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.: UNINA9910782693603321
• 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
• 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.