Contemporary Labor Economics

Chapter 1 Labor Economics: Introduction and Overview Chapter 2 The Theory of Individual Labor Supply Chapter 3 Population, Participation Rates, and Hours of Work Chapter 4 Labor Quality: Investing in Human Capital Chapter 5 The Demand for Labor Chapter 6 Wage Determination and the Allocation of Labor Chapter 7 Alternative Pay Schemes and Labor Efficiency Chapter 8 The Wage Structure Chapter 9 Mobility, Migration, and Efficiency Chapter 10 Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining Chapter 11 The Economic Impact of Unions Chapter 12 Government and the Labor Market: Employment, Expenditures, and Taxation Chapter 13 Government and the Labor Market: Legislation and Regulation Chapter 14 Labor Market Discrimination Chapter 15 Job Search: External and Internal Chapter 16 The Distribution of Personal Earning Chapter 17 Labor Productivity: Wages, Prices, and Employment Chapter 18 Employment and Unemployment Appendix: Information Sources in Labor Economics Glossary Answers to "Your Turn" Questions Name Index Subject Index