Between Foreigners and Shi`is

Wage differentials between foreigners and locals - discrimination or unobserved skills ?

This paper analyzes a regulated trans-border labor market segmented by skills in the Canton of Ticino (Switzerland). Swiss regulation distinguishes two types of foreign labor force, i.e. trans-border commuters with de facto free access and immigrant workers regulated by quota. While wages are generally observed to be lower for trans-border commuters than for locals, immigrant workers accomplish...

Fighting foreigners prevents self-destruction

Intimacy is a cellular turn-on he simple act of coming closer together ignites signaling pathways in epithelial cells, as shown and colleagues. The results describe how cells might activate cellular responses to T mechanical stress. Cells are pushed closer together by physical forces. In the lung, for instance, epithelial cells feel the pressure from underlying muscle tissue, particularly in as...

Comparison of features and outcomes of perforated peptic ulcer between Malaysians and foreigners.

BACKGROUND Perforated peptic ulcers (PPU) present as serious surgical emergencies that carry high mortality and morbidity. Foreigners with PPU are also managed in our hospital setting. Their inclusion significantly alters the trend and pattern of PPU seen in Malaysia. AIM To compare per-operative and post-operative features and outcomes of perforated peptic ulcers between Malaysians and forei...

Coercion of foreigners, territory and compensation

Justifications for state authority are typically directed towards the good of those subject to that authority. But, because of their territorial nature, states exercise coercion not only towards insiders but also towards non-members. Such coercion can take the form of denying outsiders the right to enter a territory or to settle in it permanently, as well as various restraints on trade and asso...

Co-national Obligations & Cosmopolitan Obligations towards Foreigners