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.