This book summarizes research on individual retirement decisions and aggregate retirement trends. It also serves as an … excellent reference source on the economics of retirement. …

examine both wage and nonwage aspects of compensation, and whether workers in the U.S. or Canada face more job-related risks …The contributors to this book investigate the compensation and employment risks for U.S. and Canadian workers. They …

benefits. Workers in such arrangements, in turn, are much less likely to receive pension, health insurance, and other benefits … on the job. This paper documents these differences in coverage by benefits regulations and differences in benefits … arrangements. Although reducing benefits costs is not the only reason employers use flexible staffing arrangements, it is an …