Fundamentals of Labor Economics
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- V-733 International and labour Economics.
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Examine the essential aspects of modern labor economics from an international perspective with Hyclak/Johnes/Thornton's highly accessible FUNDAMENTALS OF LABOR ECONOMICS, 3E. This convenient, digital edition provides a comprehensive survey of economic theory and empirical evidence on purely competitive labor markets. These acclaimed authors examine the impact of imperfect competition, incomplete information and uncertainty, and institutional factors -- stemming from government regulation, unions, social norms, and human resource management policies -- on wages and employment opportunities.
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- Höfundar: Thomas Hyclak, Geraint Johnes
- Útgáfa:3
- Útgáfudagur: 2020-01-01
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- Format:Page Fidelity
- ISBN 13: 9780357133972
- Print ISBN: 9780357133941
- ISBN 10: 0357133978
Efnisyfirlit
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: The Study of Labor Economics
- The Study and Scope of Labor Economics
- The Method of Labor Economics
- The Plan of This Book
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Problems
- Appendix: Regression Analysis
- Chapter 2: The Demand for Labor
- The Production Function
- The Marginal Product of Labor
- The Short-Run Demand for Labor
- The Demand for Labor in the Long Run
- Appendix: Technological Change and Labor Demand
- Chapter 3: Topics in Labor Demand
- Elasticities
- How Elastic Is the Demand for Labor?
- Extensions and Embellishments of Marginal Productivity Theory
- Are Workers Paid Their Marginal Product?
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Problems
- Appendix: A Test of the Marginal Productivity Theory: A Cobb-Douglas Exercise
- Chapter 4:The Supply of Labor: Labor Force Participation
- Labor Force Participation
- The Theory of Labor Force Participation for an Individual
- The Theory of Labor Force Participation for Groups
- Applications of the Theory
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Problems
- Chapter 5: The Supply of Labor: Hours of Work
- The History of Working Hours
- Worker Preferences and Hours Worked
- The Theory of Hours of Work for an Individual
- Applications of the Theory
- Variations on the Wage Line
- Welfare Programs and Labor Supply
- Some Extensions of the Individual Model
- Empirical Evidence on Labor Supply Elasticities
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Problems
- Chapter 6: Human Capital Analysis
- Some Background
- Education and Age-Earnings Profiles
- Calculating the Returns to Education
- The Evidence
- General versus Specific Human Capital
- Externalities, Equity, and Subsidies
- Human Capital and Mobility
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Problems
- Chapter 7: Labor Market Equilibrium
- Equilibrium in a Single Labor Market
- Equilibrium across Different Labor Markets
- Empirical Studies of Wage Differentials
- International Trade and Relative Wages
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Problems
- Chapter 8: Information and Job Search
- The Fixed Sample Search Model
- The Sequential Search Model
- Matching Models
- Equilibrium Search Models
- The Duration of Unemployment and the Hazard Function
- Labor Mobility
- Job Search Methods and Results
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Problems
- Chapter 9: Monopsony and Minimum Wages
- Wage and Employment Determination under Conditions of Monopsony
- Where Does Monopsony Exist?
- Minimum Wages
- Empirical Evidence on the Employment Effect of Minimum Wages
- Other Effects of the Minimum Wage
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Problems
- Chapter 10: Internal Labor Markets
- The Characteristics of ILMs
- The Evolution of ILMs
- ILMs and Firm Efficiency
- Implications of ILMs for Labor Analysis
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Problems
- Chapter 11: Personnel Economics
- Motivating Worker Effort
- Work-Life Incentive Schemes
- Behavioral Economics
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Problems
- Chapter 12: Unions and Collective Bargaining
- A Profile of Unionism in the United States
- Unionism in Other Countries
- Theories of Union Growth
- Union Goals and Objectives
- Union Monopoly Models
- Union Bargaining Power and Strikes
- The Effects of Unions
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Problems
- Appendix: Occupational Licensing
- Chapter 13: Labor Market Discrimination
- The Many Faces of Labor Market Discrimination
- Gender and Racial Differences in Labor Markets
- Theories of Labor Market Discrimination
- Measuring the Effect of Discrimination on Pay Gaps
- What Does the Research Show?
- Antidiscrimination Policies
- The Effects of Antidiscrimination Policies
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Problems
- Chapter 14: Unemployment
- Measures of Unemployment
- The Natural Rate of Unemployment
- Fluctuations around the Natural Rate
- A Model of the Aggregate Labor Market
- Unemployment in the Great Recession
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Problems
- Chapter 15: Wage Inequality, Income Inequality, and Poverty
- Wage Inequality and Labor Market Performance
- Measuring Inequality
- Trends in Wage Inequality
- Causes of Increased Wage Inequality
- From Wage Inequality to Income Inequality
- Poverty
- Policy Options
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Problems
- Index
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