As A Case Study, Jandira Camilo Mendes Nov 2019

Implementation Of The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006: Angola As A Case Study, Jandira Camilo Mendes

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Investigating The Implementation Of The Isps Code In The Republic Of Azerbaijan, Natig Hasanov, Mohamed Farhan Alsulaiman Nov 2019

Investigating The Implementation Of The Isps Code In The Republic Of Azerbaijan, Natig Hasanov, Mohamed Farhan Alsulaiman

World Maritime University Dissertations

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A Flag State Assessment Of Compliance And Enforcement Of The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 In Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Tyson Winston Haynes Nov 2019

A Flag State Assessment Of Compliance And Enforcement Of The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 In Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Tyson Winston Haynes

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Brain Drain And Emigration: How Do They Affect Source Countries?, Nicholas Chura Jan 2019

Brain Drain And Emigration: How Do They Affect Source Countries?, Nicholas Chura

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This paper examines the effect of different skill levels of emigration on a country’s labor market, from high skill brain drain to low skill emigration. By utilizing an IADB Brain Drain data set to measure emigration rates among those with low, medium, and high educational attainment in a country, the effect of brain drain vs. low skill emigration on productivity and unemployment is examined. These data span from 1980 to 2010 with measurements every five years for 195 World Bank countries. By utilizing two two-way fixed effects models with GDP per capita and unemployment rate as the dependent variables, the …