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1.Labor Economics, Sixth Edition by George J. Borjas provides a modern introduction to labor economics, emphasizing both theory and empirical evidence.
2.The book uses many examples drawn from state-of-the-art studies in labor economics literature. The author introduces, through examples, methodological techniques that are commonly used in labor economics to empirically test various aspects of the theory.
3.New and hallmark features of the text include:
(1)New and Relevant Updates:New policy-relevant applications to help students better understand the theory and new research from recently published.
(2)Concise Presentation of the Essentials:Although the text covers every major topic in labor economics, it focuses on the essentials, making it concise and easy to read.
(3)New Theory at Work Boxes:Several new boxes have been added, including how the exodus of renowned Jewish scientists from Nazi Germany affected the productivity of the doctoral students they left behind, the economic consequences of political discrimination in Hugo Chavezs Venezuela, and a discussion of the long-run consequences of graduating from college during a recession.
(4)Statistical Method of Fixed Effects:An introduction to this methodology estimates the key parameter that summarizes a workers reaction to wage changes in a labor supply model over the life cycle.
(5)New Mathematical Appendix
(6)Continued use of state-of-the-art econometric tools in describing research studies:These econometric tools play a central role in research in modern labor economics. It would be impossible to get a good appreciation for what research in Labor Economics is about and particularly about its limitations without a solid understanding of these tools.
(7)Approach:Labor Economics is surveyed with an emphasis on both theory and facts. This approach relies more on "the economic way of thinking" than other texts.
(8)Special Pedagogical Features:These features include Theory of Work boxes and extended policy applications throughout the text. "Key Concepts" appear in boldface type in the text and appear at the end of the chapter, as do Chapter summaries, Review Questions and Problems, a Selected Readings section, and a Weblinks Section.
(9)Concise and Flexible:This edition remains much shorter than competing labor economics textbooks. The book contains an introductory chapter, plus 11 substantive chapters. The book continues to have each chapter serve as the basis for about a week’s worth of lectures in a typical undergraduate semester course.
作者簡介
George Borjas
現職：Harvard Kennedy School
Ch 1 Introduction to Labor Economics
Ch 2 Labor Supply
Ch 3 Topics in Labor Supply
Ch 4 Labor Demand
Ch 5 Labor Market Equilibrium
Ch 6 Compensating Wage Differentials
Ch 7 Human Capital
Ch 8 The Wage Structure
Ch 9 Labor Mobility
Ch10 Labor Market Discrimination
Ch11 Labor Unions
Ch12 Incentive Pay
Ch13 Unemployment
