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Labor Costs and International Trade

Book by Stephen S. Golub; American Enterprise Institute, 1999

Subjects:

Income Distribution, International Trade--Economic Aspects, Labor Costs, Wages--Effect Of International Trade On

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...trading partners who also have high labor costs than with the United States. Third...contributions account for a larger share of labor costs in the United States than in most...developing countries, relative U.S. labor compensation is understated. Any...
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Work and Welfare: The Social Costs of Labor in the History of Economic Thought

Book by Donald R. Stabile; Greenwood Press, 1996

Subjects:

Basic Needs, Cost And Standard Of Living, Economics--History, Externalities (Economics), Labor, Wages, Welfare Economics

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...recalculated to include the social costs of labor. As a broad measure, the...small step toward social cost accounting. SOCIAL COST ACCOUNTING Social cost accounting starts from the...the ever- present social costs of economic production...
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Updating Standard Cost Systems

Book by Carole B. Cheatham, Leo R. Cheatham; Quorum Books, 1993

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Cost Accounting--United States, Standard Cost Accounting

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...not produce the lowest cost production alternative...calculations using forecast labor costs. CIM benefits will be much larger than if labor costs used in the calculation...a portion of current costs. Fringe benefits plus...included. Also, the cost of anticipated lawsuit...
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Cost and Optimization in Government

Book by Aman Khan; Quorum Books, 2000

Subjects:

Government Productivity, Mathematical Optimization, Public Administration--Cost Control, Public Administration--Cost Effectiveness

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...used to accumulate the costs for an individual job...source document is the job cost sheet, prepared primarily...accumulate and summarize cost information on direct materials, direct labor, and overhead. A typical job cost sheet includes the following...completion dates, and costs of materials, labor...
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The Relation between Wages and the Increased Cost of Living: An Analysis of the Effect of Increased Wages and Profits upon Commodity Prices

Book by W. Jett Lauck; 1920

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Cost And Standard Of Living--United States, Prices--United States, Wages--United States

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...disparity between increase in labor costs and increase in prices...of Louisiana cane sugar labor costs advanced from 1.80 cents per...between the increase in labor costs and the corresponding increase...the Cuban sugar industry labor costs for the production of raw sugar...words, the increased labor cost represented only about 25 per...

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Journal Articles on: labor costs

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Labor Costs in India's Organized Manufacturing Sector: Compensation Costs in India's Organized Manufacturing Sector Were 91 Cents per Hour for All Employees in 2005; This Amounted to about 3 Percent of Hourly Labor Costs in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector, but Was above BLS Estimates of Labor Costs in China

Journal article by Jessica R. Sincavage, Carl Haub, O.P. Sharma; Monthly Labor Review, Vol. 133, 2010

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Economic growth--Comparative analysis, Labor costs--Comparative analysis, Manufacturing industries--Comparative analysis, Manufacturing industries--Surveys, Manufacturing industry--Comparative analysis, Manufacturing industry--Surveys, United Kingdom. Factories Act 1961

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...30) Data on the structure of labor costs are used to analyze relationships...various components of labor costs. For example, structure-of-labor-costs data can provide information on the percent of total labor costs that is accounted for by the cost medical insurance. (31) BLS...
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Comparative Manufacturing Productivity and Unit Labor Costs

Journal article by Mary Greiner, Christopher Kask, Christopher Sparks; Monthly Labor Review, Vol. 118, 1995

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Labor costs--Statistics, Labor productivity--Statistics, Manufacturing industry--Statistics

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...1993, had a unit labor cost increase of 17 percent...contrast, unit labor costs in U.S. dollars...percent or less. Unit labor costs. Unit labor cost growth rates in...best unit labor cost performances between...resulting in unit labor costs that were nearly...
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U.S. and Foreign Productivity and Unit Labor Costs

Journal article by Christopher Sparks, Mary Greiner; Monthly Labor Review, Vol. 120, 1997

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Industrial productivity--Statistics, Labor costs--Statistics

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...hour) and unit labor costs in 1995, the most...Comparative unit labor cost trends for Denmark...dollar-based unit labor costs. Hourly compensation...costs. Unit labor costs can be calculated...comparative unit labor cost growth rates. In...weighted unit labor cost indexes on both...S. unit labor costs relative to the...
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International Manufacturing Compensation Costs

Journal article by Sarah Van Damme; Monthly Labor Review, Vol. 117, 1994

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Compensation management--International aspects, Cost and standard of living--International aspects, Labor costs--International aspects

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...increased importance of the lower cost economies in U.S. trade...comparative compensation costs. In addition, the figures...revision as the results of new labor cost surveys or other data used to estimate compensation costs become available. The figures...
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Cost Terminology in the 21st Century: Using Direct Labor Cost in a Costs Vs. Resources Framework

Journal article by Parvez R. Sopariwala; Management Accounting Quarterly, Vol. 5, 2004

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Jargon, Labor costs, Management accounting, Resource management, Studies

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Cost Terminology in the 21st Century: Using Direct Labor Cost in a Costs Vs. Resources Framework...environment. Most traditional cost/managerial accounting...that direct or assembly labor is acquired when these...suggesting that direct labor costs are avoidable or are...

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Magazine Articles on: labor costs

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Falling Wages Reshape Labor Costs

Magazine article; Business Finance, Vol. 12, November 2006

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Chief financial officers, Inflation, Labor costs, United States, Wages & salaries

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...A larger obstacle to further reductions in U.S. labor costs arises from benefit costs, which remain the most intractable part of the cost equation. The sharp rise in benefit costs that diminished wage savings from 2001 to 2004 is now subsiding...
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Breaking the Grip of High Labor Costs

Magazine article by Fay Hansen; Business Finance, Vol. 11, June 2005

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Caterpillar Inc, Compensation plans, Cost control, Labor costs, Labor relations, Manyindustries, United States

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...Breaking the Grip of High Labor Costs by Fay Hansen NEW...attempt to pull their costs into line with those...their health-benefit costs. Grocery workers across...with low turnover, the cost benefits accrue gradually...which creates lower costs for the new hires...plan may provide some cost relief. "Union new...cases when there exists a labor-grade and wage-scale...
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When It Comes to Hidden Labor Costs, It Pays to Stay in the States

Magazine article by Valerie Frazee; Personnel Journal, Vol. 75, November 1996

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Employee benefits, Indirect labor costs, Industrialized nations, Labor costs, Labor economics, Manycountries, Sedgwick Noble Lowndes, United States

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When It Comes to Hidden Labor Costs, It Pays to Stay in the States by...Guide to Employee Benefits and Labor Law," put together by Sedgwick Noble...New Jersey, points out that hidden labor costs-such as contributions toward...
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Motor Car Prices Linked to Labor Costs

Magazine article by Jennifer J. Laabs; Workforce, Vol. 76, January 1997

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Automobile industry, History, Labor theory of value, United States

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Motor Car Prices Linked to Labor Costs by Jennifer J. Laabs ON JANUARY...Association of New York, says that the cost of labor is the foundation of all values...almost entirely upon the cost of labor." Mr. Woods went on to say...
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The True Cost of "Cheap" Labor: The Costs Associated with Uncontrolled Immigration and Flooding the U.S. Job Market with Foreign, Low-Wage Laborers Far Outweigh Any Savings to Be Gained

Magazine article by Michael E. Telzrow; The New American, Vol. 23, February 19, 2007

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Emigration and immigration law--Interpretation and construction, Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects, Emigration and immigration--Laws, regulations and rules, Illegal immigrants--Economic aspects, Illegal immigrants--Laws, regulations and rules, Immigration law--Interpretation and construction, Migrant labor--Economic aspects, Migrant labor--Forecasts and trends, Migrant labor--Laws, regulations and rules

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The True Cost of "Cheap" Labor: The Costs Associated with Uncontrolled...skyrocketing consumer costs. But in 1993, the...because the labor cost is only part of the total cost. In any case, the...are outweighed by costs associated with healthcare...

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Newspaper Articles on: labor costs

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U.S. Carmakers Closing Gaps in Quality, Labor Costs

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 24, 2008

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Automobile industry--Compensation and benefits, Labor costs

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Gaps in Quality, Labor Costs. Byline: David...both the labor-cost gap and the quality...benefits. The hourly cost differential was...The gap in labor costs that had previously...with lower labor costs thanks to concessions...close the labor-cost gap, the UAW made...
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Only Way to Save USPS: Privatization; Congressional Meddling and Labor Costs Doom Current Postal Service

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), November 11, 2011

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Labor costs--Political aspects, Postal service--Political aspects, Privatization (Business)--Political aspects, Privatization--Political aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Save USPS: Privatization; Congressional Meddling and Labor Costs Doom Current Postal Service. Byline: Adam B. Summers...receive better benefits than other government workers, and labor costs make up 80 percent of the agencys expenses. Although...
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Health Plan May Hobble Economy Recovery; Labor, Medical Costs Take Toll

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), April 1, 2010

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Economists--Economic aspects, Economists--Laws, regulations and rules, Health care costs--Economic aspects, Health care costs--Laws, regulations and rules, Insurance industry--Economic aspects, Insurance industry--Laws, regulations and rules, Medical care, Cost of--Economic aspects, Medical care, Cost of--Laws, regulations and rules, Medical law--Economic aspects, Political parties--Economic aspects, Political parties--Laws, regulations and rules

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...May Hobble Economy Recovery; Labor, Medical Costs Take Toll. Byline: Patrice...adding to spiraling medical costs rather than controlling them...the certainty that their labor costs will increase in coming years...be able to fully offset the cost of providing insurance using...
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How to Compete in a Low-Cost Labor Market

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, December 9, 2005

Subjects:

Labor market

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...How to Compete in a Low-Cost Labor Market. Byline: Bernardino...oil crisis which raised the cost of imported oil from only...of how to compete in a low-cost labor market. It requires bold...immediate relief from their high cost of living by bringing prices...The country will bring down costs of production in other sectors...
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GM Chief Says Bankruptcy Still 'Probable'; Debt, Labor Costs Remain Key

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 18, 2009

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Automobile industry, General Motors Corp., Henderson, Frederick A.

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...Bankruptcy Still Probable; Debt, Labor Costs Remain Key. Byline...they dont agree to bring labor costs in line with those of workers...automaker has to get its labor costs at Chrysler Canada down from...negotiations are successful at slashing costs. Fiat Chief Executive Officer...automakers unions agree to major cost cuts. Chrysler, which is living...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: labor costs

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Cost of Living

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

COST OF LIVING amount of money needed...specified standard of living . The cost of living is closely tied to...deflation. In estimating such costs, food, clothing, rent, fuel...CPI), a measurement of the cost of living prepared by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, tracks changes...
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Convict Labor

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...inmates. Until the 19th cent., labor was introduced in prisons chiefly...keep discipline and reduce the costs of prison maintenance. The...reforestation), and industrial labor. Considered a source of cheap labor, convicts were formerly put...
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Teamsters Union

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

TEAMSTERS UNION U.S. labor union formed in 1903 by the...led the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations...employers to stop strikes or reduce labor costs. In 1977 allegations of control...after 1980 created many low-cost nonunion firms and led to generally...
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Minas Gerais

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...led the country in iron-ore mining and steel production. In the mid-1990s, Minas Gerais, with its low land and labor costs and inexpensive power, experienced the highest industrial growth in South America, making its economy in Brazil second...
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Free Trade

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...NAFTA, for example, opponents contended that the jobs of some American workers would be "exported" to Mexico, where labor costs are lower. Many have continued to oppose the international impetus toward freer trade, arguing the accords not only...

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