| Description |
1 online resource (408 pages) |
| Series |
National Bureau of Economic Research Universities-National Bureau Conference |
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National Bureau of Economic Research Universities-National Bureau Conference
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| Contents |
Studies in Labor Markets; 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? |
| Summary |
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 informat |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Labor economics -- Congresses
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Working class -- United States -- Congresses
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Labor economics
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Working class
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780226726304 |
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0226726304 |
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