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Pension Policy For A Mobile Labor Force, John A. Turner, Tabitha A. Doescher, Phyllis A. Fernandez Jan 1993

Pension Policy For A Mobile Labor Force, John A. Turner, Tabitha A. Doescher, Phyllis A. Fernandez

Upjohn Press

Employers often create a conflict between job mobility and retirement security when they deny future pension benefits to workers who quit a job before reaching retirement age. Unfortunately, this deterrent to job-changing inhibits the labor market's ability to adjust. It also means workers may be unprepared financially upon retirement. Turner describes why pension losses are such a significant problem and presents empirical evidence as to the number of workers affected and the amount of losses they incur. He also probes pension portability policy options and looks at portability options in effect in Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.


Economic Restructuring And Emerging Patterns Of Industrial Relations, Stephen R. Sleigh Editor Jan 1993

Economic Restructuring And Emerging Patterns Of Industrial Relations, Stephen R. Sleigh Editor

Upjohn Press

This book's essays analyze innovative responses by unions, corporations and governments to job loss caused by economic restructuring, drawing on examples from Western Europe and the U.S.


Labor Unions And The Economic Performance Of Firms, Barry T. Hirsch Jan 1991

Labor Unions And The Economic Performance Of Firms, Barry T. Hirsch

Upjohn Press

Hirsch develops a model of union rent-seeking in which the unions capture a share of quasi-rents that make up the normal ROI in long-lived capital and R&D. He finds that in response, firms adjust their investments in vulnerable tangible and intangible capital. Hirsch also attempts to explain the connection between the contraction of the size of unions which occurred in the 1970s and firms' lower profitability, diminished market value, and lower investment levels.


Labor-Management Cooperation: New Partnerships Or Going In Circles?, William N. Cooke Jan 1990

Labor-Management Cooperation: New Partnerships Or Going In Circles?, William N. Cooke

Upjohn Press

Cooke answers important questions about labor-management cooperative efforts and addresses the problems undermining these efforts. His analyses are based on a variety of secondary data sources plus primary data from three nationwide surveys of plant managers, union leaders, and industry executives. Also included are several prescriptions for the success of labor-management cooperative efforts.


Strikers And Subsidies: The Influence Of Government Transfer Programs On Strike Activity, Robert M. Hutchens, David B. Lipsky, Robert N. Stern Jan 1989

Strikers And Subsidies: The Influence Of Government Transfer Programs On Strike Activity, Robert M. Hutchens, David B. Lipsky, Robert N. Stern

Upjohn Press

The authors assess laws governing striker eligibility for government transfers, finding evidence linking UI payments to strike activity.


The Wage Carrot And The Pension Stick: Retirement Benefits And Labor Force Participation, Laurence J. Kotlikoff, David A. Wise Jan 1989

The Wage Carrot And The Pension Stick: Retirement Benefits And Labor Force Participation, Laurence J. Kotlikoff, David A. Wise

Upjohn Press

Kotlikoff and Wise document the continued backloading of pension benefits and the extent of retirement incentives by examining pension accrual in over 1,500 companies with defined benefit plans. They also perform a detailed analysis on the retirement plan of a "Fortune 500" company.


Organized Labor At The Crossroads, Wei-Chiao Huang Editor Jan 1989

Organized Labor At The Crossroads, Wei-Chiao Huang Editor

Upjohn Press

This group of essays offers a detailed look at the problems, choices and future of industrial relations.


Illegal Aliens: Their Employment And Employers, Barry R. Chiswick Jan 1988

Illegal Aliens: Their Employment And Employers, Barry R. Chiswick

Upjohn Press

This study develops and tests hypotheses about the characteristics of the employment of illegal aliens, including wages, investments in job training, job mobility, and workplace and employer characteristics.


International Differences In The Labor Market Performance Of Immigrants, George J. Borjas Jan 1988

International Differences In The Labor Market Performance Of Immigrants, George J. Borjas

Upjohn Press

The author provides substantive insights into the self-selection process that determines the composition of the pool of migrants. He also illustrates the importance of immigration policy in determining both the national origin and skill composition of migrant flow reaching a country of destination.


Permanent Disability Benefits In Workers' Compensation, Monroe Berkowitz, John F. Burton Jan 1987

Permanent Disability Benefits In Workers' Compensation, Monroe Berkowitz, John F. Burton

Upjohn Press

Berkowitz and Burton provide a detailed examination of the adequacy and equity of permanent partial disability benefits, and the efficiency of the system delivering those benefits. A ten-state study is presented that examines states' criteria for awarding scheduled and nonscheduled benefits. Three of those states are then used for a wage-loss study illustrating the relationship among workers' disability ratings, the workers' WC benefits, and losses of earnings caused by work-related injuries.


The Tragedy Of Black Lung: Federal Compensation For Occupational Disease, Peter S. Barth Jan 1987

The Tragedy Of Black Lung: Federal Compensation For Occupational Disease, Peter S. Barth

Upjohn Press

This study details the development of the federal government's Black Lung program and evaluates its policy components.


Essays On Legal And Illegal Immigration, Susan Pozo Editor Jan 1986

Essays On Legal And Illegal Immigration, Susan Pozo Editor

Upjohn Press

Immigration is an issue drawing increased attention among policymakers and citizens. These essays provide an economic perspective to the effects of immigration on the labor markets in the United States.


Current Issues In Workers' Compensation, James Robert Chelius Editor Jan 1986

Current Issues In Workers' Compensation, James Robert Chelius Editor

Upjohn Press

This book reports on and offers analysis of a wide ranges of issues related to workers' compensation including administration, state reforms, costs, and reforms.


Union Organizing And Public Policy: Failure To Secure First Contracts, William N. Cooke Jan 1985

Union Organizing And Public Policy: Failure To Secure First Contracts, William N. Cooke

Upjohn Press

Investigates factors that explain why 25-30 percent of the time unions fail to obtain collective bargaining agreements after winning the right to negotiate.


The Economics Of Aging, Myron H. Ross Editor Jan 1985

The Economics Of Aging, Myron H. Ross Editor

Upjohn Press

Retirement-related issues are discussed including social security, healthcare, and inflation.


The Plant Closure Policy Dilemma: Labor, Law And Bargaining, Wayne R. Wendling Jan 1984

The Plant Closure Policy Dilemma: Labor, Law And Bargaining, Wayne R. Wendling

Upjohn Press

Examines the role of collective bargaining in plant closings.


Worker Participation And American Unions: Threat Or Opportunity, Thomas A. Kochan, Harry Charles Katz, Nancy R. Mower Jan 1984

Worker Participation And American Unions: Threat Or Opportunity, Thomas A. Kochan, Harry Charles Katz, Nancy R. Mower

Upjohn Press

A comprehensive analysis of the effects of QWL and other forms of worker participation on the collective bargaining process.


Union-Management Cooperation: Structure, Process, Impact, Michael H. Schuster Jan 1984

Union-Management Cooperation: Structure, Process, Impact, Michael H. Schuster

Upjohn Press

Presents the findings of a five-year study of the structure, process and impact of six forms of union-management programs aimed at improving productivity.


Policy Issues In Work And Retirement, Herbert S. Parnes Editor Jan 1983

Policy Issues In Work And Retirement, Herbert S. Parnes Editor

Upjohn Press

This is a collection of papers that focuses on the human resource implications of individual and population aging.


Labor-Management Cooperation: The American Experience, Irving Herbert Siegel, Edgar Weinberg Jan 1982

Labor-Management Cooperation: The American Experience, Irving Herbert Siegel, Edgar Weinberg

Upjohn Press

Examines a variety of cooperative arrangements and the resulting problems and successes.


Workers' Compensation System In Michigan: A Closed Case Survey, H. Allan Hunt Jan 1982

Workers' Compensation System In Michigan: A Closed Case Survey, H. Allan Hunt

Upjohn Press

Provides a data base for analysis of workers' comp issues in Michigan, and offers a comparison between cases from insured and self-insured employers.


Inflation Protection For Workers' Compensation Claimants In Michigan: A Simulation Study, H. Allan Hunt Jan 1981

Inflation Protection For Workers' Compensation Claimants In Michigan: A Simulation Study, H. Allan Hunt

Upjohn Press

Explores the idea of a privately funded, publicly administered benefit adjustment program to protect wc beneficiaries from inflation.


Leaving Early: Perspectives And Problems In Current Retirement Practice And Policy, Jeanne P. Gordus Jan 1980

Leaving Early: Perspectives And Problems In Current Retirement Practice And Policy, Jeanne P. Gordus

Upjohn Press

Examines the key issues surrounding the trend in early retirement.