Labor Market and Employment Security

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Page 20 - Let this be understood— there is no provision in workmen's compensation insurance policies or rates that penalizes an employer for hiring a handicapped worker. There appears to be much misinformation on this point. Therefore, to erase any misunderstanding, these are the facts. Workmen's compensation rates are determined by two factors: (1) Relative hazards in the company's work and (2) its accident experience.
Page 19 - The persons appointed to the expert group were John Maurice Clark, professor of economics at Columbia University, New York ; Arthur Smithies, professor of economics at Harvard University ; Nicholas Kaldor, fellow of King's College, Cambridge; Pierre Uri, economic and financial adviser to the Commissariat general du Plan, Paris; and E. Ronald Walker, economic adviser to the Australian Department of External Affairs.
Page 24 - ... agreed period. Deficit countries should declare the amount by which they wish to raise the proceeds of their exports or to reduce their disbursements on account of imports. Surplus countries should declare the amount by which they wish to raise their disbursements for imports, the extent to which they contemplate reducing their exports, and the amount of long-term lending which they wish to undertake on a continuing basis. These targets...
Page 14 - ... experience with respect to unemployment or other factors bearing a direct relation to unemployment risk...
Page 10 - Treasury; and contributions from employees. Also includes the excess of contributions on wages earned by railroad workers through June 30...
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Page 10 - Sum of balances in State clearing account and benefit-payment account, and in State unemployment trust fund account in U.
Page 5 - A labor market area consists of a central city or cities and the surrounding territory within a reasonable commuting distance.
Page 20 - For the maintenance of an adequate level of effective demand, such countries would therefore place their main reliance upon the expansion of consumer demand. In many countries a long-term programme for the expansion of consumption could be carried out by employing the instruments of fiscal policy discussed above : ie, by changing the incidence of taxation and lowering its level ; by expanding programmes of social security and transfer payments ; by raising the standards of social expenditures generally,...
Page 20 - ... main reliance upon the expansion of consumer demand. In many countries a long-term programme for the expansion of consumption could be carried out by employing the instruments of fiscal policy discussed above : ie, by changing the incidence of taxation and lowering its level ; by expanding programmes of social security and transfer payments ; by raising the standards of social expenditures generally, for education, health, etc. ; and by means of other supports to personal consumption. Furthermore,...

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