Labor Markets and Firm Benefit Policies in Japan and the United States (NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH CONFERENCE REPORT)
Автор:Seiritsu Ogura, Toshiaki Tachibanaki, David A. Wise Год: [не указано] Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: [не указано] ISBN: 0226620948 This volume, the fourth to result from a remarkably productive collaboration between the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Japan Center for Economic Research, presents a selection of thirteen high-caliber papers addressing issues in the employment practices, labor markets, and health, benefit, and pension policies of the United States and Japan. After an opening chapter assessing the recent ascendance of the U.S. economy, papers diverge to tackle a range of specific issues. Focusing less on international comparison than on the assembly of high-quality research, contributors hone in on a variety of individual topics. Chapters delve into issues of youth employment, participatory employment, information sharing, fringe benefits, and drug coverage in Japan, as well as the dynamics of medical savings accounts, private insurance coverage, and benefit options in the U.S. Like previous volumes stemming from NBER/JCER collaboration, this book represents a...
