Social Protection versus Economic Flexibility: Is There a Trade-Off?
Rebecca M. Blank
Conference held December 14-15, 1992
Published in January 1994 by University of Chicago Press
© 1994 by the National Bureau of Economic Research
in NBER Book Series Comparative Labor Markets
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386 pages
ISBN: 0-226-05678-3
Table of Contents
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Front matter, table of contents, preface:
Rebecca M. Blank
(p. -11 - 0)
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Introduction:
Rebecca M. Blank
(p. 1 - 20)
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Evaluating the Connection between Social Protection and Economic Flexibility:
Rebecca M. Blank, Richard B. Freeman
(p. 21 - 42)
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Trends in Social Protection Programs and Expenditures in the 1980s:
Peter Scherer
(p. 43 - 58)
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Does Employment Protection Inhibit Labor Market Flexibility? Lessons from Germany, France, and Belgium:
Katharine G. Abraham, Susan N. Houseman
(p. 59 - 94)
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Patterns in Regional Labor Market Adjustment: The United States versus Japan:
Edward B. Montgomery
(p. 95 - 118)
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Housing Market Regulations and Housing Market Performance in the United States, Germany, and Japan:
Axel Börsch-Supan
(p. 119 - 156)
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Health Insurance Provision and Labor Market Efficiency in the United States and Germany:
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
(p. 157 - 188)
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Social Security and Older Workers' Labor Market Responsiveness: The United States, Japan, and Sweden:
Marcus E. Rebick
(p. 189 - 222)
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Public Sector Growth and Labor Market Flexibility: The United States versus the United Kingdom:
Rebecca M. Blank
(p. 223 - 264)
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Does Public Health Insurance Reduce Labor Market Flexibility or Encourage the Underground Economy? Evidence from Spain and the United States:
Sara de la Rica, Thomas Lemieux
(p. 265 - 300)
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Social Welfare Programs for Women and Children: The United States versus France:
Maria J. Hanratty
(p. 301 - 332)
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Three Regimes of Child Care: The United States, the Netherlands, and Sweden:
Siv Gustafsson, Frank P. Stafford
(p. 333 - 362)
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List of Contributors, Indexes:
Rebecca M. Blank
(p. 363 - 378)
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