Jobs, Training and Worker Well-Being

by Solomon W. Polachek

This volume contains twelve cutting edge papers contributing new research to important issues concerning worker welfare. The research deals with earnings inequality, discrimination, the effects of migration, and economic policy. Answers to a number of policy related questions are given including: Why are jobs designed the way they are? Does seniority-based pay provide a sufficient motivation for workers? Do sex-segregated firms grow more quickly than...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184950766X
• ISBN13: 9781849507660
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"