| The Measurement of Labor Cost: Volume 48 Contributor(s): Triplett, Jack E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0226812561 ISBN-13: 9780226812564 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $135.63 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1983 Annotation: This volume is a thoughtful and thorough treatment of the measurement of labor cost. It represents the first efforts to join the theory of economic measurement with empirical research on labor cost and worker compensation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Microeconomics |
| Dewey: 338.512 |
| LCCN: 83005920 |
| Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Studies in Income and W |
| Physical Information: 1.36" H x 6.35" W x 9.29" (1.80 lbs) 547 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Measuring costs of labor as a portion of total production costs has never before been treated so thoroughly or so thoughtfully. Moreover, contrary to most recent labor research, this book focuses on the demand side--the employer's point of view--and the behavior studied is employer behavior. An introductory essay by the editor provides a useful guide to current thought in the analysis of labor cost. Other papers give new insights into problems encountered in accounting for the nonwage elements of labor compensation, the effect of pensions and other benefits, and the wage-measurement questions raised by incomes policies. In addition, there is a wealth of valuable new data on labor costs in the United States. Labor economists, statisticians, econometric modelers, and advisers to government and industry will welcome this up-to-date and comprehensive treatment of the costs of production. |