Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. The Social Risks of the Dot-Com Era -- Risk Is Social -- Work Is Riskier -- Framing Risk -- Defining Venture Labor -- Venture Labor in the Internet Industry -- Methods -- Overview of the Book -- Why Risk Matters -- Chapter 2. The...

Japan's potential growth rate is steadily falling with the aging of its population. This paper explores the extent to which raising female labor participation can help slow this trend. Using a cross-country database we find that smaller families, higher female education, and lower marriage rates...

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. California Employment Law: How Did This Become So Difficult? -- 1.1: Why California Employment Laws Are So Difficult -- 1.2: Which Law? -- 1.3: The Cost of Getting It Wrong -- 1.4: This Book's...

Exploiting future exposure to job termination in the UK, this paper finds that sharply increased job loss expectations before job termination significantly increase mental distress. This anticipation effect is largest in tight labor markets but does not spill over within couples. In contrast,...

"This volume draws from the International Social Security project, which commenced more than two decades ago and which compares the social security and retirement experience in twelve developed countries. Both men and women are remaining longer in the workforce and this volume documents trends...