RESEARCH
Business
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
TOPICS:
Business | Economy
BUSINESS
Unincorporated
businesses:The rapid expansion of non-incorporated businesses, such
as limited liability companies (LLCs) and limited liability partnerships
(LLPs), raises questions ranging from government regulation to professional
ethics, according to the latest issue of the University of Illinois
Law Review. (8/22/05)
ECONOMY
Flash
Index: The University of Illinois Flash Economic Index rose to 103.4
last month from its 103.1 reading in January. February’s results
continue to confirm that the Illinois economy is expanding at a moderate
pace after a slow recovery from the 2001 recession. (3/2/05)
Flash
Index: The University of Illinois Flash Economic Index continued
its recent strong performance by rising slightly to 103.1 last month
from 103.0 in December.
(2/1/05)
Flash
Index: The University of Illinois Flash Economic Index finished
2004 with a strong performance, rising to 103 from its 102.4 reading
in November. (1/3/05)
LABOR
AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Arbitration:
In the wake of a 1991 court decision, a growing number of companies
require employees to submit workplace disputes to an arbitrator. (9/14/05)
LAW
Litigious
Japan: It’s a cliché that has outlasted its value –
the picture of Japan as a culturally harmonious country whose inhabitants
value peace and consensus over the clash of lawsuits and lawyers. Subjecting
the question to empirical study, Tom Ginsburg, an Illinois professor
of law, and Glenn Hoetker, an Illinois professor of business administration,
report that Japan’s turn to litigation can best be attributed
to an increase in the number of judges and lawyers and the economic
downturn that struck the country after 1990.
(7/21/05)
Property-tax
relief: Are
property-tax relief programs for the elderly justified in an age of
shrinking government revenues and scaled-back public services? (6/13/05)
Social
Security:
Social Security is not “in crisis,” “unsustainable,”
or even “bankrupt” – words that President George W.
Bush has used to rally support behind his campaign to alter the retirement
and insurance program – according to an article by a law
professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
(5/13/05)
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