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Studies of Labor Market Intermediation
David H. . Ed(S): Autor
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Hardback. The diversity of labor market intermediaries encompasses criminal records providers, public employment offices, labor unions, and centralized medical residency matches. This work analyzes how these third-party actors intercede where workers and firms meet, thereby aiding, impeding, and, in some cases, exploiting the matching process. Editor(s): Autor, David H. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1 halftone, 27 line drawings, 123 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
From the traditional craft hiring hall to the Web site Monster.com, a multitude of institutions exist to facilitate the matching of workers with firms. The diversity of such labor market intermediaries encompasses criminal records providers, public employment offices, labor unions, temporary help agencies, and centralized medical residency matches. "Studies of Labor Market Intermediation" analyzes how these third-party actors intercede where workers and firms meet, thereby aiding, impeding, and, in some cases, exploiting the matching process. By building a conceptual foundation for analyzing the roles that these understudied economic actors serve in the labor market, this volume develops both a qualitative ... Read more
From the traditional craft hiring hall to the Web site Monster.com, a multitude of institutions exist to facilitate the matching of workers with firms. The diversity of such labor market intermediaries encompasses criminal records providers, public employment offices, labor unions, temporary help agencies, and centralized medical residency matches. "Studies of Labor Market Intermediation" analyzes how these third-party actors intercede where workers and firms meet, thereby aiding, impeding, and, in some cases, exploiting the matching process. By building a conceptual foundation for analyzing the roles that these understudied economic actors serve in the labor market, this volume develops both a qualitative ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Series
National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226032887
SKU
V9780226032887
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About David H. . Ed(S): Autor
David H. Autor is professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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