| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 772 pages) : illustrations |
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Handbooks in economics ; 5 |
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Handbooks in economics ; bk. 5
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| Contents |
v. 4A. Decomposition methods in economics / Nicole Fortin, Thomas Lemieux, Sergio Firpo ; Field experiments in labor economics / John A. List, Imran Rasul ; Lab labor: what can labor economists learn from the lab? / Gary Charness, Peter Kuhn ; The structural estimation of behavioral models: discrete choice dynamic programming methods and applications / Michael P. Keane, Petra E. Todd, Kenneth I. Wolpin ; Program evaluation and research designs / John DiNardo, David S. Lee ; Identification of models of the labor market / Eric French, Christopher Taber ; Search in macroeconomic models of the labor market ; Extrinsic rewards and instrinsic motives: standard and behavioral approaches to agency and labor markets / James B. Rebitzer, Lowell J. Taylor |
| Summary |
What new tools and models are enriching labor economics? "Developments in Research Methods and their Application" (volume 4A) summarizes recent advances in the ways economists study wages, employment, and labor markets. Mixing conceptual models and empirical work, contributors cover subjects as diverse as field and laboratory experiments, program evaluation, and behavioral models. The combinations of these improved empirical findings with new models reveal how labor economists are developing new and innovative ways to measure key parameters and test important hypotheses. Investigates recent advances in methods and models used in labor economics Demonstrates what these new tools and techniques can accomplish Documents how conceptual models and empirical work explain important practical issues |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Labor economics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Labor economics.
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Labor economics
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Arbeidseconomie.
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Economie du travail.
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| Genre/Form |
manuals (instructional materials)
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handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ashenfelter, Orley, 1942-
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Card, David E. (David Edward), 1956-
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| ISBN |
9780444534514 |
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0444534512 |
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