Aspects of Worker Well-Being
. Ed(S): Polachek, Solomon; Bargain, Olivier
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Description for Aspects of Worker Well-Being
Hardback. Contains thirteen chapters on topics relating to worker well-being. This work deals directly with how economic institutions affect individual and family earnings distributions. It covers topics such as: job training, worker and firm mobility, unions, collective bargaining, minimum wages, unemployment insurance, and schooling. Editor(s): Polachek, Solomon; Bargain, Olivier. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 851.
This volume contains thirteen new and original chapters on topics relating to worker well-being. It deals directly with how economic institutions affect individual and family earnings distributions. Topics covered include job training, worker and firm mobility, unions, collective bargaining, minimum wages, unemployment insurance and schooling. Among the questions answered are: To what extent do greater work hours of women mitigate the widening of the family earnings distribution? To what extent does the decline in unionization widen the distribution of earnings? To what extent do computers expand the earnings distribution? To what extent does the Russian wage distribution change if one ... Read more
This volume contains thirteen new and original chapters on topics relating to worker well-being. It deals directly with how economic institutions affect individual and family earnings distributions. Topics covered include job training, worker and firm mobility, unions, collective bargaining, minimum wages, unemployment insurance and schooling. Among the questions answered are: To what extent do greater work hours of women mitigate the widening of the family earnings distribution? To what extent does the decline in unionization widen the distribution of earnings? To what extent do computers expand the earnings distribution? To what extent does the Russian wage distribution change if one ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
Series
Research in Labor Economics
Number of Pages
484
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780762313907
SKU
V9780762313907
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Ref
99-50
About . Ed(S): Polachek, Solomon; Bargain, Olivier
Solomon W. Polachek is Distinguished Professor at the State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton University), where he has taught since 1983. He holds appointments in the Economics and Political Science Departments, and from 1996-2000 he served as Dean of the Arts and Sciences College. His Ph.D. is from Columbia University, and he has held post-doctoral fellowships at the ... Read more
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