Research in Labor Economics

by Solomon W. Polachek

Book Overview

This volume contains nine original innovative chapters on worker well-being. Three chapters are on time allocated to work and human capital acquisition, three on aspects of risk in the earnings process, two on migration, and finally one on how tax policies affect poverty. Questions answered include: Are more educated women now opting out of work with a higher probability than in the past? Under what circumstances do young adults allocate non-school...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780523327
• ISBN13: 9781780523323
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"