Modern labor economics : theory and public policy

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Title:

Modern labor economics : theory and public policy

Author:

Ehrenberg, Ronald G.

ISBN:

9780321305039

Personal Author:

Ehrenberg, Ronald G.

Edition:

9th ed.

Publication Information:

Boston : Pearson/Addison Wesley, c2006.

Physical Description:

xx, 604 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Series:

The Addison-Wesley series in economics

Series Title:

The Addison-Wesley series in economics

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Overview of the labor market -- The demand for labor -- Labor demand elasticities -- Quasi-fixed labor costs and their effects on demand -- Supply of labor to the economy: the decision to work -- Labor supply: household production -- The family, and the life cycle -- Compensating wage differentials and labor markets -- Investments in human capital: education and training -- Worker mobility: migration, immigration and turnover -- Pay and productivity: wage determination within the firm -- Gender, race, and ethnicity in the labor market -- Unions and the labor market -- Inequality in earnings -- Unemployment.

Subject Term:

Labor economics.

Labor policy.

Personnel management.

Added Author:

Smith, Robert Stewart.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip054/2004028156.html

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Summary

'Modern Labor Economics', ninth edition, covers the full scope of labour economics using examples and case studies to illustrate the social implications of concepts. The authors develop the modern theory of labour market behaviour, summarize empirical evidence supporting or contradicting each hypothesis, and more.