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Book SynopsisResearch in Labor Economics

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Book SynopsisPublic concern over sharp increases in undergraduate tuition has led many to question why colleges and universities cannot behave more like businesses and cut their costs to hold tuition down. Ronald G. Ehrenberg and his coauthors assert that...Trade ReviewGoverning Academia offers a multidisciplinary perspective on governance issues in American higher education that is valuable to both researchers and practitioners in the field. The book has wide appeal and it forced me to consider many new topics and impending issues in higher education. -- Debra A. Barbezat * Journal of Economic Literature *Although US-focused, the book's analyses and discussions could be generalized to higher education governance elsewhere, particularly given the increasing internationalism of the sector. * The Bulletin *Table of ContentsIntroduction by Ronald G. EhrenbergI. Presidents, Trustees, and External Governance1. Presidents and Trustees by James O. Freedman2. Higher Education Boards of Trustees by Benjamin E. Hermalin3. State Oversight of Academia by Donald E. HellerII. Internal Governance and Organization4. Darwinian Medicine for the University by Susanne Lohmann5. Herding Cats in University Hierarchies: Formal Structure and Policy Choice in American Research Universities by Thomas H. Hammond6. Tiebout Competition versus Political Competition on a University Campus by John Douglas WilsonIII. Governance in Practice7. How Academic Ships Actually Navigate by Gabriel E. Kaplan8. Collective Bargaining in American Higher Education by Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Daniel B. Klaff, Adam T. Kezsbom & Matthew P. NagowskiIV. Challenges from Nonprofits and Nonlegal Legal Influences9. Nonprofit and For-Profit Governance in Higher Education Brian Pusser & Sarah E. Turner10. The Rise of Nonlegal Legal Influences on Higher Education by Michael A. OlivasConclusion: Looking to the Future by Ronald G. EhrenbergAppendix Notes References List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThe volume, part of the TIAA-CREF Institute Series on Higher Education, is based on a national conference, Transformational Change in Higher Education: Positioning Your Institution for Future Success, which was convened by the TIAA-CREF Institute in November 2006. This unique volume discusses the management of transformational change in higher education as a key element of success. With input from researchers, presidents, provosts, and other senior leaders of the higher education community, this edited volume explores transformational change in a range of institutions from small teaching and community colleges to large comprehensive research universities. The role of entrepreneurial leaders and their interactions with trustees, policymakers and the public, are discussed, as are strategic issues such as financing college and university operations and student access, as related to pricing. The editors maintain that managing change in these areas impacts both an institution's balance sheet and ultimate success in realizing its vision.In this book, higher education presidents, chancellors, provosts, CFOs and governing boards will find new and actionable information to enhance decision-making and inform strategic planning. Association leadership will be provided with a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by their membership - and possible responses. Researchers and practitioners in education, public policy, business, management and entrepreneurship interested in the business of higher education will find much of value.Trade Review'This is a compelling and important text that presents both the complexity and the barriers confronting higher education in this global moment. Solutions will prize innovation, resilient leadership unifying diverse campus subcultures, and most certainly intellectual and academic integrity. This text begins to outline the new agenda.' -- Richard Guarasci, Wagner College, US'In Transformational Change in Higher Education, the TIAA-CREF Institute has brought together some of today's best minds to address the issues that every educational leader and policy maker should be thinking about. The topics range from financing - to competition - to financial aid - to costs and pricing - to faculty turnover - to accountability - to the roles presidents and boards must play. Lessons in transformation are provided by respected leaders from all segments of higher education.' -- George R. Boggs, American Association of Community Colleges, US'This is essential reading for everyone who cares about the future of higher education and is a priceless reference for those who are its leaders. The conversations not only cover each issue from a national perspective but also consider the specific strategies that have been employed by individual institutions to address it. Thus the volume is at the same time both reflective and practical.' -- Sharon P. Smith, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, US'This volume delves into the financing of institutional operations with entrepreneurial leaders and is a useful addition to any university administrator's reading list if they are struggling with modern financial challenges.' -- David W. Pershing, University of Utah, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Herbert M. Allison Jr. Introduction Ronald G. Ehrenberg and Madeleine B. d’Ambrosio 1. Balancing the Challenges of Today with the Promise of Tomorrow: A Presidential Perspective F. King Alexander 2. Strengthening the Academic Presidency: Recommendations for Presidents and Governing Boards Robert M. O’Neil 3. Aligning Institutional Vision with Policymakers’ and the Public’s Interest Patrick M. Callan 4. Financing Institutional Operations: The Entrepreneurial Leader James C. Hearn 5. Changing Student Access Through Strategic Pricing Initiatives Donald E. Heller 6. Perspectives on Transformational Change from the TIAA-CREFF Experience Herbert M. Allison Jr. Index

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Book SynopsisModern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy is a leading text in labor economics. This fourteenth edition presents updated data throughout and a wealth of new examples, such as the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns, gig work, nudges, monopsony power, and the effect of machine learning on inequality.Trade ReviewPraise for the thirteenth edition: "Modern Labor Economics incorporates current policy issues while maintaining a strong focus on economic theory. The summaries of seminal academic works are indisputably important for bolstering student knowledge, and the inclusion of real-world applications makes the research far more comprehensible to a broader audience."Tongzhe Li, University of Delaware, USA"A classic in the field of labor economics. Indeed, as the title implies, Ehrenberg and Smith literally put the modern in labor economics as taught to undergraduates. Since first published in 1982, many competing textbooks in labor have come and gone. Ehrenberg and Smith, with impeccable writing, comprehensive coverage of the relevant topics, and intuitive application of economic analysis to the critical public policy problems of the day, has stood both the market test and the test of time." Kevin J. Murphy, Oakland University, Rochester Michigan, USATable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Overview of the Labor Market; 3. The Demand for Labor; 4. Labor Demand Elasticities; 5. Frictions in the Labor Market; 6. Supply of Labor to the Economy: The Decision to Work; 7. Labor Supply: Household Production, the Family, and the Life Cycle; 8. Compensating Wage Differentials and Labor Markets; 9. Investments in Human Capital: Education and Training; 10. Worker Mobility: Migration, Immigration, and Turnover; 11. Pay and Productivity: Wage Determination Within the Firm; 12. Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Labor Market; 13. Unions and the Labor Market; 14. Unemployment; 15. Inequality in Earnings; 16. The Labor Market Effects of International Trade and Production Sharing

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the state of doctoral education in the humanities, this book reports on the Graduate Education Initiative's - the effort undertaken to improve doctoral programs in the humanities and related social sciences - success in reducing attrition and times to degree and the positive changes implemented by specific graduate programs.Trade Review"The right combination of money and policies can make real progress in reducing the time to degree for earning humanities doctorates, but the six-year humanities Ph.D. is probably not in the cards. Those are among the key findings of one of the most ambitious efforts ever to reform the humanities Ph.D., as discussed in one of the most thorough (and frank) evaluations of such an effort... [Educating Scholars] closes by noting that 'intensive critical attention' to graduate education has been shown to make a difference in completion and time to degree. And the book notes just how formative graduate education can be: 'The education scholars receive stays with them; its influence flows into their teaching and research and finally to the successive generations of their students.'"--Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed "The lessons Ehrenberg and his colleagues draw from the successes of the program seem like common sense until one considers how many departments fail to follow them."--Steven Brint, American Journal of Sociology "The future of Renaissance scholarship ... depends upon the recruitment and training of graduate students in an improved and efficient system. The Mellon Foundation invested in that admirable and necessary business and the results, harder to achieve than was at first expected, are produced and honestly analyzed in [Educating Scholars] ... essential reading for all involved in the enterprise."--Bibliotheque d'Humanisme et Renaissance "In covering a wide spectrum of important practical aspects of degree completion, this book is valuable for all those who are involved in doctoral programs either as supervisors or as decision-makers and administrators. More broadly, it comprises extremely useful material for those affected by, interested in, or aspiring to effect change in postgraduate studies in the humanities."--Marianna Papastephanou, European Legacy "Administrators and faculty in doctoral programs in the humanities would do well to read this book. Likely many of the conversations they have had regarding improving their own doctoral programs will be represented in the pages. But the book's utility goes beyond the humanities... Educating Scholars can help departments and doctoral programs of all stripes reconsider what is known about graduate education and provide important context for the conversation around improving the experience for all involved."--Jeffery Bieber, Journal of Higher EducationTable of ContentsList of Figures ix List of Tables xi Preface and Acknowledgments xv List of Abbreviations xix Chapter 1. Introduction 1 Part I. Data, Methods, and Context Chapter 2. Data Collection, Outcome Measures, and Analytical Tools 25 Chapter 3. The Departments 41 Part II. Influences on Attrition, Completion, and Time-to-Degree Chapter 4. The Impact of the Graduate Education Initiative on Attrition and Completion 95 Chapter 5. The Influence of Financial Support 113 Chapter 6. The Influence of Doctoral Program Designs 140 Chapter 7. The Role of Gender and Family Status 156 Part III. Transition from Graduate Study to Career Chapter 8. Attrition and Beyond 169 Chapter 9. Early Careers 186 Chapter 10. Publications: Patterns and Influences 206 Part IV. Lessons and Findings Chapter 11. Redesigning Doctoral Programs: Lessons Learned 223 Chapter 12. Principal Findings and Implications 249 Appendix A. Data Collection 273 Appendix B. Questionnaire for the Graduate Education Survey 280 Appendix C. Outcome Measures 300 Appendix D. Methodology 304 Appendix E. Additional Tables and Figures 309 References 331 Index 337

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