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

By: McConnell, Campbell RContributor(s): Brue, Stanley L, 1945- | Macpherson, David A, 1960-Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: McGraw-Hill series in economicsPublication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill Irwin, c2013. Edition: 10th edDescription: xvi, 624 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780073375953 (alk. paper); 0073375950 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Labor economicsDDC classification: 331 MCC LOC classification: HD4901 | .M15 2010Online resources: OCLC
Contents:
Labor Economics: Introduction and Overview -- The Theory of Individual Labor Supply -- Population, Participation Rates, and Hours of Work -- Labor Quality: Investing in Human Capital -- The Demand for Labor -- Wage Determination and the Allocation of Labor -- Alternative Pay Schemes and Labor Efficiency -- The Wage Structure -- Mobility, Migration, and Efficiency -- Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining -- The Economic Impact of Unions -- Government and the Labor Market: Employment, Expenditures, and Taxation -- Government and the Labor Market: Legislation and Regulation -- Labor Market Discrimination -- Job Search: External and Internal -- The Distribution of Personal Earnings -- Labor Productivity: Wages, Prices, and Employment -- Employment and Unemployment -- Information Sources in Labor Economics.
Summary: Focuses on labor economics as an applied field of micro and macro theory. This title explains that labor economics is no longer an area tangential to the core of analytical economics but rather a critical component of that core. It delivers discussions of public policy issues and offers coverage of the economic crisis.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Labor Economics: Introduction and Overview -- The Theory of Individual Labor Supply -- Population, Participation Rates, and Hours of Work -- Labor Quality: Investing in Human Capital -- The Demand for Labor -- Wage Determination and the Allocation of Labor -- Alternative Pay Schemes and Labor Efficiency -- The Wage Structure -- Mobility, Migration, and Efficiency -- Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining -- The Economic Impact of Unions -- Government and the Labor Market: Employment, Expenditures, and Taxation -- Government and the Labor Market: Legislation and Regulation -- Labor Market Discrimination -- Job Search: External and Internal -- The Distribution of Personal Earnings -- Labor Productivity: Wages, Prices, and Employment -- Employment and Unemployment -- Information Sources in Labor Economics.



Focuses on labor economics as an applied field of micro and macro theory. This title explains that labor economics is no longer an area tangential to the core of analytical economics but rather a critical component of that core. It delivers discussions of public policy issues and offers coverage of the economic crisis.

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