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Comparing benefit costs for full- and part-time workers
Michael K. Lettau
Economist, Office of Compensation and Working Conditions, Bureau
of Labor Statistics
Thomas C. Buchmueller
Assistant professor at the Graduate School of Management,
University of California, Irvine
Health insurance appears to be the only benefit representing a true "quasi-fixed cost" to employers, meaning that the cost per hour worked is greater for part-time employees than it is for full-time employees. This article analyzes data from two establishment surveys conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics — the Employee Benefits Survey (EBS) and the Employment Cost Index (ECI) survey.
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