Modern Labor Economics (13^th Ed.)
Theory and Public Policy (International Student Edition)

Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy, now in its thirteenth edition, continues to be the leading text for one-semester courses in labor economics at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

It offers a thorough overview of the modern theory of labor market behavior, and reveals how this theory is used to analyze public policy. Designed for students who may not have extensive backgrounds in economics, the text balances theoretical coverage with examples of practical applications that allow students to see concepts in action.

Experienced educators for nearly four decades, co-authors Ehrenberg and Smith believe that showing students the social implications of the concepts discussed in the course will enhance their motivation to learn. As such, this text presents numerous examples of policy decisions that have been affected by the ever-shifting labor market. ?

This new edition continues to offer:

• a balance of relevant, contemporary examples;
• coverage of the current economic climate;
• introduction to basic methodological techniques and problems;
• tools for review and further study.

In addition to providing updated data and examples throughout, the thirteenth edition offers greater coverage of inequality, healthcare policy, and labor-replacing technologies. The text is also supported by a full range of companion online materials.

CHAPTER 1 Introduction

CHAPTER 2 Overview of the Labor Market

CHAPTER 3 The Demand for Labor

CHAPTER 4 Labor Demand Elasticities

CHAPTER 5 Frictions in the Labor Market

CHAPTER 6 Supply of Labor to the Economy: The Decision to Work

CHAPTER 7 Labor Supply: Household Production, the Family, and the Life Cycle

CHAPTER 8 Compensating Wage Differentials and Labor Markets

CHAPTER 9 Investments in Human Capital: Education and Training

CHAPTER 10 Worker Mobility: Migration, Immigration, and Turnover

CHAPTER 11 Pay and Productivity: Wage Determination within the Firm

CHAPTER 12 Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Labor Market

CHAPTER 13 Unions and the Labor Market

CHAPTER 14 Unemployment

CHAPTER 15 Inequality in Earnings

CHAPTER 16 The Labor-Market Effects of International Trade and Production Sharing

Ronald G. Ehrenberg is the Irving M. Ives Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Economics at Cornell University, USA.

Robert S. Smith is Professor of Economics in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow at Cornell University, USA.