Cargando…

Monopsony in Motion : Imperfect Competition in Labor Markets.

What happens if an employer cuts wages by one cent? Much of labor economics is built on the assumption that all the workers will quit immediately. Here, Alan Manning mounts a systematic challenge to the standard model of perfect competition. Monopsony in Motion stands apart by analyzing labor market...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Manning, Alan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:What happens if an employer cuts wages by one cent? Much of labor economics is built on the assumption that all the workers will quit immediately. Here, Alan Manning mounts a systematic challenge to the standard model of perfect competition. Monopsony in Motion stands apart by analyzing labor markets from the real-world perspective that employers have significant market (or monopsony) power over their workers. Arguing that this power derives from frictions in the labor market that make it time-consuming and costly for workers to change jobs, Manning re-examines much of labor economic.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:1306142733
9781306142731
9781400850679
1400850673