Studies in Labor Markets
by Sherwin Rosen
University of Chicago Press, 1981
Cloth: 978-0-226-72628-1 | Electronic: 978-0-226-72630-4
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226726304.001.0001
ABOUT THIS BOOKTABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS BOOK

The papers in this volume present an excellent sampling of the best of current research in labor economics, combining the most sophisticated theory and econometric methods with high-quality data on a variety of problems.

Originally presented at a Universities-National Bureau Committee for Economic Research conference on labor markets in 1978, and not published elsewhere, the thirteen papers treat four interrelated themes: labor mobility, job turnover, and life-cycle dynamics; the analysis of unemployment compensation and employment policy; labor market discrimination; and labor market information and investment. The Introduction by Sherwin Rosen provides a thoughtful guide to the contents of the papers and offers suggestions for continuing research.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prefatory Note

Introduction

1. Labor Mobility and Wages

2. Wage Growth and Job Turnover: An Empirical Analysis

3. Heterogeneity and State Dependence

4. Anticipated Unemployment, Temporary Layoffs, and Compensating Wage Differentials

5. Structural and Reduced Form Approaches to Analyzing Unemployment Durations

6. Layoffs and Unemployment Insurance

7. Employment in Construction and Distribution Industries: The Impact of The New Jobs Tax Credit

8. Black Economic Progress after 1964: Who Has Gained and Why?

9. Risk Shifting, Statistical Discrimination, and the Stability of Earnings

10. Signaling, Screening, and Information

11. Learning by Observing and the Distribution of Wages

List of Contributors

Author Index

Subject Index