Semileptonic decay of BcB_c meson into ccˉc\bar c states in a QCD potential model

The slope and curvature of Isgur Wise function for $B_{c}$ meson is computed in a QCD potential model in two different approaches of choosing the perturbative term of the Cornell potential. Based on heavy quark effective theory the exclusive semileptonic decay rates of $B_c$ meson into the $c\bar c\ (\eta_c,J/\psi)$states are exploited. Spin symmetry breaking effects are ignored upto a particular point and the form factors are connected with Isgur-Wise function for other kinematic point since the recoil momentum of$c\bar c$from$B_{c}$ is small due to its heavy mass.Comment: 13 pages, 4 tables, 4 figures,Accepted to Int.J.Mod.Phys.

Glass Ceilings or Glass Doors? Wage Disparity Within and Between Firms

We investigate whether immigrant and minority workers’ poor access to high-wage jobs – that is, glass ceilings – is attributable to poor access to jobs in high-wage firms, a phenomenon we call glass doors. Our analysis uses linked employer-employee data to measure mean- and quantile-wage differentials of immigrants and ethnic minorities, both within and across firms. We find that glass ceilings exist for some immigrant groups, and that they are driven in large measure by glass doors. For some immigrant groups, the sorting of these workers across firms accounts for as much as half of the economy-wide wage disparity they face.glass ceilings, wage differentials, immigration, visible minorities, quantile regression, linked employer-employee data