1st Edition

Developments in Labour Market Analysis

412 Pages
by Routledge

412 Pages
by Routledge

412 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1983. This text is designed to enable intermediate and advanced students to attain familiarity with the theoretical concepts used in labour market analysis, and to apply them fruitfully to the economic problem of labour markets. Each chapter of Section I deals with a different theoretical development of the basic labour market model of utility maximising labour supply and... Read more

Preface;  Section One;  Introduction;  1. The Theory of Individual Labour Supply  2. The Theory of Household Labour Supply  3. Human Capital Theory  4. Uncertainty, Screening and Signalling  5. Non-Competitive Behaviour  6. Discrimination in Labour Markets;  Section Two;  Introduction;  7. Labour Supply Adjustments  8. Employment Adjustments  9. Wages  10. Unemployment  11. Inflation and the Labour Market  12. The Labour Market, Efficiency and Distribution;  Index

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Caroline Joll, Chris McKenna, Robert McNabb, John Shorey