The term social dumping regularly appears in public debates and in policymaking circles. However, due to its ambiguity it is used in a manner that is convenient for individual discourse participants, thus opening the door for misconceptions and ill-grounded accusations. This boo…
"This landmark graduate level text combines depth and breadth of coverage with recent, cutting edge work in all the major areas of modern labor economics. Labor Economics is the only textbook available for advanced graduate students in the field, and it will be widely used, beca…
More than three billion people in the world—half of humankind—live on less than two-and-a-half US dollars per person per day. Excellent books can be found on ending world poverty. These books go into depth on many important aspects of economic development but do not focus on e…
Examines the interrelationship between labour market performance and the tax and social security systems through the development of a general equilibrium model called MIMIC (Micro Macro model to analyse the Institutional Context). Simulations cover the period 1987 to 2017.
George J. Borjas provides a modern introduction to labour economics, emphasizing both theory and empirical evidence. The book uses many examples drawn from state-of-the-art studies in labour economics literature.
En la cub.: "Le monde actuel vit un paradoxe inouï. D'un côté, la cause semble entendue : il est plongé dans la crise par les comportements erratiques des marchés financiers. De l'autre, des millions d'êtres miséreux rêvent d'avoir accès au marché, au lieu où, à la ville, ils po…
"Le monde actuel vit un paradoxe inouï. D'un côté, la cause semble entendue : il est plongé dans la crise par les comportements erratiques des marchés financiers. De l'autre, des millions d'êtres miséreux rêvent d'avoir accès au marché, au lieu où, à la ville, ils pourraient tro…
Discusses hypothetical links between the growth of trade with non-OECD countries and increasing tension in the labour markets of Western Europe, Japan and the USA.
Presents the results of studies of the Pune labour market carried out over seven years (1957-65) during which Pune underwent rapid industrialisation and rapid urbanisation. Examines the changes in labour market conditions which accompany industrial development and modernization,…
In Silicon Valley the phrase "disruptive technology" is tossed around on a casual basis. No one doubts that technology has the power to devastate entire industries and upend various sectors of the job market. But Rise of the Robots asks a bigger question: Can accelerating techno…
What are the jobs of the future? How many will there be? And who will have them? As technology continues to accelerate and machines begin taking care of themselves, fewer people will be necessary. Artificial intelligence is already well on its way to making "good jobs" obsolete:…
