LEADER 04262nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910808625903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-00478-6 010 $a9786612004780 010 $a0-226-09289-5 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226092898 035 $a(CKB)1000000000693222 035 $a(EBL)410865 035 $a(OCoLC)476233575 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000246888 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11221332 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000246888 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10190228 035 $a(PQKB)11773632 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC410865 035 $a(DE-B1597)523515 035 $a(OCoLC)1135591245 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226092898 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL410865 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10275458 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL200478 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3038236 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3038236 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000693222 100 $a19931026d1993 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSmall differences that matter $elabor markets and income maintenance in Canada and the United States /$fedited by David Card and Richard B. Freeman 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$dc1993 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 225 1 $aNBER Comparative labor markets series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-09283-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tRelation of the Directors to the Work and Publications of the National Bureau of Economic Research --$tContents --$tPreface --$tIntroduction --$t1. Immigration Policy, National Origin, and Immigrant Skills: A Comparison of Canada and the United States --$t2. Skill Differentials in Canada in an Era of Rising Labor Market Inequality --$t3. Unions and Wage Inequality in Canada and the United States --$t4. Unionization in Canada and the United States: A Tale of Two Countries --$t5. A Comparative Analysis of Unemployment in Canada and the United States --$t6. Responding to Need: A Comparison of Social Safety Nets in Canada and the United States --$t7. The Distribution of Family Income: Measuring and Explaining Changes in the 1980's for Canada and the United States --$tContributors --$tAuthor Index --$tSubject Index 330 $aThis volume, the first in a new series by the National Bureau of Economic Research that compares labor markets in different countries, examines social and labor market policies in Canada and the United States during the 1980's. It shows that subtle differences in unemployment compensation, unionization, immigration policies, and income maintenance programs have significantly affected economic outcomes in the two countries. For example: -Canada's social safety net, more generous than the American one, produced markedly lower poverty rates in the 1980's. -Canada saw a smaller increase in earnings inequality than the United States did, in part because of the strength of Canadian unions, which have twice the participation that U.S. unions do. -Canada's unemployment figures were much higher than those in the United States, not because the Canadian economy failed to create jobs but because a higher percentage of nonworking time was reported as unemployment. These disparities have become noteworthy as policy makers cite the experiences of the other country to support or oppose particular initiatives. 410 0$aNBER Comparative labor markets series. 606 $aIncome maintenance programs$zCanada 606 $aIncome maintenance programs$zUnited States 606 $aLabor market$zCanada 606 $aLabor market$zUnited States 615 0$aIncome maintenance programs 615 0$aIncome maintenance programs 615 0$aLabor market 615 0$aLabor market 676 $a362.5/82/0971 701 $aCard$b David E$g(David Edward),$f1956-$0122759 701 $aFreeman$b Richard B$g(Richard Barry),$f1943-$0118990 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808625903321 996 $aSmall differences that matter$94111414 997 $aUNINA