Contemporary labor economics

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: McConnell, Campbell R. (Author), Brue, Stanley L. , 1945- (Author), Macpherson, David A. , 1960- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Dubuque : McGraw-Hill Education c2017
Edition:Eleventh edition
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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 economics 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