The Economics of Non-Wage Labour Costs (Routledge Revivals)

ISBN-13: 9780415590044 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 172 str.

Bob Hart;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

Throughout the OECD, 30% of the average firm's total labour costs comprises items which are other than direct remuneration. This book focuses upon these non-wage labour costs, which include fringe-benefit payments, obligatory social-welfare contributions and much more.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. The Structure of Non-wage Labour Costs: Definitions and Distinctions  3. The Quantitative Importance of Non-wage Labour Costs  4. Why do Firms incur such Costs?  5. Factor Substitution and Non-wage Labour Costs  6. Cyclical Employment Effects  7. Wage Inflation and Wage Rigidities  8. Unemployment Insurance, Other Obligatory Social Welfare Contributions and Unemployment  9. Worksharing and Non-wage Labour Costs  10. Fringe Benefit Payments  11. Should Governments Attempt to Reduce Non-wage Labour Costs?

O autorze

Bob Hart