2nd Edition

Labour Economics

By Stephen W. Smith Copyright 2003
464 Pages
by Routledge

460 Pages
by Routledge

464 Pages
by Routledge

In the six years since the appearance of the first edition of Stephen Smith's book, labour economics has become a more firmly entrenched subject on the curriculum. Previously regarded as a subsection within industrial economics, there are now very few universities that do not devote a course to it in its own right. The focus of topics covered within it has also altered - the notion of human... Read more
Tables, Figures, Introduction, 1. Labour supply 2. Labour demand and productivity 3. Wage determination and inequality 4. Personnel economics 5. Human capital 6. Labour market discrimination 7. Trade unions and labour markets 8. Labour market flexibility 9. Job search and vacancy analysis 10. Unemployment 11. Globalisation and labour markets, Notes, Bibliography, Index

Biography

Stephen W. Smith