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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The Addison-Wesley series in economics ; Publication details: Boston : Pearson/Addison Wesley, c2006.Edition: 9th edDescription: xx, 604 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0321311531
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 331
Contents:
Overview of the labor market -- The demand for labor -- Labor demand elasticities -- Frictions in the labor market -- Supply of labor to th e economy: the decision to work -- Labor supply: household production, the family, and the life cycle -- Compensating wage differentials and l abor markets -- Investments in human capital: education and training -- Worker mobility: migration, immigration, and turnover -- Pay and produ ctivity: wage determination within the firm -- Gender, race, and ethnic ity in the labor market -- Unions and the labor market -- Inequality i n earnings -- Unemployment.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Overview of the labor market -- The demand for labor -- Labor demand elasticities -- Frictions in the labor market -- Supply of labor to th e economy: the decision to work -- Labor supply: household production, the family, and the life cycle -- Compensating wage differentials and l abor markets -- Investments in human capital: education and training -- Worker mobility: migration, immigration, and turnover -- Pay and produ ctivity: wage determination within the firm -- Gender, race, and ethnic ity in the labor market -- Unions and the labor market -- Inequality i n earnings -- Unemployment.

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