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The Role of Temporary Help Employment in Tight Labor Markets
Houseman, Susan N.; Kalleberg, Arne L.; Erickcek, George A. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2001
tight labor markets of the 1990s. Based on case study evidence from the hospital and auto supply industries, we evaluate …
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Does Employment Protection Inhibit Labor Market Flexibility? Lessons from Germany, France and Belgium
Abraham, Katherine G.; Houseman, Susan N. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 1993
Laws in most West European countries give workers strong job rights, including the right to advance notice of layoff and the right to severance pay or other compensation if laid off. Many of these same countries also encourage hours adjustment in lieu of layoffs by providing prorated...
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Labor Adjustment Under Different Institutional Structures: A Case Study of Germany and the United States
Houseman, Susan N.; Abraham, Katharine G. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 1994
. Other German labor policies, however, most especially the availability of unemployment insurance benefits for those on short …, German employers rely principally on the adjustment of average hours per worker. The adjustment of overall labor input is …
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