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 Labor Economics, eighth edition by George J. Borjas provides a modern introduction to labor economics, emphasizing both theory and empirical evidence. 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.
Labor Economics is thoroughly integrated with the adaptive digital tools available in McGraw-Hill’s Connect, proven to increase student engagement and success in the course.

Labor Economics 8th Table of contents:

 Chapter 1: Introduction
1-1 An Economic Story of the Labor Market
1-2 The Actors in the Labor Market
1-3 Why Do We Need a Theory?
Summary
Review Questions
Key Concepts
Appendix: An Introduction to Regression Analysis
Key Concepts
Chapter 2: Labor Supply
2-1 Measuring the Labor Force
2-2 Basic Facts about Labor Supply
2-3 The Worker’s Preferences
2-4 The Budget Constraint
2-5 The Hours of Work Decision
2-6 To Work or Not to Work?
2-7 The Labor Supply Curve
2-8 Estimates of the Labor Supply Elasticity
2-9 Household Production
2-10 Correlation versus Causation: Searching for Random Shocks
2-11 Policy Application: Welfare Programs and Work Incentives
2-12 Policy Application: The Earned Income Tax Credit
2-13 Labor Supply over the Life Cycle
2-14 Policy Application: Disability Benefits and Labor Force Participation
Theory at Work: Dollars and Dreams
Theory at Work: Gaming the EITC
Summary
Key Concepts
Review Questions
Problems
Selected Readings
Chapter 3: Labor Demand
3-1 The Production Function
3-2 The Short Run
3-3 The Long Run
3-4 The Long-Run Demand Curve for Labor
3-5 The Elasticity of Substitution
3-6 What Makes Labor Demand Elastic?
3-7 Factor Demand with Many Inputs
3-8 Overview of Labor Market Equilibrium
3-9 Rosie the Riveter as an Instrumental Variable
3-10 Policy Application: The Minimum Wage
Theory at Work: California’s Overtime Regulations
Theory at Work: The Minimum Wage and Drunk Driving
Summary
Key Concepts
Review Questions
Problems
Selected Readings
Chapter 4: Labor Market Equilibrium
4-1 Equilibrium in a Single Labor Market
4-2 Equilibrium across Labor Markets
4-3 Policy Application: Payroll Taxes and Subsidies
4-4 Policy Application: Mandated Benefits
4-5 The Labor Market Impact of Immigration
4-6 The Immigration Surplus
4-7 Policy Application: High-Skill Immigration
4-8 The Cobweb Model
4-9 Monopsony
Theory at Work: The Intifadah and Palestinian Wages
Theory at Work: Hurricanes and the Labor Market
Summary
Key Concepts
Review Questions
Problems
Selected Readings
Chapter 5: Compensating Wage Differentials
5-1 The Market for Risky Jobs
5-2 The Hedonic Wage Function
5-3 Policy Application: How Much Is a Life Worth?
5-4 Policy Application: Safety and Health Regulations
5-5 Compensating Differentials and Job Amenities
5-6 Policy Application: Health Insurance and the Labor Market
Theory at Work: Jumpers in Japan
Theory at Work: The Value of Life on the Interstate
Summary
Key Concepts
Review Questions
Problems
Selected Readings
Chapter 6: Education
6-1 Education in the Labor Market: Some Stylized Facts
6-2 Present Value
6-3 The Schooling Model
6-4 Education and Earnings
6-5 Estimating the Rate of Return to School
6-6 Policy Application: School Construction in Indonesia
6-7 Policy Application: The Education Production Function
6-8 Do Workers Maximize Lifetime Earnings?
6-9 Signaling
Theory at Work: Destiny at Age 6
Theory at Work: Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald
Summary
Key Concepts
Review Questions
Problems
Selected Readings
Chapter 7: The Wage Distribution
7-1 Postschool Human Capital Investments
7-2 On-the-Job Training
7-3 The Age–Earnings Profile
7-4 Policy Application: Training Programs
7-5 Wage Inequality
7-6 Measuring Inequality
7-7 The Changing Wage Distribution
7-8 Policy Application: Why Did Inequality Increase?
7-9 Inequality Across Generations
Theory at Work: Earnings and Substance Abuse
Theory at Work: Computers, Pencils, and the Wage Distribution
Summary
Key Concepts
Review Questions
Problems
Selected Readings
Chapter 8: Labor Mobility
8-1 Migration as a Human Capital Investment
8-2 Internal Migration
8-3 Family Migration
8-4 The Self-Selection of Migrants
8-5 Immigrant Assimilation
8-6 The Job Match and Job Turnover
8-7 Job Turnover and the Age–Earnings Profile
Theory at Work: Power Couples
Theory at Work: Health Insurance and Job Lock
Summary
Key Concepts
Review Questions
Problems
Selected Readings
Chapter 9: Labor Market Discrimination
9-1 Race and Gender in the Labor Market
9-2 The Discrimination Coefficient
9-3 Employer Discrimination
9-4 Employee Discrimination
9-5 Customer Discrimination
9-6 Statistical Discrimination
9-7 Experimental Evidence
9-8 Measuring Discrimination
9-9 Policy Application: The Black–White Wage Gap
9-10 The Relative Wage of Hispanic and Asians
9-11 Policy Application: The Male–Female Wage Gap
Theory at Work: Beauty and the Beast
Theory at Work: Orchestrating Impartiality
Theory at Work: Shades of Black
Summary
Key Concepts
Review Questions
Problems
Selected Readings
Chapter 10: Labor Unions
10-1 A Brief History of American Unions
10-2 Determinants of Union Membership
10-3 Monopoly Unions
10-4 Policy Application: The Efficiency Cost of Unions
10-5 Efficient Bargaining
10-6 Strikes
10-7 Union Wage Effects
10-8 Policy Application: Public-Sector Unions
Theory at Work: The Rise and Fall of PATCO
Theory at Work: The Cost of Labor Disputes
Theory at Work: Occupational Licensing
Summary
Key Concepts
Review Questions
Problems
Selected Readings
Chapter 11: Incentive Pay
11-1 Piece Rates and Time Rates
11-2 Tournaments
11-3 Policy Application: The Compensation of Executives
11-4 Policy Application: Incentive Pay for Teachers
11-5 Work Incentives and Delayed Compensation
11-6 Efficiency Wages
Theory at Work: Windshields by the Piece
Theory at Work: How Much Is A Soul Worth?
Theory at Work: Did Henry Ford Pay Efficiency Wages?
Summary
Key Concepts
Review Questions
Problems
Selected Readings
Chapter 12: Unemployment
12-1 Unemployment in the United States
12-2 Types of Unemployment
12-3 The Steady-State Rate of Unemployment
12-4 Job Search
12-5 Policy Application: Unemployment Compensation
12-6 The Intertemporal Substitution Hypothesis
12-7 The Sectoral Shifts Hypothesis
12-8 Efficiency Wages and Unemployment
12-9 Policy Application: The Phillips Curve
Theory at Work: Graduating During a Recession
Theory at Work: Cash Bonuses and Unemployment
Summary
Key Concepts
Review Questions
Problems
Selected Readings
Mathematical Appendix: Some Standard Models in Labor Economics
Indexes
Name Index
Subject Index

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