Elgar encyclopedia of labour studies / edited by Tor Eriksson (Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University, Denmark).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eriksson, Tor, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar encyclopedias in economics and finance series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor--Study and teaching--Encyclopedias.

Labor.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"This authoritative Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of central concepts in labour studies, and how they can be used to analyse labour markets. Examining regional and sectoral labour markets alongside the internal labour markets of firms, it clearly lays out the current state of social scientific knowledge on labour. Combining theoretical and empirical insights, leading scholars map the latest developments in labour economics, focusing on micro-level data and applied studies. Entries explore the definition, background, and history of key concepts in labour studies, including regional and sectoral labour markets, labour policy, different forms of labour, labour market discrimination, and the decisions facing firms concerning labour. Highlighting the most important aspects of the topics covered, this Encyclopedia gives expert insight into the steadily growing research and public policy debate on labour issues. The Encyclopedia of Labour Studies will be an invaluable resource for academics and students of labour economics and policy, employment relations, social policy, business, and management. It will also be a useful guide for policy practitioners seeking to deepen their understanding of how labour markets function. Key Features: - 58 extensive entries - Accessible explanations of key social scientific terms - Provides clear thematic grouping of entries using Journal of Economic Literature classification code"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction to the elgar encyclopedia of labour studies / Tor Eriksson

1. Active labour market policies / Anders Forslund

2. African labor markets / Niels-Hugo Blunch

3. Agricultural labor markets / Diane Charlton

4. Apprenticeships / Uschi Backes-Gellner and Patrick Lehnert

5. Beveridge curve, matching functions / Juuso Vanhala

6. Dynamic employment adjustment of firms / Gerard A. Pfann

7. Early retirement / René Böheim

8. Employee ownership / Takao Kato

9. Employer and employee learning / Jaime Ortega

10. Employer search / Jan C. van Ours

11. Employment protection legislation impacts / Paulino Maria Freitas Teixeira

12. Executive compensation / Martin J. Conyon

13. Firms and wages / István Boza

14. Footballers' labour market / Robert Simmons

15. Global value chains and employment relations / Sarosh C. Kuruvilla

16. Hrm practices and productivity / Kathryn L. Shaw

17. Intergenerational income mobility / Jo Blanden

18. International migration / Mariola Pytlikova and Davit Adunts

19. Japanese labor market / Ryo Kambayashi

20. Job design / Michael J. Gibbs

21. Job insecurity / Francis Green

22. Job satisfaction / John S. Heywood

23. Jobs, tasks, authority / Alexandra Spitz-Oener

24. Labor income share / Saumik Paul

25. Labour market discrimination: Ethnicity and race / Mats Hammarstedt and Ali Ahmed

26. Labour market discrimination: Gender / Dominique Meurs

27. Labor market discrimination: Method and measurement / Ali Ahmed and Mats Hammarstedt

28. Labor market discrimination: Sexual orientation / Nick Drydakis

29. Labour market integration of immigrants / Pieter Bevelander

30. Labour supply and taxes / Monica Costa Dias

31. Monopsonistic labour markets / Boris Hirsch and Elke J. Jahn

32. Non-financial motivation in the workplace / Gary Charness, Michael Cooper and J. Lucas Reddinger

33. Non-wage labour costs / Robert A. Hart

34. Occupational licensing / Morris Kleiner

35. Outsourcing, consequences for employees / Holger Görg

36. Payroll taxes: Incidence and employment effects / Roope Uusitalo

37. Performance evaluations / Anders Frederiksen

38. Performance feedback: Cognitive and motivational effects / Marie Claire Villeval

39. Performance pay: Consequences on workers' health / Ioannis Theodissou

40. Performance related pay and performance / Tor Eriksson

41. Promotion tournaments / Michael Bognanno

42. Public sector labor markets / Claudio Lucifora

43. Recruitment: Internal or external? / Jed DeVaro

44. Regional labour markets / Uwe Blien

45. Returns to education / Franz Buscha and Matthew Dickson

46. Shadow economy labour markets / Dominik H. Enste

47. Skill-biased technological change / Pekka Ilmakunnas

48. Skills acquisition: Workplace learning and workers' productivity / Andries de Grip

49. Strikes and conflict mediation / John Kennan

50. Team productivity / Hideo Owan

51. Temporary jobs / Lia Pacelli

52. Unemployment: Duration, incidence / Tor Eriksson

53. Unpaid work / Leslie S. Stratton

54. Wage bargaining institutions / Erling Barth

55. Worker representation / Alex Bryson and John Forth

56. Working hours / Peter Dolton

57. Workplace sickness absence / Wolter Hassink

58. Works councils / Uwe Jirjahn

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781800377547 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.