Author : Robert A. Hart
Publisher :
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 47,53 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Recoge: 1.Objectivs, Scope and Definitions -- 2.International Trends in Non-Wage Costs -- 3.Employment and Labour Utilisation -- 4.Labour Market Fluctuations and Non-Wage Labour Costs -- 5.Private and Statutory Wage Supplements -- 6.Industrial Characteristics -- 7.Conclusions.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 27,51 MB
Release : 2017-06-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309440068
Skilled technical occupationsâ€"defined as occupations that require a high level of knowledge in a technical domain but do not require a bachelor's degree for entryâ€"are a key component of the U.S. economy. In response to globalization and advances in science and technology, American firms are demanding workers with greater proficiency in literacy and numeracy, as well as strong interpersonal, technical, and problem-solving skills. However, employer surveys and industry and government reports have raised concerns that the nation may not have an adequate supply of skilled technical workers to achieve its competitiveness and economic growth objectives. In response to the broader need for policy information and advice, Building America's Skilled Technical Workforce examines the coverage, effectiveness, flexibility, and coordination of the policies and various programs that prepare Americans for skilled technical jobs. This report provides action-oriented recommendations for improving the American system of technical education, training, and certification.
Author : Bob Hart
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 22,13 MB
Release : 2010-07-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1136921702
Throughout the OECD, 30% of the average firm’s total labour costs comprises items which are other than direct remuneration. This reissue, first published in 1984, focuses upon these non-wage labour costs, which include; fringe-benefit payments, obligatory social-welfare contributions, holiday entitlements and expenditures on recruitment and training, seeking to make amends for the woeful lack of consideration given to these important factors in previous wage literature. The book focuses on two major areas of enquiry: firstly, the costs for the cyclical behaviour of employment, and secondly, the role of average working hours per employee in the firm’s overall allocation of labour services. The author begins with an empirical survey and costs breakdown, followed by extensive data on Japan, the UK, the USA and West Germany. The ensuing analysis considers the question as to why firms incur the various non-wages, and a comparative static factor demand model is constructed, which accommodates the major cost items.
Author : Robert A. Hart
Publisher :
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 15,86 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Recoge: 1.Objectivs, Scope and Definitions -- 2.International Trends in Non-Wage Costs -- 3.Employment and Labour Utilisation -- 4.Labour Market Fluctuations and Non-Wage Labour Costs -- 5.Private and Statutory Wage Supplements -- 6.Industrial Characteristics -- 7.Conclusions.
Author : United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 21,30 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Government publications
ISBN :
Author : Lawrence R. Mishel
Publisher : Comstock Publishing Associates
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 36,53 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780801445293
Praise for previous editions of The State of Working America: "The State of Working America remains unrivaled as the most-trusted source for a comprehensive understanding of how working Americans and their families are faring in today's economy."--Robert B. Reich"It is the inequality of wealth, argue the authors, rather than new technology (as some would have it), that is responsible for the failure of America's workplace to keep pace with the country's economic growth. The State of Working America is a well-written, soundly argued, and important reference book."--Library Journal "If you want to know what happened to the economic well-being of the average American in the past decade or so, this is the book for you. It should be required reading for Americans of all political persuasions."--Richard Freeman, Harvard University "A truly comprehensive and useful book that provides a reality check on loose statements about U.S. labor markets. It should be cheered by all Americans who earn their living from work."--William Wolman, former chief economist, CNBC's Business Week "The State of Working America provides very valuable factual and analytic material on the economic conditions of American workers. It is the very best source of information on this important subject."--Ray Marshall, University of Texas, former U.S. Secretary of Labor"An indispensable work . . . on family income, wages, taxes, employment, and the distribution of wealth."--Simon Head, The New York Review of Books "No matter what political camp you're in, this is the single most valuable book I know of about the state of America, period. It is the most referenced, most influential resource book of its kind."--Jeff Madrick, author, The End of Affluence "This book is the single best yardstick for measuring whether or not our economic policies are doing enough to ensure that our economy can, once again, grow for everybody."--Richard A. Gephardt "The best place to review the latest developments in changes in the distribution of income and wealth."--Lester ThurowThe State of Working America, prepared biennially since 1988 by the Economic Policy Institute, includes a wide variety of data on family incomes, wages, taxes, unemployment, wealth, and poverty-data that enable the authors to closely examine the effect of the economy on the living standards of the American people.
Author : Eckhardt Wohlers, Günter Weinert
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 27,35 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 9781412822497
Author : Ronald G. Ehrenberg
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 42,60 MB
Release : 2000-08-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780815791416
"This timely book provides a wide-ranging and insightful discussion of how labor market institutions and policies influence the mechanisms of economic integration and how economic integration inturn is likely to influence key features of labor markets. It offers both a clear analysis of these issues and a wealth of comparative labor market data." Robert J. Flanagan, Stanford University A volume of the Integrating National Economies Series
Author : Manfred Kaiser
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 48,37 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9813035374
This study is one of three resulting from an international research project on the development of manufacturing in ASEAN and the EC, and the potential for further ASEAN-EC cooperation. The trends and their impact on structural change are analyzed in the context of both the economies of ASEAN and those of the EC.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 30,82 MB
Release : 2017-07-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309444454
The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration finds that the long-term impact of immigration on the wages and employment of native-born workers overall is very small, and that any negative impacts are most likely to be found for prior immigrants or native-born high school dropouts. First-generation immigrants are more costly to governments than are the native-born, but the second generation are among the strongest fiscal and economic contributors in the U.S. This report concludes that immigration has an overall positive impact on long-run economic growth in the U.S. More than 40 million people living in the United States were born in other countries, and almost an equal number have at least one foreign-born parent. Together, the first generation (foreign-born) and second generation (children of the foreign-born) comprise almost one in four Americans. It comes as little surprise, then, that many U.S. residents view immigration as a major policy issue facing the nation. Not only does immigration affect the environment in which everyone lives, learns, and works, but it also interacts with nearly every policy area of concern, from jobs and the economy, education, and health care, to federal, state, and local government budgets. The changing patterns of immigration and the evolving consequences for American society, institutions, and the economy continue to fuel public policy debate that plays out at the national, state, and local levels. The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration assesses the impact of dynamic immigration processes on economic and fiscal outcomes for the United States, a major destination of world population movements. This report will be a fundamental resource for policy makers and law makers at the federal, state, and local levels but extends to the general public, nongovernmental organizations, the business community, educational institutions, and the research community.
