Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (386 p.) 29 line drawings, 108 tables |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Frontmatter Contents Preface Introduction 1. Evaluating the Connection between Social Protection and Economic Flexibility 2. Trends in Social Protection Programs and Expenditures in the 1980s 3. Does Employment Protection Inhibit Labor Market Flexibility? Lessons from Germany, France, and Belgium 4. Patterns in Regional Labor Market Adjustment: The United States versus Japan 5. Housing Market Regulations and Housing Market Performance in the United States, Germany, and Japan 6. Health Insurance Provision and Labor Market Efficiency in the United States and Germany 7. Social Security and Older Workers' Labor Market Responsiveness: The United States, Japan, and Sweden 8. Public Sector Growth and Labor Market Flexibility: The United States versus the United Kingdom 9. Does Public Health Insurance Reduce Labor Market Flexibility or Encourage the Underground Economy? Evidence from Spain and the United States 10. Social Welfare Programs for Women and Children: The United States versus France 11. Three Regimes of Child Care: The United States, the Netherlands, and Sweden Contributors Author Index Subject Index In English |
ISBN: | 978-0-226-05680-7 |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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