Young Workers in the Global Economy
Young Workers in the Global Economy

Author: Gregory DeFreitas

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9781782541783

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'. . . the volume is successful in reaching an always difficult equilibrium between scientific soundness, on the one hand, and fluency, on the other hand. . . the book is a highly enjoyable and engaging read also for a general audience interested in understanding the new dimensions of what has become a persistent affliction of many households in advanced economies.' - Education Economics

A Future of Good Jobs?
A Future of Good Jobs?

Author: Timothy J. Bartik

Publisher: W.E. Upjohn Institute

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0880993324

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In this book, which was the outgrowth of a conference sponsored by the Upjohn Institute in Washington,D.C., in June 2007, leading policy analysts frame the major challenges facing U.S. labor policy: Improving the skills of American workers so that they can better compete in a global economy; Addressing the crisis in our system of employer-sponsored health insurance; Minimizing the effects of dislocation due to immigration and trade; Removing barriers to employment for older workers; Improving the quality of jobs for low-wage workers without harming the competitiveness of American companies; Addressing the serious employment barriers of the disadvantaged. Each chapter in this volume tackles one of these policy challenges, identifying the key problems,evaluating the effectiveness of current policy approaches, and offering innovative, forward-thinking, but pragmatic alternative policies. Collectively, the chapters in this volume offer a clear road map for future labor market policy.

Labor Markets in a Global Economy: A Macroeconomic Perspective
Labor Markets in a Global Economy: A Macroeconomic Perspective

Author: Ingrid H. Rima

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-05-20

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 1317466616

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This introductory text on labour economics covers topics such as: the shift in America from a manufacturing-based economy to a service economy; the changes in the economic conditions in the US; the implications of NAFTA and GATT; and the labour markets.

Globalization and the Perceptions of American Workers
Globalization and the Perceptions of American Workers

Author: Kenneth F. Scheve

Publisher: Peterson Institute

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9780881322958

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Using evidence from public opinion polls Scheve (political science, Yale U.) and Slaughter (economics, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire) discuss the attitudes of American workers towards globalization, concluding that there is a strong division in attitude based on education and skill levels, with less-skilled workers seeing globalization as a threat. The authors delineate globalization and their analysis in purely economic terms as they discuss the public opinion evidence on US opposition to globalization, various economic models to interpret the differences in opinion of the surveys, the larger context of recent US labor-market pressures and how these affect worker preferences. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR