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Full Employment and Price Stability
William S. Vickrey, Mathew Forstater, Pavlina R. Tcherneva
Collecting Nobel Laureate William S. Vickrey’s articles on macroeconomic theory and policy written towards the end of his career, this volume demonstrates his enduring commitment to full employment and price stability, and his rejection ... -
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The Rise of Unemployment in Europe
Engelbert Stockhammer
This book offers a long overdue and refreshing Keynesian approach to the rise of European unemployment. It critically discusses the NAIRU theory and presents econometric evidence to assess the relative importance of capital investment an...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Welfare for the Unemployed in Britain and Germany
Frances McGinnity
In recent decades, the problem of unemployment has generated fierce political and academic discussion on how national governments should address this issue. This book sheds light on a key debate in unemployment policy – that of whether u...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Worker Displacement in the US/Mexico Border Region
Edited by José A. Pagán
Worker Displacement in the US/Mexico Border Region provides a comprehensive analysis of the social and economic impact of worker displacement in border communities. The contributors – experts from a variety of fields – evaluate the conse...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Personnel Economics
Edited by Edward P. Lazear, Robert McNabb
Over the past twenty years or so there has been a marked increase in the study of personnel issues by labour economists. These studies have explored such topics as incentives, compensation methods, human resource strategies and instituti... -
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Human Capital Over the Life Cycle
Edited by Catherine Sofer
Human Capital Over the Life Cycle synthesises comparative research on the processes of human capital formation in the areas of education and training in Europe, in relation to the labour market. The book proposes that one of the most i...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Overeducation in Europe
Edited by Felix Büchel, Andries de Grip, Antje Mertens
Overeducation is one of the most important mechanisms for labour market adjustment when there is an excess supply of highly skilled workers. However, there is much debate about the consequences of this phenomena and the short- and long-t...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Culture and the Labour Market
Siobhan Austen
Culture and the Labour Market attempts to define the meaning of culture and the nature of its possible consequences on economic processes and outcomes. In particular, the book examines alternative theoretical and empirical approaches to ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Incentives to Improve Education
Robert McMeekin
Incentives to Improve Education identifies three categories of incentives: rewards, (financial rewards for teachers), competition (educational choice, often in the form of payment for education by voucher) and threats (introduction of ex... -
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The Social Dimensions of Employment
Edited by Antonio Argandoña, Jordi Gual
The contributions to this timely volume explore the social implications of labour market reforms, and assess the complex relationship between the economic and non-economic aspects of labour institutions. The authors ascertain that labour... -
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Technology and the Future of European Employment
Edited by Pascal Petit, Luc Soete
What is the potential of the new information and communication technologies? This book assesses the relationship between technological change and employment in all its dimensions, focusing on contemporary economies in Europe. The author...eBook:Find out more$75.96