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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818997103321

Titolo

Studies in labor markets / / edited by Sherwin Rosen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1981

ISBN

1-281-22397-2

9786611223977

0-226-72630-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (408 p.)

Collana

A Conference report / Universities--National Bureau Committee for Economic Research ; ; no. 31

Altri autori (Persone)

RosenSherwin <1938-2001.>

Disciplina

331

Soggetti

Labor economics

Working class - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographies and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Prefatory Note -- Introduction -- 1. Labor Mobility and Wages -- 2. Wage Growth and Job Turnover: An Empirical Analysis -- 3. Heterogeneity and State Dependence -- 4. Anticipated Unemployment, Temporary Layoffs, and Compensating Wage Differentials -- 5. Structural and Reduced Form Approaches to Analyzing Unemployment Durations -- 6. Layoffs and Unemployment Insurance -- 7. Employment in Construction and Distribution Industries: The Impact of the New Jobs Tax Credit -- 8. Black Economic Progress after 1964: Who Has Gained and Why? -- 9. Risk Shifting, Statistical Discrimination, and the Stability of Earnings -- 10. Signaling, Screening, and Information -- 11. Learning by Observing and the Distribution of Wages -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

The papers in this volume present an excellent sampling of the best of current research in labor economics, combining the most sophisticated theory and econometric methods with high-quality data on a variety of problems. Originally presented at a Universities-National Bureau Committee for Economic Research conference on labor markets in 1978, and not published elsewhere, the thirteen papers treat four interrelated themes: labor mobility, job turnover, and life-cycle dynamics; the analysis of unemployment compensation and



employment policy; labor market discrimination; and labor market information and investment. The Introduction by Sherwin Rosen provides a thoughtful guide to the contents of the papers and offers suggestions for continuing research.