| Edition |
7th ed. |
| Description |
xix, 651 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The Addison-Wesley series in economics
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Overview of the labor market -- The demand for labor -- Labor demand elasticities -- Quasi-fixed labor costs and their effects on demand -- Supply of labor to the economy : the decision to work -- Labor supply : household production, the family, and the life cycle -- Compensating wage differentials and labor markets -- Investments in human capital : education and taining -- Worker mobility : migration, immigration and turnover -- Pay and productivity : wage determination within the firm -- Gender, race, and ethnicity in the labor market -- Unions and the labor market -- Inequality in earnings -- Unemployment. |
| Subject |
Labor economics.
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Labor policy.
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Personnel management.
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Comparative industrial relations.
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| Added Author |
Smith, Robert Stewart.
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| ISBN |
0321050525 |
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