Contemporary labor economics /

a McConnell, Campbell R.

Contemporary labor economics / Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, David A. Macpherson. - 8th ed. - Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2009 - xiv, 625 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Labor Economics: Introduction and Overview -- The Theory of Individual Labor Supply -- Population, Participation Rates, and Hours of Work -- Labor Quality: Investing in Human Capital -- The Demand for Labor -- Wage Determination and the Allocation of Labor -- Alternative Pay Schemes and Labor Efficiency -- The Wage Structure -- Mobility, Migration, and Efficiency -- Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining -- The Economic Impact of Unions -- Government and the Labor Market: Employment, Expenditures, and Taxation -- Government and the Labor market: Legislation and Regulation -- Labor Market Discrimination -- Job Search: External and Internal -- The Distribution of Personal Earnings -- Employment and Unemployment.

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