Labor in the New Economy: Volume 71 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780226001432)

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.

Author: Katharine G. Abraham
ISBN-10: 0226001431
ISBN-13: 9780226001432
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2010
Pages: 520
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.72lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.20w x 1.40d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2011