Politics and Society in the Developing World or Fundamentals of Labor Economics

Politics and Society in the Developing World

Author: Mehran Kamrava

This book is a completely revised edition of the popular first edition, Politics & Society in the Third World. The author has bought the book in line with the major changes in global politics and social issues of the developing world.

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Fundamentals of Labor Economics

Author: Thomas Hyclak

Fundamentals of Labor Economicsprovides a comprehensive treatment of the theory of labor market behavior, supported by a wealth of empirical evidence, Using labor data from around the world, the authors aim to help students understand the fundamental forces underlying the complex operation of modern labor markets.

Table of Contents:

Contents

Note: Each chapter concludes with a Summay, Key Terms, and Problems.

• 1. The Study of Labor Economics
  The Scope of Labor Economics
  The Method of Labor Economics
  The Plan of This Book
  Appendix: Regression Analysis

  2. The Demand for Labor

  The Production Function

  The Marginal Product of Labor

  The Short-Run Demand for Labor

  The Demand for Labor in the Long-Run

  Appendix: Technological Change and Labor Demand

  3. Topics in Labor Demand

  Elasticities

  How Elastic Is the Demand for Labor?

  Extensions and Embellishments of Marginal Productivity Theory

  Appendix: A Test of the Marginal Productivity Theory: A Cobb-Douglas Exercise

  4. The Supply of Labor: Labor Force Participation

  International Labor Force Participation

  The Theory of Labor Force Participation for an Individual

  The Theory of Labor Force Participation for Groups

  Applications of the Theory

  5. The Supply of Labor: Hours of Work

  The History of Working Hours

  Worker Preferences and Hours Worked

  The Theory of Hours of Work for an Individual

  Applications of the Theory

  Variations on the Wage Line

  Welfare Programs and Labor Supply

  Some Extensions of the Individual Model

  Empirical Evidence on Labor Supply Elasticities

  6. Human Capital Analysis

  Some Background

  Education and Age-Earnings Profiles

  Calculating the Returns to Education

  The Evidence

  Bias in Rate of Return Estimates

  General Versus Specific Human Capital

  Externalities, Equity, and Subsidies

  Human Capital and Mobility

  7. Labor Market Equilibrium

  Equilibrium in a Single Labor Market

  Equilibriumacross Different Labor Markets

  Empirical Studies of Wage Differentials

  International Trade and Relative Wages

  8. Information and Job Search

  The Fixed Sample Search Model

  The Sequential Search Model

  Matching Models

  Equilibrium Search Models

  The Duration of Unemployment and the Hazard Function

  Labor Mobility

  Job Search Methods and Results

  9. Monopsony and Minimum Wages

  Wage and Employment Determination under Conditions of Monopsony

  Where Does Monopsony Exist?

  Minimum Wages

  Empirical Evidence on the Employment Effect of Minimum Wages

  Other Effects of the Minimum Wage

  10. Internal Labor Markets

  The Characteristics of ILMs

  The Evolution of ILMs in the United States

  ILMs and Firm Efficiency

  Implications of ILMs for Labor Analysis

  11. Personnel Economics

  Motivating Worker Effort

  Work-Life Incentive Schemes

  Other Wage Policy Models

  12. Unions and Collective Bargaining

  A Profile of Unionism in the United States

  Unionism in Other Countries

  Theories of Union Growth

  Union Goals and Objectives

  Union Monopoly Models

  Union Bargaining Power and Strikes

  The Effects of Unions

  13. Labor Market Discrimination

  The Many Faces of Labor Market Discrimination

  Gender and Racial Differences in Labor Markets

  Theories of Labor Market Discrimination

  Measuring the Effect of Discrimination on Pay Gaps

  What Does the Research Show?

  Anti-Discrimination Policies

  The Effects of Anti-Discrimination Policies

  14. Unemployment

  Measures of Unemployment

  The Natural Rate of Unemployment

  Fluctuations around the Natural Rate

  A Model of the Aggregate Labor Market

  Unemployment Policy: The OECD Jobs Strategy

  15. Wage Inequality, Income Inequality and Poverty

  Wage Inequality and Labor Market Performance

  Measuring Inequality

  Trends in Wage Inequality

  Causes of Increased Wage Inequality

  From Wage Inequality to Income Inequality

  Poverty

  Policy Options