Demand For Part Time Workers In The U S Economy

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Demand For Part Time Workers In The U S Economy

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Author : Melinda Karen Pitts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

Demand For Part Time Workers In The U S Economy written by Melinda Karen Pitts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with categories.

The Value Of Part Time Workers To The American Economy

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Author : Richard B. McKenzie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992

The Value Of Part Time Workers To The American Economy written by Richard B. McKenzie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Employee fringe benefits categories.

Part Time Job Growth And The Labor Effects Of Policy Responses

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Author : Linda H. Levine
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998

Part Time Job Growth And The Labor Effects Of Policy Responses written by Linda H. Levine and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Equal pay for equal work categories.

Examines trends in part time employment from 1969 to 1997 and identifies reasons for the growth in involuntary part time employment. Analyses the potential impact on workers were the government to prohibit wage discrimination based on hours worked and to require benefit eligibility for part time workers. Also considers the effects of a mismatch between the qualifications of part time workers and the heightened skill requirements of jobs.

Generating Jobs

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Author : Richard B. Freeman
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 1998-02-26

Generating Jobs written by Richard B. Freeman and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-02-26 with Business & Economics categories.

The American economy is in danger of leaving its low-skilled workers behind. In the last two decades, the wages and employment levels of the least educated and experienced workers have fallen disastrously. Where willing workers once found ready employment at reasonable wages, our computerized, service-oriented economy demands workers who can read and write, master technology, deal with customers, and much else. Improved education and training will alleviate this problem in the long run, but educating the new workforce will take a substantial national investment over many years. In the meantime, we face increasingly acute questions about how to include low-skill workers in today's economy. Generating Jobs takes a hard look at these questions, and asks whether anything can be done to improve the lot of low-skilled workers by intervening in the labor market on their behalf. These micro demand-side policies seek to improve wages and employment levels—either by lowering the costs of hiring low-skilled workers through employer subsidies, or by raising wage levels, benefit levels, or hours of employment, or by providing employment via government jobs. Although these policies are not currently popular in the U.S., they have long been used in many countries. Generating Jobs provides a clear-eyed assessment of this history, and asks if any of these policies might be applicable to the current problems of low-skilled workers in the United States. The results are surprising. Several recently touted panaceas turn out to be costly and ineffective in the American labor market. Enterprise zones, for instance, are an expensive way of moving jobs into areas of high unemployment, costing as much as $60,000 per job. Similarly, job-sharing, which has had uneven success in Europe, turns out to be ill-suited to conditions in the U.S., where wages are relatively low and workers need to work long hours to maintain income. On the other hand, a number of older, less flashy policies turn out to have real, if modest, benefits. Wage subsidies have increased employment among qualifying workers, and public employment policies can increase the number of workers from targeted groups working during the program. While acknowledging that many solutions are counterproductive, this definitive review of active labor market policies shows that many programs can offer real help. More than any rhetoric, Generating Jobs is the best guide to future action and a serious response to those who claim that nothing can be done.

Explaining The Growth Of Part Time Employment

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Author : Rob Euwals
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006

Explaining The Growth Of Part Time Employment written by Rob Euwals and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Labor market categories.

Young Workers In The Global Economy

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Author : Gregory DeFreitas
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2008-01-01

Young Workers In The Global Economy written by Gregory DeFreitas and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Social Science categories.

'. . . the volume is successful in reaching an always difficult equilibrium between scientific soundness, on the one hand, and fluency, on the other hand. . . the book is a highly enjoyable and engaging read also for a general audience interested in understanding the new dimensions of what has become a persistent affliction of many households in advanced economies.' - Education Economics

Part Time Prospects

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Author : Colette Fagan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-01-31

Part Time Prospects written by Colette Fagan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-31 with Social Science categories.

The growth in part-time employment has been one of the most striking features in industrialized economies over the past forty years. Part-Time Prospects presents for the first time a systematically comparative analysis of the common and divergent patterns in the use of part-time work in Europe, America and the Pacific Rim. It brings together sociologists and economists in this wide-ranging and comprehensive survey. It tackles such areas as gender issues, ethnic questions and the differences between certain national economies including low pay, pensions and labour standards.

The Disposable Work Force

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Author : Thomas Moore
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-02-06

The Disposable Work Force written by Thomas Moore and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-06 with Business & Economics categories.

The twenty-first century has witnessed a transformation of the organization, opportunities, and terms of work. Downsizing, restructuring, and outsourcing are the forces altering employment relationships throughout the work force. Those who tend to see the future in a positive light view the evolving role between employer and employee as empowering for the individual. This book examines the consequences of economic instability due to job loss and the displacement of millions of workers. It draws upon case studies of worker displacement as well as national labor force surveys. Thomas S. Moore finds that consequences of economic instability are productivity slowdown, increased disparities in earnings and income, and higher average unemployment. He assesses the extent of job loss nationwide, its costs to the individuals directly affected, and the way in which the incidence of displacement and earnings loss has shifted over time. Although drawn from an earlier period, the data have an obvious relevance to today's labor markets. Moore argues for an employment and training system that gives employers an incentive to invest in the skills of their employees. Federally funded training programs have not improved the earning ability of displaced and disadvantaged workers, and state-sponsored programs tend to exclude those most in need of assistance. Moore suggests direct employer investment in the general skills of employees. Initially published in a different economic downturn, this continues to be a must read book for all economists, sociologists, and policymakers.

Contingent Work

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Author : Polly Callaghan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991

Contingent Work written by Polly Callaghan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Business & Economics categories.

Contingent workers are those employed in jobs that do not fit the traditional description of a full-time, permanent job with benefits. Contingent work takes the form of part-time, temporary, and contract employment. The number of contingent workers in 1988 has been estimated at between 29.9 and 36.6 million, representing 25-30 percent of the civilian work force. Reasons to be disturbed about the growth and magnitude of contingent employment include the following: the potential negative effects on the overall economy; inequities in pay and health benefits and lack of workplace protections that many contingent workers experience; and potential burdens these inequities may place on the welfare system. Those employed in part-time work are disproportionately female, younger (16-24), or older (65+), and those employed in temporary work are disproportionately female, minority, and young. Growth in contingent employment has been motivated by structural shifts, avoidance of fringe benefits costs, and short-and long-run flexibility. Policy options include direct regulation of the quantity of contingent work, reduction of contingent workers by use of other forms of work arrangements to provide flexibility, and reporting by users of contingent workers to a regulatory agency. (Twenty-five figures and one chart are provided. Appendixes include 10 tables, a 19-item bibliography, a list of 6 Economic Policy Institute publications, and a list of 10 other publications of interest.) (YLB)

Reconceiving Part Time Work

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Author : Hilda Kahne
language : en
Publisher: Totowa, N.J. : Rowman & Allanheld
Release Date : 1985

Reconceiving Part Time Work written by Hilda Kahne and has been published by Totowa, N.J. : Rowman & Allanheld this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Political Science categories.

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