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Nonstandard Work And Child Care Choices Of Married Mothers, Jean Kimmel, Lisa M. Powell
Nonstandard Work And Child Care Choices Of Married Mothers, Jean Kimmel, Lisa M. Powell
Upjohn Institute Working Papers
The focus of this paper is to examine the interplay between nonstandard employment and child care choice decisions of married mothers with young children. We draw on the 1992/93 Survey of Income and Program Participation to estimate two related econometric models of child care choice that include the choice among center, sitter, relative and parental care. First, controlling for the potential endogeneity of the nonstandard work decision, we find that being a nonstandard worker significantly reduces the likelihood of using formal modes of child care such as center and sitter care. In our second model, where we jointly estimate the …
Risk Sharing Through Social Security Retirement Income Systems: A Comparison Of Canada And The United States, John A. Turner
Risk Sharing Through Social Security Retirement Income Systems: A Comparison Of Canada And The United States, John A. Turner
Employment Research Newsletter
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Why Employers Use Flexible Staffing Arrangements: Evidence From An Establishment Survey, Susan Houseman
Why Employers Use Flexible Staffing Arrangements: Evidence From An Establishment Survey, Susan Houseman
Susan N. Houseman
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The Benefits Implications Of Recent Trends In Flexible Staff Arrangements, Susan N. Houseman
The Benefits Implications Of Recent Trends In Flexible Staff Arrangements, Susan N. Houseman
Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Workers in flexible staffing arrangements - including temporary agency, direct-hire temporary, on-call, and contract workers - are much less likely than regular, direct-hire employees to be covered by laws mandating or regulating workplace benefits. Workers in such arrangements, in turn, are much less likely to receive pension, health insurance, and other benefits on the job. This paper documents these differences in coverage by benefits regulations and differences in benefits receipt. The paper also reviews evidence on the incentives employers have to use workers in these various flexible staffing arrangements. Although reducing benefits costs is not the only reason employers use …
Pay At Risk: Compensation And Employment Risk In The United States And Canada, John A. Turner Editor
Pay At Risk: Compensation And Employment Risk In The United States And Canada, John A. Turner Editor
Upjohn Press
The contributors to this book investigate the compensation and employment risks for U.S. and Canadian workers. They examine both wage and nonwage aspects of compensation, and whether workers in the U.S. or Canada face more job-related risks. They also seek to identify trends in risk bearing and whether they differ by country.
Working Time In Comparative Perspective: Volume Ii - Life-Cycle Working Time And Nonstandard Work, Susan N. Houseman Editor, Alice Nakamura Editor
Working Time In Comparative Perspective: Volume Ii - Life-Cycle Working Time And Nonstandard Work, Susan N. Houseman Editor, Alice Nakamura Editor
Upjohn Press
The chapters explore an expanded set of working-time issues, which may be loosely grouped under two topics: 1) working time over the life cycle, and 2) nonstandard work arrangements (e.g., temporary work, job sharing and moonlighting).
Working Time In Comparative Perspective: Volume I - Patterns, Trends, And The Policy Implications Of Earnings Inequality And Unemployment, Ging Wong, Editor, W. G. Picot, Editor
Working Time In Comparative Perspective: Volume I - Patterns, Trends, And The Policy Implications Of Earnings Inequality And Unemployment, Ging Wong, Editor, W. G. Picot, Editor
Upjohn Press
The chapters in this volume focus on weekly hours worked by individuals, including the recent changes in the distribution of weekly working time in Canada and the United States, the implications of the changing distribution of hours worked for earnings inequality, and efforts to reduce unemployment through mandated hours reductions.