Labour Economics

By:

Smith, Stephen [Author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2003.Edition: 2nd EditionDescription: xii, 448 pages : illustrationsISBN:

9780415259866
041525986X

Subject(s):

Labor economics

DDC classification:

331 SMI

Contents:

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Labour supply -- 2 Labour demand and productivity -- 3 Wage determination and inequality -- 4 Personnel economics -- 5 Human capital -- 6 Labour market discrimination -- 7 Trade unions and labour markets -- 8 Labour market flexibility -- 9 Job search and vacancy analysis -- 10 Unemployment -- 11 Trade, globalisation and labour markets -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary: In the six years since the appearance of the first edition of Stephen Smith's book, labour economics has become a more firmly entrenched subject on the curriculum. Previously regarded as a subsection within industrial economics, there are now very few universities that do not devote a course to it in its own right. The focus of topics covered within it has also altered - the notion of human capital has now become much more central and microeconomic considerations are now as widely studied as macroeconomic phenomena.The second edition will address these changes and give greater centrality to microeconomics to reflect current course teaching. With superb features such as case studies, end of chapter questions and further reading sections, this new edition will prove popular with all students of labour economics.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Reference Books	Main Library Reference	Reference	331 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		013378

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Includes index

Cover --
Title Page --
Copyright Page --
Table of Contents --
Tables --
Acknowledgements --
Introduction --
1 Labour supply --
2 Labour demand and productivity --
3 Wage determination and inequality --
4 Personnel economics --
5 Human capital --
6 Labour market discrimination --
7 Trade unions and labour markets --
8 Labour market flexibility --
9 Job search and vacancy analysis --
10 Unemployment --
11 Trade, globalisation and labour markets --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Index.

In the six years since the appearance of the first edition of Stephen Smith's book, labour economics has become a more firmly entrenched subject on the curriculum. Previously regarded as a subsection within industrial economics, there are now very few universities that do not devote a course to it in its own right. The focus of topics covered within it has also altered - the notion of human capital has now become much more central and microeconomic considerations are now as widely studied as macroeconomic phenomena.The second edition will address these changes and give greater centrality to microeconomics to reflect current course teaching. With superb features such as case studies, end of chapter questions and further reading sections, this new edition will prove popular with all students of labour economics.

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