Labor in the New Economy
Katharine G. Abraham, James R. Spletzer, and Michael Harper, editors
Conference held November 16-17, 2007
Forthcoming from University of Chicago Press
in NBER Book Series Studies in Income and Wealth
The following chapters are preliminary drafts unless otherwise
noted. They have not yet been subjected to the formal review process
of the NBER. This page will be updated as individual chapters are
revised.
Table of Contents
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Introduction:
Katharine G. Abraham, James R. Spletzer, Michael Harper
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What Do We Really Know About Changes in Wage Inequality?:
Thomas Lemieux
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Comment:
Lawrence Katz
(bibliographic info)
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Recent Trends in Compensation Inequality:
Brooks Pierce
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Daniel Hamermesh
(bibliographic info)
(download)
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Are the New Jobs Good Jobs?:
Katharine G. Abraham, James R. Spletzer
(bibliographic info)
(download)
Comment:
Erica Groshen
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New Data for Answering Old Questions Regarding Employee Stock Options:
Kevin Hallock, Craig Olson
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Chris Riddell
(bibliographic info)
(download)
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Adjusted Estimates of Worker Flows and Job Openings in JOLTS:
Steven J. Davis, R. Jason Faberman, John C. Haltiwanger, Ian Rucker
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Robert Hall
(bibliographic info)
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Job Loss and the Decline in Job Security in the United States:
Henry S. Farber
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Ann Huff Stevens
(bibliographic info)
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What Do We Know About Contracting Out in the United States?:
Matthew Dey, Susan Houseman, Anne Polivka
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Daniel Sullivan
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Measuring Tradable Services and the Task Content of Offshorable Services Jobs:
J. Bradford Jensen, Lori G. Kletzer
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Susan Collins
(bibliographic info)
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Why Do BLS Hours Series Tell Different Stories About Trends in Hours Worked?:
Harley Frazis, Jay Stewart
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Charles Brown
(bibliographic info)
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10.
The Effect of Population Aging on the Aggregate Labor Market:
Bruce Fallick, Charles Fleischman, Jonathan Pingle
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Gary Burtless
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Emerging Labor Market Trends and Workplace Safety and Health:
Nicole Nestoriak, John Ruser
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version of August 25, 2009
Comment:
Jeff Biddle
(bibliographic info)
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Measuring Labor Composition. A Comparison of Alternate Methodologies:
Cindy Zoghi
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Stephanie Aaronson
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