Unemployment compensation : a comparative analysis/ Wayne Vroman and Vera Brusentsev.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vroman, Wayne, Author.

Brusentsev, Vera, Author.

Contributor:

W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Unemployment insurance--Cross-cultural studies.

Unemployment insurance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo, MI, USA : W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2005.

Contents:

Economic performance and unemployment

Unemployment protection

Unemployment compensation in the OECD-20 countries

Unemployment compensation in the CEE-FSU countries

Unemployment compensation in East and South Asia

Unemployment compensation in Latin America and Caribbean countries

Three problem areas for unemployment compensation programs

Conclusion

Appendix A: Labor market data for 150 large companies

Appendix B: Output changes and employment changes

Appendix C: Regression estimates of UC benefit generosity

Appendix D: Provisions and UC costs in CEE-FSU countries

Appendix E: Determinants of long-term unemployment percentages.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4175-9635-X

OCLC:

614825478