Labor Markets and Firm Benefit Policies in Japan and the United States (National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report)
Contributors: Seiritsu Ogura (Editor); Toshiaki Tachibanaki (Editor); David A. Wise (Editor)
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press
Published: October 8, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 409
ISBN-13: 9780226620947
Subjects: Labour economics; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; Japan; USA; Labor; Business & Economics / Labor; General; Congresses; Employee fringe benefits; Labor market; United States
First sentence: At the turn of the twenty-first century, many analysts view the United States as the peak capitalist economy-the economy whose institutions other countries should emulate.
Description: This volume addresses issues in the employment practices, labour 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, 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 US.