ABSTRACT

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 withi

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|34 pages

Labour supply

chapter 2|31 pages

Labour demand and productivity

chapter 3|28 pages

Wage determination and inequality

chapter 4|20 pages

Personnel economics

chapter 5|46 pages

Human capital

chapter 6|37 pages

Labour market discrimination

chapter 7|42 pages

Trade unions and labour markets

chapter 8|41 pages

Labour market flexibility

chapter 9|40 pages

Job search and vacancy analysis

chapter 10|54 pages

Unemployment

chapter 11|27 pages

Trade, globalisation and labour markets