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Vorheriger Titel: | Kaufman, Bruce E. The economics of labor markets and labor relations |
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Format: | Buch |
Sprache: | English |
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Fort Worth, TX u.a.
Dryden Pr.
1991
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Ausgabe: | 3. ed. |
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Beschreibung: | XXI, 778 S. graph. Darst. |
ISBN: | 0030546990 |
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adam_text | Contents
CHAPTER ONE
¦ The Labor Market 1
The Labor Market and the Economy 1
Unique Features of the Labor Market 4
Labor Market Outcomes 7
The Labor Market Process 16
Empirical Evidence The Market for Teachers 21
The Evolution of Labor Market Theory 30
The Importance of Theory and Hypothesis Testing 35
In the News Different Views on the Merits of Raising the
Minimum Wage 36
The Importance of Theory for Public Policy 38
Summary 39
CHAPTER TWO
¦ Hours of Work 43
The Pattern of Hours of Work 43
The Theory of the Labor/Leisure Choice 45
Empirical Evidence Labor Supply Curves Estimated from
Cross Sectional Data 59
In the News Why Do the Japanese Work So Hard and Are
the French Lazy? 62
Policy Application The Reagan Tax Cuts and Labor Supply 63
Policy Application Income Maintenance Programs and Labor Supply 68
In the News A New Effort at Welfare Reform 75
Qualifications to the Labor/Leisure Model 76
The Time Series Pattern of Hours of Work 80
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In the News Work Hours Increase for Many in the 1980s 85
Summary 87
appendix 2A The Hours of Work Decision for Salaried Workers 90
appendix 2B Estimating a Labor Supply Curve with
Linear Regression 96
CHAPTER THREE
¦ Labor Force Participation 103
Definition and Measurement of the Labor Force 103
Patterns in Labor Force Participation 106
In the News The Work Force 2000: The Challenge Facing
Employers 106
The Decision to Work 107
A Household Model of Labor Supply 112
Empirical Evidence Age/Participation Profiles 118
Policy Application Labor Force Growth during Recessions 122
Changes in Participation Over Time 125
In the News Dual Earner Families and Labor Mobility 140
A Bargaining Model of Family Labor Supply 141
In the News How Couples React When Wives Outearn Husbands 142
Summary 144
appendix 3A The Allocation of Time to Market Work, Home Work,
and Leisure: A Graphic Exposition 147
CHAPTER FOUR
¦ The Demand for Labor in the Short Run 153
The Pattern of Employment 154
The Marginal Productivity Theory of Labor Demand 155
In the News Was General Motors Off Its Labor Demand Curve? 169
The Elasticity of Demand for Labor 171
Empirical Evidence Union Wage Concessions in the Auto Industry 175
Policy Application Wage Subsidy Programs 177
The Relationship between Product Demand and Labor Demand 182
In the News The High Cost to Employers of an Older Work Force 187
Policy Application Imports and the Demand for Labor 189
Summary 193
Contents xvii
CHAPTER FIVE
¦ The Demand for Labor in the Long Run 197
The Pattern of Capital/Labor Substitution 197
The Theory of Labor Demand in the Long Run 199
The Determinants of the Elasticity of Labor Demand 208
Technological Change and Labor Demand 213
Productivity Growth and the Demand for Labor 218
In the News High Tech Allows American Firms to Stay
Competitive with Overseas Rivals 219
Empirical Evidence Productivity Growth and Employment in Agriculture
and Telephone Communication 221
Policy Application Employment Forecasting 223
Summary 226
CHAPTER SIX
¦ The Determination of Wages 229
The Pattern of Wages 229
Wage Determination in Competitive Markets 231
Empirical Evidence Wages of Secretaries 234
Changes in Wage Rates 242
Empirical Evidence Wages of Oil Field and Packinghouse Workers 244
In the News Market Adjustments to a Labor Shortage
Take Many Forms 250
Policy Application The Minimum Wage 252
Monopsony 258
Empirical Evidence Monopsony in Baseball 261
Unions and Wages 262
The Firm s Internal Wage Structure 268
Segmented Labor Markets 275
In the News Firms Develop Two Tier Work Forces 278
Summary 280
appendix 6A Data and Reference Sources in Labor Economics 284
CHAPTER SEVEN
¦ Education, Training, and Earnings Differentials:
The Theory of Human Capital 289
The Pattern of Education and Earnings 289
The Theory of Human Capital 291
Empirical Evidence The College Labor Market in the 1960s and 1970s 302
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Schooling and the Distribution of Individual Earnings 304
In the News Is a College Degree a Good Investment Today? 305
Empirical Evidence Schooling and Earnings 315
In the News Why Asian Americans Are Climbing to the Top 320
The Link Between Education and Earnings: Is It Productivity
or Screening? 322
On the Job Training 325
Application Interrupted Work Careers and Women s Earnings 335
Summary 339
appendix 7A Education As a Screening Device 343
appendix 7B Estimating a Human Capital Earnings Function 348
CHAPTER EIGHT
¦ Occupational Wage Differentials 353
The Pattern of Occupational Earnings 353
The Theory of Occupational Wage Differentials 355
Occupational Attainment and Earnings of Men and Women 363
In the News Why More Women Managers Are Putting Their
Careers on Hold 371
Empirical Evidence Occupational Segregation and Male/Female
Earnings Differentials 372
Policy Application Government Regulation of Occupational Safety
and Health Conditions 374
The Economics of Fringe Benefits 386
In the News Flexible Benefit Plans Grow in Popularity among Both
Workers and Employers 394
Occupational Licensing 396
Summary 400
appendix 8A The Hedonic Theory of Compensating Wage
Differentials 404
CHAPTER NINE
¦ Discrimination in the Labor Market 411
The Pattern of Earnings Differentials by Race and Sex 411
Theories of Market Discrimination 413
Discrimination and Life Cycle Earnings 427
In the News Black Professionals Face Many Hurdles on the
Way to the Top 434
The Measurement of Discrimination 436
The Economic Progress of Blacks and Women 441
Contents xix
Empirical Evidence Blacks and Women: Who Has Gained
and How Much? 442
Government Programs to Combat Discrimination 446
In the News The Mommy Track : Fair or Unfair to Women? 446
Policy Application Comparable Worth 452
In the News Companies Quietly Begin to Implement
Comparable Worth 454
Summary 456
appendix 9A The Measurement of Discrimination 460
CHAPTER TEN
¦ Unions and Collective Bargaining:
The Institutional Framework 461
The Pattern of Union Membership 461
The Origins of Labor Unions 463
In the News Two Different Worlds of Labor Relations 468
The Determinants of Union Membership: A Demand and Supply Model 472
In the News Life on the Meatpacking Line 476
Empirical Evidence The Cross Sectional Distribution of
Union Membership 484
Union Growth 490
In the News Corporations Use Capital Spending Strategy
to Shed Their Unions 496
The Organizational Structure of Labor Unions 502
The Legal Framework of Collective Bargaining 505
Policy Application The Labor Law Reform Act of 1977 511
The Structure of Bargaining 514
Summary 521
CHAPTER ELEVEN
¦ The Process of Union Management Bargaining 525
The Bargaining Process: Key Features 525
Union Bargaining Goals 526
Application Union Wage Concessions 534
In the News Firms Discover a Hidden Cost to Union Concessions 538
Bargaining Power 539
A Model of the Bargaining Process 542
Wage Determination 551
The Occurrence of Strikes 554
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Empirical Evidence Explaining the Pattern of Strike Activity 557
In the News Factors behind the Drop in Strikes in the 1980s 562
Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution 564
Summary 568
appendix l ia A Comparison of Monopoly, Efficient Contract, and Median
Voter Models of Union Wage Determination 572
CHAPTER TWELVE
¦ The Economic Impact of Unions 583
Do Unions Raise Wages? 583
Measuring the Union Nonunion Wage Differential 584
Empirical Evidence Estimates of the Union Wage Effect 588
Other Dimensions of the Union Wage Effect 594
In the News West German Unions Fear 1992 601
Application Two Tier Wage Systems 607
Policy Application The Davis Bacon Act 608
The Union Effect on Nonwage Outcomes 609
In the News Plant Level Bargaining on Work Rules
Undercuts Union Power 614
Summary 616
appendix 12A Estimating Union Nonunion Wage Differentials 620
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
¦ Unemployment 625
The Pattern of Unemployment 625
Why Worry About the Unemployment Rate? 626
The Measurement of Unemployment 628
Types of Unemployment 632
In the News Structural Unemployment: Real or Illusory? 637
Causes of Unemployment: Job Search, Rigid Wages,
and Efficiency Wages 638
The Composition of Unemployment 649
Empirical Evidence The Turnover View versus the Lack of Jobs View 652
Why the Increase in the Unemployment Rate? 659
Policy Application Government Employment and Training Programs 667
In the News Why Few Ghetto Factories Are Able to Survive 669
Summary 671
Contents xxi
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
¦ Poverty and the Distribution of Income 675
The Pattern of Poverty and Income Inequality 675
The Measurement and Extent of Poverty 677
A Profile of the Poor 680
Explanations for Poverty 681
Empirical Evidence The Causes of Poverty 683
Policy Application Welfare Programs: Cause or Cure of Poverty? 688
The Distribution of Income 694
The Measurement and Extent of Income Inequality 695
Determinants of Income Inequality 698
In the News What It Takes to Be Considered Rich, and
How You Get That Way 700
Application The Middle Class—Is It an Endangered Species? 703
Summary 706
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
¦ The Labor Market and Inflation 709
The Pattern of Wage and Price Change 709
The Origins of Inflation 711
Wages and Inflation 715
In the News Why Real Wages Aren t Keeping Up with Productivity 733
The Inflation/Unemployment Trade Off 733
What Happened to the Inflation/Unemployment Trade Off ? 739
Policy Application Improving the Inflation/Unemployment Trade Off
through Profit Sharing 744
Summary 748
Appendix of International Labor Statistics 751
Name Index 763
Subject Index 769
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