The economics of labor markets

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The economics of labor markets

Bruce E. Kaufman, Julie L. Hotchkiss

(The Dryden Press series in economics)

Dryden Press, c2000

5th ed

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Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Intended as the basic text for an undergraduate course in labour economics or labour relations, this text is also suitable as a survey or reference text for a graduate-level course.

Table of Contents

  • The labour market
  • hours of work
  • labour force participation
  • the demand for labour in the short run
  • product demand and labour demand - summary
  • the demand for labour in the long run
  • the determination of wages
  • education, training, and earnings differentials - the theory of human capital
  • occupational wage differentials
  • discrimination in the labour market
  • unions and collective bargaining - the institutional framework
  • bargaining
  • the economic impact of unions
  • unemployment

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Details

  • NCID
    BA44774371
  • ISBN
    • 0030176387
  • LCCN
    93072448
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Fort Worth
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxxiii, 718 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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