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Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of Work
Amy S. Wharton
‘The prose is pitched perfectly for advanced undergraduates and was highly engaging for me as well. It feels fresh and up to date. Data-rich sections include the precarity of work, the digital economy, gender at work in international con... -
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Learning in Labour Markets
Edited by Michael Waldman
‘Any scholar interested in career patterns of employees in organizations should consult this collection. It combines in one volume a comprehensive collection of seminal articles in economics that analyze the processes of learning about e... -
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Active Labor Market Policies
Edited by Robert J. LaLonde
This timely two-volume set brings together seminal works on active labour market policies. Topics covered in this collection include econometric policy evaluation, social experiments, regression discontinuity designs, evaluations of acti... -
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Education and Inequality Across Europe
Edited by Peter Dolton, Rita Asplund, Erling Barth
‘This volume represents a new chapter in understanding income inequality. The various authors, drawn from across Europe, not only provide rich comparative views about the extent of inequality but also go on to explain some of the causes.... -
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Immigration, Internal Migration, and Local Mobility in the U.S.
Donald J. Bogue, Gregory Liegel, Michael Kozloski
This book provides an important assembly of research findings for all who are interested either in changing or reinforcing present immigration policy. Both comprehensive and up-to-date, the study of the demographic, economic, and social ... -
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Young Workers, Globalization and the Labor Market
Edited by Hans-Peter Blossfield, Sandra Buchholz, Erzsébet Bukodi, Karin Kurz
Underpinned by the fact that the globalization process and the subsequent increased level of market uncertainty have paved the way for employment flexibility in modern societies, this book examines the labor market chances of young adult...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Competing Claims in Work and Family Life
Edited by Tanja van der Lippe, Pascale Peters
‘. . . this book, well-structured and written by highly-qualified contributors, is a valuable contribution to the better understanding of the variables which impact on the interplay between work and private life and successfully provides... -
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Redesigning the Welfare State
Hans-Werner Sinn, Christian Holzner, Wolfgang Meister, Wolfgang Ochel, Martin Werding
Redesigning the Welfare State argues that the current high level of unemployment in Germany not only creates a major challenge for the German welfare state, but is to a good extent caused by the way the country's welfare system is design... -
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Explaining the Economic Success of Singapore
Johnny Sung
‘. . . serious, useful and interesting volume. It is readable, original, creative and well researched. In analyzing Singapore’s experience the author provides a superb case study. Moreover, in providing it, by venturing beyond the narrow...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Work, Family and Childcare
Joris Ghysels
‘Based on economic theory and empirical evidence of European social reality, Joris Ghysels analyses micro-data using up-to-date econometrics. He thereby produces innovative insights and suggestions for policy change which will be of inte...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Economics of Affirmative Action
Edited by Harry J. Holzer, David Neumark
‘Affirmative action programs are a unique social experiment, whose consequences deserve great attention in efforts to help disadvantaged groups. By gathering the best economic studies on affirmative action, this volume offers a valuable ... -
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Overeducation in Europe
Edited by Felix Büchel, Andries de Grip, Antje Mertens
‘This is a laudable objective and researchers in this field will surely find this book of great interest. . .’ – Arnold Chevalier, Education Economics Overeducation is one of the most important mechanisms for labour market adjustment wh...eBook:Find out more$40.00