23 August, 2018

The Labor Market Institutions Handbook provides a one-stop shop for members to quickly access detailed, country-specific information about labor markets across the globe—and to make cross-country comparisons from reliable sources. The handbook covers 63 countries that account for more than 97 percent of the global economy.

For each country, the handbook contains:

• Information on the institutional features and policies affecting employers, including:
  • employment protection
  • minimum wage laws
  • collective bargaining
  • employee benefits
  • hours and human rights
  • retirement and tax policies
• Information on the economic and demographic features of the domestic workforce, such as:
  • gender
  • age
  • occupation
  • industry
  • education level

Speakers

Elizabeth Crofoot Senior Economist Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board Elizabeth Crofoot is Senior Economist at the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (TCB). With nearly 20 years of experience assessing US and global labor market data, she researches policy and business responses to labor market dynamics, including issues aro...Full Bio