Small differences that matter [[electronic resource] ] : labor markets and income maintenance in Canada and the United States / / edited by David Card and Richard B. Freeman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453977703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c1993
• ISBN: 1-282-00478-6; 9786612004780; 0-226-09289-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Collana: NBER Comparative labor markets series
• Altri autori (Persone): CardDavid E <1956-> (David Edward); FreemanRichard B <1943-> (Richard Barry)
• Disciplina: 362.5/82/0971
• Soggetti: Income maintenance programs - Canada; Income maintenance programs - United States; Labor market - Canada; Labor market - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Relation of the Directors to the Work and Publications of the National Bureau of Economic Research -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Immigration Policy, National Origin, and Immigrant Skills: A Comparison of Canada and the United States -- 2. Skill Differentials in Canada in an Era of Rising Labor Market Inequality -- 3. Unions and Wage Inequality in Canada and the United States -- 4. Unionization in Canada and the United States: A Tale of Two Countries -- 5. A Comparative Analysis of Unemployment in Canada and the United States -- 6. Responding to Need: A Comparison of Social Safety Nets in Canada and the United States -- 7. The Distribution of Family Income: Measuring and Explaining Changes in the 1980's for Canada and the United States -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume, the first in a new series by the National Bureau of Economic Research that compares labor markets in different countries, examines social and labor market policies in Canada and the United ; States during the 1980's. It shows that subtle differences in unemployment compensation, unionization, immigration policies, and income maintenance programs have significantly affected economic outcomes in the two countries. For example: -Canada's social safety net, more generous than the American one, produced markedly lower poverty rates in the 1980's. -Canada saw a smaller increase in earnings inequality than the United States did, in part because of the strength of Canadian unions, which have twice the participation that U.S. unions do. -Canada's unemployment figures were much higher than those in the United States, not because the Canadian economy failed to create jobs but because a higher percentage of nonworking time was reported as unemployment. These disparities have become noteworthy as policy makers cite the experiences of the other country to support or oppose particular initiatives.