ISE Labor Economics

Höfundur: George Borjas (Útgáfa: 9)
ISE Labor Economics

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Labor Economics, ninth edition by George J. Borjas provides a modern introduction to labor economics, surveying the field with an emphasis on both theory and facts. 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. All new Data Explorer questions using data simulation to help students grasp concepts Materials are fresh and up to date by introducing and discussing the latest research studies where conceptual or empirical contributions have increased our understanding of the labor market.

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Útgefandi
McGraw-Hill Higher Education (International)
ISBN
9781266295850
Print ISBN
9781266095528
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
9
Höfundar
George Borjas
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2023-01-14
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100

Kaflar

  • Cover Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • About the Author
  • Series Page
  • Dedication
  • Preface to the Ninth Edition
  • Acknowledgments
  • Connect
  • Contents in Brief
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • 1-1 An Economic Story of the Labor Market
  • 1-2 The Actors in the Labor Market
  • 1-3 Why Do We Need a Theory?
  • Summary
  • Key Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Appendix 1-1: An Introduction to Regression Analysis
  • Appendix 1-2: Introduction to Data Files
  • Data Explorer: The Returns to a College Education
  • Key Concepts
  • Chapter 2: Labor Supply
  • 2-1 Measuring the Labor Force
  • 2-2 Basic Facts about Labor Supply
  • 2-3 The Worker’s Preferences
  • 2-4 The Budget Constraint
  • 2-5 The Hours of Work Decision
  • 2-6 To Work or Not to Work?
  • Theory at Work: Dollars and Dreams
  • 2-7 The Labor Supply Curve
  • 2-8 Estimates of the Labor Supply Elasticity
  • 2-9 Household Production
  • 2-10 Correlation versus Causation: Searching for Random Shocks
  • 2-11 Policy Application: Welfare Programs and Work Incentives
  • 2-12 Policy Application: The Earned Income Tax Credit
  • Theory at Work: Gaming the EITC
  • 2-13 Labor Supply over the Life Cycle
  • 2-14 Policy Application: Disability Benefits and Labor Force Participation
  • Summary
  • Key Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Problems
  • Data Explorer: Fertility and Labor Supply
  • Chapter 3: Labor Demand
  • 3-1 The Production Function
  • 3-2 The Short Run
  • 3-3 The Long Run
  • 3-4 The Long-Run Demand Curve for Labor
  • Theory at Work: California’s Overtime Regulations
  • 3-5 The Elasticity of Substitution
  • 3-6 What Makes Labor Demand Elastic?
  • 3-7 Factor Demand with Many Inputs
  • 3-8 Overview of Labor Market Equilibrium
  • 3-9 Rosie the Riveter and Instrumental Variable
  • 3-10 Policy Application: The Minimum Wage
  • Theory at Work: The Minimum Wage and Drunk Driving
  • Summary
  • Key Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Problems
  • Data Explorer: Demographics of the Low-Wage Workforce
  • Chapter 4: Labor Market Equilibrium
  • 4-1 Equilibrium in a Single Labor Market
  • 4-2 Equilibrium across Labor Markets
  • 4-3 Policy Application: Payroll Taxes and Subsidies
  • 4-4 Policy Application: Mandated Benefits
  • 4-5 The Labor Market Impact of Immigration
  • 4-6 The Immigration Surplus
  • 4-7 Policy Application: High-Skill Immigration
  • 4-8 COVID-19 and the U.S. Labor Market
  • 4-9 Monopsony
  • Summary
  • Key Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Problems
  • Data Explorer: Demographic Differences in the Impact of the Pandemic
  • Chapter 5: Compensating Wage Differentials
  • 5-1 The Market for Risky Jobs
  • 5-2 The Hedonic Wage Function
  • 5-3 Policy Application: How Much Is a Life Worth?
  • 5-4 Policy Application: Safety and Health Regulations
  • 5-5 Compensating Differentials and Job Amenities
  • 5-6 Policy Application: Health Insurance and the Labor Market
  • Summary
  • Key Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Problems
  • Data Explorer: Compensating Differentials and the Night Shift
  • Chapter 6: Education
  • 6-1 Education in the Labor Market: Some Stylized Facts
  • 6-2 Present Value
  • 6-3 The Schooling Model
  • 6-4 Education and Earnings
  • 6-5 Estimating the Rate of Return to School
  • 6-6 Policy Application: School Construction in Indonesia
  • 6-7 Policy Application: The Education Production Function
  • 6-8 Do Workers Maximize Lifetime Earnings?
  • 6-9 Signaling
  • Summary
  • Key Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Problems
  • Data Explorer: Wage Differences Across College Majors
  • Chapter 7: The Wage Distribution
  • 7-1 Postschool Human Capital Investments
  • 7-2 On-the-Job Training
  • 7-3 The Age–Earnings Profile
  • 7-4 Policy Application: Training Programs
  • 7-5 Wage Inequality
  • 7-6 Measuring Inequality
  • 7-7 The Changing Wage Distribution
  • 7-8 Policy Application: Why Did Inequality Increase?
  • 7-9 Superstars
  • 7-10 Inequality Across Generations
  • Summary
  • Key Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Problems
  • Data Explorer: The Mincer Earnings Function Over Time
  • Chapter 8: Labor Mobility
  • 8-1 Migration as a Human Capital Investment
  • 8-2 Internal Migration
  • 8-3 Family Migration
  • 8-4 The Self-Selection of Migrants
  • 8-5 Immigrant Assimilation
  • 8-6 The Job Match and Job Turnover
  • 8-7 Job Turnover and the Age–Earnings Profile
  • Summary
  • Key Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Problems
  • Data Explorer: The Children of Immigrants
  • Chapter 9: Labor Market Discrimination
  • 9-1 Race and Gender in the Labor Market
  • 9-2 The Discrimination Coefficient
  • 9-3 Employer Discrimination
  • 9-4 Employee Discrimination
  • 9-5 Customer Discrimination
  • 9-6 Statistical Discrimination
  • 9-7 Experimental Evidence
  • 9-8 Measuring Discrimination
  • 9-9 Policy Application: The Black–White Wage Gap
  • 9-10 The Relative Wage of Hispanics and Asians
  • 9-11 Policy Application: The Male–Female Wage Gap
  • Summary
  • Key Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Problems
  • Data Explorer: Gender and Skill Differences in the Black–White Wage Gap
  • Chapter 10: Labor Unions
  • 10-1 A Brief History of American Unions
  • 10-2 Determinants of Union Membership
  • 10-3 Monopoly Unions
  • 10-4 Policy Application: The Efficiency Cost of Unions
  • 10-5 Efficient Bargaining
  • 10-6 Strikes
  • 10-7 Union Wage Effects
  • 10-8 Policy Application: Public-Sector Unions
  • Summary
  • Key Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Problems
  • Data Explorer: Gender and Unionization
  • Chapter 11: Incentive Pay
  • 11-1 Piece Rates and Time Rates
  • 11-2 Tournaments
  • 11-3 Policy Application: The Compensation of Executives
  • 11-4 Policy Application: Incentive Pay for Teachers
  • 11-5 Work Incentives and Delayed Compensation
  • 11-6 Efficiency Wages
  • Summary
  • Key Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Problems
  • Data Explorer: Interindustry Wage Differentials in the Long Run
  • Chapter 12: Unemployment
  • 12-1 Unemployment in the United States
  • 12-2 Types of Unemployment
  • 12-3 The Steady-State Rate of Unemployment
  • 12-4 Job Search
  • 12-5 Policy Application: Unemployment Compensation
  • 12-6 The Intertemporal Substitution Hypothesis
  • 12-7 The Sectoral Shifts Hypothesis
  • 12-8 Efficiency Wages and Unemployment
  • 12-9 Policy Application: The Phillips Curve
  • Summary
  • Key Concepts
  • Review Questions
  • Problems
  • Data Explorer: The Great Recession, the Pandemic, and Unemployment
  • Mathematical Appendix: Some Standard Models in Labor Economics
  • Indexes
  • Name Index
  • Subject Index