Compensating Wage Differentials and the Duration of Wage Loss

Several reasons are offered why workers will receive larger compensating wage differentials for increases in the duration of wage losses than for increases in the probability of loss that produce the same expected loss. A formal model of occupational choice is developed that shows the extent to which the compensation for increased duration exceeds that for increased risk. Using Panel Study of Income Dynamics data linked to industry data on injuries and unemployment, we find:1) Nearly all the compensating wage differential for losses due to workplace injuries is compensation for increases in the duration of loss; 2) Similarly, nearly all the compensation for losses due to cyclical unemployment is compensation for increases in duration, especially for increases in duration beyond the 26 weeks of unemployment that are usually compensated by unemployment insurance. The compensating differentials for risk of injury are larger for union than for nonunion workers, while those for cyclical unemployment are smaller for union workers.

Desymmetrization of meso ‐2,5‐Diallylpyrrolidinyl Ureas through Asymmetric Palladium‐Catalyzed Carboamination: Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Bicyclic Ureas

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Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Amino‐Substituted Carbocycles by Pd‐Catalyzed Alkene Carboamination Reactions

Amino‐substituted alkylidenecyclopentanes were synthesized through a stereoselective intermolecular Pd‐catalyzed alkene carboamination reaction between alkenyl triflates bearing a pendant alkene and exogenous amine nucleophiles. The reactions are effective with a range of different substrate combinations, and proceed with generally high diastereoselectivity. Use of (S)‐tBuPhox as the ligand in reactions of achiral substrates provides enantioenriched products with up to 98.5:1.5 e.r.Adding amines: The palladium‐catalyzed coupling of amines with enol triflates derived from 2‐allylcycloalkanones provides substituted alkylidenecyclopentylamine derivatives in good yield with high levels of stereoselectivity. Achiral substrates are transformed with up to 98.5:1.5 e.r.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/136662/1/chem201700466_am.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/136662/2/chem201700466.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/136662/3/chem201700466-sup-0001-misc_information.pd

Climate-driven Shifts in Quantity and Seasonality of River Discharge over the past 1000 Years from the Hydrographic Apex of North America

Runoff generated from high elevations is the primary source of freshwater for western North America, yet this critical resource is managed on the basis of short instrumental records that capture an insufficient range of climatic conditions. Here we probe the effects of climate change over the past ~1000 years on river discharge in the upper Mackenzie River system based on paleoenvironmental information from the Peace-Athabasca Delta. The delta landscape responds to hydroclimatic changes with marked variability, while Lake Athabasca level appears to directly monitor overall water availability. The latter fluctuated systematically over the past millennium, with the highest levels occurring in concert with maximum glacier extent during the Little Ice Age, and the lowest during the 11th century, prior to medieval glacier expansion. Recent climate-driven hydrological change appears to be on a trajectory to even lower levels as high-elevation snow and glacier meltwater contributions both continue to decline

Particle formation and interaction

A wide variety of experiments can be conducted on the Space Station that involve the physics of small particles of planetary significance. Processes of interest include nucleation and condensation of particles from a gas, aggregation of small particles into larger ones, and low velocity collisions of particles. All of these processes could be investigated with a general purpose facility on the Space Station. The microgravity environment would be necessary to perform many experiments, as they generally require that particles be suspended for periods substantially longer than are practical at 1 g. Only experiments relevant to planetary processes will be discussed in detail here, but it is important to stress that a particle facility will be useful to a wide variety of scientific disciplines, and can be used to address many scientific problems

Pd‐Catalyzed C−C, C−N, and C−O Bond‐Forming Difunctionalization Reactions of Alkenes Bearing Tethered Aryl/Alkenyl Triflates

Over the past few years our group has described a new type of alkene difunctionalization reaction in which aryl or alkenyl triflates bearing tethered alkenes are coupled with various nucleophiles to afford carbocyclic products. The products are formed in moderate to good chemical yield, with generally high levels of stereoselectivity. Our progress to date in this area, which includes reactions of amine, alcohol, enolate, and indole nucleophiles, is described in this review.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/154890/1/ijch201900108_am.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/154890/2/ijch201900108.pd