Handbook of labor economics. Volume 2 /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ashenfelter, Orley, 1942-, Layard, Richard, 1934-
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Amsterdam ; New York : New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : North-Holland ; Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co., 1986.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed.
• Θέματα: Labor economics > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Économie du travail.; Labor economics.; Arbeidseconomie.; Economie du travail.; Electronic books.; Handbooks and manuals.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource (xiv, 789-1273 pages) : illustrations.
• Βιβλιογραφία: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9780444878571; 0444878572

The Handbook brings together a systematic review of the research topics, empirical findings, and methods that comprise modern labor economics. It serves as an introduction to what has been done in this field, while at the same time indicating possible future trends which will be important in both spheres of public and private decision-making. Part 1 is concerned with the classic topics of labor supply and demand, the size and nature of the elasticities between the two, and their impact on the wage structure. This analysis touches on two fundamental questions: what are the sources of income inequality, and what are the disincentive effects of attempts to produce a more equal income distribution? The papers in Part II proceed from the common observation that the dissimilarity in worker skills and employer demands often tempers the outcomes that would be expected in frictionless labor markets. And the last section of the Handbook deals explicitly with the role of institutional structures (e.g. trade unions) that now form an important part of modern labor economics.