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Book SynopsisThis provocative book considers the changing status of older workers, the evolution of public policy on age and work and the behaviour of employers. It attempts to answer the critical question: in an ageing society, can older workers look forward to the prospect of longer working lives with choice and security and make successful transitions to retirement? Ageing Labour Forces challenges the current stance of many governments and observers concerning policies to extend working lives. It utilises perspectives and case studies from public policy, employment policy and the attitudes and behaviour of older people. Philip Taylor argues that older workers have been at the forefront of industrialized society's efforts to respond to the crisis facing social welfare systems and the economic threats associated with population ageing. Their involvement has forced the restructuring of economies, adjustments to social welfare systems as well as redefinitions to the actual concept of old age. Containing contributions from leading researchers in a number of countries, this work will appeal to academics and researchers interested in work, ageing and public policy as well as labour economics.Trade Review'Philip Taylor has produced an important and excellent edited collection on a topic of immediate and ongoing relevance. . . The case studies presented in this collection are highly accessible and rich in detail, and provide comprehensive and interesting analyses of ageing labour forces. The book challenges myths and oft-accepted statements made by policy-makers and other commentators about population ageing, older workers' position in the labour market and in workplaces, and social supports for this segment of the labour force. In addition, the volume demonstrates the strength of the case study methodology in helping us to better understand social structures and relations. Of particular value is that the contributions are from researchers from varied disciplines across advanced industrialized countries. . . this collection is highly valuable for policy-makers, employers, unionists, and academics, and should not be ignored.' -- Vivian Shalla, Labour/LeTravail'This book makes an important contribution to the policy debate about age and the workforce, and will be valuable both to academic researchers interested in the labour market and ageing policy, and to policymakers who wish to understand the diversity of national approaches to a shared agenda. . . This book sheds new light on the differences between countries' approaches to the common policy issues, and highlights some of the issues which policy needs to address. Taylor's overarching argument that we should be cautious about making over-positive assumptions about the benefits of extending working life is timely.' -- Stephen McNair, Ageing and Society'The book is extremely valuable for policy makers, labour market and welfare (pensions) experts and the social partners, because it contains a comprehensive analysis of the legal, institutional, welfare and employment policy developments over the past few decades in the eight countries. It offers policy guidance and examples of good practices for dealing with an ageing workforce, but also showing the adverse effects of well-intentioned policies and legislation.' -- Hedva Sarfati, Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations'Ageing Labour Forces is a provocative work, which will appeal to academics and researches interested in work, ageing and public policy, as well as labour economics.' -- SirReadaLot.orgTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The Promise of Ageing Labour Forces Philip Taylor 1. Looking Forward to Working Longer in Australia Sol Encel 2. Japan: Towards Employment Extension for Older Workers Masato Oka 3. Work and Retirement in Canada: Policies and Prospects Julie McMullin, Martin Cooke and Terri Tomchick 4. Sing if you’re Glad to be Grey. Working Towards a Happier Older Age in the United Kingdom Philip Taylor 5. Age and Work in the United States of America Sara Rix 6. Labour Market Policies Regarding Older Workers in the Netherlands Kène Henkens and Joop Schippers 7. Pulling up the Early Retirement Anchor in France Anne-Marie Guillemard and Annie Jolivet 8. Active Ageing in Employment – Prospects and Policy Approaches in Germany Frerich Frerichs and Gerhard Naegele 9. Conclusions: The Propsects for Ageing Labour Forces Philip Taylor Index

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Book SynopsisThis two volume collection covers important developments in the theory and empirical analysis of training since the start of the 1990s. It includes the seminal articles on training theory in the context of imperfect markets, which are essential for understanding social interventions in the private market. New analyses of the determinants of training are presented, some incorporating wider perspectives from industrial relations and human resource management. Advances in the methodology for evaluating public training programmes are then covered, with examples of both experimental and non-experimental methods. Finally, the volumes include major studies of the impact of training on workers and organisations, with examples from several different countries.Trade Review'. . . this collection is welcome, both as a guide to recent mainstream research, in both mainstream economics and management science, on employee training, and as a vivid demonstration of the increased range and sophistication of that research.' -- Paul Ryan, British Journal of Industrial Relations'Francis Green has done a masterly job of selecting the works that are essential for understanding the important tendencies in the economics of training of the last decade.' -- Transfer'As globalisation extends the impact of the knowledge economy we are also starting to witness the limitations to conventional approaches by the state to increase formal participation in education as a means of enhancing economic growth. In this context the study of skill acquisition or training in the workplace takes on a new importance. Here, Francis Green has provided a major service to scholars in bringing together this collection of papers. Not only does he provide the reader with access to the latest theoretical developments and empirical research in the economics of training but crucially, he locates this in the wider interdisciplinary approach to the role of training within organisations. This is especially important as it is from within this interdisciplinary perspective that we are likely to see the next major advances in our understanding of the part played by training in organisational performance and national competitiveness.' -- David Ashton, University of Leicester, UK'The collection of papers is highly relevant. It includes seminal contributions both from economics and from industrial relations. This multi-disciplinary approach is much to be welcomed; amongst the familiar jewels are some gems that I would otherwise not have come across. The range of papers is wide, and the volume is as up-to-date as it is possible to be in this fast changing area. The book will be an invaluable companion to all researchers, policymakers and practitioners with interests in the economics of training.' -- Geraint Johnes, Lancaster University Management School, UKTable of ContentsContents: Volume I: Recent Developments in the Theory of Training Acknowledgements Introduction Francis Green PART I RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE THEORY OF TRAINING 1. Margaret Stevens (1994), ‘A Theoretical Model of On-the-job Training with Imperfect Competition’ 2. Daron Acemoglu and Jörn-Steffen Pischke (1999), ‘The Structure of Wages and Investment in General Training’ 3. Daron Acemoglu (1997), ‘Training and Innovation in an Imperfect Labour Market’ 4. Edwin Leuven (2005), ‘The Economics of Private Sector Training: A Survey of the Literature’ 5. Chun Chang and Yijiang Wang (1996), ‘Human Capital Investment under Asymmetric Information: The Pigovian Conjecture Revisited’ 6. Margaret Stevens (2001), ‘Should Firms be Required to Pay for Vocational Training?’ 7. James M. Malcomson, James W. Maw and Barry McCormick (2003), ‘General Training by Firms, Apprentice Contracts, and Public Policy’ 8. Alison L. Booth and Monojit Chatterji (1998), ‘Unions and Efficient Training’ PART II EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON THE DETERMINANTS OF TRAINING 9. John Paul Macduffie and Thomas A. Kochan (1995), ‘Do U.S. Firms Invest Less in Human Resources? Training in the World Auto Industry’ 10. Ann P. Bartel and Nachum Sicherman (1998), ‘Technological Change and the Skill Acquisition of Young Workers’ 11. Paul Osterman (1995), ‘Skill, Training, and Work Organization in American Establishments’ 12. Francis Green, Stephen Machin and David Wilkinson (1999), ‘Trade Unions and Training Practices in British Workplaces’ 13. René Boheim and Alison L. Booth (2004), ‘Trade Union Presence and Employer-Provided Training in Great Britain’ 14. David Fairris and Roberto Pedace (2004), ‘The Impact of Minimum Wages on Job Training: An Empirical Exploration with Establishment Data’ 15. David Neumark and William Wascher (2001), ‘Minimum Wages and Training Revisited’ 16. Wiji Arulampalam, Alison L. Booth and Mark L. Bryan (2004), ‘Training and the New Minimum Wage’ 17. Francis Green (1993), ‘The Determinants of Training of Male and Female Employees in Britain’ 18. Filipe Almeida-Santos and Karen A. Mumford (2004), ‘Employee Training in Australia: Evidence from AWIRS’ 19. M.J. Andrews, S. Bradley and D. Stott (2002), ‘Matching the Demand for and Supply of Training in the School-to-Work Transition’ PART III EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC TRAINING PROGRAMMES 20. James J. Heckman and Jeffrey A. Smith (1999), ‘The Pre-programme Earnings Dip and the Determinants of Participation in a Social Programme. Implications for Simple Programme Evaluation Strategies’ 21. Håkan Regnér (2002), ‘A Nonexperimental Evaluation of Training Programs for the Unemployed in Sweden’ 22. A. Holm (2002), ‘The Effect of Training on Search Durations: A Random Effects Approach’ 23. Florian Kraus, Patrick Puhani and Viktor Steiner (1999), ‘Employment Effects of Publicly Financed Training Programs – The East German Experience’ 24. John C. Ham and Robert J. LaLonde (1996), ‘The Effect of Sample Selection and Initial Conditions in Duration Models: Evidence from Experimental Data on Training’ 25. Josef Zweimüller and Rudolf Winter-Ebmer (1996), ‘Manpower Training Programmes and Employment Stability’ 26. Liliane Bonnal, Denis Fougère and Anne Sérandon (1997), ‘Evaluating the Impact of French Employment Policies on Individual Labour Market Histories’ Name Index Volume II: Evidence About the Effects of Training Acknowledgements An introduction by the editor to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I THE EFFECTS OF PRIVATE TRAINING ON WORKERS AND ORGANISATIONS 1. John M. Barron, Mark C. Berger and Dan A. Black (1999), ‘Do Workers Pay for On-the-Job Training?’ 2. Ann P. Bartel (1995), ‘Training, Wage Growth, and Job Performance: Evidence from a Company Database’ 3. Daniel Parent (1999), ‘Wages and Mobility: The Impact of Employer-Provided Training’ 4. Alan Krueger and Cecilia Rouse (1998), ‘The Effect of Workplace Education on Earnings, Turnover, and Job Performance’ 5. Dominique Goux and Eric Maurin (2000), ‘Returns to Firm-provided Training: Evidence from French Worker-firm Matched Data’ 6. Anna Vignoles, Fernando Galindo-Rueda and Leon Feinstein (2004), ‘The Labour Market Impact of Adult Education and Training: A Cohort Analysis’ 7. Mark A. Loewenstein and James R. Spletzer (1999), ‘Dividing the Costs and Returns to General Training’ 8. Alison L. Booth and Mark L. Bryan (2005), ‘Testing Some Predictions of Human Capital Theory: New Training Evidence from Britain’ 9. Ann P. Bartel (1994), ‘Productivity Gains from the Implementation of Employee Training Programs’ 10. Mark A. Huselid (1995), ‘The Impact of Human Resource Management Practices on Turnover, Productivity, and Corporate Financial Performance’ 11. Mark A. Huselid and Brian E. Becker (1996), ‘Methodological Issues in Cross-Sectional and Panel Estimates of the Human Resource-Firm Performance Link’ 12. Casey Ichniowski, Kathryn Shaw and Giovanna Prennushi (1997), ‘The Effects of Human Resource Management Practices on Productivity: A Study of Steel Finishing Lines’ 13. Casey Ichniowski and Kathryn Shaw (1999), ‘The Effects of Human Resource Management Systems on Economic Performance: An International Comparison of U.S. and Japanese Plants’ 14. John Paul Macduffie (1995), ‘Human Resource Bundles and Manufacturing Performance: Organizational Logic and Flexible Production Systems in the World Auto Industry’ 15. Alfonso Alba-Ramirez (1994), ‘Formal Training, Temporary Contracts, Productivity and Wages in Spain’ 16. Sandra E. Black and Lisa M. Lynch (1996), ‘Human-Capital Investments and Productivity’ 17. Thomas Zwick (2005), ‘Continuing Vocational Training Forms and Establishment Productivity in Germany’ 18. Gabriella Conti (2005), ‘Training, Productivity and Wages in Italy’ 19. Ann P. Bartel (2000), ‘Measuring the Employer’s Return on Investments in Training: Evidence from the Literature’ 20. William Collier, Francis Green and John Peirson (2005), ‘Training and Establishment Survival’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisIt is now widely accepted that expansionary fiscal or monetary policies alone are unlikely to help Europe's ailing economies. Solving Europe's economic problems requires reform of the economic institutions that influence economic activity and the way the economy responds to macroeconomic shocks. This volume employs novel approaches to the study of some of these institutions. The group of contributors in this book come from academia and international organizations in Europe and the USA. They focus on trade unions, which affect real-wage flexibility and the provision of training to workers. They also concentrate on employment protection legislation, which discourages firms from firing old workers and also from hiring new ones. The structure of housing market imperfections that can greatly affect regional mobility is also discussed. Labour economists and scholars of European studies, as well as economic policymakers, will read Labour Market Adjustments in Europe with great interest.Trade Review'. . . the book is an interesting contribution to the literature on labour market practices in Europe. The important statistics and analysis conducted by the authors in the book have important implications for scholars in the international entrepreneurship field wanting to know more about the diverse labour practices in Europe.' -- Vanessa Ratten, Journal of International EntrepreneurshipTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Julián Messina, Claudio Michelacci, Jarkko Turunen and Gylfi Zoega 1. New Monopsony, Institutions and Training Alison L. Booth, Marco Francesconi and Gylfi Zoega Discussion Thorvaldur Gylfason 2. Cyclicality of Real Wages in the Euro Area and OECD Countries Julián Messina, Chiara Strozzi and Jarkko Turunen Discussion Karl Pichelmann 3. Pension Systems, Social Transfer Programmes and the Retirement Decision in OECD Countries Romain Duval Discussion Hector Sala 4. The Effects of Employment Protection and Product Market Regulations on the Italian Labour Market Adriana D. Kugler and Giovanni Pica Discussion Monique Ebell 5. On the Determinants of Job Flows in Europe: Sectoral Factors and Institutions Ramón Gómez-Salvador, Julián Messina and Giovanna Vallanti Discussion Sascha O. Becker 6. The Effect of Home-Ownership on Labour Mobility in the Netherlands Michiel van Leuvensteijn and Pierre Koning Discussion Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano 7. The Impact of Credit Constraints on Household Formation Nuno C. Martins and Ernesto Villanueva Discussion Pierre Koning Index

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Book SynopsisFor this comprehensive collection, the editor has selected some of the most important labor law and economics papers today. This two-volume set tracks the development of the theoretical and empirical scholarship on labor law across a number of disciplines, bringing together traditional legal theory and labor economics, along with more recent findings in behavioral economics.The first volume begins with a broad overview of labor regulation around the world. It then offers major articles on the economics of American labor law and the welfare effects of labor regulation in the US and abroad. The second volume addresses the variety of mandated employee benefits, from minimum wages to maternity benefits and wrongful discharge laws. The collection concludes with some major papers on race and sex discrimination in employment.Table of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction John J. Donohue III PART I OVERVIEW: A CROSS COUNTRY COMPARISON OF THE REGULATION OF LABOR 1. Juan C. Botero, Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes and Andrei Shleifer (2004), ‘The Regulation of Labor’ PART II THE ECONOMICS OF AMERICAN LABOR LAW 2. Richard A. Posner (1984), ‘Some Economics of Labor Law’ 3. Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt (1992), ‘A Bargaining Analysis of American Labor Law and the Search for Bargaining Equity and Industrial Peace’ 4. Cass R. Sunstein (2001), ‘Human Behavior and the Law of Work’ PART III THE IMPACT ON ECONOMIC WELFARE OF THE REGULATION OF LABOR IN THE U.S. AND THE WORLD 5. Thomas J. Holmes (1998), ‘The Effect of State Policies on the Location of Manufacturing: Evidence from State Borders’ 6. Timothy Besley and Robin Burgess (2004), ‘Can Labor Regulation Hinder Economic Performance? Evidence from India’ 7. James Peoples (1998), ‘Deregulation and the Labor Market’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction by the editor to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I MANDATING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS A Minimum Wage Laws 1. David Card and Alan B. Krueger (1994), ‘Minimum Wages and Employment: A Case Study of the Fast-Food Industry in New Jersey and Pennsylvania’ 2. David Neumark and William Wascher (2000), ‘Minimum Wages and Employment: A Case Study of the Fast-Food Industry in New Jersey and Pennsylvania: Comment’ 3. David Card and Alan B. Krueger (2000), ‘Minimum Wages and Employment: A Case Study of the Fast-Food Industry in New Jersey and Pennsylvania: Reply’ B Mandated Maternity Benefits 4. Jonathan Gruber (1994), ‘The Incidence of Mandated Maternity Benefits’ C Mandating Accommodations 5. Christine Jolls (2000), ‘Accommodation Mandates’ D Training 6. Daron Acemoglu and Jörn-Steffen Pischke (1999), ‘Beyond Becker: Training in Imperfect Labour Markets’ E Employment at Will and Wrongful-Discharge Laws 7. Richard A. Epstein (1984), ‘In Defense of the Contract at Will’ 8. Stewart J. Schwab (1993), ‘Life-Cycle Justice: Accommodating Just Cause and Employment at Will’ 9. David H. Autor, John J. Donohue III and Stewart J. Schwab (2006), ‘The Costs of Wrongful-Discharge Laws’ PART II EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION A Racial Discrimination 10. John J. Donohue III and James Heckman (1991), ‘Continuous Versus Episodic Change: The Impact of Civil Rights Policy on the Economic Status of Blacks’ 11. Derek A. Neal and William R. Johnson (1996), ‘The Role of Premarket Factors in Black-White Wage Differences’ B Sex Discrimination 12. Claudia Goldin and Cecilia Rouse (2000), ‘Orchestrating Impartiality: The Impact of “Blind” Auditions on Female Musicians’ 13. Uri Gneezy, Muriel Niederle and Aldo Rustichini (2003), ‘Performance in Competitive Environments: Gender Differences’ C Statistical Discrimination 14. David H. Autor and David Scarborough (2004), ‘Will Job Testing Harm Minority Workers?’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisCompeting claims on time in work and family life have become inherent, unavoidable features of the Western world. As households increasingly juggle competing responsibilities, and as job expectations and parenting standards intensify, many people feel torn between work and family. This book aims to deepen our understanding of a variety of conditions that influence the successes and difficulties experienced in attempting to equally accommodate both work and private lives. The contributors argue that conditions which create competing claims on time can originate from the organization, from the household, or from both; a multi-level and multi-actor approach is thus applied to the problem. Paying detailed attention to time use and time pressures, the contributors focus not only on the causes of disturbed balances between work and care, but also on solutions to these competing claims. The conclusions reached provide policymakers and implementers with evidence that certain elements of the organization and the household can be seen as parameters that are susceptible to directed policy-based intervention. This comprehensive, multinational and multi-disciplinary study encompasses sociology, economics, geography and urban science perspectives from across Europe, US, and Australia. It will prove essential reading for students of social scientific disciplines, including family and organizational sociology and economics, and for policymakers and researchers focusing on work-family issues.Trade Review'. . . this book is an interesting contribution to the theory and practice of a major concern for a more balanced working life and a less stress-related health problems, particularly in the context of a shrinking labour force in the coming decades and population ageing. It will be valuable to policy makers, employers, human resources managers, trade unions and labour market specialists.' -- Hedva Sarfati, Industrial Relations'. . . this book presents a valuable contribution to existing literature. The fact that the different contributions are rather short has the advantage of making the reading process highly enjoyable.' -- Sile O'Dorchai, Transfer'. . . this book, well-structured and written by highly-qualified contributors, is a valuable contribution to the better understanding of the variables which impact on the interplay between work and private life and successfully provides a medium through which students in sociology and human resource management will be able to chart the shifting boundaries of their respective disciplines.' -- Jeanne Fagnani, British Journal of Industrial RelationsTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Finding Time Tanja van der Lippe and Pascale Peters PART I: TRENDS IN TIME USE AND TIME PRESSURE 2. Time Pressure and Quality of Life Manfred Garhammer 3. More Work for Mothers? Trends and Gender Differences in Multitasking Liana C. Sayer 4. Odd Working Hours and Time Pressure Koen Breedveld 5. Under Pressure: Time and Time Pressure in Flanders Maarten Moens PART II: WORKPLACE AND HOUSEHOLD RELATED CAUSES 6. Trading off or Having it all? Workers’ Preferences for Work and Family Time Judith Treas and Christin Hilgeman 7. Employees’ Preferences for Longer or Shorter Working Hours Kea G. Tijdens 8. The Puzzle of Unpaid Overtime: Can the Time Greediness of Post-Fordist Work be Explained? Patricia van Echtelt, Arie C. Glebbeek, Rudi Wielers and Siegwart Lindenberg 9. Working Time, Client Time and Family Time: Accounting for Time in the Accountancy Profession Suzan Lewis 10. Labour Supply: The Effects of Employer Demands and Household Governance Philip Wotschack, Jacques Siegers, Babette Pouwels and Rafael Wittek PART III: ORGANIZATIONAL AND HOUSEHOLD SOLUTIONS TO TIME PRESSURE 11. Trading Time and Money: Explaining Employee Participation and Leave Choices in a Flexible Benefit Plan Carlien Hillebrink, Joop Schippers, Pascale Peters and Anneke van Doorne-Huiskes 12. Household Outsourcing: A Transaction Cost Approach Esther de Ruijter and Tanja van der Lippe 13. Time Competition in Home-Based Telework: A Theoretical Framework Peter Standen 14. Access to Home-Based Telework: A Multi-Level and Multi-Actor Perspective Pascale Peters and Tanja van der Lippe 15. Does Telecommuting Really Save Commute Time? Time, Distance, and Speed Evidence from State of California Workers David T. Ory and Patricia L. Mokhtarian Index

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that active labour market policies are necessary to improve the position of the unemployed but have so far performed relatively poorly. The contributing authors seek ways to improve active labour market policy and consider three means of doing so: improving the quality by better targeting and by better-designed measures, more efficient implementation and delivery, and better performance by benchmarking the various implementation agencies involved.The book also contains detailed descriptions of the new delivery systems in Australia and the Netherlands. These are countries that have privatized a considerable part of the implementation of reintegration services for the unemployed and therefore can provide valuable lessons.The Evaluation of Active Labour Market Policies will appeal to a wide audience including researchers and scholars of labour economics, sociology and political science. Policymakers within ministries and other public organizations and NGO's dealing with labour market issues and partners, will also find much to engage them within the book.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Jaap de Koning PART I: NEW MEASURES 2. Is the Changing Pattern in the Use of Active Labour Market Policies Consistent with what Evaluations Tell Us About their Relative Performance? Jaap de Koning 3. Labour Market Activation Policies: A Comparison of the Use of Tax Credits in Belgium, the UK and the US Gerlinde Verbist, Lieve De Lathouwer and Annelies Roggeman 4. Using the Unemployed as Employment Counsellors: Evaluation of an Initiative to Combat Long-term Unemployment Lennart Delander, Jonas Månsson and Erik Nyberg 5. Recent Developments in Active Labour Market Policies in the UK: The Shifting Focus from Unemployment to Inactivity Nigel Meager 6. Active Labour Market Policies and Social Inclusion: The Case of Flemish Social Enterprises Idesbald Nicaise PART II: PRIVATE–PUBLIC COOPERATION 7. Contracting-out the Public Employment Service: A New Institutional Economics Perspective Oliver Bruttel 8. Between Efficiency and Equality: New Public–Private Arrangements in Employment Assistance for the Unemployment Ludo Struyven 9. The Reform of the Dutch Public Employment Service Jaap de Koning 10. Private versus Public Provision of Placement Services for Hard-to-Place Unemployed: An Impact Evaluation Lennart Delander, Jonas Månsson and Erik Nyberg PART III: BENCHMARKING 11. Benchmarking Employment Services in Germany Hugh Mosley and Kai-Uwe Müller 12. Mediation Services and the Outflow from Short-term Unemployment: Average and Relative Effectiveness of Public Employment Offices Linda van Donk and Jaap de Koning 13. Implementation of Performance Measurement in Public Employment Services in Switzerland Christoph Hilbert 14. Does Quality Matter? Analysing the Effect of Omitted Variables on Optimal Scale: An Application to Swedish Employment Offices Jonas Månsson Index

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Book SynopsisJamee Moudud provides a new microfoundational explanation for the Harrodian long-run or warranted growth rate. The author, emphasizing the role of Keynesian uncertainty, shows that the growth model is anchored in a new interpretation of the Oxford Economists? Research Group?s microeconomic analysis and a variant of the stock-flow consistent framework. In a distinctly Kaldorian vein, Jamee Moudud discusses the relationship between capital budgeting, public investment, and taxation policy as it relates to the warranted growth rate and its impact on long-term involuntary unemployment. Combining ideas from theorists involved in the Oxford Economists? Research Group (especially Sir Roy Harrod, P.W.S. Andrews, and others), Kaldor, and Keynes, Jamee Moudud offers original insights into the impact of government spending and taxation policies on output. The book discusses and extends Harrod?s taxation-cum-public investment proposals to raise the warranted growth rate and strengthen the social safety net. Other topics explored in the text include: reasons that higher government spending/GDP shares have opposite short- and long-run effects, whether money supply can ever be different from money demand in a stock-flow consistent framework, and the effects of changes in the composition of government spending on the long-run growth path.The book provides the theoretical basis for new policy insights regarding the role of the state dealing with mass unemployment and poverty.Professional economists, graduate and advanced undergraduate students in economics, and policy researchers in international organizations will find this work a stimulating and thought-provoking addition to the field.Trade Review’Economists from all heterodox traditions of political economy will benefit from reading this book - both for its confirmation of many of the basic precepts of classical, Marxian and Harrodian economics and the challenges it poses for its trenchant Post-Keynesian/Kaleckian critics, for whom short-period analytics of effective demand can and should be extended to long-period analysis. While his critique of the principle of effective demand for the long run would leave many Post-Keynesians uncompromising, the strong Keynesian view held by the author on the necessity for public-sector capital budgeting, and a developmental state upon which ought to be grafted a long-term growth policy based on public investment would certainly find strong resonance in the context of the global economic crisis.' -- Mario Seccareccia, University of Ottawa, Canada and Editor of the International Journal of Political Economy'The pillar upon which this magnificent must-read volume was erected is strategic competition, a theory that cogently authenticates the concentration and centralization of capital. This stands in stark contrast against the fanciful neoclassical "perfect completion" and its methodological double, "imperfect competition." In Strategic Competition, Dynamics, and the Role of the State, Jamee Moudud has taken a novel approach to the study of macrodynamics. Here turbulence and crisis are deemed inseparable from the dynamics of capitalist economies and the last three decades of neoliberal policies are eloquently called into question. Moudud also provides a timely and effective critique of both new Keynesian and post-Keynesian approaches to macroeconomic theory and policy.' -- Cyrus Bina, University of Minnesota (Morris Campus), US and an Editor of the Journal of Critical Studies on Business and Society'This is a very timely, refreshing and challenging book, an excellent contribution in the areas of competition and growth. It blends beautifully the microeconomic analysis of the Oxford Research Group, at the center of which is the idea of strategic competition; and an extension of Harrod's work on growth. The discussions of uncertainly and excess capacity, and the interpretation of Harrod's work are outstanding. This combination leads one to think about policy issues such as taxation or public investment in a novel way, as the implications differ not only from those that derive from neoclassical models, but also from Post-Keynesian models. Moudud provides a very serious alternative for thinking systemically about key microeconomic questions, as well as problems of growth, political economy, including development, the role of the State, and applied policymaking. I have no reservations in recommending this excellent book.' -- Jesus Felipe, Asian Development Bank, Philippines'. . . exposes the theoretical shortcomings of both neoclassical and neoliberal economic policies, and expands on existing Post-Keyensian and heterodox theories.' -- Tazewell V. Hurst III, Eastern Economic JournalTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Anwar M. Shaikh 1. Introduction 2. The Microfoundations of Long-run Growth: Controversies on Capacity Utilization and Competition 3. A Review of the Literature on Growth 4. A Model of Disequilibrium Dynamics 5. Warranted Growth and the Role of the State 6. Conclusion: The Relevance of Microfoundations and Politics References Index

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Book SynopsisIn this book, Paul Oslington underlines the contradiction between the prominence of job losses in political conflict over trade liberalization, and trade economists usually working with full employment models. This book is a comprehensive treatment of the benchmark competitive trade model with unemployment. It highlights the important linkages between trade and employment, providing analytical tools for participants in debates over trade liberalization. Global economy models, and empirically important cases where factor price equalization fails are considered for the first time. Questions addressed include: How do trading economies with unemployment respond to shocks such as terms of trade deteriorations, changes in labour market institutions or technological change? How does international migration affect employed and unemployed workers? How are trade patterns and volumes modified by unemployment? Is trade liberalisation always gainful when there is unemployment? How are European and American labour markets linked? How does the entry of newly industrializing countries into manufactured goods markets affect unemployment and wages in different parts of the world? What is the impact of harmonization of international labour standards on different groups in different parts of the world? This work is a basis for much needed empirical and policy work on trade and unemployment. It will strongly appeal to researchers, students and academics with an interest in international economics and international business. Economists in government and international agencies will also find much to interest them within this book.Trade Review'The work in this book is marked by an unusual degree of insight. It confronts standard ideas from trade theory with carefully identified features of actual labour-market institutions, and obtains striking results. The core message is that changes in trade policy - including the liberalization of trade - have important effects on unemployment. Analytically, these outcomes are driven by the idea that a floor to wages causes labour markets to behave in a very different way from what is conventionally assumed in trade theory. This book works well as a coherent whole, and the overall picture which Oslington presents has important political-economy implications. He writes in an approachable way. As a result, this work will be of value, both to those who do research in this area, and also to advanced undergraduates and graduate students.' -- David Vines, Oxford University, UK and Australian National University'The relation between trade and unemployment suffers from a curious neglect. Oslington remedies this gap in a book that admirably synthesizes existing research as well as advancing the frontier. Highly recommended!' -- Donald Davis, Columbia University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. General Model with Unemployment 3. Two-Factor-Two-Good Model with Unemployment Appendix: Comparative Static Algebra 4. Three-Factor-Two-Good Model with Unemployment Appendix: Comparative Static Algebra 5. Non-Traded Goods and Unemployment Appendix: Comparative Static Algebra 6. The Pattern and Gains from Trade 7. An Integrated Global Economy 8. Specialisation in a Global Economy 9. Conclusions Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn this innovative and very practical book, L. Randall Wray argues that full employment and price stability are not the incompatible goals that current economic theory and policy assume. Indeed, he advances a policy that would generate true, full employment while simultaneously ensuring an even greater degree of price stability than has been achieved in the 1990s.Wray's clearly written argument incorporates incisive historical analysis, modern monetary theory, and an examination of policy alternatives that rises above the doctrinal debates among monetarists, supply-siders and Keynesians over natural or non-inflationary rates of unemployment. Understanding Modern Money proclaims that a labor buffer stock program would guarantee full employment and increase labor productivity and economic growth, while reducing inflationary pressures. Wray's analysis shows that, contrary to popular belief, the dangers of a government budget deficit are largely imaginary. He outlines a program in which the government acts as employer of last resort, thereby providing employment and training to the otherwise unemployed, and stabilizing the wage scale which acts as a brake on inflation. This permits greater price stability without requiring conventional methods such as wage and price controls or countercyclical monetary policy.This ground-breaking book offers important new ways of thinking for policymakers, students, and general readers interested in economics, employment policies, and monetary theory.Trade Review'Randy Wray's book offers a fresh perspective on the issues of price inflation and employment in the macroeconomy. While consistent with earlier post Keynesian and institutionalist approaches, he nevertheless brings some new ideas to the debate. His is the sort of book that leads the reader to stop frequently to sketch out a concept or to digest some new application or theory. It is a very enjoyable read . . . Randy Wray's book is fascinating, and it already has me rethinking the "post Keynesian" portion of my intermediate macro class. The arguments are very powerful and well integrated and the support he provides for twintopt [money viewed as "that which is necessary to pay taxes"] and ELR varies from theoretical to historical. I highly recommend it.' -- John T. Harvey, Review of Social Economy'In this important book, Wray accomplishes a difficult task indeed, managing to offer both a critique of key mainstream macroeconomic views and a plausible alternative.' -- Teodoro Dario Togati, The Economic Journal'In this important book, Randall Wray argues that federal governments should act as employer of last resort . . . Wray's book clears up many misunderstandings about ELR. It presents an excellent case for its desirability and its feasibility.' -- Marc Lavoie, Eastern Economic Journal'In Understanding Modern Money, L. Randall Wray lays out a thoughtful and compelling case for a paradigm shift among economists, policymakers, and the general public. Specifically, he explains why the way in which modern economies operate forces policy makers to choose between lower rates of unemployment or higher rates of inflation and why a third alternative exists . . . Wray's work is highly recommended.' -- Shaw J. Gebhardt, Oeconomicus'This is a stimulating academic text.' -- Economic Outlook and Business Review'An highly original and well-constructed volume which promotes an innovative policy approach to achieve full employment together with price stability.' -- Aslib Book Guide'A fine and strikingly imaginative reappraisal of modern monetary theory that recovers some of its subject's long neglected political aspects by creatively reinterpreting Keynes and other older theorists.' -- Thomas Ferguson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, US'This is the best kind of book - one that coaxes you to see the world in a new light. Old assumptions and prejudices melt away and you find yourself thinking differently, (and more hopefully), about vitally important but troublesome issues of economic and social policy.' -- Philip Harvey, Rutgers University of Law, US'In this innovative new work, Randy Wray has convinced at least one reader that full employment and price stability are fully compatible goals in today's world. . . . Pivoting on his fresh rereading of the history and nature of money, Wray generates insight after insight, and will change forever the way in which we think about key macroeconomic variables and relationships.' -- John Adams, Northeastern University, US'An important book, one that should begin a new discussion of full employment and price stability. (Wray) shows that the basic presumptions of mainstream macroeconomics were and are flawed. . . . Both the analysis and the policy proposals in this book deserve wide dissemination. It is time for a new approach to these questions, and this book opens the door to new ways of thinking.' -- Ed Nell, New School for Social Research, US'An excellent text containing a challenging new perspective on the role of money and the role of government. It is a very creative analysis with a new perspective which challenges the basics of conventional thinking. . . . [Wray ] clearly shows how conventional wisdoms misunderstand the basic role of money in a capitalistic society.' -- John Groenewegen, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands'Extremely well written and persuasively argued. . . . turns economics from a dismal science into a positive science, capable of clear policy recommendations that cut the gordian knot of the unemployment-inflation tradeoff.' -- Jan Kregel, Universita degli Studi di Bologna, Italy'Understanding Modern Money breathes a whiff of fresh air over th desert of unimaginative, and only too often irrelevant though lofty sophisticated technicalities, in which macroeconomic writing has landed us in the last decades.' -- Y.S. Brenner, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands'This is a most important work, one that should be read by all serious economists regardless of their particular theoretical persuasions. Wray not only presents a most innovative study of the relationship among money, public policy, employment, and the price level, but develops a position on how a modern monetary economy works that is clear, insightful, and useful. This book, in my opinion, is the most important theoretical study in decades.' -- John F. Henry, California State University, US'An innovative and carefully argued proposal for solving the most pressing economic issue of our times - how to eliminate unemployment without reigniting inflation.' -- Paul Dalziel, Lincoln University, New Zealand'This book is to be recommended to any reader interested in both economic theory and macroeconomic policy, whether the person be an academic economist or policy maker. The book is, for the first time, exposing an original theory of money without any unnecessary controversies, in the tradition of Keynes's "Treatise on Money". . . . It is a major advancement in the elaboration of an heterodox macroeconomic theory along post Keynesian lines.' -- Alain Parguez, University of Franche-Comte, France and University of Ottawa, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Money and Taxes 3. An Introduction to a History of Money 4. Government Spending, Deficits and Money 5. Monetary Policy 6. Employment Policy and the Value of the Currency 7. The Logic of the Taxes-Drive-Money View 8. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThere has been a great deal of discussion on the knowledge economy, but much of this has been more a matter of rhetoric than serious analysis. This book is a pioneering effort to address this gap, using a range of methods and investigating knowledge-intensive service activities (KISA) in many different sectors. The expert contributors highlight the changes that are occurring in the labor force and the organization of work, as well as in the competences and combinations of knowledge demanded in contemporary occupations. They provide corporate managers and policymakers with much needed data and analysis regarding the implications of knowledge-intensive service systems and the skills required for innovation within these sectors. By exploring these systems in both traditional and services industries, the editors point to important areas of action for improving business practices and human capital development that are key for business and employment development. This unique book deploys rich empirical material that will help put KISA onto the map for researchers, policy makers, policy analysts and practitioners across many disciplines and professions including human resources, training and skills development, and procurement. Providing in-depth and theoretically informed studies, whilst drawing on cases from many sectors and countries, this compendium will prove essential for students of business management and human resource management.Contributors: J. Albors-Garrigos, M. Broch, J.L. Hervas-Oliver, P. Marquez Rodriguez, C. Martinez-Fernandez, L.E. Martinez-Solano, I. Miles, T. Potts, S. Sharpe, T. Weyman, H. Wiig AslesenTrade Review'. . . constructive reading by those interested in peeking into the black box of innovation.' --Andrew Scott Catey, Science and Public Policy Table of ContentsContents: 1. Knowledge Intensive Service Activities: Integrating Knowledge for Innovation Cristina Martinez-Fernandez and Ian Miles PART I: TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES 2. Roles of KISA in Aquaculture in Norway Heidi Wiig Aslesen 3. The Role of KISA in Basic Agro-food Processes Innovation: The Case of Orange Packers in Eastern Spain José Albors-Garrigos 4. KISA Utilisation in Resource Intensive Industries: The Case of Mining in Australia Cristina Martinez-Fernandez 5. KISA Role in Traditional Manufacturing Industries: The Case of Ceramic Tiles in Spain José Albors-Garrigos, Jose Luis Hervas-Oliver and Patricia Marquez Rodriguez PART II: SERVICE INDUSTRIES 6. The Role of KISA in a Public Service: The Case of Entrepreneurial Home-based Care for Elderly in Norway Marianne Broch 7. KISA Role in Western High-technology Industries: The Case of Software in Australia and Ireland Laura E. Martinez-Solano and Cristina Martinez-Fernandez 8. The Use of KISA in the Public Sector Ian Miles 9. The New Green Deal and KISA: A Global and Australian Perspective Tavis Potts 10. Venture Capitalists as Knowledge Intensive Service Activity Providers Samantha Sharpe PART III: STRATEGIC POLICY IMPLICATIONS 11. Implications for Skills, Employment and Management Ian Miles and Cristina Martinez-Fernandez Index

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Book SynopsisThroughout the world, migration is an increasingly important and diverse component of population change, both at national and sub-national levels. Migration impacts on the distribution of knowledge and generates externalities and spillover effects. This book focuses on recent models and methods for analysing and forecasting migration, as well as on the basic trends, driving factors and institutional settings behind migration processes.Migration and Human Capital also looks at many current policy issues regarding migration, such as the creative class in metropolitan areas, the brain drain, regional diversity, population ageing, illegal immigration, ethnic networks and immigrant assimilation. With specific reference to Europe and North America, the book reviews and applies models of internal migration; analyses the spatial concentration of human capital; considers migration in a family context; and addresses the political economy of international migration. This book will be invaluable for researchers and policy makers in the fields of internal and international migration. It provides up-to-date readings for advanced courses that focus on migration and population change in a global context.Trade Review‘Migration and Human Capital also merits bookshelf space, and should be of interest. . . makes a valuable contribution.' -- Martin Bell, Journal of Population Research'The volume Migration and Human Capital deserves a place on the bookshelf of every economics migration researcher, established or incipient. It provides a number of important contributions to the literature and adds to our understanding of the fluid and increasingly complex process of intra- and international migration.' -- Gabriel Felbermayr, Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik'This book is, in a word, instructive. Poot, Waldorf, and van Wissen have compiled a series of migration and human capital papers with the unifying objective of demonstrating current methods, both theoretical and empirical, and contemporary issues, with emphasis on Europe. . . One of the refreshing aspects of the book is the clarity by which each author describes the theoretical underpinnings of their empirical model and the manner in which data limitations constrained the analysis. This makes the book a valuable resource for migration researchers.' -- Nancy E. White, Review of Regional Studies'Migration and Human Capital is an important contribution to migration research that will be appreciated by both scholars relatively new to migration research and experienced researchers. The book provides insights in the fluid process of migration in the globalized world. [The book] is a valuable addition to scholars interested in further understanding how the complex and dynamic process of migration has evolved in today's world.' -- Karen M. King, Papers in Regional ScienceTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 1. Migration in a Globalised World: A New Paradigm Jacques Poot, Brigitte Waldorf and Leo van Wissen PART II: INTERNAL MIGRATION 2. Inter-regional Migration Modelling: A Review John Stillwell 3. In Search of a Modelling Strategy for Projecting Internal Migration in European Countries Leo van Wissen, Nicole van der Gaag, Phil Rees and John Stilwell 4. Internal Migration between US States: A Social Network Analysis Gunther Maier and Michael Vyborny PART III: HUMAN CAPITAL 5. Regional Concentration of Highly Educated Couples Signe Jauhiainen 6. The Emergence of a Knowledge Agglomeration: A Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Intellectual Capital in Indiana Brigitte Waldorf 7. Knowledge Spillovers: Mobility of Highly Educated Workers within the High Technology Sector in Finland Kirsi Mukkala 8. Rural–Urban Income Disparities Among the Highly Educated Audrey Muhlenkamp and Brigitte Waldorf PART IV: INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION 9. The Impact of Immigration on the Employment of Natives in Regional Labour Markets: A Meta-Analysis Simonetta Longhi, Peter Nijkamp and Jacques Poot 10. Ethnic Network Externalities and Labour Market Integration Thomas de Graaff, Cees Gorter, Henri L.F. de Groot and Peter Nijkamp 11. International Economic Integration and Migration: The Case of Romania Daniela L. Constantin, Valentina Vasile, Diana Preda and Luminita Nicolescu 12. Migration Policies, Illegal Immigration and the Underground Economy Jesús Clemente, Gemma Larramona and Fernando Pueyo 13. Brain Drains, Brain Gains and Migration Policies Natasha T. Duncan Index

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Book SynopsisThis significant book explains how work-life balance is being destroyed because individuals fail to link their work effort with its adverse environmental effects and the personal costs they impose.The burgeoning literature dealing with work-life balance suggests that the developed world is more interested in this issue today than at any other time in the recent past. Provocative and insightful, Work, Leisure and the Environment presents a rigorous explanation based on economic theory as to why contemporary societies suffer from over-work and work-life imbalance, asserting that they are both the cause and effect of environmental degradation. The author focuses upon a fundamental flaw in contemporary market economies that causes individuals to unknowingly reduce their well-being by working and consuming excessively, while enjoying inadequate leisure time. It is argued that this inability to correctly assess the benefits derived from their work effort causes individuals to place unreasonable and unsustainable demands on the environment. By ignoring the environmental destruction that accompanies work effort, its benefits are overestimated and, as a consequence, individuals voluntarily choose to work longer hours than they should. This engaging volume will have widespread appeal amongst researchers and policymakers interested in the environment, consumerism and labour markets and will also be an invaluable reference tool for studies into leisure and work-life balance.Trade Review'. . . a wonderfully accessible and persuasive contribution to an increasingly urgent and broad literature focusing on overwork, consumerism, environmental disamenity and the work-life balance. . . an excellent scholarly piece of work, drawing on a wide range of literature, and written in a very engaging and inclusive style. It will appeal to - and deserves to be read by - as wide an audience as possible.' -- Richard J. White, Leisure StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Economic Approaches to the Environment 2. The Fundamental Flaw 3. How Workers are Short-Changed by Externalities 4. Critiques of Consumerism and the Consumption Treadmill 5. Measuring the Cost of the Fundamental Flaw 6. The Cumulative Effect and International Differences 7. Policies to Tackle the Fundamental Flaw 8. Intuitive Reasoning versus Deliberative Thought References Index

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Book SynopsisThis major Handbook comprehensively surveys the rapidly growing field of the economics of education. It is unique in that it comprises original contributions on an exceptional range of topics from a review of human capital, signalling and screening models, to consideration of issues such as educational externalities and economic growth, funding models, determinants of educational success, the educational production function, educational standards and efficiency measurement. Labour market issues such as the market for teachers and the transition of students from school to work are also explored.The International Handbook on the Economics of Education will be warmly welcomed by academic economists, educational researchers and practitioners in educational management as well as policymakers. Comprising specially commissioned articles, the Handbook will become indispensable reference for this ever topical field of study.Trade Review'. . . is a voluminous and timely collection of 18 essays that addresses a number of core issues on the economics of education. . . An exhaustive survey of the literature on the role of universities as multi-product firms at various levels and disciplines identifies the nature of the economies of scope and scale. This enriches the volume further.' -- Economic Analysis & Policy'. . . the endeavour of bringing together very knowledgeable contributors, including some of the leading contributors to the literature in the UK and beyond, to write a handbook on the economics of education is highly appreciated. The Handbook contains 18 substantive chapters, encapsulated by a brief introduction and an extensive and a very useful index. . . the Handbook should be praised as a useful overview of the field of economics of education as it stands today.' -- Ludger Wossmann, Economic IssuesTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Human Capital and Rates of Return George Psacharopoulos and Harry Anthony Patrinos 2. Signalling and Screening Sarah Brown and John G. Sessions 3. The Economic Assessment of Training Schemes Peter J. Dolton 4. Education and Economic Growth Philip Stevens and Martin Weale 5. Skill-Biased Technical Change and Educational Outcomes Stephen Machin 6. The Social and External Benefits of Education Walter W. McMahon 7. School Finance David Mitch 8. Funding Higher Education David Greenaway and Michelle Haynes 9. Exploring the Effect of Class Size on Student Achievement: What Have We Learned Over the Past Two Decades? Susan L. Averett and Michele C. McLennan 10. The Economics of Secondary Schooling Steve Bradley and Jim Taylor 11. Determinants of Educational Success in Higher Education Robin A. Naylor and Jeremy Smith 12. Standards and Grade Inflation Geraint Johnes 13. The School-to-Work Transition Steve Bradley and Anh Ngoc Nguyen 14. The Labour Market for Teachers Paulo Santiago 15. Multi-product Cost Functions for Universities: Economies of Scale and Scope Elchanan Cohn and Samuel T. Cooper 16. Efficiency Measurement Jill Johnes 17. Education, Child Labour and Development Saqib Jafarey and Sajal Lahiri 18. Education and Housing William H. Hoyt Index

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Book SynopsisHow is women's employment shaped by family and domestic responsibilities? This book, written by leading experts in the field, examines twenty-five years of change in women's employment and addresses the challenges facing women today. The authors offer an innovative analysis of how global changes including new migration processes, educational expansion, transnational labour markets, technological advances and the global economy affect women's labour market experiences. They tackle issues relevant for future change, including gender inequalities and ethnic diversities, and confront contentious questions such as what is meant by work-life balance. The book provides new empirical research that both advances our understanding of the challenges posed by women's employment in our changing society and draws out the policy lessons that could improve economic and social wellbeing.Providing dynamic analysis of employment-family inter relationships, Women and Employment will be of great relevance to social scientists and academics interested in employment and family as well as policymakers concerned with changing women's employment.Trade Review'. . . this book provides an excellent evaluation of women's past, current and potential employment situation. It contains lots of analysis, yet is never difficult to read, and provides plenty of useful and thought-provoking context to the analysis.' -- Malcolm Brynin, Work, Employment and Society'. . . this book represents a reference work for the understanding of past and new gender issues and may be of relevance to a wide audience: those studying social and political sciences and gender studies scholars. . . Education researchers should be interested in the attention drawn to the impact of women's orientation at school and in higher education on gendered attitudes, experiences and trajectories for the future.' -- Julie Jarty, Gender & Education'An informative and important volume.' -- Johanna Kumlin, European Sociological Review'This collection further contributes to our awareness of the complicated intersection of work and family life for women and men and to a few of the socio-economic factors which serve as impediments to its synchronization. It is well written, carefully researched, and rather detailed in its analysis.' -- Susan Cody, Sex RolesTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Changing Lives and New Challenges Jacqueline Scott, Shirley Dex, Heather Joshi, Kate Purcell and Peter Elias PART I: WOMEN AND EMPLOYMENT: ASSESSING PROGRESS ON EQUALITY 1. Achieving Equality in the Knowledge Economy Kate Purcell and Peter Elias 2. Changes in Women’s Occupations and Occupational Mobility Over 25 Years Shirley Dex, Kelly Ward and Heather Joshi 3. Ethnic Differences in Women’s Labour Market Activity Angela Dale, Joanne Lindley, Shirley Dex and Anthony Rafferty PART II: DYNAMICS OF EMPLOYMENT AND FAMILY ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE 4. Putting Women on the Research Agenda: The 1980 Women and Employment Survey Jean Martin and Ceridwen Roberts 5. The New Dynamics of Family Formation and the Explosion of Childbearing Outside Marriage John Ermisch 6. Changing Gender Role Attitudes Jacqueline Scott PART III: WORK–LIFE BALANCE 7. Working Full-Time After Motherhood Susan McRae 8. Class Difference in Mothers’ Work Schedules and Assessments of their ‘Work–Life Balance’ in Dual-Earner Couples in Britain Colette Fagan, Linda McDowell, Diane Perrons, Kathryn Ray and Kevin Ward 9. Mothers’ Employment, Work–Life Conflict, Careers and Class Rosemary Crompton and Clare Lyonette 10. The Household Division of Labour: Changes in Families’ Allocation of Paid and Unpaid Work Susan Harkness 11. Work–Family Balance Policies: Issues and Development in the UK 1997–2005 in Comparative Perspective Jane Lewis PART IV: WAYS FORWARD 12. Women and Work in the UK: The Need for a Modernisation of Labour Market Institutions Jill Rubery 13. The Regulation of Women’s Pay: From Individual Rights to Reflexive Law? Simon Deakin and Colm McLaughlin 14. Migration, Employment and Gender Divisions of Labour Linda McDowell, Adina Batnitzky and Sarah Dyer 15. Policy on Care: A Help or Hindrance to Gender Equality? Susan Himmelweit Index

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Book SynopsisThe debate on whether high standards of labour market legislation affect economic growth and the rate of employment is topical and important. Thecontributors to this book address three main issues: how Taiwan's labour market was able to work so well prior to 1996 maintaining full employment for the last 40 years, regardless of the rapid change of industrial structure in the 1980s what factors can be attributed to the rapid deterioration of Taiwan's labour market performance since 1996 the measures adopted by the Taiwan government in tackling the recent high unemployment rate, how effective these policies are and what lessons scholars and public policy makers in other countries can learn from Taiwan's experience. An integrated labour market model (a revision of the Harris-Todaro dualistic labour market model) is presented which can be used to analyze labour market operation in other developing countries. The effectiveness of various policies adopted by the Taiwanese government in tackling high unemployment rates are examined and the findings shed light on public policies in other developing and newly industrialized countries. The Labour Market and Economic Development of Taiwan will appeal to scholars of Asian studies, public policy, economic development and labour economists.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Preface PART I: EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT IN A FLEXIBLE LABOUR MARKET 1. Labour Market Flexibility and Employment: An Overview Joseph S. Lee 2. Taiwan’s Changing Employment and Earnings Structure Gary S. Fields 3. Education and Taiwan’s Changing Employment and Earnings Structure Gary S. Fields and Amanda Newton Kraus 4. Taiwan’s Private Sector Labour Market Prior to 1996 Gary S. Fields PART II: EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT IN A REGULATED AND GLOBALIZED LABOUR MARKET 5. Cyclical Employment Changes in Taiwanese Industry Christina Y. Liu, Wei-Chiao Huang and Chia-Wei Wang 6. Industrial Change and Structural Unemployment in Taiwan Chung-Chi Wu 7. The Deterioration of Employment: Regional Unemployment Dynamics Feng-Fuh Jiang and Paul K.C. Liu 8. The Role of Foreign Workers in Taiwan’s Economic Development Joseph S. Lee 9. Involuntary Job Turnover in Taiwan, 1996–2000 Ji-Ping Lin PART III: LABOUR MARKET POLICIES IN THE NEW KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY 10. Employee Training Programmes and Sustainable Employability Joseph S. Lee and Ping-Lung Hsin 11. Employment Insurance and Unemployment in Taiwan Yang Shih 12. Evaluating Taiwan’s Public Service Employment Programme Chao-Yin Lin and Mei Hsu Index

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Book SynopsisFor this insightful collection, Professor Reich has selected some of the most significant published articles on labor mobility and segmented markets. The book investigates the development of this important field from the pioneering papers on labor market segmentation analysis of the 1970s, through the early debates to the later theoretical models and econometric evidence. The second volume offers an overview of the evolution from segmentation to flexibility in labor markets up to the present day and explores topics such as the growth of temporary jobs in Europe, the influence of gender, immigration and race, later econometric controversies and the phenomenon of flexicurity.The volumes will be an essential resource for students and for scholars wishing to investigate this important area.Table of ContentsContents: Volume I: Labor Market Segmentation: 1970 to 2000 Acknowledgements Introduction Michael Reich PART I PIONEERING STATEMENTS 1. Peter B. Doeringer and Michael J. Piore (1971), ‘Low-Income Employment and the Disadvantaged Labor Force’, and ‘Quantitative Analysis of Worker Instability in the Low-Income Labor Market’ 2. Michael Piore (1972), ‘The Dual Labor Market: Theory and Implications’ 3. Michael Reich, David M. Gordon and Richard C. Edwards (1973), ‘A Theory of Labor Market Segmentation’ 4. David M. Gordon, Richard Edwards and Michael Reich (1981), ‘The Period of Consolidation: World War II to 1970s’ and ‘Evidence for the Segmentation Hypothesis’ excerpts from Chapter 5, ‘The Segmentation of Labor: 1920s to the Present’ PART II EARLY DEBATES 5. Paul Osterman (1975), ‘An Empirical Study of Labor Market Segmentation’ 6. Glen G. Cain (1976), ‘The Challenge of Segmented Labor Market Theories to Orthodox Theory: A Survey’ 7. Jill Rubery (1978), ‘Structured Labour Markets, Worker Organisation and Low Pay’ 8. Samuel Rosenberg (1980), ‘Male Occupational Standing and the Dual Labor Market’ 9. Paul Ryan (1981), ‘Segmentation, Duality and the Internal Labour Market’ 10. Robert Buchele (1983), ‘Economic Dualism and Employment Stability’ PART III THEORETICAL MODELS AND ECONOMETRIC EVIDENCE 11. Ian M. McDonald and Robert M. Solow (1985), ‘Wages and Employment in a Segmented Labor Market’ 12. Jeremy I. Bulow and Lawrence H. Summers (1986), ‘A Theory of Dual Labor Markets with Application to Industrial Policy, Discrimination, and Keynesian Unemployment’ 13. William T. Dickens and Kevin Lang (1993), ‘Labor Market Segmentation Theory: Reconsidering the Evidence’ PART IV INSTITUTIONAL APPROACHES 14. Howard Wial (1991), ‘Getting a Good Job: Mobility in a Segmented Labor Market’ 15. Jill Rubery (1994), ‘Internal and External Labour Markets: Towards an Integrated Analysis’ 16. Robert Drago (1995), ‘Divide and Conquer in Australia: A Study of Labor Segmentation’ PART V IMMIGRANTS, GENDER AND RACE/ETHNICITY 17. Sara McLafferty and Valerie Preston (1992), ‘Spatial Mismatch and Labor Market Segmentation for African-American and Latina Women’ 18. Gregory DeFreitas (1988), ‘Hispanic Immigration and Labor Market Segmentation’ 19. Andrés Torres (1997), ‘Labor Market Segmentation: African American and Puerto Rican Labor in New York City, 1960–1980’ Name Index Volume II: Flexibility, Monopsony and the New Labor Market Segmentation Acknowledgements An introduction by the editor to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I OVERVIEWS 1. Sam Rosenberg (1989), ‘From Segmentation to Flexibility’ 2. Peter Cappelli (1995), ‘Rethinking Employment’ 3. Maury B. Gittleman and David R. Howell (1995), ‘Changes in the Structure and Quality of Jobs in the United States: Effects by Race and Gender 1973–1990’ 4. Francesca Bettio and Samuel Rosenberg (1999), ‘Labour Markets and Flexibility in the 1990s: The Europe-USA Opposition Revisited’ 5. Maarten Goos and Alan Manning (2007), ‘Lousy and Lovely Jobs: The Rising Polarization of Work in Britain’ PART II THE GROWTH OF TEMPORARY JOBS IN EUROPE 6. Alison L. Booth, Marco Francesconi and Jeff Frank (2002), ‘Temporary Jobs: Stepping Stones or Dead Ends?’ 7. Anna Cristina D’Addio and Michael Rosholm (2005), ‘Temporary Employment in Europe: Characteristics, Determinants and Outcomes’ 8. Javier G. Polavieja (2006), ‘The Incidence of Temporary Employment in Advanced Economies: Why is Spain Different?’ PART III GENDER, IMMIGRANT STATUS AND RACE 9. T. Ghilarducci and M. Lee (2005), ‘Female Dual Labour Markets and Employee Benefits’ 10. Roberto Pedace (2006), ‘Immigration, Labor Market Mobility, and the Earnings of Native-Born Workers: An Occupational Segmentation Approach’ PART IV ECONOMETRIC CONTROVERSIES REDUX 11. Marianthi Rannia Leontaridi (1999), ‘Segmented Labour Markets: Theory and Evidence’ 12. Emily Thomson (2003), ‘Segmented Labour Markets: A Critical Survey of Econometric Studies’ PART V FLEXICURITY 13. Gerry Rodgers (2006), ‘Labour Market Flexibility and Decent Work’ 14. Robert Boyer (2006), ‘Employment and Decent Work in the Era of “Flexicurity”’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisEmployees, organizations and society alike should grow the virtual workplace, as the multiple, tangible benefits of telework for each of these three stakeholders largely outweigh the costs. To help stakeholders benefit from the virtual workplace, the authors analyze four key issues: telework adoption, implementation, tracking and impacts. They develop the comprehensive EOS framework to examine both the interaction among employees, organizations and society, and the linkages among telework impacts, tracking, implementation and adoption.Unique features of the book include an integrative framework for increasing telework adoption; practical tips - specific to each stakeholder - on how best to implement and measure telework; and an analysis of original survey data exploring the virtual workplace adoption decision.Readership for this book includes academic experts on telecommuting, policymakers involved in transportation, human resource or environmental policies, and managers and employees considering telework.Trade Review'The authors have produced an extraordinarily useful book on the numerous facets of the complex teleworking phenomenon. Although their pro-telework position is clear (and persuasively justified), their discussion of each element is thoughtful, balanced, and carefully referenced. Their conceptual paradigm offers a very helpful way to organize and synthesize the vast and growing literature on teleworking, and they have employed it to masterful effect. They have succeeded in producing a work that is equally valuable and relevant to organizations, individual employees, public planners, and academic scholars - no small feat.' -- Patricia L. Mokhtarian, University of California, Davis, US'At TELUS, teleworking has become an important part of our operating framework. Thousands of our team members telework on a part-time basis and hundreds of our team members telework on a full-time basis. The individual, environmental, social and financial benefits achieved through telework are compelling and real. This book by the Haskayne School of Business offers comprehensive insights that will help TELUS and hopefully many other enterprises to fully realize the great benefits of telework.' -- Josh Blair, TELUS, Canada'The first integrative analysis of the virtual workplace's many contributions to sustainable development: a must read for strategists in firms and governments.' -- Ans Kolk, University of Amsterdam Business School, The Netherlands'This book is a great reference for senior executives looking to implement telework to enhance their business. As the leading provider of managed IP communications services in North America, MegaPath supports the telework programs of hundreds of companies with IT remote access VPN services. This book addresses the many challenges these companies have faced and the benefits they have derived from telework programs.' -- Greg Davis, MegaPath, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Scott McNealy 1. Introduction Part I: Telework Impacts 2. Telework Impacts: The Employee Perspective 3. Telework Impacts: The Organizational Perspective 4. Telework Impacts: The Societal Perspective Part II: Telework Tracking 5. Telework Tracking: The Employee Perspective 6. Telework Tracking: The Organizational Perspective 7. Telework Tracking: The Societal Perspective Part III: Telework Implementation 8. Telework Implementation: The Employee Perspective 9. Telework Implementation: The Organizational Perspective 10. Telework Implementation: The Societal Perspective Part IV: Telework Adoption 11. Telework Adoption: An Employee Perspective 12. Telework Adoption: An Organizational Perspective 13. Telework Adoption: A Societal Perspective References Index

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Book SynopsisCharles Whalen's book identifies avenues leading to the revitalization of industrial relations as an academic discipline. The contributors, a stellar assemblage of the field's leading scholars, demonstrate there is much work to be done: the scope and intellectual content of industrial relations need to be reconsidered; academic and social institutions must be reshaped; and new conceptual and practical issues demand attention. The contributors to this volume examine a broad range of issues. Some chapters explore the conceptual boundaries and core assumptions of the field. Others probe how industrial relations correlates with social capital, the law and globalization. Still others outline new approaches to academic programs and institutions, labor and employment journals, and the integration of teaching and community service. A wrap-up chapter by MIT's Thomas Kochan ties all this together and presents additional insights on the revitalization of the field.Industrial relations scholars, labor studies, sociology and business professors as well as many practitioners will find much to recommend in this book.Trade Review'. . . the book is both wide-ranging and thought provoking. . . New Directions in the Study of Work and Employment is a first-rate collection of papers that provides a state-of-the-art overview of debates on the health and standing of the field of industrial relations.' -- John Kelly, Transfer'Charles Whalen's excellent edited volume New Directions in the Study of Work and Employment is a conversation about renewing the academic discipline formerly known as industrial relations. . . The chapters of this book are uniformly of high quality and provocative. . . It inspires the reader to engage and mend the world a bit.' -- David Jacobs, Heterodox Economics Newsletter'. . . an intellectually stimulating collection of informed, sound, and innovative responses to modern labor problems. . . . New Directions is a timely work that deserves wide readership by anyone with an association or interest in industrial relations. Although the matter of revitalization of the field of IR is not nearly a new topic, dismissing this volume as simply another typical prescription in the lineage of IR revitalization commentary would be a gross miscalculation. For one, the sheer breadth and depth of the contributing scholars brings a unique intellectual richness to this project. Also, this book distinctively tackles the issue of revitalization from a multitude of perspectives - from social capital to network theories to labor and employment law, and from research and theory to teaching and practice - and does so in a way that is comprehensive, continuous, and in dialog throughout. Finally this book makes a significant contribution because of its specific recommendations for IR revitalization. Instead of telling scholars and practitioners the need for a new direction but providing few feasible alternatives, New Directions proffers real pathways for progress. This book is a useful guide for navigating the ever-developing world of work and employment relations.' -- Sean Rogers, Perspectives on Work'Where is the field of industrial relations going? How can it be rejuvenated? How can it be reformulated to deal with current problems? These are among the difficult questions this stimulating book addresses.' -- George Strauss, University of California, Berkeley, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction: New Directions in the Study of Work and Employment Charles J. Whalen PART I: RETHINKING INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS 1. Reconceptualizing Industrial Relations in a Global, Knowledge-driven Economy Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld 2. The Original Industrial Relations Paradigm: Foundation for Revitalizing the Field Bruce E. Kaufman 3. A Meta-paradigm for Revitalizing Industrial Relations John W. Budd 4. An Institutional Environments Approach to Industrial Relations John Godard PART II: RECONSTRUCTING INSTITUTIONS 5. Social Capital and the Labor Movement David B. Lipsky and Ronald L. Seeber 6. Industrial Relations and the Law William B. Gould IV 7. How Industrial Relations is Marginalized in Business Schools: Using Institutional Theory to Examine Our Home Base Daphne Taras 8. Let a Thousand Journals Bloom: The Precarious Landscape of Labor and Employment Publishing Immanuel Ness, Bruce Nissen and Charles J. Whalen PART III: REENERGIZING PRACTICE 9. Revitalizing Industrial Relations Michael J. Piore 10. Varieties of Capitalism and Employment Relations under Globalization: Evidence from the Auto Industry Nick Wailes, Russell D. Lansbury and Jim Kitay 11. Evolving Labor Relations in the Women’s Apparel Industry Katie Quan 12. Immigrant Workers and the New American Labor Movement Kent Wong and Janna Shadduck-Hernández Conclusion: The Future of Industrial Relations, a.k.a. Work and Employment Relations Thomas A. Kochan Index

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Book SynopsisFeaturing new findings and fresh insights from an international roster of labor economists, including such eminent authors as Morley Gunderson, Harry Holzer, and Paul Ryan, this book delves into a uniquely wide range of high-profile labor issues affecting youth in the US, Canada, Europe, and Japan - from declining job, wage, and training prospects to workplace health hazards, immigration, union activism, and new policy strategies. This widely accessible introduction to the latest research in the area presents original empirical economic studies in an engaging style.All may find something of interest in the host of controversial topics of lively public debate that are covered, including: youth unemployment, earnings mobility, racial/ethnic and gender inequalities, training quality and access, job hazards, health insurance coverage, immigration, minimum wage laws, union organizing, and global economic competition.Young Workers in the Global Economy is written in a clear and accessible style for a broad readership ranging from scholars and college students to employers, unions, career counselors, human resource professionals, vocational trainers, policy analysts, government officials, immigration and health care activists, as well as to the wider public concerned about the future of youth career prospects.Trade Review'This timely collection offers an analysis of youth employment in a global perspective. It examines five subject areas, ranging from current trends in labor markets through education levels of job seekers, workplace safety, immigration and strategic initiatives to deal with declining levels of employment. . . . it sets forth clear prescriptions for public policy. Recommended.' -- R.L. Hogler, Choice'. . . the volume is successful in reaching an always difficult equilibrium between scientific soundness, on the one hand, and fluency, on the other hand. . . the book is a highly enjoyable and engaging read also for a general audience interested in understanding the new dimensions of what has become a persistent affliction of many households in advanced economies.' -- Education Economics'This excellent collection addresses an important issue: Why young people in so many countries experience more unemployment and precariousness than previous generations, and what we can do about it.' -- Michael Reich, University of California, Berkeley, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Youth Employment: Crisis or Course Change? An Introduction Gregory DeFreitas PART I: CURRENT JOB TRENDS AND CHALLENGES 2. The Youth Labor Market Problem in Cross-Country Perspective Rebekka Christopoulou 3. Out of School, Out of Work, Out of Luck? Black Male Youth Joblessness in New York City Mark Levitan 4. Still With Us After All of These Years: Youth Labor Market Entry, Home-Leaving and Human Capital Accumulation in Italy, 1993–2003 Niall O’Higgins 5. Youth Employment in Japan after the 1990s Bubble Burst Naoki Mitani PART II: SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITIONS 6. Youth Employment Problems and School-to-Work Institutions in Advance Economies Paul Ryan 7. Work and Non-Work Time Use of US College Students Lonnie M. Golden PART III: DYING FOR A JOB 8. Occupational Fatalities Among Young Workers Janice Windau 9. Falling Private Health Insurance Coverage Among Young Workers in the United States Niev J. Duffy PART IV: HOW DOES IMMIGRATION AFFECT AMERICAN YOUTH? 10. Immigration and Youth Employment: Recent Debates and Research Findings Gregory DeFreitas 11. Unauthorized Mexican Immigration and Youth Labor Market Outcomes in California in the 1990s Enrico A. Marcelli PART V: STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING FUTURE JOB PROSPECTS 12. How Can We Improve Employment Outcomes for Young Black Men? Harry J. Holzer 13. Does Job Corps Training Boost the Labor Market Outcomes of Young Latinos? Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Arturo Gonzalez and Todd Neumann 14. Have Young Workers Lost Their (Collective) Voice? Youth–Adult Preferences for Workplace Voice in Canada Michele Campolieti, Rafael Gomez and Morley Gunderson References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book seeks to gain a better understanding of the paradoxical relationship between the alleged need of European labour markets to become more flexible and the way in which national policies pursue this aim without jeopardising existing high standards of income and employment security. Special interest is devoted to the way in which countries opt for different policy routes to cope with the aim of balancing flexibility and security goals in their respective labour market and social protection policies. The contributions in this book all try to unveil the particular changes or transitions occurring in the various labour markets, to learn about their medium and longer term effects and the role of institutions and policies to cushion the adverse consequences of these changes. By studying some 'best practices' in Denmark, Canada and Australia they also draw some important lessons about the reasons why national policies might either fail or better cope with the challenges Europe face today. Flexibility and Employment Security in Europe is a study rich in data that will appeal to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in economics, sociology and political science and in particular students of the labour market, social policy and European studies. It will also prove invaluable to policymakers at regional, national and European level seeking a greater understanding of the complex issues surrounding, and the relationship between labour market flexibility and standards of income and employment security.Trade Review'. . . the book offers a collection of good papers by sociologists and economists, dealing with a variety of topics.' -- Johannes Giesecke, European Sociological Review'This is an outstanding volume: carefully edited and well structured, with each individual chapter being a rich, state-of-the-art contribution to our understanding of European labour markets. It definitely should be required reading for anybody dealing with labour market dynamics, transitional labour markets and flexicurity.' -- Brigitte Waldorf, Papers in Regional Science'The book will be useful reading for economics students and anyone taking decisions about jobs and employment who needs to understand the interaction between labour market flexibility and security for workers.' -- Agence Europe'In this volume, Ruud Muffels presents carefully selected articles that are at the ultimate forefront of professional studies on "transitional labour markets" and "flexicurity". It is a must for all scholars interested in rigorous analysis of labour market dynamics and a rich source for all people interested in modern employment policy over the life course. The book concludes with a brilliant epilogue by the editor about the state and future of flexibility and employment security in Europe.' -- Gunther Schmid, Social Science Research Centre Berlin (WZB), GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: LABOUR MARKET MOBILITY AND IN-WORK TRANSITIONS 1. Flexibility and Employment Security in Europe: Setting the Scene Ruud Muffels 2. There is More to Job Quality than ‘Precariousness’: A Comparative Epistemological Analysis of the ‘Flexibility and Security’ Debate in Europe Jean-Claude Barbier 3. Transitions out of Temporary Jobs: Consequences for Employment and Poverty Across Europe Annelies Debels 4. Dreaming of a Permanent Job: The Transitions of Temporary Workers in Italy and Spain Virginia Hernanz, Federica Origo, Manuela Samek Lodovici and Luis Toharia 5. Mobility in the Labour Market: Analysing Career Paths Using Administrative Data Mieke Booghmans, Seppe van Gils and Caroline Vermandere PART II: ‘SCARRING’ EFFECTS OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND NON-STANDARD EMPLOYMENT 6. Male Labour Market Mobility and Income and Employment Security in Europe Ruud Muffels and Ruud Luijkx 7. Unemployment and Worker Career Prospects: A Cross-national Comparison Markus Gangl 8. Self-employment Dynamics and ‘Transitional Labour Markets’: Some More UK Evidence Nigel Meager 9. Part-time Work and Childbirth in Europe: Scarring the Career or Meeting Working-time Preferences? Didier Fouarge and Ruud Muffels 10. Working Time Preferences, Labour Market Transitions and Job Satisfaction Govert Bijwaard, Bram van Dijk and Jaap de Koning PART III: ‘BEST POLICY PRACTICES’ IN AUSTRALIA, CANADA AND DENMARK 11. Labour Market Transitions in Australia: Employment, Flexibility and Security in a Liberal Welfare Regime Stephen Ziguras and Peter Stricker 12. From Unemployment to Employment Insurance: Towards Transitional Labour Markets in Canada? Axel van den Berg, Claus-H. von Restorff, Daniel Parent and Anthony C. Masi 13. The Danish Road to ‘Flexicurity’ Where are we Compared to Others? And How did we Get There? Per Kongshøj Madsen 14. Conclusion. Flexibility and Employment Security in Europe: A Siamese Twin? Ruud Muffels Index

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Book SynopsisAs women's labor force participation has risen around the globe, scholarly and policy discourse on the ramifications of this employment growth has intensified. This book explores the links between maternal employment and child health using an international perspective that is grounded in economic theory and rigorous empirical methods. Women's labor-market activity affects child health largely because their paid work raises household income, which strengthens families' abilities to finance healthcare needs and nutritious food; however, time away from children could counteract some of the benefits of higher socioeconomic status that spring from maternal employment. New evidence based on data from nine South and Southeast Asian countries illuminates the potential tradeoff between the benefits and challenges families contend with in the face of women's labor-market activity. This book provides new, original evidence on links between maternal employment and children's health using data associated with three indicators of children's nutritional status: birth size, stunting, and wasting. Results support the implementation and enforcement of policy interventions that bolster women's advancement in the labor market and reduce undernutrition among children. Scholars, students, policy makers and all those with an interest in nutritional science, gender, economics of the family, or development economies will find the methodology and original results expounded here both useful and informative. Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Women's Employment Around the Globe 3. Conceptual Framework 4. Existing Evidence on Maternal Employment and Child Health 5. Data and Methodology 6. New Results for South and Southeast Asia 7. Conclusion and Policy ImplicationsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Women’s Employment Around the Globe 3. Conceptual Framework 4. Existing Evidence on Maternal Employment and Child Health 5. Data and Methodology 6. New Results for South and Southeast Asia 7. Conclusion and Policy Implications Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTransitional Labour Markets (TLM) - defined as legitimate, negotiated and politically supported sets of various employment options in critical events over the life course - are an essential ingredient of modern full employment strategies. After assessing the European Employment Strategy, this book offers a detailed comparative analysis of employment performance for selected European member states and the United States. It suggests that successful employment systems arise from a new paradigm of flexibility and security ('flexicurity') the balance of which varies according to countries' institutional paths. Whilst there is no 'best practice', TLM theory does provide normative and analytical principles that can be generalised for various institutional settings. The book also provides good practice examples for managing critical transitions over the life course - from education to employment, from one job to another, from unemployment to employment, from private activities to gainful work and from employment to retirement - and develops the contours for extending unemployment insurance to work-life insurance.With a fresh and new approach to the question of full employment in modern society, this book will appeal to academic scholars interested in labour market and employment policies, and policy decision makers at local, regional, national and European levels.Trade Review'The book is without doubt a must-read reflection on the notion of full employment and a source of inspiration for the establishing of the knowledge-based economy that is such an aspiration for Europeans.' -- Thomas Bauwens, Agence Europe'Every book by Gunther Schmid is an event. This one illuminates the current European policy debate on "flexicurity". It gives fresh analyses of the comparative employment performances of the EU and the USA, and proposes a path-breaking framework for understanding and improving them. Pragmatic and provocative, Schmid's contribution should be a must for researchers, but also for HR managers, social partners representatives and policymakers interested in the present and future of work and employment.' -- Bernard Gazier, University Paris 1 and a Member of the Institut Universitaire de FranceTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The European Employment Objective: How ‘Full’ can Full Employment Be? 2. The European Employment Strategy: How Far Away are we from the Lisbon Goals? 3. Comparing the Performance of Employment Systems: Is Jobless Growth on the Horizon? 4. Beyond Employment Performance: Is the Lisbon Strategy on the Right Track? 5. Risky Transitions over the Life Course: Bridges or Traps? 6. Perception and Management of Social Risks: ‘In the Past the Future Always Seems Better’? 7. New Forms of Governance in Labour Market Policy: Are there any Limits to Privatisation? 8. Managing Risks through Transitional Labour Markets: Can Flexibility and Security be Married? Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis detailed, comprehensive study on downsizing in Europe is underpinned by cross-national, interdisciplinary empirical research on restructuring management in five European countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. It contains systematic national comparative overviews, and transversal analyses of more than 30 in-depth case studies, taking into account a broad range of perspectives across professional human resources managers, unions' representatives, local and national civil servants, social workers and physicians. The authors examine strategic choices and practices in national and local contexts, showing that the practice of restructuring is not as heterogeneous as many previous studies have indicated or predicted. Systematic policy proposals for better economic and social management of restructuring are also prescribed.This team of well-known economists and social scientists have prepared a book that will appeal to consultants and human resource managers and employees, especially in transnational firms, as well as to students in industrial relations, in labour economics, and in sociology. It will also be of special interest to members of the European Commission and policymakers involved in employment and social affairs.Trade Review'This collection of essays offers a survey of restructuring processes in Europe and their outcomes. . . Given the likelihood of increased dislocation in labor markets, the book is a timely contribution. Recommended.' -- R.L. Hogler, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Frédéric Bruggeman and Bernard Gazier 1. Comparing Processes Across Europe Bernard Gazier 2. The Restructuring Process: Towards a Comprehensive Analysis Dominique Paucard 3. Innovation: From Employment Protection to Anticipation Frédéric Bruggeman 4. Belgium: A Corporatist Regime Frédéric Naedenoen 5. France: Law Driven Restructuring Maxime Petrovski, Rachel Beaujolin-Bellet, Frédéric Bruggeman and Claude Emmanuel Triomphe 6. Germany: Negotiated Restructuring Matthias Knuth and Gernot Mühge 7. The Swedish Model of Restructuring Ola Bergström and Andreas Diedrich 8. United Kingdom: Market Driven Restructuring Sian Moore and Geof Luton 9. Innovative Restructuring – Learning from Company Experience Ola Bergström and Andreas Diedrich 10. Trade Unions – Obstacles or Facilitators? Sian Moore, Greg Thomson and Geof Luton 11. Supporting Job Transitions: Employers, Worker Representatives and Agencies Matthias Knuth 12. The Territory: An Innovation Laboratory Rachel Beaujolin-Bellet 13. Networking: Employers’ Groups Gelica Dalon and François Pichault 14. Health Impacts and Innovative Approaches Thomas Kieselbach and Debora Jeske 15. Does Europe have Restructuring Policies? Claude Emmanuel Triomphe Conclusion: A Capitalisation Approach Frédéric Bruggeman and Bernard Gazier Index

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Book SynopsisThe relationship between education and income inequality is of fundamental importance. In this book, an international group of renowned contributors focus on patterns of inequality and their relationship to education using recent data from European countries. The fresh and unique research deals with important topics such as: wage and education inequality, differences in earnings related to gender, the role of labour market institutions, demographic and cohort effects on inequality, intergenerational education and income mobility, the extent of 'overeducation' and job and life satisfaction inequality.The wealth of new empirical evidence presented will make this book an invaluable resource for labour and education economists, educationalists, policy-makers and academics interested in the distribution of income, inequality and education within the fields of sociology and public policy.Trade Review'This is a valuable collection of 12 essays by a distinguished set of experts in the field of education and income inequality across Europe. . . Recommended to educators and policymakers wishing to know about recent significant research in the area of education and inequality in Europe. . . It is vital reading for policymakers and for academics and researchers who want to be aware of what is currently understood and what further work is needed to improve understanding.' -- John Mace, Higher Education Review'The book presents an extensive review of research and fresh new evidence on a variety of issues such as inequality in education, quality of education, inequality in educational outcomes, funding tertiary education, the phenomenon of over-education, inequality in incomes, gender differences in earnings, inter-generational income mobility and labour market institutions in different countries. . . The book is a valuable study; the review of research is useful; the wealth of new evidence is indeed impressive; the coverage of issues is wide and extensive; the statistical analysis is of high quality; and the discussion of the results is rich. The detailed empirical estimates, along with tables and graphs add to the value of the book considerably. . . I am sure, many will find the book very useful.' -- Jandhyala B.G. Tilak, Journal of Educational Planning and Administration'This volume represents a new chapter in understanding income inequality. The various authors, drawn from across Europe, not only provide rich comparative views about the extent of inequality but also go on to explain some of the causes. The composite picture of the role of education that emerges provides both researchers and policy-makers with new insights into the dynamics of economic well-being.’ -- Eric Hanushek, Stanford University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Education, Wage Inequality and the Labour Market Peter Dolton, Rita Asplund and Erling Barth 2. Education and Income Inequality: A Macroeconomic Perspective Rita Asplund 3. School Quality and Educational Outcomes in Europe Andreas Ammermüller and Charlotte Lauer 4. Overeducation Across Europe Peter Dolton and Oscar Marcenaro-Gutierrez 5. Inequality in Access to and Finance of Tertiary Education Rita Asplund, Oussama Ben Abdelkarim and Ali Skalli 6. Earnings Inequality in Europe: Structure and Patterns of Intertemporal Changes Ioannis Cholezas and Panos Tsakloglou 7. Education and Wage Dispersion: New Evidence for Europe Santiago Budría and Pedro Telhado Pereira 8. Within-group Wage Inequality and the Expansion of Tertiary Education Erling Barth 9. Gender Wage Differentials in Europe Peter Dolton, Oscar Marcenaro-Gutierrez and Ali Skalli 10. The Economic Effects of Demographic and Educational Change: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications Claudio Lucifora 11. Intergenerational Income Mobility in a Comparative Perspective Jo Blanden 12. A Multi-country Study of Inter-generational Educational Mobility Arnaud Chevalier, Kevin Denny and Dorren McMahon 13. Education and Preferences for Income Redistribution in a Cross-Section of Countries Christopher Crowe 14. Job and Life Satisfaction Inequalities in Europe Peter Dolton, Joseph Lanfranchi and Ali Skalli Index

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Book SynopsisFor a long time in-work poverty was not associated with European welfare states. Recently, the topic has gained relevance as welfare state retrenchment and international competition in globalized economies has put increasing pressures on individuals and families. This book provides explanations as to why in-work poverty is high in certain countries and low in others.Much of the present concern about the working poor has to do with recent changes in labour market policies in Europe. However, this book is not primarily about low pay. Instead, it questions whether gainful employment is sufficient to earn a living - both for oneself and for one's family members. There are, however, great differences between European countries. This book argues that the incidence and structure of the working poor cannot be understood without a thorough understanding of each country's institutional context. This includes the system of wage-setting, the level of decommodification provided by the social security system and the structure of families and households. Combining cross-country studies with in-depth analyses from a national perspective, the book reveals that in-work poverty in Europe is a diverse, multi-faceted phenomenon occurring in equally diverse institutional, economic and socio-demographic settings.With its rich detail and conclusions, this genuinely comparative study will be of interest to academics and researchers of labour and welfare economics, social policy and European studies as well as to policy advisers.Trade Review'The book provides important findings on the link between institutions and in-work poverty. The volume makes a significant contribution to this strand of literature as evidence on cross-country differences is scarce. The combination of case studies and comparative quantitative investigations is an interesting approach.' -- Annekatrin Niebuhr, Papers in Regional Science'This data-rich book explores the causes of in-work poverty in Europe. . . The balanced provision of theoretical insights and strong empirical support will prove useful to poverty scholars and policymakers alike.' -- Contemporary Sociology'A book on in-work poverty could not be timelier. . . At a time when many of the working poor are likely to become the non-working poor this book is a must-read.' -- Zoe Irving, Journal of Social Policy'This volume represents a valuable contribution to debates on welfare states, public policy, poverty and social exclusion. It is an empirically rich and analytically robust comparative collection, highlighting the variations between and contradictions of in-work poverty across Europe.' -- Patricia Kennett, University of Bristol, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The Working Poor in Europe Hans-Jürgen Andreß and Henning Lohmann PART I: COMPARATIVE ISSUES 1. The Different Faces of In-Work Poverty Across Welfare State Regimes Henning Lohmann and Ive Marx 2. The Working Poor in European Welfare States: Empirical Evidence from a Multilevel Perspective Henning Lohmann PART II: COUNTRY CHAPTERS 3. When Famialism Fails: The Nature and Causes of In-Work Poverty in Belgium Ive Marx and Gerlinde Verbist 4. The Different Roles of Low-wage Work in Germany: Regional, Demographical and Temporal Variances in the Poverty Risk of Low-paid Workers Marco Gießelmann and Henning Lohmann 5. The Silent Transformation of the Dutch Welfare State and the Rise of In-Work Poverty Erik Snel, Jan de Boom and Godfried Engbersen 6. In-Work Poverty in a Transitional Labour Market: Sweden, 1988–2003 Björn Halleröd and Daniel Larsson 7. “Much Ado About Nothing?” Institutional Framework and Empirical Findings on the Working Poor Phenomenon in Finland from 1995 to 2005 Ilpo Airio, Susan Kuivalainen and Mikko Niemelä 8. Two Countries in One: The Working Poor in Italy Ferruccio Biolcati-Rinaldi and Federico Podestà 9. Is Work a Route Out of Poverty: What Have New Labour’s Welfare-to-Work Measures Meant for the Working Poor in Britain? Sara Connolly 10. Low Pay and Household Poverty During Ireland’s Economic Boom Brian Nolan PART III: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 11. Combating In-Work Poverty in Europe: The Policy Options Assessed Ive Marx and Gerlinde Verbist 12. Explaining In-Work Poverty Within and Across Countries Henning Lohmann and Hans-Jürgen Andreß Index

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Book SynopsisThe Research Handbook of Comparative Employment Relations is an essential resource for those seeking to understand contemporary developments in the world of work, and the way in which employment relations systems are evolving around the world. Special consideration is given to the impact of globalization and the role of multinational corporations, including their consequences for the fate of workers' rights under existing national systems of employment relations (ER) regulation. This Handbook is unique in taking an explicitly comparative approach by discussing ER developments through a series of paired country comparisons. These chapters include a wide selection of countries from all regions, looking beyond those that are frequently discussed. The expert contributors also examine comparative issues from a range of perspectives, including industrial and employment relations, political economy, comparative politics, and cross-cultural studies. These impressive features make this important reference tool the most comprehensive of its kind. Academics and students in final-year undergraduate and postgraduate courses interested in employment relations will find this compendium enriching and insightful.Contributors include: M. Atzeni, L. Baccarro, M. Barry, D. Collings, F.L. Cooke, S. Cooney, T. Dundon, F. Duran, I. Forstenlechner, P. Gahan, P. Gunnigle, T. Jackson, E.H. Jung, B. Kaufman, J. Kelly, J. Lavelle, K. Mellahi, R. Mitchell, P. Pochet, T. Royle, A. Verma, N. Wailes, A. Wilkinson, G. Wood, S. ZalgermeyerTrade Review’This Research Handbook is a highly readable and thought-provoking account of comparative employment relations in current published texts. The breadth and depth of this book are remarkable and it will serve as a very valuable introductory text to students and researchers interested in comparative employment relations and global governance of employment relations.’ -- Wei Huang, Work, Employment and Society‘Besides a well-written introduction by the two editors, the book presents seventeen other chapters, some by well-known writers on the subject or related social sciences. . . This is a substantial resource book for scholars and students of comparative ER, especially for those who look towards the evolution of ER in the new economic world that is in formation, and in a comparative perspective. . . the book contains intellectually stimulating analyses of employee relations realities across the globe. . . Scholars belonging to different disciplinary perspectives, from which ER has been studied in the past, will also find in it a good reference material of comparative analyses. . . The publishers too deserve accolades for their professionalism and first rate copy-editing and production.’ -- Debi S. Saini, Vision - the Journal of Business Perspectives‘The book is a comprehensive volume of studies on employment relations in a wide variety of settings. . .an enriching compendium.’ -- Silvia Florea, Management of Sustainable DevelopmentTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Re-examining Comparative Employment Relations Michael Barry and Adrian Wilkinson PART II: PERSPECTIVES 2. Comparative Employment Relations: Institutional and Neo-institutional Theories Bruce E. Kaufman 3. The Political Economy of Comparative Employment Relations John Kelly 4. Legal Origins, Labour Law and the Regulation of Employment Relations Sean Cooney, Peter Gahan and Richard Mitchell 5. Cross-cultural Studies Terence Jackson PART III: PAIRED COUNTRY COMPARISONS 6. Employment Relations in Chile and Argentina Maurizio Atzeni, Fernando Durán-Palma and Pablo Ghigliani 7. Employment Relations in Canada and the US Sara Slinn and Richard W. Hurd 8. Employment Relations in China and India Fang Lee Cooke 9. Employment Relations in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland Tony Dundon and David G. Collings 10. Employment Relations in Japan and Korea EeHwan Jung 11. Employment Relations in Belgium and the Netherlands Hester Houwing, Maarten Keune, Philippe Pochet and Kurt Vandaele 12. Employment Relations in Australia and New Zealand Nick Wailes 13. Employment Relations in South Africa and Mozambique Geoffrey Wood 14. Employment Relations in France and Germany Stefan Zagelmeyer 15. Employment Relations in Oil-rich Gulf Countries Kamel Mellahi and Ingo Forstenlechner PART IV: BROADER COMPARATIVE INFLUENCES 16. Corporatism Meets Neoliberalism: The Irish and Italian Cases in Comparative Perspective Lucio Baccaro 17. The Role of MNEs David G. Collings, Jonathan Lavelle and Patrick Gunnigle 18. Regulating Global Capital through Public and Private Codes: An Analysis of International Labour Standards and Corporate Voluntary Initiatives Tony Royle Index

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Book SynopsisUnderpinned by the fact that the globalization process and the subsequent increased level of market uncertainty have paved the way for employment flexibility in modern societies, this book examines the labor market chances of young adults in the US and in ten European societies over the past three decades. As young adults represent a very vulnerable labor market group, flexible and insecure employment tends to be pronounced especially at labor market entry. The contributors therefore explore which groups of young adults are especially affected by increasing employment insecurities.Extending analysis to the early career phase, the book discusses whether flexible employment relationships in younger cohorts are a temporary phenomenon at the very beginning of people's careers, or if the labor markets of modern societies are currently fundamentally changing because flexible employment relationships are permanently succeeding in the labor market with the entry of new cohorts. Discussing the development of social inequality structures in an era of globalization, this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers focusing on international comparative research, globalization, labor markets, and social inequality.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Foreword PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Struggling to Become an Insider: Does Increasing Flexibility at Labor Market Entry Affect Early Careers? A Theoretical Framework Erzsébet Bukodi, Ellen Ebralidze, Paul Schmelzer and Hans-Peter Blossfeld 2. Youth Unemployment in Western Europe: The Effects of Individual, Market, and Institutional Factors Katrin Golsch PART II: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS 3. A New Mobility Regime in Germany? Young People’s Labor Market Entry and Phase of Establishment Since the Mid-1980s Sandra Buchholz and Karin Kurz 4. Increasing Labor Market Instability Among Young People? Labor Market Entry and Early Career Development Among School-Leavers in the Netherlands Since the Mid-1980s Maarten H.J. Wolbers 5. Increasing Employment Instability in France? Young People’s Labor Market Entry and Early Careers Since the 1990s Simone Zdrojewski, Yvette Grelet and Louis-André Vallet 6. Increasing Employment Instability Among Young People? Labor Market Entries and Early Careers in Spain Since the Mid-1970s Juan I. Martínez-Pastor, Fabrizio Bernardi and Luis Garrido 7. Flexibilizing the Italian Labor Market: Unanticipated Consequences of Partial and Targeted Labor Market Deregulation Paolo Barbieri and Stefani Scherer 8. Increasing Employment Instability Among Young People? Labor Market Entries and Early Careers in Great Britain Since the 1980s Paul Schmelzer 9. Increasing Employment Instability Among Young People? Labor Market Entries and Early Careers in the United States of America, 1984–2002 Ilona Relikowski, Markus Zielonka and Heather Hofmeister 10. Increasing Employment Instability Among Young People? Labor Market Entries and Early Careers in Sweden 1980–2000 Karin Halldén and Martin Hällsten 11. Weaker Entries – Lower Risk of Unemployment: Labor Market Entry Trends in Denmark between 1981 and 2003 Ellen Ebralidze and Søren Leth-Sørensen 12. Increasing Labor Market Insecurities Among Young People? Labor Market Entry Process in Hungary Since the Early 1980s Erzsébet Bukodi 13. Changing Mobility Regime in Estonia? Young People’s Labor Market Entry and Early Careers Since the 1980s Kadri Täht, Ellu Saar and Marge Unt PART III: CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSION 14. Young People’s Employment Chances on Flexible Labor Markets: A Comparison of Changes in Eleven Modern Societies Karin Kurz, Sandra Buchholz, Paul Schmelzer and Hans-Peter Blossfeld Index

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Book SynopsisThis book examines innovative theoretical perspectives and novel labour market policy responses to Europe's changing work demands, employment careers and life courses. It presents creative ideas and recommendations for flexicurity policies at various levels and in different social and economic contexts. The driving factors determining the performance of dissimilar pathways in Europe are identified in regard to their impact on the flexibility/security nexus. Key issues in the current European policy debate are addressed, including how innovative policies are designed in the areas of working time, education, work-life balance, employment relations, retirement and migration, how they are put into practice and what determines their level of success. This volume is an authoritative overview of innovative labour market policies and research findings, with a strong thematic emphasis on life course, transitional labour market and flexicurity approaches. It encompasses a wide array of European countries and is written by a multidisciplinary group of established scholars. This book will be of great interest to researchers, academics and policy makers.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Innovating European Labour Markets: An Introduction Ton Wilthagen, Ruud Muffels, Peter Ester and Joop Schippers PART I: TRANSITIONAL LABOUR MARKETS IN EUROPE 2. Labour Market Policy in Flanders: How to Tackle Vicious Circles and False Beliefs Frank Vandenbroucke 3. How Willing are Europeans to Migrate? A Comparison of Migration Intentions in Western and Eastern Europe Didier Fouarge and Peter Ester 4. Labour Markets in Central and Eastern Europe: From Transition to Stabilisation Sandrine Cazes and Alena Nesporova 5. Pathways to Flexicurity in Europe: Do They Affect Male and Female Labour Market Transition Patterns? Ruud Muffels PART II: FLEXICURITY AND WORKING TIME ARRANGEMENTS 6. ‘Project-based Employment’ and Models of the Employment Contract David Marsden 7. Working Time Flexibility Across Europe Marcel Kerkhofs, Heejung Chung and Peter Ester 8. Mapping Flexicurity in the EU Greet Vermeylen 9. Working-life Time Accounts in German Companies: New Opportunities for Structuring Working Hours and Careers? Philip Wotschack and Eckart Hildebrandt PART III: LIFE COURSE TRANSITIONS AND CAREERS 10. Active Ageing in Europe: Innovating the Management of Transitions from Work to Retirement Günther Schmid 11. Get the Balance Right: Risk and Flexibility in School-to-Work Transition Sequences Christian Brzinsky-Fay 12. Diverging Career Paths: Mind Your Step! Amelia Román, Joop Schippers and Leen Heylen 13. Conclusions on Innovating European Labour Markets: Dynamics and Perspectives Ruud Muffels, Joop Schippers, Ton Wilthagen and Peter Ester Index

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Book SynopsisOne might mistakenly think that the long tradition of economic analysis in antitrust law would mean there is little new to say. Yet the field is surprisingly dynamic and changing. The specially commissioned chapters in this landmark volume offer a rigorous analysis of the field's most current and contentious issues. Focusing on those areas of antitrust economics that are most in flux, leading scholars discuss topics such as: mergers that create unilateral effects or eliminate potential competition; whether market definition is necessary; tying, bundled discounts, and loyalty discounts; a new theory of predatory pricing; assessing vertical price-fixing after Leegin; proving horizontal agreements after Twombly; modern analysis of monopsony power; the economics of antitrust enforcement; international antitrust issues; antitrust in regulated industries; the antitrust-patent intersection; and modern methods for measuring antitrust damages. Students and scholars of law and economics, law practitioners, regulators, and economists with an interest in industrial organization and consulting will find this seminal Handbook an essential and informative resource. Contributors: J.B. Baker, R.D. Blair, A. Bradford, N. Economides, A. Edlin, E. Elhauge, D.S. Evans, J.S. Haynes, B. Klein, A.K. Klevorick, I.B. Kohler-Hausmann, J. Kwoka, D. Reitman, D.L. Rubinfeld, H.A. Shelanski, C.J. Sprigman, A.L. WickelgrenTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction and Overview to Current Issues in Antitrust Economics Einer Elhauge PART I: MERGERS AND MARKET DEFINITION 2. Research Topics in Unilateral Effects Analysis Jonathan B. Baker and David Reitman 3. Lightening Up on Market Definition David S. Evans 4. Mergers that Eliminate Potential Competition John Kwoka PART II: AGREEMENTS AND UNILATERAL CONDUCT 5. Tying, Bundling, and Loyalty/Requirement Rebates Nicholas Economides 6. Predatory Pricing Aaron Edlin 7. Assessing Resale Price Maintenance After Leegin Benjamin Klein 8. The Plausibility of Twombly: Proving Horizontal Agreements After Twombly Alvin K. Klevorick and Issa B. Kohler-Hausmann 9. Monopsony, Monopsony Power, and Antitrust Policy Roger D. Blair and Jessica S. Haynes PART III: ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT 10. Issues in Antitrust Enforcement Abraham L. Wickelgren 11. Antitrust Law in Global Markets Anu Bradford 12. Antitrust and Regulation Howard A. Shelanski 13. The Intersection of Patent and Antitrust Law Christopher Jon Sprigman 14. Antitrust Damages Daniel L. Rubinfeld Index

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Book SynopsisIn this ground-breaking book, Guy Standing offers a new perspective on work and citizenship, rejecting the labourist orientation of the 20th century. Karl Polanyi's The Great Transformation marked the rise of industrial citizenship, which hinged on fictitious labour decommodification. Since the 1970s, this has collapsed and a Global Transformation is under way, in which inequalities and insecurities are becoming unsustainable. Guy Standing explains that while a struggle against paternalism is essential, the desirable egalitarian response to the problems caused by globalization is a strategy to build occupational citizenship. This is based on a right to universal economic security and institutions to enable everybody to develop their capabilities and work whilst respecting the ecological imperatives of the 21st century. The book also explores a phasing out of labour law and a re-orientation of collective bargaining towards collaborative bargaining, highlighting the increased importance of the relationship between groups of workers and citizens as well as between workers and capital.Work after Globalization offers a new perspective on work, rejecting the labourist orientation of the 20th century. Social scientists interested in globalization and labour market issues will warmly welcome this book. It will also strongly appeal to students, researchers, policy-makers, social activists and those connected with the international regulation of occupations.Trade Review'. . . this book is a tour de force, providing a provocative analysis as well as a vision, rooted in normative reflection for a better world to work in. It should be mandatory reading for all students of social policy and industrial relations.' -- Martin Seeleib-Kaiser, Journal of Social Policy'This is a scholarly and erudite work. . . There is a wealth of detail, all illustrated with plenty of fascinating examples. . . It is impossible to give the full flavour of this thoughtful and stimulating book in even a long review, but it deserves to be widely accessible and read.' -- Citizen's Income'. . . this is the greatest book ever about work (in all its forms). . . Work after Globalization offers us the kind of foundation we need to launch a new social-democratic program. . . do yourself a favour, don't take my word for it. You need to read this book for yourself. . . If you're ever going to read a book about work, make it this one.' -- Peter Hall-Jones, New Unionism Network'This is an important book. It shifts emphasis from the role of capital to the creativity of labour in the creation of value in the real economy. A central role is accorded to each and all of the skills and occupations which contribute to the construction of an economy and a civic culture governed by the public interest. Guy Standing has made an original contribution to the validation of human creativity in the economic process. The work owes an acknowledged debt to the vision of Karl Polanyi.' -- Kari Polanyi-Levitt, McGill University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Work and Labour in Great Transformations 2. Fictitious Decommodification: The Failure of Industrial Citizenship 3. Labour Recommodification in the Global Transformation 4. Inequality, Class and the ‘Precariat’ 5. Crumbling Barriers to Decommodification 6. Occupational Dismantling and Commodification 7. Occupational Regulation 8. The Horror 9. Reviving Occupation in Full Freedom 10. Economic Rights: The Progressive Agenda Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFor the last decade a movement for providing workers with a living wage has been growing in the US. This book describes how great thinkers in the history of economic thought viewed the living wage and highlights how the ideas of the early economists such as Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill support the idea of a living wage and contrast with the ideas of more recent free-market economists who do not. The lessons we can learn from the contrasting ideas of both the early and recent economists will help us to think more clearly about the issues surrounding whether, how and why workers should be paid a living wage.The book reviews the history of economic ideas related to the idea of the living wage. It presents a debate between two ideologies, the moral economy and the market economy, as captured by the need to sustain the workforce, enhance its capability and avoid the externality effects of low wages. It is unique in that it applies these concepts exclusively to labor. The book also breaks new ground by presenting Adam Smith as a moral economist who anticipated many of the arguments set forth by modern day advocates of the living wage. It shows how successive economic thinkers added to Smith's arguments for a living (subsistence) wage or found fault with those arguments. Throughout the book Donald Stabile draws out the lessons that this history of the economic thought about adequate wages has for the modern living wage movement.Economists interested in the history of economic thought and labor issues will find this book a compelling read, as will academics and community groups advocating for a living wage.Trade Review‘The Living Wage provides a thorough examination of the living wage concept and will be useful for any activist or academic wishing to explore economic theories of wages.' -- Stephanie Luce, Australian Economic History Review'I highly recommend this book to anyone who cares about poverty and wants to know what economists have said about its connections with the labor market and to consider whether voluntary or government wage norms would be a wise, just, and effective way to reduce poverty. Economists should recommend this book to those who doubt that economists have values. Many professional economists could also use a good review of how their discipline has dealt with the ideas of just, fair, living, and minimal-wage rates. The book would make an excellent supplementary text for a history of economic thought class. Thanks to Stabile for providing a full treatment of such an important intellectual, social, and moral issue.' -- Robin Klay, Journal of Markets & Morality'. . . this is a fine addition to the history of economic thought and should be required reading for economists since it reminds us that economics was originally subsumed under the larger disciplinary umbrella of political economy and moral philosophy.' -- Oren M. Levin-Waldman, Industrial and Labor Relations Review'Stabile does us a valuable service by laying aside nebulous questions about justice and focusing on specific economic issues. In the process, he offers a compact, well-organized tour of the idea of a living wage in the history of economic thought. It is a book that deserves the attention of economists and scholars working on the history of ideas, as well as anyone contributing to debates over wage policy.' -- Art Carden, EH.NetTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: The Living Wage 2. Sustainability: Subsistence, Necessities and Unions 3. Capability: Work and Wages, Virtue and Skill 4. Externality, Community and Wages 5. Lessons from the History of Economic Thought Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides an important assembly of research findings for all who are interested either in changing or reinforcing present immigration policy. Both comprehensive and up-to-date, the study of the demographic, economic, and social interaction between immigration and internal mobility in the U.S. is based on a fresh analysis of the most recent data from all major available sources.Covering the past century through the present, the research reflects the concerns and problems of communities that receive migrants, as well as those of the migrants themselves. It provides a factual basis for negotiation between the strong demands for liberalized immigration laws and the equally strong public reaction toward unauthorized immigration. Emphasis is placed upon metropolitan areas, and their central cities and suburban communities. The authors study the role of mobility in neighborhood 'turnover' from one ethnic group to another, and how mobility both sustains and weakens clustering by income class, and individual motives for mobility. They find that the hypothesis of the 'healthy immigrant' does not extend into, but is in fact reversed, in old age. The book documents how the long-term economic and social adjustment of immigrants is highly dependent upon their skill level and education at time of entry, and discusses the implications of unauthorized immigration. This multidisciplinary and highly readable volume will appeal to demographers, economists and public policy specialists, as well as academics in labor and industrial economics, sociology, and geography.Trade Review'It is a lucid account, replete with detail, supported by extensive tables, and written in a form that will be readily accessible to a wide readership.' -- Martin Bell, Journal of Population ResearchTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Basics of Contemporary U.S. Internal Mobility and Immigration 2. Why Americans Move 3. Differential Composition of Metro and Nonmetro Migration Streams 4. Internal Migration and Immigration for Individual U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 1995–2000, in Ecological and Race-Ethnic Perspective 5. Mobility Dynamic of Metro Areas with Large Net Internal Migration Losses and Gains 6. Neighborhood Mobility in Central Cities, Suburbs, and Nonmetro Areas in Race-Ethnic Perspective 7. Income Stratification of U.S. Neighborhoods, 1990–2000: What Roles Does Mobility Currently Play? 8. Immigration and Health in Old Age 9. Comparative Adjustment of Immigrants Index

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Book SynopsisThis fascinating book presents an in-depth study of the particular combination of unemployment insurance, employment protection and active labour market policies prevalent in seven European countries.Currently, European governments are being challenged to find an optimal social policy strategy that fosters 'flexicurity', whereby a flexible, well-functioning labour market is achieved, while protection for workers is maintained. The contributors explore the formal laws and regulations, as well as the administration and implementation of social policy, paying special attention to the role of the social partners. A detailed country comparison shows that the combination of social policy instruments is important to labour market performance, but that multiple optimal mixes already appear to exist.The Labour Market Triangle will prove invaluable to academics in the field of policy research, including economists, sociologists and political scientists. Policy advisers and practitioners in the field of social policy, as well as representatives of trade unions, employers associations and political parties will find this multidisciplinary book of great interest.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: Achieving an Optimal Social Policy Mix Paul de Beer and Trudie Schils 2. Sweden Eskil Wadensjö 3. Denmark Per Kongshøj Madsen 4. The United Kingdom Jochen Clasen 5. The Netherlands Trudie Schils 6. Germany Bernhard Ebbinghaus and Werner Eichhorst 7. Belgium Johan De Deken 8. France Jean-Claude Barbier 9. Conclusion: Is There a Golden Triangle? Paul de Beer and Trudie Schils Index

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Book SynopsisThe contemporary framework for productivity measurement presented in this volume focuses on the impact of information technology on economic growth. The remarkable behavior of information technology prices provides the key to the resurgence of productivity growth in the USA and the world economy. This essential volume brings together recent research by leading scholars in this important field. Professor Jorgenson has provided an original introduction which offers useful insights into this exciting area of study.Trade Review‘There may be no topic in economics that is more important than productivity and there may be no man better qualified to bring together the leading research on productivity than Dale Jorgenson. This book is essential reading for any serious researcher or policy-maker seeking to understand this topic.’ -- Erik Brynjolfsson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School, USTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Dale W. Jorgenson 1. Dale W. Jorgenson and Kevin J. Stiroh (2000), ‘Raising the Speed Limit: U.S. Economic Growth in the Information Age’ 2. Stephen D. Oliner and Daniel E. Sichel (2000), ‘The Resurgence of Growth in the late 1990s: Is Information Technology the Story?’ 3. Dale W. Jorgensen (2001), ‘Information Technology and the U.S. Economy’ 4. Martin Neil Baily (2002), ‘Distinguished Lecture on Economics in Government: The New Economy: Post Mortem or Second Wind’ 5. Nicholas Oulton (2002), ‘ICT and Productivity Growth in the United Kingdom’ 6. Kevin J. Stiroh (2002), ‘Information Technology and the U.S. Productivity Revival: What do the Industry Data Say?’ 7. Bart van Ark, Robert Inklaar and Robert H. McGuckin (2003), ‘ICT and Productivity in Europe and the United States: Where Do the Differences Come From’ 8. Susanto Basu, John Fednald, Nicholas Oulton and Sylaja Srinivasan (2003), ‘The Case of the Missing Productivity Growth, or Does Information Technology Explain Why Productivity Accelerated in the United States but Not in the United Kingdom’ 9. Bart van Ark and Marcin Piatkowski (2004), ‘Productivity, Innovation and ICT in Old and New Europe’ 10. Dale W. Jorgenson (2005), ‘Information Technology and the G7 Economics’ 11. Robert Inklaar, Mary O’Mahony and Marcel P. Timmer (2005), ‘ICT and Europe’s Productivity Performance: Industry-Level Growth Account Comparisons with the United States’ 12. Marcel P. Timmer and Bart van Ark (2005), ‘Does Information and Communication Technology Drive EU-US Productivity Growth Differentials?’ 13. Dale W. Jorgenson and Kazuyuki Motohashi (2005), ‘Information Technology and the Japanese Economy’ 14. Dale W. Jorgenson and Koji Nomura (2005), ‘The Industry Origins of Japanese Economic Growth’ 15. Dale W. Jorgenson and Khuong Vu (2007), ‘Information Technology and the World Growth Resurgence’ 16. Robert Inklaar and Marcel P. Timmer (2007), ‘Of Yeast and Mushrooms: Patterns of Industry-Level Productivity Growth’ 17. Robert Inklaar, Marcel P. Timmer and Bart van Ark (2007), ‘Mind the Gap! International Comparisons of Productivity in Services and Goods Production’ 18. Dale W. Jorgenson, Mun Ho, Jon D. Samuels and Kevin J. Stiroh (2007), ‘Industry Origins of the American Productivity Resurgence’ 19. Dale W. Jorgenson and Koju Nomura (2007), ‘The Industry Origins of the US-Japan Productivity Gap’ 20. Stephen D. Oliner, David E. Sichel and Kevin J. Stiroh (2007), ‘Explaining a Productive Decade’ 21. Robert Inklaar, Marcel P. Timmer and Bart van Ark (2008), ‘Market Services Productivity Across Europe and the U.S.’ 22. Dale W. Jorgenson, Mun S. Ho and Kevin J. Stiroh (2008), ‘A Retrospective Look at the U.S. Productivity Growth Resurgence’ 23. Bart van Ark, Mary O’ Mahony and Marcel P. Timmer (2008), ‘The Productivity Gap Between Europe and the United States: Trends and Causes’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis highly topical book explores key issues in evaluating the long-run implications of population ageing for pensions, taxation, intergenerational equity and social welfare.Societies face long-term phenomena, such as demographic change and climate change that impose costs and benefits far into the future. These present challenges for policymakers in planning intertemporal consumption paths that balance the goals of efficiency and equity. An exploration of these issues, with respect to population ageing in particular, is the primary motivation for this book. John Creedy and Ross Guest evaluate these problems with a particular focus on the role of concepts, assumptions and value judgements.This book will be a fascinating read for researchers interested in the social evaluation of population ageing and climate change. Public policy makers and advisers will find the analysis of practical policy questions such as alternative regimes for taxing public pensions of special interest. Graduate students of macroeconomics and public economics will also find helpful discussions of social discounting, the efficiency and equity effects of tax smoothing, and potential new effects of population ageing on labour productivity.Trade Review'This is a useful book that presents a number of important ideas and results. Creedy and Guest's discussion of the assumptions and value choices required in these models is thoughtful and interesting. Their overall conclusion that population ageing is unlikely to significantly reduce living standards is important for policymakers and the general public, many of whom are still under the sway of "crisis" rhetoric. . . this will likely be a valuable book for economists or economic policy researchers interested in the macroeconomic implications of population ageing. The careful discussion of the models involved will be useful for both graduate students and experienced researchers in this field.' -- Martin Cooke, Canadian Studies in PopulationTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction Part II: Discounting and Time Preference 2. Discounting and Time Preference 3. The Elasticity of Marginal Valuation 4. Sustainable Preferences 5. Representative Agent and Social Planner Part III: Pensions and Taxation 6. Pension Tax, Savings and Labour Supply 7. Private Pensions and Savings Part IV: Population Ageing 8. Tax Smoothing and Population Ageing 9. Demographic Change in OECD Countries 10. Capital Intensity and Productivity 11. Extensions and Sensitivity Analyses Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis well-researched book analyzes the positioning of EU constitutional law towards economic and social integration by contrasting liberal and socially embedded constitutionalism. The book draws on a unique content and discourse analysis of all Grand Chamber decisions on substantive EU law since May 2004. It finds the EU's 'judicial constitution' to be more nuanced and more uniform than expected. While the Court of Justice enforces the constitution of integration, it favors economic freedoms under mainly liberal paradigms, but socially embeds constitutionalism in citizenship cases. The 'judicial constitution' contrasts with EU Treaties after the Treaty of Lisbon in that their new value base enhances European social integration. However, the Treaties too seem contradictory in that they do not expand the EU's competence regime accordingly. In the light of these contradictions, Dagmar Schiek proposes a 'constitution of social governance': the Court and EU institutions should encourage steps towards social integration at EU level to be taken by transnational societal actors, rather than condemn their relevant activity. Economic and Social Integration will appeal to academics and postgraduate students in EU law, EU politics, European sociology, international relations, international law, labor law, and welfare state theory. Undergraduate students in labor law, policy advisors on EU social policy and welfare state, government departments and EU Commission departments will also find much to interest them in this book.Trade Review'Dagmar Schiek has written a timely and vital book. Following financial and sovereign debt crises, the European Union is in crisis. As responses to crisis - for example fiscal union - appear to be couched in wholly technocratic terms, a European public is entitled to ask whether the European Union has any respect for established national traditions of social constitutionalism and social welfare. Dagmar Schiek addresses these questions, both in a historical and contemporary context of social constitutionalism, arguing forcefully for the need to establish social legitimacy within Europe. I recommend this book to all researchers and students of European Union.' --Michelle Everson, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK'Is there a ''European social space''? What is the place of ''social integration'' alongside ''economic integration'' in the EU? Has a ''socially embedded constitutionalism'' been developed in parallel with the internal market case law of the CJEU? Dagmar Schiek in her comprehensive and interdisciplinary study gives refreshing new answers under the recent Lisbon Treaty.' --Norbert Reich, Universitat Bremen, Germany'At a time of crisis and therefore a crucial juncture in European politics, Dagmar Schiek offers us an inspiring vision of the potential of the European Union. In her brilliant study, she exposes the obstacles that economic integration has posed for achievement of social justice, and provides a bold solution. Rejecting more limited models of constitutionalism, she presents a convincing alternative which is socially embedded, allowing space for action by manifold actors at multiple levels of governance.' --Tonia Novitz, University of Bristol, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Economic and Social Integration 2. EU Constitutional Law 3. The Trajectory of EU Constitutional Law 4. The EU’s Judicial Constitution after Enlargement 5. Economic and Social Integration Under the EU’s Normative Constitution Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis highly accessible book illustrates how policy makers can address and nurture the effects of growing ethnic diversity in European labor markets. The contributors present an unprecedented large-scale study on ethnic diversity in European labor markets via a combination of hard data analysis with expert evaluation of integration practices and policy options. Key questions explored include: Does ethnic diversity in European labor markets lead to poor socio-economic outcomes for some ethnic groups in the face of fierce competition for jobs and welfare? Can labor immigration and improved integration of all ethnic groups provide a solution to the challenges posed by a shrinking population, an aging workforce, skill shortages and other bottlenecks that constrain the innovative potential of the EU? What can policy makers do to nurture and encourage the benefits of ethnic diversity in the EU? This indispensable guide will be warmly welcomed by academics, students, policy makers, analysts and researchers with an interest in economics, European studies and labor studies. It will be especially insightful for those with a particular commitment to managing ethnic diversity in European labor markets.Contributors: A.F. Constant, S. de la Rica, D. Fougère, V. Ghetau, T.J. Hatton, M. Hazans, M. Kahanec, Z. Kántor, P.J. Pedersen, M. Vasecka, H.D. von Loeffelholz, A. Zaiceva, K.F. ZimmermannTrade Review’Kahanec and Zimmermann have produced a remarkably useful and accessible volume that everyone who is curious about, let alone interested in, the labor market situation of ethnic (and immigrant) minorities in the European Union must read. The editors have been imaginative in their use of multiple data systems and methodologies to tell a story that researchers and policy makers alike will find useful, even compelling. The result is a volume full of hard-to-find comparative analysis and policy insight about the labor market incorporation, or rather, the absence of it, of minorities, but also of what works (and what does not) in ethnic minority integration policies and why. The editors have painted on a vast canvas, with evidence that covers most of the Union. Impressively, and innovatively, however, they have also included detailed case studies for fully ten of the Union's member states, including some of the EU's most important and dynamic economies, such as Germany, the Netherlands, France, and Spain.’ -- Demetrios G. Papademetriou, President and Co-Founder of the Migration Policy Institute (MPI)’Kahanec and Zimmermann have put together a volume that destroys the myth that science and policy making cannot be bridged. In an accessible way, but deeply rooted in rigorous science, they provide a handbook for policy makers working in the field of inclusion and integration of ethnic minorities. They identify key policy challenges, address the question of what minorities want, and propose a policy agenda of how to get there.’ -- Rita Sussmuth, Chair of the European Union's High Level Group on 'Social Integration of Ethnic Minorities and their full Participation in the Labor Market' (2006-2007)Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Ethnic Minorities in the European Union: An Overview Martin Kahanec, Anzelika Zaiceva and Klaus F. Zimmermann 2. An Expert Stakeholder’s View on European Integration Challenges Amelie F. Constant, Martin Kahanec and Klaus F. Zimmermann 3. The Practice of Minority Integration in the European Union: What Works Martin Kahanec 4. Social and Labor Market Integration of Ethnic Minorities in Denmark Peder J. Pedersen 5. Social and Labor Market Integration of Ethnic Minorities in France: Has the French Integration Model Broken Down? Denis Fougère 6. Social and Labor Market Integration of Ethnic Minorities in Germany Hans Dietrich von Loeffelholz 7. Ethnic or Social Integration? The Roma in Hungary Zoltán Kántor 8. Labor Market Integration of Ethnic Minorities in Latvia Mihails Hazans 9. Ethnic Minorities in the Netherlands Joop Hartog 10. Minority Inclusion in Romania Vasile Gheţău 11. Social and Labor Market Integration of Ethnic Minorities in Slovakia Michal Vašečka 12. Social and Labor Market Integration of Ethnic Minorities in Spain Sara de la Rica 13. The Social and Labor Market Outcomes of Ethnic Minorities in the UK Timothy J. Hatton 14. A Policy Agenda for Diversity and Minority Integration Martin Kahanec and Klaus F. Zimmermann Index

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Book SynopsisIn this tightly argued work William Coleman explores the macroeconomic implications of politically based restraints on competition in labour markets.Through a suite of compact models the author investigates the consequences of the labour force securing the best terms of sale for its labour by means of the electoral mechanism. He concludes that such ?electorally optimal? labour regulation can explain not only wage rigidity and unemployment, but also wage volatility; episodes of excess demand for labour; the co-existence of an inefficient state sector with an efficient private sector; and the preference for a minimum wage over a universal wage regulation. Finally, the approach can rationalize nominal wage rigidity, and not solely real wage rigidity. In sum, the analysis promises to both complete the Classical explanation of unemployment by predicting when, why and how real wages will be rigid, and at the same time to better secure Keynesian insights by suggesting how money rigidity may be characteristic of electorally optimal labour regulation.The Political Economy of Wages and Unemployment will prove a challenging and stimulating read for academics, students and researchers of economics generally, and more specifically, those with a special interest in macroeconomics and labour economics.Trade Review‘William Oliver Coleman has written a provocative and interesting book. . . there is a lot to recommend in this book. It advocates a plausible theory of rigid wages. It does so in a thorough and competent manner. . . I would recommend this book for both graduate students and researchers interested in macroeconomics and labour economics.’ -- Lawrence Uren, Economic RecordTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Problem Labour Monopoly Might Solve 2. The Fall and Rise of Labour Monopoly Theory 3. How a Wage Bill Hill Creates a Wage Rate Floor 4. Why the Floor Will Fluctuate 5. How Bargaining May Build a Ceiling Instead of a Floor 6. How Foresight May (and may not) Defeat the Floor 7. Why the ‘Property-Owning Democracy’ May Nationalize Capital Rather than Regulate Labour 8. Unemployment as a Benefit of Unemployment Benefits 9. Why the Majority May Choose the Wage of the Minority 10. Rigidity and Volatility in the Face of the Cycle: A Neoklassikal Analysis 11. Labour Monopoly as the Source of Money Wage Rigidity: A Hypothesis 12. A Concluding Comment References Index

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Book SynopsisFeaturing new findings and fresh insights from an international roster of labor economists, including such eminent authors as Morley Gunderson, Harry Holzer, and Paul Ryan, this book delves into a uniquely wide range of high-profile labor issues affecting youth in the US, Canada, Europe, and Japan - from declining job, wage, and training prospects to workplace health hazards, immigration, union activism, and new policy strategies. This widely accessible introduction to the latest research in the area presents original empirical economic studies in an engaging style.All may find something of interest in the host of controversial topics of lively public debate that are covered, including: youth unemployment, earnings mobility, racial/ethnic and gender inequalities, training quality and access, job hazards, health insurance coverage, immigration, minimum wage laws, union organizing, and global economic competition.Young Workers in the Global Economy is written in a clear and accessible style for a broad readership ranging from scholars and college students to employers, unions, career counselors, human resource professionals, vocational trainers, policy analysts, government officials, immigration and health care activists, as well as to the wider public concerned about the future of youth career prospects.Trade Review'This timely collection offers an analysis of youth employment in a global perspective. It examines five subject areas, ranging from current trends in labor markets through education levels of job seekers, workplace safety, immigration and strategic initiatives to deal with declining levels of employment. . . . it sets forth clear prescriptions for public policy. Recommended.' -- R.L. Hogler, Choice'. . . the volume is successful in reaching an always difficult equilibrium between scientific soundness, on the one hand, and fluency, on the other hand. . . the book is a highly enjoyable and engaging read also for a general audience interested in understanding the new dimensions of what has become a persistent affliction of many households in advanced economies.' -- Education Economics'This excellent collection addresses an important issue: Why young people in so many countries experience more unemployment and precariousness than previous generations, and what we can do about it.' -- Michael Reich, University of California, Berkeley, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Youth Employment: Crisis or Course Change? An Introduction Gregory DeFreitas PART I: CURRENT JOB TRENDS AND CHALLENGES 2. The Youth Labor Market Problem in Cross-Country Perspective Rebekka Christopoulou 3. Out of School, Out of Work, Out of Luck? Black Male Youth Joblessness in New York City Mark Levitan 4. Still With Us After All of These Years: Youth Labor Market Entry, Home-Leaving and Human Capital Accumulation in Italy, 1993–2003 Niall O’Higgins 5. Youth Employment in Japan after the 1990s Bubble Burst Naoki Mitani PART II: SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITIONS 6. Youth Employment Problems and School-to-Work Institutions in Advance Economies Paul Ryan 7. Work and Non-Work Time Use of US College Students Lonnie M. Golden PART III: DYING FOR A JOB 8. Occupational Fatalities Among Young Workers Janice Windau 9. Falling Private Health Insurance Coverage Among Young Workers in the United States Niev J. Duffy PART IV: HOW DOES IMMIGRATION AFFECT AMERICAN YOUTH? 10. Immigration and Youth Employment: Recent Debates and Research Findings Gregory DeFreitas 11. Unauthorized Mexican Immigration and Youth Labor Market Outcomes in California in the 1990s Enrico A. Marcelli PART V: STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING FUTURE JOB PROSPECTS 12. How Can We Improve Employment Outcomes for Young Black Men? Harry J. Holzer 13. Does Job Corps Training Boost the Labor Market Outcomes of Young Latinos? Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Arturo Gonzalez and Todd Neumann 14. Have Young Workers Lost Their (Collective) Voice? Youth–Adult Preferences for Workplace Voice in Canada Michele Campolieti, Rafael Gomez and Morley Gunderson References Index

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Book SynopsisHow is women's employment shaped by family and domestic responsibilities? This book, written by leading experts in the field, examines twenty-five years of change in women's employment and addresses the challenges facing women today. The authors offer an innovative analysis of how global changes including new migration processes, educational expansion, transnational labour markets, technological advances and the global economy affect women's labour market experiences. They tackle issues relevant for future change, including gender inequalities and ethnic diversities, and confront contentious questions such as what is meant by work-life balance. The book provides new empirical research that both advances our understanding of the challenges posed by women's employment in our changing society and draws out the policy lessons that could improve economic and social wellbeing.Providing dynamic analysis of employment-family inter relationships, Women and Employment will be of great relevance to social scientists and academics interested in employment and family as well as policymakers concerned with changing women's employment.Trade Review'. . . this book provides an excellent evaluation of women's past, current and potential employment situation. It contains lots of analysis, yet is never difficult to read, and provides plenty of useful and thought-provoking context to the analysis.' -- Malcolm Brynin, Work, Employment and Society'. . . this book represents a reference work for the understanding of past and new gender issues and may be of relevance to a wide audience: those studying social and political sciences and gender studies scholars. . . Education researchers should be interested in the attention drawn to the impact of women's orientation at school and in higher education on gendered attitudes, experiences and trajectories for the future.' -- Julie Jarty, Gender & Education'An informative and important volume.' -- Johanna Kumlin, European Sociological Review'This collection further contributes to our awareness of the complicated intersection of work and family life for women and men and to a few of the socio-economic factors which serve as impediments to its synchronization. It is well written, carefully researched, and rather detailed in its analysis.' -- Susan Cody, Sex RolesTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Changing Lives and New Challenges Jacqueline Scott, Shirley Dex, Heather Joshi, Kate Purcell and Peter Elias PART I: WOMEN AND EMPLOYMENT: ASSESSING PROGRESS ON EQUALITY 1. Achieving Equality in the Knowledge Economy Kate Purcell and Peter Elias 2. Changes in Women’s Occupations and Occupational Mobility Over 25 Years Shirley Dex, Kelly Ward and Heather Joshi 3. Ethnic Differences in Women’s Labour Market Activity Angela Dale, Joanne Lindley, Shirley Dex and Anthony Rafferty PART II: DYNAMICS OF EMPLOYMENT AND FAMILY ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE 4. Putting Women on the Research Agenda: The 1980 Women and Employment Survey Jean Martin and Ceridwen Roberts 5. The New Dynamics of Family Formation and the Explosion of Childbearing Outside Marriage John Ermisch 6. Changing Gender Role Attitudes Jacqueline Scott PART III: WORK–LIFE BALANCE 7. Working Full-Time After Motherhood Susan McRae 8. Class Difference in Mothers’ Work Schedules and Assessments of their ‘Work–Life Balance’ in Dual-Earner Couples in Britain Colette Fagan, Linda McDowell, Diane Perrons, Kathryn Ray and Kevin Ward 9. Mothers’ Employment, Work–Life Conflict, Careers and Class Rosemary Crompton and Clare Lyonette 10. The Household Division of Labour: Changes in Families’ Allocation of Paid and Unpaid Work Susan Harkness 11. Work–Family Balance Policies: Issues and Development in the UK 1997–2005 in Comparative Perspective Jane Lewis PART IV: WAYS FORWARD 12. Women and Work in the UK: The Need for a Modernisation of Labour Market Institutions Jill Rubery 13. The Regulation of Women’s Pay: From Individual Rights to Reflexive Law? Simon Deakin and Colm McLaughlin 14. Migration, Employment and Gender Divisions of Labour Linda McDowell, Adina Batnitzky and Sarah Dyer 15. Policy on Care: A Help or Hindrance to Gender Equality? Susan Himmelweit Index

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Book SynopsisCombining both academic and practitioner perspectives, this book provides authoritative insights into the integration of European labour markets against the background of increasing international labour mobility.A wide range of contributions explore, in particular, the effects that labour mobility has had on the earnings and employment situation of individual households, on the effective supply of labour, and on the availability of skills in migrants' home and host countries as well as on the size of income support through migrants' remittances. Global and European trends and patterns are discussed along with related policy challenges - all with a special focus on European migration after EU enlargement - and the nexus between labour markets and trade integration.This book will be an invaluable source of information for economists and other economic policy and European integration experts from central, commercial and investment banks, governments, international organizations, universities and research institutes alike.Trade Review'This selection of essays widens the scope for discussion on the design of national labour market and migration policies in the enlarged European Union. They provide some new evidence on recent development on labour market outcomes, and thus, contribute to the ongoing political debate on the economic effects of the enlargement of the European Union. . . it was definitely a gain to spend time in reading this volume.' -- Mathias Czaika, Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und StatistikTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction: The Successful Integration of European Labour Markets Matters Ewald Nowotny PART I: THE EFFECTS OF MIGRATION ON LABOUR MARKETS 1. Labour Mobility and the Integration of European Labour Markets Klaus F. Zimmermann 2. The Difficulties of Managing Labour Migration: Spain’s Experience in the European Context Joaquín Arango 3. Can International Migration Ever be Made a Pareto Improvement? Gabriel Felbermayr and Wilhelm Kohler 4. Do Stricter Migration Policies Deter FDI? Peter Egger and Doina Maria Radulescu PART II: EUROPEAN MIGRATION AFTER EU ENLARGEMENT 5. Labour Mobility in the Enlarged EU: Causes, Constraints and Potential Herbert Brücker 6. Polish Emigration to the UK After EU Enlargement in 2004: A ‘Natural Experiment’ for Testing the Rationality of Migration Choice Katarzyna B. Budnik 7. Immigration, Occupation and Wages Stephen Nickell and Jumana Saleheen 8. Emigration, Labour Shortages and Brain Drain in the New EU Member States: Some Descriptive Evidence Radek Malý and Christoph Maier 9. International Migration and Remittances in the Balkans: The Case of Bulgaria Vesselin Mintchev PART III: LABOUR MARKETS AND TRADE INTEGRATION 10. Economic Integration and Labour Market Policy in EMU Giuseppe Bertola 11. New Trade in New Europe Henryk Kierzkowski 12. The Wage Effects of Economic Integration: A Sectoral Perspective in the Enlarged European Union Éva Katalin Polgár and Julia Woerz 13. The Distributional Effects of Trade on Austrian Wages Wolfgang Pointner Index

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Book SynopsisIn this ground-breaking book, Guy Standing offers a new perspective on work and citizenship, rejecting the labourist orientation of the 20th century. Karl Polanyi's The Great Transformation marked the rise of industrial citizenship, which hinged on fictitious labour decommodification. Since the 1970s, this has collapsed and a Global Transformation is under way, in which inequalities and insecurities are becoming unsustainable. Guy Standing explains that while a struggle against paternalism is essential, the desirable egalitarian response to the problems caused by globalization is a strategy to build occupational citizenship. This is based on a right to universal economic security and institutions to enable everybody to develop their capabilities and work whilst respecting the ecological imperatives of the 21st century. The book also explores a phasing out of labour law and a re-orientation of collective bargaining towards collaborative bargaining, highlighting the increased importance of the relationship between groups of workers and citizens as well as between workers and capital.Work after Globalization offers a new perspective on work, rejecting the labourist orientation of the 20th century. Social scientists interested in globalization and labour market issues will warmly welcome this book. It will also strongly appeal to students, researchers, policy-makers, social activists and those connected with the international regulation of occupations.Trade Review'. . . this book is a tour de force, providing a provocative analysis as well as a vision, rooted in normative reflection for a better world to work in. It should be mandatory reading for all students of social policy and industrial relations.' -- Martin Seeleib-Kaiser, Journal of Social Policy'This is a scholarly and erudite work. . . There is a wealth of detail, all illustrated with plenty of fascinating examples. . . It is impossible to give the full flavour of this thoughtful and stimulating book in even a long review, but it deserves to be widely accessible and read.' -- Citizen's Income'. . . this is the greatest book ever about work (in all its forms). . . Work after Globalization offers us the kind of foundation we need to launch a new social-democratic program. . . do yourself a favour, don't take my word for it. You need to read this book for yourself. . . If you're ever going to read a book about work, make it this one.' -- Peter Hall-Jones, New Unionism Network'This is an important book. It shifts emphasis from the role of capital to the creativity of labour in the creation of value in the real economy. A central role is accorded to each and all of the skills and occupations which contribute to the construction of an economy and a civic culture governed by the public interest. Guy Standing has made an original contribution to the validation of human creativity in the economic process. The work owes an acknowledged debt to the vision of Karl Polanyi.' -- Kari Polanyi-Levitt, McGill University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Work and Labour in Great Transformations 2. Fictitious Decommodification: The Failure of Industrial Citizenship 3. Labour Recommodification in the Global Transformation 4. Inequality, Class and the ‘Precariat’ 5. Crumbling Barriers to Decommodification 6. Occupational Dismantling and Commodification 7. Occupational Regulation 8. The Horror 9. Reviving Occupation in Full Freedom 10. Economic Rights: The Progressive Agenda Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book investigates the growth of the early retirement trend and its varying spread among different groups of older workers in fourteen modern societies. It argues for a differentiated political approach to reverse early retirement, which relies on both pension and employability policies for older workers.Examining the early retirement trend virtually all modern societies have been faced with since the onset of the globalization process in the 1970s and 1980s, this book provides a thorough analysis of older workers? late careers and their retirement transitions, as well as explaining why this trend has developed differently between nations. To promote an effective reversal of the early retirement trend, national policymakers are advised not to concentrate their efforts exclusively on reducing the financial incentives for an early exit still present in most national pension systems. In addition, it is also recommended that they invest in the employability of older workers, implying a thorough reconsideration of the design of education and labor market policies. Dirk Hofäcker presents a unique and comprehensive synthesis of theories describing and explaining the trend towards early retirement, and critically discusses their comparative advantages and shortcomings. Researchers and students of sociology, economics, gerontology, demography and comparative welfare states should not be without this book and policymakers and practitioners dealing with labor market policies will find it invaluable.Trade Review‘This carefully syntheized analysis of labor patterns across different countries in the European Union and the United States is extremely well organized and rich in content. . . Hofäcker deserves praise for his important and timely scholarship.’ -- Tracey Ellen Ryan, Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books‘. . . well written and presents a wealth of data clearly. . . a useful resource for scholars seeking to go beyond generalisations about early retirement whether they be gerontologists, economists with interests in pension policies, or social historians who wish to investigate the perplexities of ageing societies at a time when retirement curiously seemed to be occurring earlier.’ -- Jill Manthorpe, International Journal of Ageing and Later Life‘It is an excellent source for those seeking to access the key debates in the literature surrounding age and the labour market. . . he succeeds in providing an erudite cross-cultural examination with his findings making a strong contribution to our understanding of retirement patterns using large-scale panel data for 14 countries drawn from OECD, Eurostat and EC data.’ -- Kathleen Riach, Work, Employment and Society‘. . . the book can be recommended to all with an interest in the issue of older workers in a globalised world.’ -- Ageing and SocietyTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Hans-Peter Blossfeld 1. Introduction: The ‘Two-faced Pension Crisis’ 2. State of the Art in Social Science Research 3. Globalization, Institutional Strategies and Late Careers 4. The Macro-perspective: Late Careers and Retirement in International Comparison 5. The Micro-perspective: A Four-country Comparison 6. Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisOver coming decades, changes in population age structure will have profound implications for the macroeconomy - influencing economic growth, generational equity, human capital, saving and investment, and the sustainability of public and private transfer systems. How the future unfolds will depend on key actors in the generational economy: governments, families, financial institutions, and others. This path-breaking book provides a comprehensive analysis of the macroeconomic effects of changes in population age structure across the globe. The result of a substantial seven-year research project involving over 50 economists and demographers from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the United States, the book draws on a new and comprehensive conceptual framework - National Transfer Accounts - to quantify the economic lifecycle and economic flows across generations. It presents comprehensive estimates of both public and private economic flows between generations, and emphasizes the global nature of changes in population age structure which are affecting rich and poor countries alike. This unique and informative book will prove an invaluable reference tool for a wide ranging audience encompassing: students, researchers, and academics in fields such as demography, aging, public finance, economic development, macroeconomics, gerontology and national income accounting; policymakers and advisers focusing on areas of the public sector such as education, health, pensions, other social security programs, tax policy, and public debt; and policy analysts at international agencies such as the World Bank, the IMF and the UN.Trade Review‘While there already exists a crowded body of publications addressing the effect of an aging population on the economy, this monograph is most outstanding in presenting a global, in-depth analysis of the implications thereby generated for 23 developed and developing countries. . . Scholars, researchers, and practitioners everywhere will benefit immensely from this comprehensive work.’ -- H.I. Liebling, Choice‘Ron Lee and Andrew Mason’s Population Aging and the Generational Economy is a demographic and economic tour-de-force. Their collaborative, intercontinental. . . study of aging, consumption, labor supply, saving, and private and public transfers is the place to go to understand global aging and its myriad and significant economic challenges and opportunities.’ -- – Laurence Kotlikoff, Boston University, US‘The culmination of. . . work by Lee, Mason, and their collaborators from around the world to extend Samuelson’s framework to accommodate realistic demography, empirical measurement of age-specific earnings, consumption, tax payments, and benefit receipts, the studies. . . demonstrate the power of this integrated economic-demographic framework to advance our understanding of critical public policy challenges faced by countries at different stages of demographic transition and population aging.’ -- Robert Willis, University of Michigan, US‘Lee and Mason have done scholars and practitioners a magnificent service by undertaking this comprehensive, compelling, and supremely innovative examination of the economic consequences of changes in population age structure. The book is a bona fide crystal ball. It will be a MUST READ for the next decade!’ -- David Bloom, Harvard School of Public Health, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS 1. Population Aging and the Generational Economy: Key Findings Andrew Mason and Ronald Lee 2. Theoretical Aspects of National Transfer Accounts Ronald Lee and Andrew Mason 3. Introducing Age into National Accounts Andrew Mason and Ronald Lee 4. Lifecycles, Support Systems, and Generational Flows: Patterns and Change Ronald Lee and Andrew Mason PART II: COMPARATIVE ANALYSES OF AGE AND THE MACROECONOMY 5. Labor Income Over the Lifecycle Sang-Hyop Lee and Naohiro Ogawa 6. Consumption Over the Lifecycle: An International Comparison An-Chi Tung 7. The Rise of the Intergenerational State: Aging and Development Tim Miller 8. Private Transfers in Comparative Perspective Ronald Lee and Gretchen Donehower 9. Asset-based Flows from a Generational Perspective Andrew Mason, Naohiro Ogawa, Amonthep Chawla and Rikiya Matsukura PART III: COUNTRY STUDIES OF AGE AND THE MACROECONOMY A. Overviews of the Generational Economy 10. How Intergenerational Transfers Finance the Lifecycle Deficit in Spain Concepció Patxot, Elisenda Rentería, Miguel Sánchez-Romero and Guadalupe Souto 11. National Transfer Accounts for Austria: Low Levels of Education and the Generosity of the Social Security System Jože Sambt and Alexia Prskawetz 12. The Significance of Inter-age Economic Transfers in Chile Jorge Bravo and Mauricio Holz 13. The Economic Lifecycle and Intergenerational Redistribution in Mexico  Iván Mejía-Guevara 14. National Transfer Accounts for Finland Risto Vaittinen and Reijo Vanne B. The Economic Lifecycle 15. The Changing Shape of the Economic Lifecycle in the United States, 1960 to 2003 Ronald Lee, Gretchen Donehower and Tim Miller 16. Labor Income and Consumption Profiles: The Case of Germany Fanny A. Kluge 17. Slovenia: Independence and the Return to the Family of European Market Economies Jože Sambt and Janez Malačič 18. Changes in Patterns of Philippine Lifecycle Consumption and Labor Income between 1994 and 2002  Rachel H. Racelis and J.M. Ian Salas 19. National Transfer Accounts for Kenya: The Economic Lifecycle in 1994 Germano Mwabu, Moses K. Muriithi and Reuben G. Mutegi C. Systems of Intergenerational Flows 20. Intergenerational Resource Allocation in the Republic of Korea Chong-Bum An, Young-Jun Chun, Eul-Sik Gim, Namhui Hwang and Sang-Hyop Lee 21. Idiosyncrasies of Intergenerational Transfers in Brazil Cassio M. Turra, Bernardo L. Queiroz and Eduardo L.G. Rios-Neto 22. The Changing Patterns of China’s Public Services Ling Li, Qiulin Chen and Yu Jiang 23. Intergenerational Redistribution in Sweden’s Public and Private Sectors Daniel Hallberg, Thomas Lindh, Gustav Öberg and Charlotte Thulstrup 24. Public Transfer Flows between Generations in Uruguay Marisa Bucheli and Cecilia González 25. The Structure of Generational Public Transfer Flows in Nigeria Adedoyin Soyibo, Olanrewaju Olaniyan and Akanni O. Lawanson 26. The Role of Familial Transfers in Supporting the Lifecycle Deficit in India Laishram Ladusingh and M.R. Narayana D. Issues Related to the Generational Economy 27. The Elderly as Latent Assets in Aging Japan Naohiro Ogawa, Rikiya Matsukura and Amonthep Chawla 28. Living Arrangements and Support for the Elderly in Taiwan An-Chi Tung and Nicole Mun Sim Lai 29. Transfer Accounts in Costa Rica’s Mixed Economy Under Rapidly Changing Demographic Conditions Luis Rosero-Bixby, Paola Zúñiga-Brenes and Andrea Collado 30. The Support System for Indonesian Elders: Moving Toward a Sustainable National Pension System Maliki 31. Incorporating Time into the National Transfer Accounts: The Case of Thailand Mathana Phananiramai 32. National Transfer Accounts in Hungary: Contribution Asset and Returns in a Pay-as-you-go Pension Scheme Róbert I. Gál, Vera Gergely and Márton Medgyesi PART IV: APPENDIX TABLES Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisDiscrimination's dynamic nature means that no single theory, method, data or study should be relied upon to assess its magnitude, causes, or remedies. Despite some gains in our understanding, these remain active areas of debate among researchers, practitioners and policymakers. The specially commissioned papers in this volume, all by distinguished contributors, present the full range of issues related to this complex and challenging problem. Part 1 explores innovations in methods and data collection that help to provide richer descriptions of inequality. Part 2 reviews empirical evidence on discrimination that people with disabilities, older workers and gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals face. Although discrimination among these groups is not new, this Handbook shows that economists are beginning to more fully document their experiences. Part 3 presents a balanced discussion of anti-discrimination policies and the impact of affirmative action. The methods and data chapters are particularly designed to encourage researchers to utilize the new approaches and develop new data sources.Accessible and comprehensive, the Handbook is the seminal reference on the economics of discrimination for academic and professional economists, graduate students, advanced undergraduates, practitioners, policymakers, and funders of social science research.Trade Review'The papers contained in the first part of the book are particularly valuable as a primer for researchers interested in economic discrimination. On this basis alone this book is recommended for researchers seeking an overview of current techniques for assessing economic discrimination. . . The final section nicely highlights both the importance in understanding the interaction of policy and economic discrimination, and the difficulties in isolating policy effects.'Table of ContentsContents: Introduction William M. Rodgers III Part I: New Methods 1. A Primer on Wage Gap Decompositions in the Analysis of Labor Market Discrimination Yana van der Meulen Rodgers 2. Using Matched Employer–Employee Data to Study Labor Market Discrimination Judith K. Hellerstein and David Neumark 3. Learning About Discrimination by Talking to Employers Philip Moss and Chris Tilly 4. Discrimination: Experimental Evidence from Psychology and Economics Lisa R. Anderson, Roland G. Fryer and Charles A. Holt Part II: Beyond Race and Gender 5. A Critical Review of Studies of Discrimination Against Workers with Disabilities Marjorie L. Baldwin and William G. Johnson 6. Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation: A Review of the Literature in Economics and Beyond M.V. Lee Badgett 7. Age Discrimination in US Labor Markets: A Review of the Evidence Scott J. Adams and David Neumark Part III: Policy Impacts 8. Discrimination in the Credit and Housing Markets: Findings and Challenges Gary A. Dymski 9. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Harry J. Holzer and David Neumark Concluding Thoughts William M. Rodgers III Index

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Book SynopsisThis book provides in-depth and innovative analysis of the minimum wage in Europe. The authors explore its role and scope within the enlarged EU, and address the question of whether there should be harmonization between the individual member states or even a common EU minimum wage. They also examine the impact of the minimum wage at the national level, looking at trends and effects through case studies of specific policy issues and industrial sectors.Minimum wage fixing has returned quite prominently to the core of policy debates as evidenced by the adoption of a statutory minimum wage in Ireland and the UK, a minimum wage agreement in Austria and the ongoing discussions in Germany and Sweden. Proposals to have common rules at the EU level have also multiplied since enlargement, in particular to minimize ?social dumping? and allow increased transnational mobility. This book assesses the renewed interest in the minimum wage in Europe, identifying the concrete effects of minimum wage fixing on employment, low pay, wage disparity, collective bargaining and migration.Bringing together 15 national studies from noted European specialists in the field, this timely collection aims to stimulate the current debate. It will appeal to academics, students, researchers and policymakers working in labour economics in particular, and European studies more generally.Trade Review‘A body of impressive and insightful scholarship, The Minimum Wage Revisited in the Enlarged EU is strongly recommended as a seminal addition to academic library economic studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists.’ -- The Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: 1. Minimum Wage Revival in the Enlarged EU: Explanatory Factors and Developments Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead 2. Bulgaria: A Shift in Minimum Wage Policy Vassil Tzanov 3. Croatia: Moving Towards a More Active Minimum Wage Policy Danijel Nestić 4. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania: Minimum Wages in a Context of Migration and Labour Shortages Jaan Masso and Kerly Krillo 5. France: Towards the End of an Active Minimum Wage Policy? Jérôme Gautié 6. Germany: What Role for Minimum Wages on Low-wage Work? Gerhard Bosch and Thorsten Kalina 7. Greece: Neglect and Resurgence of Minimum Wage Policy Eugenia Fotoniata and Thomas Moutos 8. Hungary: The Consequences of Doubling the Minimum Wage János Köllő 9. Ireland: A Successful Minimum Wage Implementation? Brian Nolan 10. The Netherlands: Minimum Wage Fall Shifts Focus to Part-time Jobs Wiemer Salverda 11. Poland: Minimum Wage, Employment and Labour Migration Jacek Wallusch 12. Sweden: A Minimum Wage Model in Need of Modification Per Skedinger 13. Turkey: Minimum Wage in Tension between Economic and Social Concerns Seyhan Erdogdu 14. United Kingdom: Developing a Progressive Minimum Wage in a Liberal Market Economy Damian Grimshaw 15. Towards an EU Minimum Wage Policy? Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead Index

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Book SynopsisThis insightful study explores the growth of the two largest post-industrial immigrant nations since the Second World War - Australia and Israel. Almost one in four Australians were born outside the country, more than one in three Israelis. Immigration and Nation Building brings a comparative approach to the discussion of patterns of immigration, legal structures, the labour market, civil society, public opinion, and integration of the second generation. The result is a thought provoking analysis of the distinctive and universal in the development of two immigrant nations. By comparing the experiences of these two countries, this ground-breaking study of immigration and its impact will appeal to policy analysts and researchers in government and academia, as well as students in the areas of sociology, politics, economics and history.Trade Review‘. . . the book is an important study on immigrants in Australia and Israel in the twentieth century, and has important implications for social policy formation, immigration policy, and the creation of a sense of nationhood in these two diverse countries, even as both of them signify the need for convergence and adoption of a humane approach to the sensitivities of migrant polulations. The book is thus a welcome addition to the existing literature on immigration, and would prove useful to researchers of social and political policies. The presentation, production and editing of the book are also of appreciable quality, and overall the book offers stimulating reading at an affordable price.’ -- Biswajit Chatterjee, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics‘Immigration and Nation Building examines a dilemma shared by Israel and Australia with many other countries: they are nations of immigrants, but continued immigration introduces fractures and inequalities that could undermine the sense of nationhood. Systematic comparisons across many dimensions help the reader to view each country’s experience from a new perspective. The analyses here provide a solid basis for addressing the underlying policy questions: Whose Israel? Whose Australia?’ -- John R. Logan, Brown University, US‘This book provides a comprehensive perspective on the role of immigration in nation building. It does so not only through the demographic change that migration brought about, but by revealing how immigration impacted on major spheres of life in both Australia and Israel. The central focus on the comparative perspective makes this book distinctive. Rather than providing parallel stories of two societies, the chapters are structured in a way that specifically fleshes out similarities and differences in major areas of immigration policy and immigrant incorporation. It should appeal to students of international migration as well as those interested more directly in understanding Australian and Israeli societies.’ -- Noah Lewin-Epstein, Tel Aviv University, Israel‘This is a concise yet comprehensive analysis of the role of immigration in the nation building of Australia and Israel. With contributions by leading scholars and a thoughtful examination of recent data and research the book provides an important contribution to the study of immigration in each society, while also convincingly demonstrating the benefits of comparative cross-national analysis. It deserves to be widely read by social scientists and others who are interested in the factors that have shaped Australian and Israeli societies and who also want to understand how immigration continues to be central to their future development.’ -- Mark Western, The University of Queensland, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Andrew Markus and Moshe Semyonov 1. Demography – Trends and Composition Karin Amit, Allan Borowski and Sergio DellaPergola 2. Immigration Laws Na’ama Carmi and Susan Kneebone 3. Labor Market Integration Yitchak Haberfeld and Anne Daly 4. The Civil Society Olena Bagno, Majid Al-Haj and Andrew Jakubowicz 5. Immigration and Public Opinion Andrew Markus and Rebeca Raijman 6. The Second Generation Haya Stier and Siew-Ean Khoo References Index

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Book SynopsisBoth women and men strive to achieve a work and family balance, but does this imply more or less equality? Does the persistence of gender and class inequalities refute the notion that lives are becoming more individualised? Leading international authorities document how gender inequalities are changing and how many inequalities of earlier eras are being eradicated. However, this book shows there are new barriers and constraints that are slowing progress in attaining a more egalitarian society. Taking the new global economy into account, the expert contributors to this book examine the conflicts between different types of feminisms, revise old debates about ?equality? and ?difference? in the gendered nature of work and care, and propose new and innovative policy solutions.This path-breaking book makes essential reading for all those interested in the intersections of class, family and employment in the 21st century. Students and researchers of sociology, gender studies and social policy, as well as practitioners and policy-makers interested in work?family balance, will find this book invaluable.Trade Review‘This authoritative book, which brings together chapters by many of the leading experts on the topic, documents the new barriers and continuing constraints that still stand in the way of gender equality. It is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the persisting inequalities of gender and class in work and family life.’ -- Jan Pahl, University of Kent, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: What’s New About Gender Inequalities in the 21st Century? Jacqueline Scott, Rosemary Crompton and Clare Lyonette PART I: FAMILY AND LABOUR MARKET CHANGE 1. Becoming Adult: The Persisting Importance of Class and Gender Ingrid Schoon 2. Class Reproduction, Occupational Inheritance and Occupational Choices Fiona Devine 3. Ethnic Differences in Women’s Economic Activity: A Focus on Pakistani and Bangladeshi Women Angela Dale and Sameera Ahmed PART II: OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURES AND WELFARE REGIMES 4. Gender and the Post-industrial Shift Janette Webb 5. Penalties of Part-time Work Across Europe Tracey Warren 6. Feminising Professions in Britain and France: How Countries Differ Nicky Le Feuvre PART III: THE CHALLENGE OF INTEGRATING FAMILY AND WORK 7. Gender Segregation and Bargaining in Domestic Labour: Evidence from Longitudinal Time-use Data Man Yee Kan and Jonathan Gershuny 8. Family, Class and Gender ‘Strategies’ in Mothers’ Employment and Childcare Rosemary Crompton and Clare Lyonette 9. Perceptions of Quality of Life: Gender Differences Across the Life Course Jacqueline Scott, Anke C. Plagnol and Jane Nolan PART IV: UNDERSTANDING INEQUALITIES 10. Within-Household Inequalities Across Classes? Management and Control of Money Fran Bennett, Jerome De Henau and Sirin Sung 11. Restructuring Gender Relations: Women’s Labour Market Participation and Earnings Inequality Among Households Gunn Elisabeth Birkelund and Arne Mastekaasa PART V: CONFRONTING COMPLEXITY 12. Feminist Policies and Feminist Conflicts: Daddy’s Care or Mother’s Milk? Anne Lise Ellingsæter 13. A Mysterious Commodity: Capitalism and Femininity Mary Evans Index

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