Ehrenberg, Ronald G.

Modern labor economics : theory and public policy / Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Robert S. Smith. - Eleventh ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2012. - xxi, 650 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of the labor market -- The demand for labor -- Labor demand elasticities -- Frictions in the labor market -- 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 training -- 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 -- Unemployment -- Inequality in earnings -- The labor-market effects of international trade and production sharing.

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Labor economics.
Labor policy.
Personnel management.

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