Contemporary labor economics / Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, David A. Macpherson.

By:

McConnell, Campbell R [author]

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Material type: Text

text

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unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780073511320 (alk. paper)
0073511323 (alk. paper)
0071283196
9780071283199

Subject(s):

Labor economics

DDC classification:

331 22 M.C.C

Other classification:

83.61

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Summary: "Contemporary Labor Economics, 8e presents the "new" labor economics. In the past, study of labor was highly descriptive, emphasizing historical developments, facts, institutions, and legal considerations. Labor markets and unemployment was given some attention, but the analysis was typically minimal. This state of affairs has changed significantly in recent decades. Economists have achieved important breakthroughs in studying labor markets and problems. Labor economics is increasingly an applied field of micro and macro theory and has become a critical part of the core of analytical economics. As a result, the focus of the text is on the “new” labor economics. However, it also presents traditional topics such as labor law, structure of unions, and collective bargaining since these issues also play an important role in labor markets. In the Eighth Edition, the authors deliver new and updated discussions of public policy issues. Additionally, the text's integrated focus on global aspects of U.S. labor markets has continued and been expanded with this edition"--Publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main library A5	Faculty of Economics & Political (Economics)	331 M.C.C (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00010080
Books	Main library A5	Faculty of Economics & Political (Economics)	331 M.C.C (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00007358

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. Labor Economics: Introduction and Overview --
2. The Theory of Individual Labor Supply --
3. Population, Participation Rates, and Hours of Work --
4. Labor Quality: Investing in Human Capital --
5. The Demand for Labor --
6. Wage Determination and the Allocation of Labor --
7. Alternative Pay Schemes and Labor Efficiency --
8. The Wage Structure --
9. Mobility, Migration, and Efficiency --
10. Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining --
11. The Economic Impact of Unions --
12. Government and the Labor Market: Employment, Expenditures, and Taxation --
13. Government and the Labor market: Legislation and Regulation --
14. Labor Market Discrimination --
15. Job Search: External and Internal --
16. The Distribution of Personal Earnings --
17. Labor Productivity: Wages, Prices, and Employment --
18. Employment and Unemployment.

"Contemporary Labor Economics, 8e presents the "new" labor economics. In the past, study of labor was highly descriptive, emphasizing historical developments, facts, institutions, and legal considerations. Labor markets and unemployment was given some attention, but the analysis was typically minimal. This state of affairs has changed significantly in recent decades. Economists have achieved important breakthroughs in studying labor markets and problems. Labor economics is increasingly an applied field of micro and macro theory and has become a critical part of the core of analytical economics. As a result, the focus of the text is on the “new” labor economics. However, it also presents traditional topics such as labor law, structure of unions, and collective bargaining since these issues also play an important role in labor markets. In the Eighth Edition, the authors deliver new and updated discussions of public policy issues. Additionally, the text's integrated focus on global aspects of U.S. labor markets has continued and been expanded with this edition"--Publisher.

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