Modern Labour Economics

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- HAG504G Vinnumarkaður
- HAG108F Vinnumarkaðshagfræði.
Ensk lýsing:
Labour economics as a discipline has changed dramatically in recent years. Gone are the days of a "job for life". These days, firms and employees are part of a less regulated, more fluid, and more international labour market. Knowledge, training, human resource development and human capital are all major factors on the contemporary scene. This new textbook is the first properly international textbook to reflect these swingeing changes.
Its key areas of concentration include: the increasing importance of human capital including education and occupational choice the major subdivision of personnel economics including economic inactivity and absenteeism comparative cross country studies and the impact of globalization and migration on national labour markets equal opportunities and issues of discrimination on the basis of race, gender and disability conflict at work, including both strikes and, uniquely, individual disputes.
Other issues explored include the supply and demand of labour, wages, the current role of trade unions, bargaining and conflict, and working time. The book is written in a clear, accessible way with some mathematical exposition, reflecting the text’s grounding in current microeconomic theory. The book also contains case studies designed to illuminate theoretical concepts and exercises and discussion questions to test the students understanding of the various concepts outlined in the text.
Lýsing:
Labour economics as a discipline has changed dramatically in recent years. Gone are the days of a "job for life". These days, firms and employees are part of a less regulated, more fluid, and more international labour market. Knowledge, training, human resource development and human capital are all major factors on the contemporary scene. This new textbook is the first properly international textbook to reflect these swingeing changes.
Its key areas of concentration include: the increasing importance of human capital including education and occupational choice the major subdivision of personnel economics including economic inactivity and absenteeism comparative cross country studies and the impact of globalization and migration on national labour markets equal opportunities and issues of discrimination on the basis of race, gender and disability conflict at work, including both strikes and, uniquely, individual disputes.
Other issues explored include the supply and demand of labour, wages, the current role of trade unions, bargaining and conflict, and working time. The book is written in a clear, accessible way with some mathematical exposition, reflecting the text’s grounding in current microeconomic theory. The book also contains case studies designed to illuminate theoretical concepts and exercises and discussion questions to test the students understanding of the various concepts outlined in the text.
Annað
- Höfundar: Peter Sloane, Paul Latreille, Nigel O'Leary
- Útgáfa:1
- Útgáfudagur: 2013-03-05
- Blaðsíður: 400
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- Format:ePub
- ISBN 13: 9781135086183
- Print ISBN: 9780415469814
- ISBN 10: 1135086184
Efnisyfirlit
- Cover Page
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Labour Force Participation
- Introduction
- 1.1 Entry Into the Labour Market – Education and Occupational Choice
- 1.2 Labour Force Participation Between Entry Into the Labour Market and Retirement
- 1.3 The Retirement Decision
- Questions
- Notes
- References
- Further Reading
- 2 The Labour Supply Curve
- Introduction
- 2.1 The Supply of Hours
- 2.2 The Effects of Hours Constraints
- 2.3 Patterns of Hours, Part-Time Work, Overtime, Absence and Double-Jobbing
- 2.3.1 Part-Time Work
- 2.3.2 Absenteeism
- 2.3.3 Overtime Working
- 2.3.4 Double-Jobbing
- Questions
- Notes
- References
- Further Reading
- 3 Investment in Human Capital
- Introduction
- 3.1 The Human Capital Model
- 3.2 Empirical Analysis
- 3.3 An Alternative Interpretation–The Job-Screening Approach
- 3.4 Training in Theory and Practice
- 3.4.1 Government Intervention
- 3.4.2 Who Receives Job-Related Training?
- 3.4.3 Is Training Effective?
- Questions
- Notes
- References
- Further Reading
- 4 Changing Jobs The Economics of Job Search
- Introduction
- 4.1 Gross Labour Market Flows
- 4.2 Information in the Labour Market
- 4.3 Job Satisfaction and Labour Mobility
- 4.3.1 Estimation
- 4.3.2 Empirical Studies
- 4.4 Job Search
- 4.5 Migration
- 4.6 Theory and Empirical Evidence: Internal Migration
- 4.7 International Migration
- 4.7.1 How Do Immigrants Perform in the Host Country?
- 4.7.2 Do Immigrants Have an Adverse Impact on Native Earnings and Employment?
- 4.7.3 What Sort of Immigration Policy is Appropriate?
- Questions
- Notes
- References
- Further Reading
- 5 The Demand for Labour
- Introduction
- 5.1 The Marginal Productivity Principle
- 5.1.1 Competitive Labour Markets in the Short Term
- 5.1.2 Competitive Labour Markets in the Long Run
- 5.2 Marginal Productivity and Imperfectly Competitive Markets
- 5.3 The Demand for Workers or the Demand for Hours?
- 5.3.1 The Standard Work-Week and Overtime
- 5.3.2 Capital Utilisation (Shift-Working)
- 5.4 Hiring Costs and Labour Hoarding
- Questions
- Notes
- References
- Further Reading
- 6 Extensions of Labour Demand Mismatches in the Labour Market
- Introduction
- 6.1 Labour Shortages
- 6.2 Over- and Under-Education
- 6.3 Labour Market Discrimination1
- Questions
- Notes
- References
- Further Reading
- 7 Trade Unions
- Introduction
- 7.1 Trade Union Membership
- 7.1.1 Macroeconomic Climate
- 7.1.2 Workforce Composition
- 7.1.3 Government Policy and Legal Environment
- 7.1.4 Employer Policy
- 7.1.5 Union Policy
- 7.2 Trade Union Wage/Employment Behaviour
- 7.2.1 The Monopoly Union Model
- 7.2.2 The Bilateral Monopoly Model
- 7.2.3 The Right-To-Manage Model
- 7.2.4 The Efficient Bargaining Model
- 7.2.5 The Competitive Status Seniority Model
- 7.2.6 Concluding Comments
- 7.3 The Union Wage Effect
- 7.3.1 Measuring the Union Mark-Up
- 7.3.2 Estimates of the Union Mark-Up
- 7.3.3 Union Wage Effects and the Dispersion of Earnings
- 7.4 Trade Unions and Efficiency
- 7.4.1 Unions and Productivity
- 7.4.2 Unions and Profitability
- 7.4.3 Unions and Investment
- 7.4.4 Unions and Employment
- 7.4.5 Unions and Utility
- Questions
- Notes
- References
- Further Reading
- 8 Bargaining and Conflict
- Introduction
- 8.1 Patterns of Industrial Conflict
- 8.2 Models of Strike Incidence
- 8.2.1 The Zeuthen–Harsanyi Model
- 8.2.2 The Hicks Model
- 8.2.3 The Ashenfelter–Johnson “Political” Model
- 8.2.4 Individual Strike Rationality and the Free-Rider Problem
- 8.3 Empirical Evidence on Strikes
- 8.3.1 Determinants of Strike Activity
- 8.3.2 The Costs of Strikes
- 8.4 Individual Workplace Conflict
- 8.4.1 Institutional Background and the Employment Tribunal System
- 8.4.2 Models of Settlement
- 8.4.3 Empirical Studies of Tribunals
- Questions
- Notes
- References
- Further Reading
- Selected Web Links
- 9 The Structure of Labour Markets
- Introduction
- 9.1 Neo-Classical Approach
- 9.2 The Theory of Equalising Differences
- 9.3 Dual and Segmented Labour Markets
- 9.3.1 Dual and Segmented Labour Markets – An Overview
- 9.3.2 An Overview of Internal Labour Markets
- 9.3.3 Dual and Segmented Labour Markets
- 9.3.4 Radical Theory of Segmentation
- 9.3.5 Job Competition Model
- 9.3.6 Career Labour Markets
- 9.4 Dual and Segmented Labour Markets – A Theoretical Treatment
- 9.4.1 Dual and Segmented Labour Markets – The Evidence
- 9.4.2 Human Capital Models with Predetermined Segmentation
- 9.4.3 Factor Analysis
- 9.4.4 Cluster Analysis
- 9.4.5 Switching Regressions
- 9.4.6 Mobility
- 9.5 Conclusions
- Questions
- Notes
- References
- Further Reading
- 10 Wage Incentives
- Introduction
- 10.1 Sector Differences
- 10.2 The Supply of Effort – Time of Day Effects
- 10.3 The Principal–Agent Problem
- 10.4 Time Rates Versus Piece Rates
- 10.5 Promotion, Deferred Payments and Tournament Theory
- 10.6 Profit-Sharing
- 10.7 The Labour-Managed Firm
- Questions
- Notes
- References
- Further Reading
- 11 Labour market policy
- Introduction
- 11.1 Why Intervene in the Labour Market?
- 11.2 General Employment Policies
- 11.3 The Problem of Low Pay
- 11.4 Minimum-Wage Legislation
- 11.5 Active Labour Market Policies
- 11.6 Passive Labour Market Policies
- 11.6.1 Employment Protection Legislation (EPL)
- 11.6.2 Unemployment Benefits
- 11.6.1 Employment Protection Legislation (EPL)
- 11.7 The Demographic Challenge
- 11.8 Equality of Opportunities Policies
- 11.9 Conclusions
- Questions
- Notes
- References
- Further Reading
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