HANDBOOK OF LABOR ECONOMICS, VOL 4A (Handbooks in Economics): Volume 4a - Hardcover

 
9780444534507: HANDBOOK OF LABOR ECONOMICS, VOL 4A (Handbooks in Economics): Volume 4a
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0444534504 ISBN 13: 9780444534507
Publisher: North Holland, 2010

Synopsis

What new tools and models are enriching labor economics?Developments in Research Methods and their Application, Volume 4A summarizes recent advances in the ways economists study wages, employment, and labor markets. Mixing conceptual models and empirical work, contributors cover subjects as diverse as field and laboratory experiments, program evaluation, and behavioral models. The combinations of these improved empirical findings with new models reveal how labor economists are developing new and innovative ways to measure key parameters and test important hypotheses.

  • Investigates recent advances in methods and models used in labor economics
  • Demonstrates what these new tools and techniques can accomplish
  • Documents how conceptual models and empirical work explain important practical issues

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What new tools and models are enriching labor economics?

Developments in Research Methods and their Application, Volume 4A summarizes recent advances in the ways economists study wages, employment, and labor markets. Mixing conceptual models and empirical work, contributors cover subjects as diverse as field and laboratory experiments, program evaluation, and behavioral models. The combinations of these improved empirical findings with new models reveal how labor economists are developing new and innovative ways to measure key parameters and test important hypotheses.

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Publisher
North Holland
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0444534504
ISBN 13 
9780444534507
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
864
Editor
Ashenfelter Orley, Card David