Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 792 pages
- Published by: South-Western College Pub
- Edition: 7th Edition July 19, 2005
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0324288794
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0324288797
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Book Dimensions:
9.4 x 7.6 x 1.3 inches
- Weighs: 3 pounds
Product Description
The best textbook for the in-depth study of labor market theories, THE ECONOMICS OF LABOR MARKETS helps you understand the background of the field as you explore its latest developments. Using built-in study aids and empirical research, the authors provide you an understandable introduction to labor economics. With sections on "In the News" and the most up-to-date data available, this version shows you how labor markets move the world. And after reading the industry-leading chapter reviews you'll be one step closer to success in the course.
About The Author
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. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Professor Kaufman has authored several dozen articles on labor markets, industrial relations, and human resource management in scholarly journals and has written or edited eight books. His book, The Origins and Evolution of the Field of Industrial relations in the United States, won the "Best book in Labor Economics and Industrial relations" award in 1992. Professor Kaufman's research interests include wage determination, the economics of firm employment practices, labor law, collective bargaining, behavioral and institutional economics, and the history of thought in labor economics.
Julie L. Hotchkiss is Associate Professor of Economics in the School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. She received her B.A. degree from Willamette University and her Ph.D. in Economics from Cornell University in 1989. Professor Hotchkiss has recently served as Associate Policy Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. She has published numerous articles in a wide range of journals including The Journal of Macroeconomics, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Journal of Economic development and Cultural Change, Urban Studies, and Review of Economics and Statistics, on topics such as the relationship among state-level unemployment rates, labor supply behavior and welfare of two-earner families, the impact of unemployment insurance programs on individual job search behavior, and wage determination of part-time workers. Current research projects include the labor market impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the impact of intermittent labor market activity on earnings of both men and women, and using state administrative data to explore worker and firm dynamics across the business cycle.
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