Author: Amela KarabegovićPublisher: The Fraser Institute
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States
Author: Amela KarabegovićPublisher: The Fraser Institute
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States
Author: Amela KarabegovićMeasuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States
Author: Amela KarabegovićPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor market
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States
Author: Milagros PalaciosMeasuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States
Author: Keith GodinPublisher: The Fraser Institute
ISBN:
Category : Economic history
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Small Differences That Matter
Author: David CardPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226092895
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
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 1980s. 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 1980s. -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.
Labour Relations Laws in Canada and the United States
Author: Publisher: The Fraser Institute
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
This study evaluates private-sector labour relations laws by examining provincial laws (which cover the overwhelming majority of Canadian workers) and federal laws in Canada, and federal and state laws in the United States in 2008.4 The study evaluates the extent to which labour relations laws achieve balance and flexibility in the labour market. [...] Jurisdictional differences Prior to the examination of labour relations laws in Canada and the United States, it is important to recognize that there is a marked difference between the two countries in terms of the level of government responsible for the regulation of labour relations. [...] The National Labor Relations Board decides whether the purchaser is a successor employer by taking into account a number of factors including the number of employ- ees taken over by the purchasing employer, the similarity in operations and product of the two employers, the manner in which the purchaser integrates the purchased operations into its other operations, and the character of the bargaini [...] Whether the purchaser is a successor employer is dependent on several factors, including the number of employees taken over by the purchasing employer, the similarity in operations and product of the two employers, the manner in which the purchaser integrates the pur- chased operations into its other operations, and the character of the bargaining relationship and agreement between the union and t [...] The ability to disrupt the operations of third parties means that the union and workers have the ability to affect not only the employer covered by the collective agreement but also any other company doing business with the primary firm and pressure from these third parties may force the employer to settle a strike instead of addressing the reasons for the strike.
Labor Market Adjustment in Canada and the United States
Author: Eswar PrasadPublisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
This paper provides a quantitative assessment of the relative importance of different labor market adjustment mechanisms in Canada and the United States and also examines the effects of the unemployment insurance (UI) system on labor market adjustment. At the aggregate level, employment growth shocks result in similar unemployment rate responses but smaller wage responses in Canada relative to the United States. Although overall UI generosity has increased aggregate unemployment persistence in Canada, the endogenous component of UI has affected unemployment persistence only marginally. The lower degree of aggregate real wage flexibility in Canada has not been an important determinant of unemployment persistence.
An Introduction to the Canadian Labour Market
Author: Helmar DrostPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
An Introduction to the Canadian Labour Market is designed for prospective human resource professionals. The text avoids the highly sophisticated statistical techniques that have come to characterize the field over the last two decades. Concepts are presented in non-technical language without relying on mathematical equations. Four goals define the book’s practical approach: 1) to inform the reader about major trends and developments in the Canadian labour market; 2) provide explanation for these real-world developments and labour market outcomes; 3) show why economists sometimes disagree; and 4) teach the reader to apply labour market theory to analyses of current events and labour policy issues.
Flexibility and Labour Markets in Canada and the United States
Author: Gilles LaflammePublisher: Geneva : International Institute for Labour Studies
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description