Modern labor economics : theory and public policy - Ehrenberg, Ronald G.; Smith, Robert Stewart (Boston : Pearson/Addison Wesley, 2006)
Overview of the labor market -- The demand for labor -- Labor demand elasticities -- Frictions in the labor market -- Supply of labor to the economy: the decision to work -- Labor supply: household production, the family, and the life cycle -- Compensating wage differentials and labor markets -- Investments in human capital: education and training -- Worker mobility: migration, immigration, and turnover -- Pay and productivity: wage determination within the firm -- Gender, race, and ethnicity in the labor market -- Unions and the labor market -- Inequality in earnings -- Unemployment.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Keywords: Labor economics; Labor policy; Personnel management