Modern labor economics : theory and public policy - Ehrenberg, Ronald G.; Smith, Robert Stewart (Boston, Massachusetts : Pearson Education, 2012)
1. Introduction -- 2. Overview of the labor market -- 3. The demand for labor -- 4. Labor demand elasticities -- 5. Frictions in the labor market -- 6. Supply of labor to the economy : the decision to work -- 7. Labor supply : household production, the family, and the life cycle -- 8. Compensating wage differentials and labor markets -- 9. Investments in human capital : education and training -- 10. Worker mobility : migration, immigration, and turnover -- 11. Pay and productivity : wage determination within the firm -- 12. Gender, race, and ethnicity in the labor market -- 13. Unions and the labor market --14. Unemployment -- 15. Inequality in earnings -- 16. The labor-market effects of international trade and production sharing
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Labor economics; Labor policy; Personnel management