Labor Economics, eighth edition by George J. Borjas provides a modern introduction to labor economics, emphasizing both theory and empirical evidence. The book uses many examples drawn from state-of-the-art studies in labor economics literature. The author introduces, through examples, methodological techniques that are commonly used in labor economics to empirically test various aspects of the theory.Labor Economics is thoroughly integrated with the adaptive digital tools available in McGraw-Hill’s Connect, proven to increase student engagement and success in the course.
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1 Introduction to Labor Economics2 Labor Supply3 Labor Demand4 Labor Market Equilibrium 5 Compensating Wage Differentials 6 Education 7 The Wage Distribution8 Labor Mobility9 Labor Market Discrimination10 Labor Unions11 Incentive Pay12 Unemployment
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781260565522
Publisert
2019-03-29
Utgave
8. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
McGraw-Hill Education
Vekt
601 gr
Høyde
231 mm
Bredde
185 mm
Dybde
16 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
992

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Biographical note

George J. Borjas is the Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Economics and Social Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a Research Fellow at IZA. Professor Borjas received his Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University. Professor Borjas has written extensively on labor market issues. He is the author of several books, including Wage Policy in the Federal Bureaucracy (American Enterprise Institute. 1980), Friends or Strangers: The Impact of Immigrants on the U.S. Economy (Basic Books. 1990), Heaven's Door: Immigration Policy and the American Economy (Princeton University Press, 1999), Immigration Economics (Harvard University Press. 2014), and We Wanted Workers: Unraveling the Immigration Narrative (Norton, 2016). He has published more than 150 articles in books and scholarly journals, including the American Economic Review, the Journal of Political Economy, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Professor Borjas was called Americas leading immigration economist by Businessweek and The Wall Street Journal. In 2011, Professor Borjas was awarded the IZA Prize in Labor Economics. He was an editor of the Review of Economics and Statistics from 1998 to 2006. He also has served as a member of the Advisory Panel in Economics at the National Science Foundation and has testified frequently before congressional committees and government commissions.