Ehrenberg, Ronald G.

Modern labor economics : theory and public policy / Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Robert S. Smith. - 9th ed. - Boston : Pearson/Addison Wesley, c2006. - xx, 604 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - The Addison-Wesley series in economics .

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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