Welcome to the Labour Economics LibGuide!
This guide is designed to help you explore how labor markets work and the factors that shape employment, wages, and productivity. Labour Economics looks at the relationship between workers, employers, and governments, and how policies and economic forces affect the world of work.
Here you’ll find:
Core readings and textbooks on labour economics.
Articles and case studies on employment, wages, and labor markets.
Tools to support assignments, projects, and exam prep.
Use this guide to build your understanding of labor markets, employment trends, and the economic policies that influence work in both local and global contexts.
UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF LABOUR ECONOMICS
Making Work More Equal: A New Labour Market Segmentation Approach (Book)
The Development Of The Neoclassical Tradition In Labor Economics (Article)
The History Of The Social Sciences Since 1945 (Book)
Employment Theory In The History Of Economic Thought: An Overview (Article)
Keynes , Uncertainty And The Global Economy (Book)
Contemporary Labor Economics (Book)
Labour Supply: A Review Of Alternative Approaches (Article)
Evaluating Labor Markets Reforms: A General Equilibrium Approach (Article)
UNIT 2: HUMAN CAPITAL THEORY
Limitations Of Human Capital Theory (Article)
Human Capital Theory: Implications For Human Resource Development (Article)
The Value Theory Of Labour (Article)
The People-Nature Relation And The Historical Significance Of The Labour Theory Of Value (Article)
The Empirical Strength Of The Labour Theory Of Value (Article)
The Operational Value Of Human Capital Theory And Cultural Capital Theory In Social Stratification (Article)
UNIT 3: WAGES AND WAGE DETERMINATION
The Importance Of Firms In Wage Determination (Article)
How Are Wages Determine? A Quasi-Experimental Test Of Wage Determination Theories (Article)
Inter-Industry Wage Differences And Theories Of Wage Determination (Article)
Changes In The Wage Structure And Earnings Inequality (Article)
Wage Differentials: Theory And Management (Article)
Compensating Wage Differentials In Labor Markets: Empirical Challenges And Applications (Article)
Income And Wage Distributions Part 1: A Survey Of The Literature (Article)
The Distribution Of Wages And Wage Inequality (Article)
International Executive Pay: Current Practices And Future Trends (Article)
UNIT 4: LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY
Impact Of Labour Quality On Labour Productivity And Economic Growth (Article)
Factors That Determine The Growth Of Labour Productivity (Article)
Labour Productivity Variability Among Labour Force--A Case Study (Article)
Unit Labour Costs (Article)
Labour Productivity Vs Factor Productivity (Article)
Measuring Total Labour Productivity In The Open Economy: A Proposal (Article)
UNIT 5: THE ECONOMICS OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
Collective Bargaining (Article)
The Effects Of Collective Bargaining And Behavioral Job Outcomes (Article)
Unions And Collective Bargaining : The Influence On Wages, Employment And Firm Survival (Article)
Determinants Of Trade Union Membership (Article)
Unions And Collective Bargaining: Economic Effects In A Global Environment (Book)
Decentralized Social Pacts, Trade Unions And Collective Bargaining (How Labour Law Is Changing ) (Article)
UNIT 6: UNEMPLOYMENT
The Individual Experience Of Unemployment (Article)
Determinants Of Unemployment And Unemployment Duration (Article)
International Unemployment Rates: How Comparable They Are? (Article)
Optimal Unemployment Insurance (Article)
Youth Unemployment And The Impact Of Financial Crisis (Article)
Structural Unemployment, Cyclical Unemployment And Income Inequality (Article)
UNIT 7: IMMIGRATION AND THE LABOUR MARKET
Immigration And The Labour Market (Article)
Low- And High- Skill Migration Flows: Free Mobility Versus Other Determinants (Article)
Off Shoring Response To High Skilled Immigration: A Firm Level Analysis (Article)
The Impact Of Immigration On The Labour Market (Article)
Ethnic Discrimination In The Labour Market-Empirical Evidence On A Multi-Dimensional Phenomenon (Article)