Employee Benefits and Labor Markets in Canada and the United States

(The first chapter of this book is available in .pdf format.)

Pay versus benefits. This tradeoff facing many workers is an example of an issue that packs important ramifications for labor markets, but at the same time is little understood because of a lack of quantitative evidence. That's why this book is an important contribution to the literature on the economic features of employee benefits and the policy issues associated with them; it helps fill the need for rigorous, policy- relevant research on the linkages between labor markets and the provision of benefits by employers and governments.

Alpert and Woodbury present a comprehensive set of explorations into the impacts that the provision of various types of employee benefits (or lack thereof) have on labor markets. And while there are, as the editors point out, substantial differences between the employee benefits systems of Canada and the U.S., these differences showcase the impacts of specific policies related to employee benefits on labor markets.

The book is divided into four sections. Part I focuses on the relationship between employee benefits and labor supply. Part II examines employee benefits and labor demand issues. Part III considers the implications of employee benefits for worker turnover, wages, and equity. Part IV focuses on pensions and public policy toward retirement income.

Contributions to this volume include

• Introduction, by William T. Alpert and Stephen A. Woodbury.
• Overview: Does the Composition of Pay Matter?, by Sherwin Rosen

• Child Care and the Supply of Labor in Canada and the United States, by Charles Michalopoulos and Philip K. Robins
• An Economic Model of Employee Benefits and Labor Supply, by Paul Fronstin

• The Economics of Family and Medical Leave in Canada and the United States, by Eileen Trzcinski and William T. Alpert

• Payroll Taxation, Employer Mandates, and the Labor Market: Theory, Evidence, and Unanswered Questions, by Jonathan Gruber
• Fringe Benefits and Employment, by Masanori Hashimoto

• Family Health Benefits and Worker Turnover, by Dan A. Black
• Part-Time Work, Health Insurance Coverage, and the Wages of Married Women, by Craig A. Olson
• Employer-Provided Versus Publicly Provided Health Insurance: Effects on Hours Worked and Compensation, by Janet Hunt-McCool, Thomas J. McCool, and Avi Dor
• Employee Benefits and the Distribution of Income and Wealth, by Daniel J. Slottje, Stephen A. Woodbury, and Rod W. Anderson

• Public Pension Plans in the United States and Canada, by Morley Gunderson, Douglas Hyatt, and James E. Pesando
• Current Policy Issues towards Private Pensions in Canada and the United States, by Stuart Dorsey
• Labor-Market Effects of Canadian and U.S. Pension Tax Policy, by James E. Pesando and John A. Turner
• Did the Decline in Marginal Tax Rates during the 1980s Reduce Pension Coverage?, by Patricia B. Reagan and John A. Turner.

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