Human resource economics and public policy : essays in honor of Vernon M. Briggs Jr. / Charles J. Whalen, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Briggs, Vernon M.

Whalen, Charles J., 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor economics.

Manpower policy.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

ix, 305 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, [2010]

Contents:

Vernon Briggs : real-world labor economist / William P. Curington

The human resources economics of Vernon Briggs / Charles J. Whalen

Immigration and the U.S. Labor Market / Philip L. Martin

Assessing the Briggs approach to political refugee policy / Larry Nackerud

Training and immigration in the real world / Ernesto Cortés Jr.

Immigration policy and economic development / James T. Peach

Employment and wage prospects of black, white, and Hispanic women / Marta Tienda, V. Joseph Hotz, Avner Ahituv, and Michelle Bellessa Frost

The misdirected debate over the economics of disabilities accommodation / Seth D. Harris

Learning systems for a globalized economy : do Americans face tough choices or tough times? / Ray Marshall

Sectoral approaches to workforce development : toward an effective U.S. labor-market policy / Robert W. Glover and Christopher T. King.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780880993593

0880993596

9780880993616

0880993618

OCLC:

320800077