Labor markets and employment relationships : a comprehensive approach /

This innovative text grounds the economic analysis of labor markets and employment relationships in a unified theoretical treatment of labor exchange conditions. In addition to providing thorough coverage of standard topics including labor supply and demand, human capital theory, and compensating wa...

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Main Author: Jacobsen, Joyce P.
Other Authors: Skillman, Gilbert L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This innovative text grounds the economic analysis of labor markets and employment relationships in a unified theoretical treatment of labor exchange conditions. In addition to providing thorough coverage of standard topics including labor supply and demand, human capital theory, and compensating wage differentials, the text draws on game theory and the economics of information to study the implications of key departures from perfectly competitive labor market conditions. Analytical results are consistently applied to contemporary policy issues and empirical debates. Provides a c.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 556 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780470755587
047075558X
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9780631208365
0631208364
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6610197482
0470700807
9780470700808