Modern labor economics : theory and public policy
by
 
Ehrenberg, Ronald G.

Title
Modern labor economics : theory and public policy

Author
Ehrenberg, Ronald G.

ISBN
9780321533739

Personal Author
Ehrenberg, Ronald G.

Edition
10th ed.

Publication Information
Boston : Pearson/Addison Wesley, c2009.

Physical Description
xxi, 650 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Series
The Addison-Wesley series in economics
 
Addison-Wesley series in economics.

Contents
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Overview of the Labor Market -- Ch. 3. The Demand for Labor -- Ch. 4. Labor Demand Elasticities -- Ch. 5. Frictions in the Labor Market -- Ch. 6. Supply of Labor to the Economy: The Decision to Work -- Ch. 7. Labor Supply: Household Production, the Family, and the Life Cycle -- Ch. 8. Compensating Wage Differentials and Labor Markets -- Ch. 9. Investments in Human Capital: Education and Training -- Ch. 10. Worker Mobility: Migration, Immigration, and Turnover -- Ch. 11. Pay and Productivity: Wage Determination Within the Firm -- Ch. 12. Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Labor Market -- Ch. 13. Unions and the Labor Market -- Ch. 14. Unemployment -- Ch. 15. Inequality in Earnings -- Ch. 16. The Labor Market Effects of International Trade and Production Sharing.

Abstract
"Modern Labor Economics provides a clear, comprehensive introduction to labor market behavior. In addition to presenting core theory in an accessible way, Ehrenberg and Smith apply theoretical concepts to the analysis of a wide variety of labor market policies and summarize the latest empirical findings."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term
Labor economics.
 
Labor policy.
 
Personnel management.

Added Author
Smith, Robert Stewart.


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