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      Labor Markets in a Global Economy: A Macroeconomic Perspective
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      Labor Markets in a Global Economy: A Macroeconomic Perspective

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      Labor Markets in a Global Economy: A Macroeconomic Perspective book

      A Macroeconomic Perspective
      ByIngrid H. Rima
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 1996
      eBook Published 1 May 2015
      Pub. Location New York
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315703022
      Pages 388
      eBook ISBN 9781315703022
      Subjects Economics, Finance, Business & Industry
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      Rima, I.H. (1996). Labor Markets in a Global Economy: A Macroeconomic Perspective: A Macroeconomic Perspective (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315703022

      ABSTRACT

      This introductory text on labour economics covers topics such as: the shift in America from a manufacturing-based economy to a service economy; the changes in the economic conditions in the US; the implications of NAFTA and GATT; and the labour markets.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|18 pages

      The Changing World of Work: The Changing Scope of Labor Economics

      part |2 pages

      Part I The Macroeconomic Aspects of Labor-Market Behavior and Outcomes

      chapter 2|22 pages

      The Demographics of Labor Markets and Labor Unions

      chapter 3|25 pages

      Aggregate-Demand and Aggregate-Supply Functions and the Level of Employment

      chapter 4|21 pages

      Types of Unemployment and Their Measurement

      chapter 5|14 pages

      The Labor-Market Impact of a Global Economy

      part |2 pages

      Part II The Microeconomic Aspects of Labor-Market Behavior and Outcome

      chapter 6|21 pages

      The Quality of the Labor Supply: Investment in Human Capital

      chapter 7|20 pages

      Hours of Work and the Labor-Supply Decisions of Households

      chapter 8|19 pages

      Gender, Age, and Racial Differences in Labor-Force Participation

      chapter 9|24 pages

      The Allocation of Labor to Occupations and Jobs

      chapter 10|20 pages

      The Employment Decisions of "Price-Taking" Firms

      chapter 11|13 pages

      The Employment Decisions of "Price-Making" Finns

      chapter 12|13 pages

      Wage Rates and Employment Levels in Union and Nonunion Industries

      part |2 pages

      Part III The Wage Structure and the Level of Wages and Prices

      chapter 13|21 pages

      The Wage Structure: Skill Differentials

      chapter 14|17 pages

      The Wage Structure: Discriminatory Differentials

      chapter 15|15 pages

      Wages in Union versus Nonunion Sectors of the Economy

      chapter 16|15 pages

      The Dual Problem of Unemployment and Inflation

      part |2 pages

      Part IV Labor Policy Issues

      chapter 17|26 pages

      The Working Poor: Is There a Market Solution?

      chapter 18|24 pages

      Achieving Full Employment in the 1990s without Inflation

      chapter 19|16 pages

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