Labor in the New Economy: Volume 71 Contributor(s): Abraham, Katharine G. (Editor), Spletzer, James R. (Editor), Harper, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0226001431 ISBN-13: 9780226001432 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $135.63 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Business & Economics | Labor |
Dewey: 331.120 |
LCCN: 2010012103 |
Series: Studies in Income & Wealth |
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.2" W x 9" (1.72 lbs) 520 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: As the structure of the economy has changed over the past few decades, researchers and policy makers have been increasingly concerned with how these changes affect workers. In this book, leading economists examine a variety of important trends in the new economy, including inequality of earnings and other forms of compensation, job security, employer reliance on temporary and contract workers, hours of work, and workplace safety and health. In order to better understand these vital issues, scholars must be able to accurately measure labor market activity. Thus, Labor in the New Economy also addresses a host of measurement issues: from the treatment of outliers, imputation methods, and weighting in the context of specific surveys to evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of data from different sources. At a time when employment is a central concern for individuals, businesses, and the government, this volume provides important insight into the recent past and will be a useful tool for researchers in the future. |