Handbook of labor economics. Volume 4A /
What new tools and models are enriching labor economics? "Developments in Research Methods and their Application" (volume 4A) summarizes recent advances in the ways economists study wages, employment, and labor markets. Mixing conceptual models and empirical work, contributors cover subjec...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Amsterdam ; New York : New York, N.Y., U.S.A. :
North-Holland ; Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co.,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Handbooks in economics ;
bk. 5. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | What new tools and models are enriching labor economics? "Developments in Research Methods and their Application" (volume 4A) summarizes recent advances in the ways economists study wages, employment, and labor markets. Mixing conceptual models and empirical work, contributors cover subjects as diverse as field and laboratory experiments, program evaluation, and behavioral models. The combinations of these improved empirical findings with new models reveal how labor economists are developing new and innovative ways to measure key parameters and test important hypotheses. Investigates recent advances in methods and models used in labor economics Demonstrates what these new tools and techniques can accomplish Documents how conceptual models and empirical work explain important practical issues. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 772 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780444534514 0444534512 9786612994319 6612994312 9781282994317 128299431X |