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Research in Labor Economics
Av Solomon W. Polachek, John Robst
Inbunden, 1992
1752 kr
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This volume contains 13 new and important never before published chapters covering aspects of the employer-employee relationship. The volume is focused at the academic audience, but is also geared to government and business policy makers worldwide. The chapters use data from the US, Europe, Asia, …
Research in Labor Economics
Av S. Horwitz
Inbunden, 1999
1752 kr
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"Research in Labor Economics" focuses on various aspects of labor markets and how these markets affect our well-being. As such, this volume contains eleven chapters: three on labor supply, directly dealing with various aspects of the participation decision; two on human capital, the accumulation of …
Research in Labor Economics
Av Solomon W. Polachek, John Robst
Inbunden, 2000
1752 kr
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This work carries seven papers that analyze the effect of government and corporate actions on individuals' labor market behavior and seven others from a November 1996 conference at Cornell University discuss new empirical research on employer training.
Worker Well-Being
Inbunden, 2000
1865 kr
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How do technology, public works projects, mental health, race, gender, mobility, retirement benefits, and macroeconomic policies affect worker well-being? This volume contains fourteen original chapters utilizing the latest econometric techniques to answer this question. The findings include the …
Worker Wellbeing in a Changing Labor Market
Inbunden, 2001
1764 kr
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How do workers fare in a continually changing labor market? This volume contains fifteen original scientific papers each examining how socio-economic changes affect worker wellbeing. Among the findings are: most increases in female labor force participation occur among women with high husbands' …
Economics of Skills Obsolescence
Theoretical Innovations and Empirical Applications
Av Andries de Grip, Jasper van Loo m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
1960 kr
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Increasingly policy makers are focusing on the importance of skills and lifelong learning. The reason for this is that workers with sufficient and up-to-date skills are more productive and have more potential to remain employed. However, the processes that influence skill obsolescence, have largely …
Worker Well-Being and Public Policy
Inbunden, 2003
1797 kr
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This volume contains 15 essays devoted to a number of multifaceted issues regarding how public policy affects worker well-being. Of the 15 chapters, the first two are the more general, dealing with overall earnings distribution and overall changes in welfare policy. The remaining chapters examine …
Accounting for Worker Well-Being
Inbunden, 2004
2205 kr
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This volume comprises 12 chapters, each accounting for a particular aspect of worker well-being. Among the issues addressed are: employee compensation, job loss, disability, health, gender, education, contract negotiation, and macroeconomic labor policy. The volume provides answers to a number of …
Economics of Immigration and Social Diversity
Av Solomon W. Polachek, Carmel Chiswick m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
1559 kr
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This volume is a collection of papers dedicated to the memory of the late Tikva Lecker. Professor Lecker's many interests included topics in labor economics, women and the economy, the economics of Judaism, the economics of migration and every aspect of the economic experience of immigrants and …
Micro-Simulation in Action
Policy Analysis in Europe Using EUROMOD
Inbunden, 2006
1695 kr
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This volume contains eight contributions aimed to advance policy analysis using the European tax-benefit micro-simulation model, EUROMOD. Microsimulation allows computing the whole set of taxes and benefits of a country and the resulting budget constraint for each household of a representative …
Aspects of Worker Well-Being
Av Solomon W. Polachek, Olivier Bargain
Inbunden, 2007
1476 kr
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This volume contains thirteen new and original chapters on topics relating to worker well-being. It deals directly with how economic institutions affect individual and family earnings distributions. Topics covered include job training, worker and firm mobility, unions, collective bargaining, …
Immigration
Trends, Consequences and Prospects for the United States
Inbunden, 2007
1289 kr
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Immigration to what is now the United States has been a contentious issue from the earliest days of the European settlement. The tension between those opposing further immigration on either social or economic grounds and those favoring it has continued over these 3 1/2 centuries to this very day. …
Work, Earnings and Other Aspects of the Employment Relation
Av Solomon W. Polachek, Konstantinos Tatsiramos
Inbunden, 2008
1735 kr
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This volume contains 13 new and important never before published chapters covering aspects of the employer-employee relationship. The volume is focused at the academic audience, but is also geared to government and business policy makers worldwide. The chapters use data from the US, Europe, Asia, …
Child Labor and the Transition Between School and Work
Av Randall K.Q. Akee, Eric V. Edmonds m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
1433 kr
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More than 190 million children under 15 are working in the world today. Academic and policy research on child labor and related questions about how children spend their time in low income countries has boomed in recent years. This volume contains fresh knowledge to help better understand the …
Who Loses in the Downturn?
Economic Crisis, Employment and Income Distribution
Av Herwig Immervoll, Andreas Peichl m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
1505 kr
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Economic events such as the recent global economic crisis can have substantial effects on the distribution of resources at the individual and household levels. Identification of appropriate and timely policy responses that support vulnerable groups is hampered by how little is known about the …
Research in Labor Economics
Inbunden, 1977
1246 kr
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Published twice per year in conjunction with the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Research in Labor Economics contains new cutting edge peer reviewed research applying economic theory and econometrics to policy related topics pertinent to worker well-being, often with an international focus. …
Research in Labor Economics
Av Solomon W. Polachek, Konstantinos Tatsiramos
Inbunden, 2011
1721 kr
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This volume contains nine original innovative chapters on worker well-being. Three chapters are on time allocated to work and human capital acquisition, three on aspects of risk in the earnings process, two on migration, and finally one on how tax policies affect poverty. Questions answered …
Informal Employment in Emerging and Transition Economies
Av Solomon W. Polachek, Konstantinos Tatsiramos
Inbunden, 2012
1548 kr
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Informality and informal employment are wide-spread and growing phenomena in all regions of the world, in particular in low and middle income economies. A large part of economic activity in these countries is not registered or under-declared and many workers enter employment relationships that do …
35th Anniversary Retrospective
Av Konstantinos Tatsiramos, Solomon W. Polachek
Inbunden, 2012
1951 kr
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Since its inception Research in Labor Economics has published over 350 articles encompassing a wide range of themes and spanning an array of labor economics topics. Authors have ranged from young scholars with much potential to mature leaders in the field, including Nobel Prize and John Bates Clark …
Research in Labor Economics
Av Solomon W. Polachek, Konstantinos Tatsiramos
Inbunden, 2012
1548 kr
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This volume contains eight new and innovative research articles relevant to researchers and policy makers. Each chapter deals with an aspect of human welfare and is authored by an expert in the field. One deals with how technological change affects the distribution of earnings, two deal with how …
Labor Market Issues in China
Av Solomon W. Polachek, Konstantinos Tatsiramos
Inbunden, 2013
1548 kr
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After three decades of economic reform, China is experiencing substantial demographic changes and a steady structural transformation toward a market economy. These phenomena pose major challenges for the Chinese labor market, which are at the center of the booming academic and policy research in …
Safety Nets and Benefit Dependence
Av Stephane Carcillo, Herwig Immervoll m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
1377 kr
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Social protection systems are intended to support households in financial difficulties, a role that has been underlined during the recent Great Recession in many countries around the world. This volume presents new results on the dynamics of social assistance, minimum-income and related out-of-work …
New Analyses in Worker Well-Being
Av Konstantinos Tatsiramos, Solomon W. Polachek
Inbunden, 2013
1649 kr
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This volume contains new important research on worker well-being in a changing economy. Topics include employee compensation, human capital investment, women's wages, unemployment, and the effects of government policies. Among the questions answered are: Does free-trade (particularly regarding …
Factors Affecting Worker Well-Being
The Impact of Change in the Labor Market
Av Solomon W. Polachek, Konstantinos Tatsiramos
Inbunden, 2014
1418 kr
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This volume contains new important research on worker well-being. Topics include employment contracts, compensation schemes, worker productivity, retirement decisions, the demographic transition, time allocation, and child labor. Among the questions answered are: How important is incentive pay in …
Gender Convergence in the Labor Market
Av Solomon W. Polachek, Konstantinos Tatsiramos m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
1462 kr
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For most countries, women's labor force participation and hours of work has risen while men's have fallen. Concomitantly, men's and women's wages and occupational structures have been converging. This volume contains new and innovative research on issues related to gender convergence in the labor …
Gender in the Labor Market
Av Solomon W. Polachek, Konstantinos Tatsiramos m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
1517 kr
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Why in 2015 are there still large gender differences in economic success? This volume consists of a set of state of the art research articles to answer this question. Focus areas include educational attainment, financial risk management, bargaining power, social mobility, and intergenerational …
Inequality
Causes and Consequences
Av Solomon W. Polachek, Konstantinos Tatsiramos m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
1349 kr
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Inequality has been rising in many countries over the last decades and the process seems to have accelerated with the Great Recession. Not only is income distribution more unequal today than 40 years ago, but also its transmission through generations has increased. In other words, many countries no …
Income Inequality Around the World
Av Lorenzo Cappellari, Konstantinos Tatsiramos m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
1349 kr
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Research in Labor Economics 44 takes another in-depth and focussed look at Inequality. This time however it is tied in with well-being of the workforce. Research in Labor Economics volume 44 contains new and innovative research on the causes and consequences of inequality and well-being of the work …
Skill Mismatch in Labor Markets
Av Solomon W. Polachek, Konstantinos Pouliakas m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
1318 kr
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The 2008 global financial and economic crisis led to a significant increase in unemployment rates in most developed economies, yet despite the rising supply of labor, a high share of employers claim that they cannot find the right talent and skills. Concerns that economic restructuring and changing …
Transitions through the Labor Market
Work, Occupation, Earnings and Retirement
Av Solomon W. Polachek, Konstantinos Tatsiramos
Inbunden, 2018
1246 kr
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Understanding the factors that affect howone transitions from school to the labor market and finally to retirement isimportant both to the individual and to the policy maker. This volume containsseven original and innovative articles that analyze aspects of such labormarket transitions. Questions …
