The Insider-Outsider Theory of Employment and Unemployment

by Assar Lindbeck

Book Overview

This book provides an accessible, balanced account of the insider-outsider theory of labor market activity. It focuses on how "insiders" (incumbent employees whose jobs are protected by various labor turnover costs) get market power, what they do with that power, and how their activities affect the "outsiders" (who are either unemployed or work in the informal sector). The book examines the effects of insiders' activities on wages, employment, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026262074X
• ISBN13: 9780262620741
• Release Date: December 1989
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher