Social Protection vs. Economic Flexibility

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Preface
Introduction
Rebecca M. Blank
1: Evaluating the Connection between Social Protection and Economic Flexibility
Rebecca M. Blank, Richard B. Freeman.
2: Trends in Social Protection Programs and Expenditures in the 1980s
Peter Scherer
3: Does Employment Protection Inhibit Labor Market Flexibility? Lessons from Germany, France, and Belgium
Katharine G. Abraham, Susan N. Houseman.
4: Patterns in Regional Labor Market Adjustment: The United States versus Japan
Edward B. Montgomery
5: Housing Market Regulations and Housing Market Performance in the United States, Germany, and Japan
Axel Borsch-Supan
6: Health Insurance Provision and Labor Market Efficiency in the United States and Germany
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
7: Social Security and Older Workers' Labor Market Responsiveness: The United States, Japan, and Sweden
Marcus E. Rebick
8: Public Sector Growth and Labor Market Flexibility: The United States versus the United Kingdom
Rebecca M. Blank
9: Does Public Health Insurance Reduce Labor Market Flexibility or Encourage the Underground Economy? Evidence from Spain and the United States
Sara de la Rica, Thomas Lemieux.
10: Social Welfare Programs for Women and Children: The United States versus France
Maria J. Hanratty
11: Three Regimes of Child Care: The United States, the Netherlands, and Sweden
Siv Gustafsson, Frank P. Stafford.
Contributors
Author Index
Subject index