Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy

by Robert S. Smith, Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Robert S Smith

Book Overview

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.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0673980138
• ISBN13: 9780673980137
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Longman
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.7" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

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Nice book

almost the same as the newer addition , has all the things you ned to know about labor economics

Decent Study Guide

This study guide was pretty good. The questions have a good mix of difficulty, and the samples and explanations really helped with a couple of the concepts that were pretty unclear in the book.

A very interesting textbook about labor economics

I was a teaching assistant in a labor economics undergraduate course in Northwestern University that used this book. I found it very interesting and full of real-world examples and discussions. The mathematical level is simple and therefore the book is accessible also to students with only little background in mathematics or economics. The exposition is clear. About half of the problems and the review questions are solved at the end of the book, making it possible for the reader to practice and test her understanding of the material. I believe that most students can understand most of the material in the book even without taking a formal course in labor economics, and therefore I recommend it to anyone who is interested in the functioning of labor markets.

A helpful and informative book

I bought this book to use for my Labor Economics class at Cornell University. My professor, Professor Smith, is a contributor to this book and it was a wonderful supplement to the lectures. The book is filled with useful information and practical applications, so its appeal is not limited to economics students, but anyone who wishes to know more about payroll taxes, policy applications, work incentives and the like. This easy-to-understand book benefited me a lot and I would recommend its use to other courses in labor economics at other colleges and universities.