LEADER 04830nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910782825803321 005 20230207230143.0 010 $a1-282-06957-8 010 $a9786612069574 010 $a0-226-05680-5 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226056807 035 $a(CKB)1000000000724127 035 $a(EBL)432192 035 $a(OCoLC)808802798 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000247606 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11208689 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000247606 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10200134 035 $a(PQKB)11087168 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC432192 035 $a(DE-B1597)535809 035 $a(OCoLC)1055474063 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226056807 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL432192 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10288692 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL206957 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000724127 100 $a19940127d1994 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSocial protection versus economic flexibility$b[electronic resource] $eis there a trade-off? /$fedited by Rebecca M. Blank 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d1994 215 $a1 online resource (387 p.) 225 1 $aNBER Comparative labor markets series 300 $a"These papers were first presented at a conference held at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School of Economics"--Pref. 311 $a0-226-05678-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tIntroduction --$t1. Evaluating the Connection between Social Protection and Economic Flexibility --$t2. Trends in Social Protection Programs and Expenditures in the 1980's --$t3. Does Employment Protection Inhibit Labor Market Flexibility? Lessons from Germany, France, and Belgium --$t4. Patterns in Regional Labor Market Adjustment: The United States versus Japan --$t5. Housing Market Regulations and Housing Market Performance in the United States, Germany, and Japan --$t6. Health Insurance Provision and Labor Market Efficiency in the United States and Germany --$t7. Social Security and Older Workers' Labor Market Responsiveness: The United States, Japan, and Sweden --$t8. Public Sector Growth and Labor Market Flexibility: The United States versus the United Kingdom --$t9. Does Public Health Insurance Reduce Labor Market Flexibility or Encourage the Underground Economy? Evidence from Spain and the United States --$t10. Social Welfare Programs for Women and Children: The United States versus France --$t11. Three Regimes of Child Care: The United States, the Netherlands, and Sweden --$tContributors --$tAuthor Index --$tSubject Index 330 $aAs the Clinton administration considers major overhauls in health insurance, welfare, and labor market regulation, it is important for economists and policymakers to understand the impact of social and welfare programs on employment rates. This volume explores how programs such as social security, income transfers, and child care in Western Europe, the United States, and Japan have affected labor market flexibility-the ability of workers to adjust to fast-growing segments of the economy. Does tying health insurance to employment limit job mobility? Do housing policies inhibit workers from moving to new jobs in different areas? What are the effects of daycare and maternity leave policies on working mothers? The authors explore these and many other questions in an effort to understand why European unemployment rates are so high compared with the U.S. rate. Through an examination of diverse data sets across different countries, the authors find that social protection programs do not strongly affect labor market flexibility. A valuable comparison of labor markets and welfare programs, this book demonstrates how social protection policies have affected employment rates around the globe. 410 0$aNBER Comparative labor markets series. 606 $aSocial security$vCongresses 606 $aLabor market$vCongresses 610 $asociety, economy, economics, clinton, administration, history, historical, america, american, united states, usa, health, insurance, welfare, labor, market, marketplace, regulation, economist, policymaker, employment, jobs, workplace, worker, social security, income, transfer, child care, western, europe, international, japan, flexibility, daycare, maternity leave, unemployment, essay collection. 615 0$aSocial security 615 0$aLabor market 676 $a331.12042 701 $aBlank$b Rebecca M$0122758 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782825803321 996 $aSocial protection versus economic flexibility$93746734 997 $aUNINA