
Unemployment
Macroeconomic Performance and the Labour Market
Oxford University Press
2nd Edition
Published on 20. January 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
672 pages
978-0-19-927917-3 (ISBN)
Description
This broad survey of unemployment is a benchmark summary of the authors position which became hugely influential. This second edition brings the analysis up to date by relating it to recent empirical developments. This book is a major source of reference for both scholars and students.
Reviews / Votes
Review from previous edition 'convincingly refutes the idea that countries have no choice but to live with high unemployment.' * The Economist * 'an important book ... which synthesises mainstream economic views on the subject.' * The Independent on Sunday * 'The authors are experts in this field, and the book will be a major reference work for scholars and students. Highly recommended for graduate and upper-division undergraduate collections.' * Social and Behavioral Sciences * 'The leading international text on this subject' * The Australian * 'Taken simply as a review of the literature, the book is a monumental achievement ... There is no question that this book is essential reading for economists concerned with unemployment, but it should also be studied by everyone in industry concerned with wage bargaining, whether employer or trade unionist.' * British Journal of Industrial Relations *More details
Edition
2. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous tables
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
1004 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-927917-3 (9780199279173)
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Additional editions

Richard Layard | Stephen Nickell | Richard Jackman
Unemployment
Macroeconomic Performance and the Labour Market
Book
01/2005
2nd Edition
Oxford University Press
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Richard Layard | Stephen Nickell | Richard Jackman
Unemployment
Macroeconomic Performance and the Labour Market
Book
09/1991
Oxford University Press
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Persons
Richard Layard is Emeritus Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics.
Stephen Nickell is Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics.
Richard Jackman is Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics.
Stephen Nickell is Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics.
Richard Jackman is Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics.
Author
Head of the Centre for Labour EconomicsHead of the Centre for Labour Economics, London School of Economics
Professor of EconomicsProfessor of Economics, University of Oxford
LecturerLecturer, London School of Economics
Content
Introduction to New Edition ; Preface to First Edition ; 1. Overview ; THE MICROFOUNDATIONS ; 2. Wage-Bargaining and Unions ; 3. Efficiency Wages ; 4. Wage Behaviour: the Evidence ; 5. Job Search: the Duration of Unemployment ; 6. Mismatch: the Structure of Unemployment ; 7. The Pricing and Employment Behaviour of Firms ; THE MACROECONOMIC OUTCOME ; 8. The Macroeconomics of Unemployment ; 9. Explaining Post-war Unemployment in OECD Countries ; POLICY IMPLICATIONS ; 10. Policies to Cut Unemployment ; Annexes ; Discussion Questions ; References