Labor Markets and Employment Relationships: A Comprehensive Approach

Introduction: Labor Economics and the Political Economy of Labor.

Part I: Labor Demand and Supply:.

1. Labor Supply.

2. Labor Demand.

3. Perfectly Competitive Labor Markets.

4. Imperfectly Competitive Labor Markets.

Part II: The Labor Exchange:.

5. The Structure of Labor Exchange.

6. Strategic Labor Exchange.

7. Bargaining in Labor Exchange.

8. Imperfect Contracting in Labor Exchange.

Part III: The Employment Relationship:.

9. The Nature of the Employment Relationship.

10. Employee Compensation and Incentive Provision.

11. Employment Continuity and Internal Labor Markets.

12. Employee Representation in the Workplace.

Part IV: Labor Market Divisions:.

13. Wages and Working Conditions.

14. Education and Ability.

15. Employee Characteristics and Discrimination.

16. Employer Characteristics and Market Segmentation.

Part V: Labor in the Market System:.

17. Earnings Inequality.

18. Unemployment.

19. Labor Market Dynamics.

Index