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Books on: labor costs

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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

Collections: Entire Library

The growth of international trade between countries with sharply different levels of income has once again raised significant traditional concerns.
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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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This interesting work presents a unique perspective on the history of economic thought by showing that classical economists from Adam Smith to Alfred Marshall had sympathy for workers - for example, the theory of the subsistence wage echoed the theological call for a just wage that existed in the ...
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This interesting work presents a unique perspective on the history of economic thought by showing that classical economists from Adam Smith to Alfred Marshall had sympathy for workers - for example, the theory of the subsistence wage echoed the theological call for a just wage that existed in the middle ages. It also describes how these thinkers promoted either a set of social obligations or a form of social insurance to assist workers. These economic thinkers of the past argued that a subsistence standard of living was important to maintain and improve workers' efficiency and to raise healthy families. The notion that these writers had an undeveloped theory of social costs that they applied to labor should appeal to economists and others concerned with the plight of workers as the modern economy restructures itself.
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Labor Markets, Unions, and Government Policies

Book by Everett Johnson Burtt Jr.; St. Martins Press, 1963

Subjects:

Industrial Relations--United States, Labor Economics, Labor Laws And Legislation--United States, Labor Unions--United States, Labor--United States

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...317 Labor Costs and the Price Level 320...APPENDIX: Meanings of Wages and Labor Costs 333...are only one dimension of the labor costs of production. To maximize profits...
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Labor Problems in America

Book by Emanuel Stein, Jerome Davis; Farrar & Rinehart, 1940

Subjects:

Labor Laws And Legislation--United States, Labor Unions--United States, Labor--France, Labor--Germany, Labor--Great Britain, Labor--United States, Personnel Management

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...benefits obtained by the union and ought therefore to share in the costs. Others charge that compulsion toward union membership is an...is merely a matter of the legal regulation of the hours of labor or of the rates of pay or a prohibition on the labor of children...
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Labor Markets and Integrating National Economies

Book by Ronald G. Ehrenberg; The Brookings Institution, 1994

Subjects:

Europe--Economic Integration, International Economic Integration, Labor Market, Labor Market--European Economic Community Countries, Labor Policy--European Economic Community Countries, Labor Policy--International Cooperation

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In this book, part of the Brookings series Integrating National Economies: Promise and Pitfalls, Ronald Ehrenberg examines how labor market institutions and policies influence trade flows, capital mobility, and labor mobility and the pace at which international economic integration proceeds. He also ...
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In this book, part of the Brookings series Integrating National Economies: Promise and Pitfalls, Ronald Ehrenberg examines how labor market institutions and policies influence trade flows, capital mobility, and labor mobility and the pace at which international economic integration proceeds. He also discusses the pressures to change some labor market institutions and policies that arise from integration.
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Journal Articles on: labor costs

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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

Subjects:

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

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...manufacturing productivity and unit labor costs. by Mary Greiner , Christopher...countries compared: however, U.S. unit labor costs rose less than the trade-weighted...in 1993, U.S. manufacturing unit labor costs recorded their best performance...
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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

Subjects:

Industrial productivity--Statistics, Labor costs--Statistics

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...and foreign productivity and unit labor costs. by Christopher Sparks...States to restrain growth in unit labor costs relative to its foreign competitors...1990s. U.S. manufacturing unit labor costs were nearly unchanged in 1995...
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International Trends in Productivity and Unit Labor Costs in Manufacturing

Journal article by Arthur Neef; Monthly Labor Review, Vol. 109, 1986

Subjects:

Industrial capacity--International aspects, Labor costs--International aspects, Labor productivity--International aspects

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...Trends in Productivity and Unit Labor Costs in Manufacturing. by Arthur...employment and aggregate hours. Unit labor costs, which reflect changes in productivity...equally small increases, and unit labor costs fell in Japan. The relative value...
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Labor Productivity and Unit Labor Costs in Manufacturing: The UK and Its Competitors

Journal article by Nicholas Oulton; National Institute Economic Review, 1994

Subjects:

Group of 5--Economic aspects, Labor costs--Statistics, Labor productivity--Statistics, Manufacturing industry--Economic aspects, United Kingdom--Economic aspects

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Labor productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing: the UK and its...Hourly Compensation, and Unit Labor Costs in Manufacturing, Twelve Industrial Countries, 1950-91 and Unit Labor Costs in Korea and Taiwan, 1970-91, Washington...
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Advanced Economies: Hourly Earnings, Productivity, and Unit Labor Costs in Manfacturing

Journal article; World Economic Outlook, 2001

Subjects:

Industrial nations--Economic aspects, Labor costs--Statistics, Labor productivity--Statistics, Manufacturing industry--Finance

Collections: Entire Library

...Earnings, Productivity, and Unit Labor Costs in Manfacturing Advanced...Productivity, and Unit Labor Costs...6.5 4.7 7.1 Unit labor costs...

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Magazine Articles on: labor costs

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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

Subjects:

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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...True Cost of "Cheap" Labor: The Costs Associated with Uncontrolled...any reduction of labor would result in skyrocketing consumer costs. But in 1993, the...increase in farm labor wages, and a mere...increase in food costs to the average American...
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Inmate Labor Program Cuts Costs While Teaching Useful Jobs Skills

Magazine article by Kathy Vestal; Corrections Today, Vol. 56, April 1994

Subjects:

California. Department of Corrections--Services, Convict labor--Evaluation, Prisoners--Services

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Inmate labor program cuts costs while teaching useful jobs...jobs skills, but also cuts costs and speeds up construction...Californias Inmate Day Labor Program (IDL), which uses inmates, trade union labor and civil service employees...
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A New Giant Sucking Sound : CHINA IS TAKING AWAY MEXICO'S JOBS, AS GLOBALIZATION ENTERS A FATEFUL NEW STAGE

Magazine article by William Greider; The Nation, Vol. 273, December 31, 2001

Subjects:

China--Economic aspects, Free Trade Agreement, 1992, United States-Canada-Mexico, Globalization--Economic aspects, International trade regulation--Interpretation and construction, Labor costs--International aspects, Manufacturing industries--Compensation and benefits, Manufacturing industry--Compensation and benefits, Mexico--Economic aspects, United States--Economic aspects

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...output at a price below what it costs in China. Guadalajara, a production...this roving exploitation of labor and prevents developing countries...their purchasing power as the labor market deteriorated, pushing...wage-floor trade agreement that, as labor likes to say, "brings the bottom...
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Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen: New Food Service Technologies Can Reduce Labor, Operating Costs

Magazine article by Stanley D. Gatland, Bill Bowers; Corrections Today, Vol. 59, April 1997

Subjects:

Food service--Innovations, Prisons--Food service

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...service technologies can reduce labor, operating costs by Stanley D. Gatland...reduce food costs by 8 percent and labor costs by 20 percent. Of course, these...and other operating costs b. Labor costs through staffing, rosters and...
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Trade and Consequences: The Globalization of Trade Is Having Some Unexpected-And Unwelcome-Effects

Magazine article by Irving Mintzer, Amber Leonard; World Watch, Vol. 18, November 2005

Subjects:

Balance of trade--United States, Labor costs--Forecasts and trends, United States economic conditions--Forecasts and trends, United States--International economic relations

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...economies filled the gap. Lower Asian labor costs and less stringent environmental...designed to haul containerized cargo at costs of only $0.07 per ton-mile, compared...infrastructure, shortages of skilled labor, and chokepoints along rail and truck...

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Newspaper Articles on: labor costs

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RP Labor Costs Higher Than Rest of Asia

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, January 31, 2005

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

RP Labor Costs Higher Than Rest of Asia. Byline: EDU H. LOPEZ The Philippines has higher labor costs than several of its Asian neighbors as...ADB). Compounding the issue of high labor costs are the regulations relating to the hiring...
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Metro Chief Sees Trouble: Inefficiency, Labor Costs Threaten System

Newspaper article by Karyn Spellman; The Washington Times, November 13, 1996

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

...chief sees trouble: Inefficiency, labor costs threaten system by Karyn...unless inefficiencies and escalating labor costs are brought under control, Metros...Metros money woes is exorbitant labor costs. Nearly 75 percent of Metros $637...
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Labor, Material Costs Strain Construction Industry

Newspaper article by Chris Baker; The Washington Times, November 13, 2000

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

Labor, material costs strain construction industry...increase in the use of project labor agreements has also boosted costs, according to Jim Ryan, an official...primarily because of unexpected labor and material costs, according to Lewis H. Dawley...
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Health Care Costs Fuel LTD Labor Rift

Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), January 7, 2005

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

Health Care Costs Fuel LTD Labor Rift. Byline: Randi...for workers health care costs. However, based on a series...distrust between management and labor at LTD may go far deeper...provide in our communities." Costs outpace revenue The Lane...
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GM Pact to Cut Union Retiree Care Costs

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 16, 2007

Subjects:

Automobile industry--Contracts, General Motors Corp.--Contracts, Health care costs, Medical care, Cost of, Transportation equipment industry--Contracts

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

...WASHINGTON TIMES The historic contract between General Motors Corp. and its labor union will reduce retiree health care costs by $47 billion and cut hourly labor costs for new union employees in half, the company revealed yesterday. GMs agreement...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: labor costs

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Convict Labor

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...is also used to keep discipline and reduce the costs of prison maintenance. The main types of work in...road building, reforestation), and industrial labor. Considered a source of cheap labor, convicts were formerly put to work on contract...
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Minas Gerais

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...long 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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Teamsters Union

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...convicted of irregularities in handling pension funds and of accepting bribes from employers to stop strikes or reduce labor costs. In 1977 allegations of control by organized crime forced the Teamsters to yield oversight of the Central States Pension...
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Baja California , Peninsula, Mexico

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...S.- and foreign-owned factories ( maquiladoras ) in the border areas. A large, rapidly expanding population and low labor costs have led to the opening of many maquiladoras in Baja California. The coasts were first explored by Francisco de Ulloa...
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Free Trade

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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