The unemployment crisis /

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Author / Creator:Layard, Richard, 1934-
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c1994.
Description:xi, 157 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1694349
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Other uniform titles:Nickell, S. J.
Jackman, Richard, 1945-
Layard, Richard, 1934- Unemployment.
ISBN:0198773951 (hc : acid-free paper) : $18.95 (U.S.)
0198773943 (pbk. : acid-free paper) : $7.95 (U.S.)
Notes:Rev. ed. of: Unemployment. 1991.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-149) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Facts to be Explained
  • 2. Our Broad Approach
  • 3. What Determines Equilibrium Unemployment?
  • 4. Why Does Unemployment Fluctuate?
  • 5. How Do Real Wages Relate to Unemployment?
  • 6. If Labour Markets Don't Clear, Why Don't Wages Fall?
  • 7. How Do Import Prices, Taxes, and Productivity Affect Unemployment?
  • 8. How Does Job-Search Behaviour Affect Unemployment?
  • 9. Is Unemployment Voluntary or Involuntary?
  • 10. Why are Some Groups More Unemployed Than Others?
  • 11. Why Has Unemployment Differed Between Countries?
  • 12. How Can Unemployment be Reduced?
  • 13. Summary.