Small differences that matter : labor markets and income maintenance in Canada and the United States / edited by David Card and Richard B. Freeman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Card, David E. (David Edward), 1956-

Freeman, Richard B. (Richard Barry), 1943-

Series:

NBER Comparative labor markets series.

NBER Comparative labor markets series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Income maintenance programs--Canada.

Income maintenance programs.

Income maintenance programs--United States.

Labor market--Canada.

Labor market.

Labor market--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume, the first in a new series by the National Bureau of Economic Research that compares labor markets in different countries, examines social and labor market policies in Canada and the United States during the 1980's. It shows that subtle differences in unemployment compensation, unionization, immigration policies, and income maintenance programs have significantly affected economic outcomes in the two countries. For example: -Canada's social safety net, more generous than the American one, produced markedly lower poverty rates in the 1980's. -Canada saw a smaller increase in earnings inequality than the United States did, in part because of the strength of Canadian unions, which have twice the participation that U.S. unions do. -Canada's unemployment figures were much higher than those in the United States, not because the Canadian economy failed to create jobs but because a higher percentage of nonworking time was reported as unemployment. These disparities have become noteworthy as policy makers cite the experiences of the other country to support or oppose particular initiatives.

Contents:

Front matter

Relation of the Directors to the Work and Publications of the National Bureau of Economic Research

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Immigration Policy, National Origin, and Immigrant Skills: A Comparison of Canada and the United States

2. Skill Differentials in Canada in an Era of Rising Labor Market Inequality

3. Unions and Wage Inequality in Canada and the United States

4. Unionization in Canada and the United States: A Tale of Two Countries

5. A Comparative Analysis of Unemployment in Canada and the United States

6. Responding to Need: A Comparison of Social Safety Nets in Canada and the United States

7. The Distribution of Family Income: Measuring and Explaining Changes in the 1980's for Canada and the United States

Contributors

Author Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612004780

9781282004788

1282004786

9780226092898

0226092895

OCLC:

476233575