Monopsony in motion : imperfect competition in labor markets /

Monopsony in motion : imperfect competition in labor markets /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Manning, Alan.
Imprint:	Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2003.
Description:	x, 401 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Labor market -- Mathematical models. Wages -- Mathematical models. Labor economics -- Mathematical models. Monopsonies -- Mathematical models. Competition -- Mathematical models. Labor market -- United States -- Mathematical models. Labor market -- Great Britain -- Mathematical models. Competition -- Mathematical models. Labor economics -- Mathematical models. Labor market -- Mathematical models. Wages -- Mathematical models. Great Britain. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4842812

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ISBN:	0691113122 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-395) and index.

Table of Contents:

Pt. 1. Basics
1. Introduction
2. Simple Models of Monopsony and Oligopsony
3. Efficiency in Oligopsonistic Labor Markets
4. The Elasticity of the Labor Supply Curve to an Individual Firm
Pt. 2. The Structure of Wages
5. The Wage Policies of Employers
6. Earnings and the Life Cycle
7. Gender Discrimination in Labor Markets
8. Employers and Wages
Pt. 3. Labor Demand and Supply
9. Unemployment, Inactivity, and Labor Supply
10. Vacancies and the Demand for Labor
11. Human Capital and Training
Pt. 4. Wage-Setting Institutions and Conclusions
12. The Minimum Wage and Trade Unions
13. Monopsony and the Big Picture
Data Sets Appendix.