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New Analyses in Worker Well-Being
Solomon W Polachek
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Description for New Analyses in Worker Well-Being
Hardback. In no economy do all employees fare equally. Some variation stems from innate worker heterogeneity, some from differential human capital investment, some from imperfect information, some from demand shocks, some from asymmetric technological change, and some from government policies. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 600.
This volume contains new important research on worker well-being in a changing economy. Topics include employee compensation, human capital investment, women's wages, unemployment, and the effects of government policies. Among the questions answered are: Does free-trade (particularly regarding NAFTA) affect women's wages relative to men's? Can guaranteeing college scholarships raise high school students' grade-point averages? Does increasing wage dispersion within a plant induce workers to put out more effort; or does it decrease comradery among employees, thereby lowering productivity? Does deferring worker pay really affect productivity on the job? Do firms manipulate fringe benefits (job characteristics) to adequately compensate workers ... Read more
This volume contains new important research on worker well-being in a changing economy. Topics include employee compensation, human capital investment, women's wages, unemployment, and the effects of government policies. Among the questions answered are: Does free-trade (particularly regarding NAFTA) affect women's wages relative to men's? Can guaranteeing college scholarships raise high school students' grade-point averages? Does increasing wage dispersion within a plant induce workers to put out more effort; or does it decrease comradery among employees, thereby lowering productivity? Does deferring worker pay really affect productivity on the job? Do firms manipulate fringe benefits (job characteristics) to adequately compensate workers ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Research in Labor Economics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783500567
SKU
V9781783500567
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About Solomon W Polachek
Polachek S.W. - Binghamton University, SUNY, NY, USA Tatsiramos K. - IZA, Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn, Germany
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