35th Anniversary Retrospective

by Konstantinos Tatsiramos, Solomon W. Polachek

Overview

Since its inception Research in Labor Economics has published over 350 articles encompassing a wide range of themes and spanning an array of labor economics topics. Authors have ranged from young scholars with much potential to mature leaders in the field, including Nobel Prize and John Bates Clark award winners. Over the years Research in Labor Economics has continued to present important new research in labor economics. It covers themes such as labor supply, work effort, schooling, on-the-job training, earnings distribution, discrimination, migration, and the effects of government policies on worker well-being. It aims to apply economic theory and econometrics to analyze important policy-related questions, often with an international focus. To commemorate Research in Labor Economics's 35th anniversary, this retrospective edition contains 20 of the most influential Research in Labor Economics articles along with new introductory prefatory updates written by the original authors. These new prefaces emphasize recent developments that each article might have inspired and also discuss remaining unanswered questions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781902189
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Publication date:	09/25/2012
Series:	Research in Labor Economics , #35
Pages:	838
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 2.72(d)

Table of Contents

List of Contributors xi

Editorial Advisory Board xv

Preface Solomon W. Polachek Konstantinos Tatsiramos xvii

Introduction to "Labor Supply Under Uncertainty" 35 Years on Kenneth Burdett Dale T. Mortensen 1

Labor Supply Under Uncertainty Kenneth Burdett Dale T. Mortensen 5

Introduction to "The Effect of Tax and Transfer Programs on Labor Supply: The Evidence From the Income Maintenance Experiments" 30 Years Later Robert A. Moffitt 55

The Effect of Tax and Transfer Programs on Labor Supply: The Evidence From the Income Maintenance Experiments Robert A. Moffitt Kenneth C. Kehrer 59

Introduction to "Earnings, Schooling, and Ability Revisited" David Card 107

Earnings, Schooling, and Ability Revisited David Card 111

Introduction to "Schooling and Labor Market Consequences of the 1970 State Abortion Reforms" Joshua D. Angrist William N. Evans 137

Schooling and Labor Market Consequences of the 1970 State Abortion Reforms Joshua D. Angrist William N. Evans 141

Introduction to "Early Test Scores, School Quality and Ses: Longrun Effects on Wage and Employment Outcomes" Janet Currie Duncan Thomas 181

Early Test Scores, School Quality and Ses: Longrun Effects on Wage and Employment Outcomes Janet Currie Duncan Thomas 185

Introduction To "Are Private Schools Really Better?" David N. Figlio Joe A. Stone 215

Are Private Schools Really Better? David N. Figlio Joe A. Stone 219

Introduction to "Private Sector Training: Who Gets it and What Are Its Effects?" Lee A. Lillard Hong W. Tan 245

Private Sector Training: Who Gets it and What are its Effects? Lee A. Lillard Hong W. Tan 247

Introduction to "'Soft-Skills' and Long-Run Labor Market Success" Greg J. Duncan Rachel Dunifon 309

"Soft-Skills" and Long-Run Labor Market Success Greg J. Duncan Rachel Dunifon 313

Introduction to "A Life Cycle Approach to Migration: Analysis of the Perspicacious Peregrinator" Solomon W. Polachek 341

A Life Cycle Approach to Migration: Analysis of the Perspicacious Peregrinator Solomon W. Polachek Francis W. Horvath 349

Introduction to "Job Mobility, Search, and Earnings Growth: A Reinterpretation of Human Capital Earnings Functions" Robert Topel 397

Job Mobility, Search, and Earnings Growth: A Reinterpretation of Human Capital Earnings Functions Robert Topel 401

Introduction to "Income Prospects and Job Mobility of Younger Men" George J. Borjas 437

Income Prospects and Job Mobility of Younger Men George J. Borjas Sherwin Rosen 441

Introduction to "Wage Changes in Job Changes" Jacob Mincer 465

Wage Changes in Job Changes Jacob Mincer 467

Introduction to "Job Satisfaction, Wage Changes, and Quits: Evidence From Germany": The View From 2012 Andrew Clark Yannis Georgellis Peter Sanfey 495

Job Satisfaction, Wage Changes, and Quits: Evidence From Germany Andrew Clark Yannis Georgellis Peter Sanfey 499

Introduction to "Work Effort, On-The-Job Screening, and Alternative Methods of Remuneration" John H. Pencavel 527

Work Effort, On-The-Job Screening, and Alternative Methods of Remuneration John H. Pencavel 537

Introduction to "Raids and Offer Matching" Edward P. Lazear 571

Raids and Offer Matching Edward P. Lazear 577

Introduction to "Job Characteristics and the Form of Compensation" W. Bentley MacLeod Daniel Parent 603

Job Characteristics and the Form of Compensation W. Bentley MacLeod Daniel Parent 607

Introduction to "Accounting for Income Inequality and its Change: A New Method, with Application to the Distribution of Earnings in the United States" Gary S. Fields 673

Accounting for Income Inequality and its Change: A New Method, with Application to the Distribution of Earnings in the United States Gary S. Fields 679

Introduction to "Changes in the Structure of Wages in the Public and Private Sectors" Lawrence F. Katz 717

Changes in the Structure of Wages in the Public and Private Sectors Lawrence F. Katz Alan B. Krueger 721

Introduction to "Relationships Among the Family Incomes and Labor Market Outcomes of Relatives" Joseph G. Altonji 757

Relationships Among the Family Incomes and Labor Market Outcomes of Relatives Joseph G. Altonji Thomas A. Dunn 761

"The Mouse that Roared?" Turns Thirty Introduction to "The Federal Attack on Labor Market Discrimination" Charles Brown 803

The Federal Attack on Labor Market Discrimination: The Mouse that Roared? Charles Brown 807