The Economics Of Labor Markets

by Kaufman/Hotchkiss

• ISBN13: 9780324183337
• ISBN10: 032418333X
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-30
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

Widely regarded as the best, most comprehensive text available for the in-depth study of labor market theories, The Economics of Labor Markets calls upon excellent pedagogical elements and empirical research to introduce students to labor economics. The authors' balanced approach to the material enables students to gain an understanding of the background of the field as they explore its latest developments and unique topics not covered in most competing texts. Intended as the basic text for an undergraduate course in labor economics or labor relations, this book also is suitable as a survey or reference text for a graduate level course.

Author Biography

Bruce E. Kaufman is Professor of Economics, and Senior Associate of the W.T. Beebe Institute of Personnel and Employment Relations at Georgia State University

Table of Contents

Preface	xxvii
About the Authors	xxxiii
The Labor Market	1	(42)
Hours of Work	43	(72)
The Hours of Work Decision for Salaried Workers	97	(6)
Constrained Optimization and the Labor/Leisure Choice Model	103	(4)
Estimating a Labor Supply Curve with Linear Regression	107	(8)
Labor Force Participation	115	(56)
The Allocation of Time to Market Work, Home Work, and Leisure: A Graphic Exposition	164	(5)
Constrained Optimization and the Participation Decision	169	(2)
The Demand for Labor in the Short Run	171	(50)
The Short-Run Equilibrium Level of Employment	220	(1)
The Demand for Labor in the Long Run	221	(44)
The Long-Run Equilibrium Level of Employment	261	(4)
The Determination of Wages	265	(64)
Data, Reference, and Internet Sources in Labor Economics	321	(8)
Education, Training, and Earnings Differentials: The Theory of Human Capital	329	(64)
Estimating a Human Capital Earnings Function	388	(5)
Occupational Wage Differentials	393	(62)
Measuring Occupation Segregation-the Duncan Index	449	(6)
Discrimination in the Labor Market	455	(60)
The Measurement of Discrimination	512	(3)
The Economics of Human Resource Management	515	(56)
Union Membership and Collective Bargaining	571	(74)
A Comparison of Monopoly, Efficient Contract, and Median Voter Models of Union Wage Determination	635	(10)
The Economic Impact of Labor Unions	645	(42)
Estimating Union-Nonunion Wage Differentials	681	(6)
Unemployment	687	(49)
International Unemployment Statistics	730	(6)
Glossary	736	(7)
Name Index	743	(8)
Subject Index	751