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Author: Katharine G. Abraham
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 328
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese original contributions report on new developments taking place in today's labor market and on the role of public policy in shaping that process.
Author: John T. Addison
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Published: 2007
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David Sapsford
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 320
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume of essays attempts to examine and analyze recent developments in economic analysis. The essays cover implicit contract theory, job search model, bargaining theory, profit sharing models, institutionalist perspectives and other relevant issues.
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2017-06-04
Total Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 0309440068
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSkilled technical occupationsâ€"defined as occupations that require a high level of knowledge in a technical domain but do not require a bachelor's degree for entryâ€"are a key component of the U.S. economy. In response to globalization and advances in science and technology, American firms are demanding workers with greater proficiency in literacy and numeracy, as well as strong interpersonal, technical, and problem-solving skills. However, employer surveys and industry and government reports have raised concerns that the nation may not have an adequate supply of skilled technical workers to achieve its competitiveness and economic growth objectives. In response to the broader need for policy information and advice, Building America's Skilled Technical Workforce examines the coverage, effectiveness, flexibility, and coordination of the policies and various programs that prepare Americans for skilled technical jobs. This report provides action-oriented recommendations for improving the American system of technical education, training, and certification.
Author: Orley Ashenfelter
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2010-12-09
Total Pages: 863
ISBN-13: 0444534504
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA guide to the continually evolving field of labour economics.
Author: Tito Boeri
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2013-09-24
Total Pages: 464
ISBN-13: 0691158932
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMost labor economics textbooks pay little attention to actual labor markets, taking as reference a perfectly competitive market in which losing a job is not a big deal. The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets is the only textbook to focus on imperfect labor markets and to provide a systematic framework for analyzing how labor market institutions operate. This expanded, updated, and thoroughly revised second edition includes a new chapter on labor-market discrimination; quantitative examples; data and programming files enabling users to replicate key results of the literature; exercises at the end of each chapter; and expanded technical appendixes. The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets examines the many institutions that affect the behavior of workers and employers in imperfect labor markets. These include minimum wages, employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits, active labor market policies, working-time regulations, family policies, equal opportunity legislation, collective bargaining, early retirement programs, education and migration policies, payroll taxes, and employment-conditional incentives. Written for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students, the book carefully defines and measures these institutions to accurately characterize their effects, and discusses how these institutions are today being changed by political and economic forces. Expanded, thoroughly revised second edition New chapter on labor-market discrimination New quantitative examples New data sets enabling users to replicate key results of the literature New end-of-chapter exercises Expanded technical appendixes Unique focus on institutions in imperfect labor markets Integrated framework and systematic coverage Self-contained chapters on each of the most important labor-market institutions
Author: William A. Darity
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1984-02-29
Total Pages: 314
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMacroeconomics research papers analysing recent methodologycal developments in labour economics - considers economic implications of sex discrimination and racial discrimination; examines the relationship between educational level, labour force participation, wage structure and labour productivity; makes literature surveys of health policy regarding occupational safety and occupational health and labour market segmentation; discusses the Phillips curve controversy over inflation and unemployment, etc. Graphs, references, statistical tables.
Author: Peter Sloane
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-03-05
Total Pages: 398
ISBN-13: 1135086184
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLabour economics as a discipline has changed dramatically in recent years. Gone are the days of a "job for life". These days, firms and employees are part of a less regulated, more fluid, and more international labour market. Knowledge, training, human resource development and human capital are all major factors on the contemporary scene. This new textbook is the first properly international textbook to reflect these swingeing changes. Its key areas of concentration include: the increasing importance of human capital including education and occupational choice the major subdivision of personnel economics including economic inactivity and absenteeism comparative cross country studies and the impact of globalization and migration on national labour markets equal opportunities and issues of discrimination on the basis of race, gender and disability conflict at work, including both strikes and, uniquely, individual disputes. Other issues explored include the supply and demand of labour, wages, the current role of trade unions, bargaining and conflict, and working time. The book is written in a clear, accessible way with some mathematical exposition, reflecting the text’s grounding in current microeconomic theory. The book also contains case studies designed to illuminate theoretical concepts and exercises and discussion questions to test the students understanding of the various concepts outlined in the text.
Author: Katharine G. Abraham
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2010-11-15
Total Pages: 520
ISBN-13: 0226001466
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the structure of the economy has changed over the past few decades, researchers and policy makers have been increasingly concerned with how these changes affect workers. In this book, leading economists examine a variety of important trends in the new economy, including inequality of earnings and other forms of compensation, job security, employer reliance on temporary and contract workers, hours of work, and workplace safety and health. In order to better understand these vital issues, scholars must be able to accurately measure labor market activity. Thus, Labor in the New Economy also addresses a host of measurement issues: from the treatment of outliers, imputation methods, and weighting in the context of specific surveys to evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of data from different sources. At a time when employment is a central concern for individuals, businesses, and the government, this volume provides important insight into the recent past and will be a useful tool for researchers in the future.
Author: Randall E. Eberts
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-07-26
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13: 1315488558
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDuring much of the 1980s, US wage growth has been unexpectedly slow in the face of relatively low unemployment rates and high capacity utilization rates. This collection of papers resulting from the Wage Structure Conference held by the Federal Research Bank of Cleveland, November 1989, helps explain labour market behaviour in that period. The contributors - academic and research economists in labour economics - provide a comprehensive assessment of the current state of the wage-setting process in the US labour market.
