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The second edition of this well-received text blends coverage of traditional topics with modern theory and developments into a superb text by one of our top Labor Economists. The author's current experience at the Kennedy School ofGovernment allows him to incorporate new policy examples and a l...
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| Zusammenfassung: | The second edition of this well-received text blends coverage of traditional topics with modern theory and developments into a superb text by one of our top Labor Economists. The author's current experience at the Kennedy School ofGovernment allows him to incorporate new policy examples and a leaner presentation of the theory. |
| Beschreibung: | XXII, 521 S. graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 0072311983 |
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1 Introduction 1
1 1 An Economic Story of the Labor Market 2
1 2 The Actors in the Labor Market 3
1 3 Why Do We Need a Theory? 7
1 4 The Organization of the Book 11
Summary 11
Key Concepts 12
Review Questions 12
Appendix: An Introduction to Regression Analysis 12
2 Labor Supply 20
2 1 Measuring the Labor Force 21
2 2 Basic Facts About Labor Supply 23
2 3 The Worker s Preferences 25
2 4 The Budget Constraint 31
2 5 The Hours of Work Decision 33
Theory at Work: Dollars and Dreams 40
2 6 To Work or Not to Work? 40
Theory at Work: Winning the LOTTO Will Change Your Life 43
2 7 The Labor Supply Curve 44
2 8 Estimates of the Labor Supply Elasticity 46
Theory at Work: The Laffer Curve 50
2 9 Labor Supply of Women 51
2 10 Policy Application: Welfare Programs and Work Incentives 55
2 11 Policy Application: The Earned Income Tax Credit 60
Summary 65
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Contents
Key Concepts 66
Review Questions 66
Problems 67 ?
3 Topics in Labor Supply 69
3 1 Labor Supply over the Life Cycle 70
3 2 Labor Supply over the Business Cycle 76
3 3 Retirement 78
3 4 Policy Application: The Decline in Work Attachment Among Older
Workers 82
Theory at Work: The Notch Babies 84
3 5 Household Production 87
3 6 Fertility 94
Theory at Work: Poor Relief and Fertility 98
Summary 100
Key Concepts 101
Review Questions 101
Problems 101 .
4 Labor Demand 103
4 1 The Production Function 104
4 2 The Employment Decision in the Short Run 107
4 3 The Employment Decision in the Long Run 114
4 4 The Long Run Demand Curve for Labor 119
4 5 The Elasticity of Substitution 125
Theory at Work: California s Overtime Regulations and Labor
Demand 126
4 6 Policy Application: Affirmative Action and Production Costs 128
4 7 Marshall s Rules of Derived Demand 131
4 8 Factor Demand with Many Inputs 134
4 9 Overview of Labor Market Equilibrium 136
4 10 Policy Application: The Employment Effects of Minimum Wages 138
Theory at Work: The Minimum Wage and Puerto Rico 148
4 11 Adjustment Costs and Labor Demand 149
Summary 155
Key Concepts 156
Review Questions 156
Problems 157
Contents xix
5 Labor Market Equilibrium 159
5 1 Equilibrium in a Single Competitive Labor Market 160
5 2 Competitive Equilibrium Across Labor Markets 161
Theory at Work: The Intifadah and Palestinian Wages 161
5 3 Policy Application: Payroll Taxes and Subsidies 166
5 4 Policy Application: Immigration 172
Theory at Work: The Clinton Health Care Program 173
5 5 The Cobweb Model 182
5 6 Noncompetitive Labor Markets: Monopsony 185
5 7 Noncompetitive Labor Markets: Monopoly 193
5 8 Wages and Employment in the Public Sector 196
Summary 198
Key Concepts 199
Review Questions 199
Problems 199
6 Compensating Wage Differentials 201
6 1 The Market for Risky Jobs 202
Theory at Work: Why Do Public Interest Lawyers Earn Less? 208
6 2 The Hedonic Wage Function 209
6 3 Policy Application: How Much Is a Life Worth? 213
6 4 Policy Application: Safety and Health Regulations 216
Theory at Work: Workers Compensation May Be Hazardous to Your
Health 218
6 5 Compensating Differentials and Job Amenities 219
Summary 223
Key Concepts 224
Review Questions 224
Problems 225
7 Human Capital 226
7 1 Education in the Labor Market: Some Stylized Facts 227
7 2 Present Value 228
7 3 The Schooling Model 230
7 4 The Wage Gap Among Workers Who Differ in Their Education 237
7 5 Estimating the Rate of Return to Schooling 241
Theory at Work: Can We Afford to Improve the Skills of High School
Dropouts? 242
7 6 Do Workers Maximize Lifetime Earnings? 245
7 7 Schooling as a Signal 249
Theory at Work: Is a GED Better Than Nothing? 254
7 8 Postschool Human Capital Investments 255
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7 9 On the Job Training 257
Theory at Work: Formal Training Programs 260
7 10 On the Job Training and the Age Earnings Profile 261
Theory at Work: The Labor Market Effects of Substance Abuse 266
7 11 Policy Application: Evaluating Government Training Programs 268
Summary 271
Key Concepts 272
Review Questions 272
Problems 273
8 The Wage Structure 275
8 1 The Earnings Distribution 276
8 2 Changes in the Wage Structure: Basic Facts 278
8 3 Policy Application: Why Did Wage Inequality Increase? 282
Theory at Work: Computers, Pencils, and the Wage Structure 290
8 4 The Earnings of Superstars 293
8 5 Inequality Across Generations 296
Summary 300
Key Concepts 300
Review Questions 301
Problems 301
9 Labor Mobility 303
9 1 Geographic Migration as a Human Capital Investment 304
9 2 Internal Migration in the United States 305
9 3 Family Migration 309
9 4 Immigration in the United States 312
9 5 Immigrant Performance in the U.S. Labor Market 313
9 6 The Decision to Immigrate 319
Theory at Work: Visas Available (If You Pass a Test or Pay Up!) 325
9 7 Policy Application: The Economic Benefits from Immigration 325
9 8 Job Turnover: Some Stylized Facts 328
9 9 The Job Match 330
9 10 Specific Training and Job Turnover 332
Theory at Work: Health Insurance and Job Lock 332
9 11 Job Turnover and the Age Earnings Profile 335
Summary 337
Key Concepts 338
Review Questions 338
Problems 339
Contents XXI
10 Labor Market Discrimination 342
10 1 Race and Gender in the Labor Market 343
10 2 The Discrimination Coefficient 344
10 3 Employer Discrimination 345
Theory at Work: Auditing Employer Hiring Practices 347
Theory at Work: Beauty and the Beast 353
10 4 Employee Discrimination 354
10 5 Customer Discrimination 355
10 6 Statistical Discrimination 357
Theory at Work: Customer Discrimination and the NBA 358
10 7 Measuring Discrimination 362
10 8 Policy Application: Determinants of the Black White Wage Ratio 366
Theory at Work: Orchestrating Impartiality 366
10 9 Policy Application: Determinants of the Male Female Wage
Ratio 374
10 10 Discrimination Against Other Groups 382
Summary 384
Key Concepts 385
Review Questions 385
Problems 386
11 Labor Unions 388
11 1 Unions in the United States 389
11 2 Determinants of Union Membership 394
11 3 Monopoly Unions 400
Theory at Work: Airline Deregulation and the Wages of Airline
Mechanics 401
11 4 Policy Application: Unions and Resource Allocation 402
11 5 Efficient Contracts 405
11 6 Strikes 411
11 7 Union Wage Effects 417
11 8 The Exit Voice Hypothesis 423
11 9 Policy Application: Public Sector Unions 425
Theory at Work: Lawyers and Arbitration 427
Summary 428
Key Concepts 429
Review Questions 429
Problems 430
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