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Labour Economics

By Stephen W. Smith

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About the Book

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 capital has now become much more central and microeconomic considerations are now as widely studied as macroeconomic phenomena.
The second edition will address these changes and give greater centrality to microeconomics to reflect current course teaching. With superb features such as case studies, end of chapter questions and further reading sections, this new edition will prove popular with all students of labour economics.

Table of Contents

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