Labor Markets, Employment Policy, And Job Creation

by Lewis C. Solmon (Editor)

Overview

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the debate over the determining factors of and key influences on employment growth and labor market training, job creation, education, and related policies in the United States.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367166847
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/07/2020
Pages:	442
Product dimensions:	5.69(w) x 8.69(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Historical Context of Current Labor Market Debates Part One: Job and Skill Demands in the "New" Economy 1. Job and Skill Demands in the New Economy 2. Meeting the Skill Demands of the New Economy 3. U.S. Education and Training Policy: A Re-evaluation of the Underlying Assumptions Behind the "New Consensus" Part Two: Sources of Employment Growth: Sectors, Size, and Reasons 4. Gazelles 5. Small Business and Job Creation: Dissecting the Myth and Reassessing the Facts Part Three: U.S. Productivity Growth and Its Implications for Future Employment 6. Productivity, Employment, and Wages 7. U.S. Productivity Revisited: It Remains Better Than You Think Part Four: Government Mandates, Labor Costs, and Employment 8. How Government Reduces Employment 9. Observations on Employment-Based Government Mandates, with Particular Reference to Health Insurance Part Five: Labor Force Demographics/Income Inequalities/Returns to Human Capital 10. Relative Wages and Skill Demand, 1940-1990 11. Skills, Demography, and the Economy: Is There a Mismatch?

Editorial Reviews

Emerging from the second economics conference of the Milken Institute, held in Washington, D.C., November 1993, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of the ongoing debate over the determining factors of and key influences on employment growth and labor market training, education, and related policies in the US. Drawing on the work of distinguished labor economists, the chapters address questions posed by job and skill demands in the "new high-tech economy," and explore sources of employment growth; productivity growth and its implications for future employment; government mandates, labor costs, and employment; and labor force demographics, income inequality, and returns to human capital. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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