Labor in the New Economy
Katharine G. Abraham, James R. Spletzer, and Michael Harper, editors
Conference held November 16-17, 2007
Published in October 2010 by University of Chicago Press
© 2010 by the National Bureau of Economic Research
in NBER Book Series Studies in Income and Wealth
NBER Program(s): LS
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507 pages
ISBN: 0-226-00143-1
Table of Contents
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Front matter, table of contents, prefatory note:
Katharine G. Abraham, James R. Spletzer, Michael J. Harper
(bibliographic info)
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Introduction:
Katharine G. Abraham, James R. Spletzer, Michael J. Harper
(p. 1 - 13)
(bibliographic info)
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1.
What Do We Really Know About Changes in Wage Inequality?:
Thomas Lemieux
(p. 17 - 59)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Lawrence F. Katz
(p. 59 - 62)
(bibliographic info)
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2.
Recent Trends in Compensation Inequality:
Brooks Pierce
(p. 63 - 98)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Daniel S. Hamermesh
(p. 98 - 100)
(bibliographic info)
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3.
Are the New Jobs Good Jobs?:
Katharine G. Abraham, James R. Spletzer
(p. 101 - 143)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Erica L. Groshen
(p. 143 - 147)
(bibliographic info)
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4.
New Data for Answering Old Questions Regarding Employee Stock Options:
Kevin F. Hallock, Craig A. Olson
(p. 149 - 180)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Chris Riddell
(p. 180 - 184)
(bibliographic info)
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5.
Adjusted Estimates of Worker Flows and Job Openings in JOLTS:
Steven J. Davis, R. Jason Faberman, John C. Haltiwanger, Ian Rucker
(p. 187 - 216)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Robert E. Hall
(p. 216 - 221)
(bibliographic info)
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6.
Job Loss and the Decline in Job Security in the United States:
Henry S. Farber
(p. 223 - 262)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Ann Huff Stevens
(p. 262 - 266)
(bibliographic info)
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7.
What Do We Know About Contracting Out in the United States? Evidence from Household and Establishment Surveys:
Matthew Dey, Susan Houseman, Anne Polivka
(p. 267 - 304)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Daniel G. Sullivan
(p. 304 - 308)
(bibliographic info)
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8.
Measuring Tradable Services and the Task Content of Offshorable Services Jobs:
J. Bradford Jensen, Lori G. Kletzer
(p. 309 - 335)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Susan M. Collins
(p. 335 - 339)
(bibliographic info)
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9.
Why Do BLS Hours Series Tell Different Stories About Trends in Hours Worked?:
Harley Frazis, Jay Stewart
(p. 343 - 372)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Charles Brown
(p. 372 - 374)
(bibliographic info)
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10.
The Effect of Population Aging on the Aggregate Labor Market:
Bruce Fallick, Charles Fleischman, Jonathan Pingle
(p. 377 - 417)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Gary Burtless
(p. 417 - 423)
(bibliographic info)
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11.
Emerging Labor Market Trends and Workplace Safety and Health:
Nicole Nestoriak, John Ruser
(p. 425 - 453)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Jeff E. Biddle
(p. 453 - 456)
(bibliographic info)
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12.
Measuring Labor Composition: A Comparison of Alternate Methodologies:
Cindy Zoghi
(p. 457 - 485)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Stephanie Aaronson
(p. 485 - 491)
(bibliographic info)
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13.
List of Contributors, Indexes:
Katharine G. Abraham, James R. Spletzer, Michael J. Harper
(p. 493 - 507)
(bibliographic info)
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