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Modern labor economics. : theory and public policy Ronald G Ehrenberg and Robert S Smith

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York Addison Wesley 2018Edition: ThirteenthDescription: 768 pages 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • unmediated
ISBN:
  • 9781138218178
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD4901 EHR
Contents:
CHAPTER 1 Introduction CHAPTER 2 Overview of the Labor MarketCHAPTER 3 The Demand for LaborCHAPTER 4 Labor Demand ElasticitiesCHAPTER 5 Frictions in the Labor MarketCHAPTER 6 Supply of Labor to the Economy: The Decision to WorkCHAPTER 7 Labor Supply: Household Production, the Family, and the Life CycleCHAPTER 8 Compensating Wage Differentials and Labor MarketsCHAPTER 9 Investments in Human Capital: Education and TrainingCHAPTER 10 Worker Mobility: Migration, Immigration, and TurnoverCHAPTER 11 Pay and Productivity: Wage Determination within the FirmCHAPTER 12 Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Labor MarketCHAPTER 13 Unions and the Labor MarketCHAPTER 14 UnemploymentCHAPTER 15 Inequality in EarningsCHAPTER 16 The Labor-Market Effects of International Trade and Production Sharing
Summary: "Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy, now in its thirteenth edition, continues to be the leading text for one-semester courses in labor economics at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It offers a thorough overview of the modern theory of labor market behavior, and reveals how this theory is used to analyze public policy. Designed for students who may not have extensive backgrounds in economics, the text balances theoretical coverage with examples of practical applications that allow students to see concepts in action. Experienced educators for nearly four decades, co-authors Ehrenberg and Smith believe that showing students the social implications of the concepts discussed in the course will enhance their motivation to learn. As such, this text presents numerous examples of policy decisions that have been affected by the ever-shifting labor market.?This new edition continues to offer: a balance of relevant, contemporary examples; coverage of the current economic climate; introduction to basic methodological techniques and problems; tools for review and further study. In addition to providing updated data and examples throughout, the thirteenth edition offers greater coverage of inequality, healthcare policy, and labor-replacing technologies. The text is also supported by a full range of companion online materials."--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

CHAPTER 1 Introduction CHAPTER 2 Overview of the Labor MarketCHAPTER 3 The Demand for LaborCHAPTER 4 Labor Demand ElasticitiesCHAPTER 5 Frictions in the Labor MarketCHAPTER 6 Supply of Labor to the Economy: The Decision to WorkCHAPTER 7 Labor Supply: Household Production, the Family, and the Life CycleCHAPTER 8 Compensating Wage Differentials and Labor MarketsCHAPTER 9 Investments in Human Capital: Education and TrainingCHAPTER 10 Worker Mobility: Migration, Immigration, and TurnoverCHAPTER 11 Pay and Productivity: Wage Determination within the FirmCHAPTER 12 Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Labor MarketCHAPTER 13 Unions and the Labor MarketCHAPTER 14 UnemploymentCHAPTER 15 Inequality in EarningsCHAPTER 16 The Labor-Market Effects of International Trade and Production Sharing

"Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy, now in its thirteenth edition, continues to be the leading text for one-semester courses in labor economics at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It offers a thorough overview of the modern theory of labor market behavior, and reveals how this theory is used to analyze public policy. Designed for students who may not have extensive backgrounds in economics, the text balances theoretical coverage with examples of practical applications that allow students to see concepts in action. Experienced educators for nearly four decades, co-authors Ehrenberg and Smith believe that showing students the social implications of the concepts discussed in the course will enhance their motivation to learn. As such, this text presents numerous examples of policy decisions that have been affected by the ever-shifting labor market.?This new edition continues to offer: a balance of relevant, contemporary examples; coverage of the current economic climate; introduction to basic methodological techniques and problems; tools for review and further study. In addition to providing updated data and examples throughout, the thirteenth edition offers greater coverage of inequality, healthcare policy, and labor-replacing technologies. The text is also supported by a full range of companion online materials."--Provided by publisher.

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