Efficiency Wages : Models of Unemployment, Layoffs, and Wage Dispersion

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Known for his seminal work in efficiency-wage theory, Andrew Weiss surveys recent research in the field and presents new results. He shows how wage schedules affect the kinds of workers a firm employs and how well those workers perform on the job. Using straightforward examples, he demonstrates how...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weiss, Andrew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wages.
Unemployment.
Incentives in industry.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Known for his seminal work in efficiency-wage theory, Andrew Weiss surveys recent research in the field and presents new results. He shows how wage schedules affect the kinds of workers a firm employs and how well those workers perform on the job. Using straightforward examples, he demonstrates how efficiency-wage theory can explain labor market outcomes and guide government policy. There is a separate section of applications to less developed countries. ""Efficiency-wage models represent one of the most important developments in economic theory of recent years. They have, at last, provided
Item Description:Cover.
Physical Description:1 online resource (128 pages).
ISBN:9781400862061

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