Labour Economics

An excellent summary of why and how we work. People Management magazine What do we know about the current state of work and employment and what doe...

The book that has been waiting to be written how Irelands housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we sho...

The book that has been waiting to be written how Irelands housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we sho...

This widely acclaimed book of a true story in the Durham Coalfields will break your heart.At 10.00pm on a tranquil Tuesday evening 231 men and boys...

_______'Excellent' Martin Wolf, Financial Times Books of the Year'Essential' Daniel Pink, author of Drive'Wonderful' Martin Ford, author of The Ris...

By most accounts, forced labour, human trafficking, and modern slavery are thriving in the global economy. Recent media reports -- including the di...

According to the UNODC (2015), human trafficking (HT) is the fastest growing means by which people are enslaved, the fastest growing international ...

This handbook brings together scholars from various disciplines and from around the world to examine the history, characteristics, effects, viabili...

This book discusses the equity versus efficiency approach emphasising the importance of incentives that would predict a positive relationship betwe...

For the majority of employees in the US and elsewhere, their job is by far their most important property; with jobs providing not only a principal ...

The number of workers age 55 and over experiencing long-term unemployment has grown substantially since the recession. This raises concerns about h...

This book explores the possible economic implications of large shifts in the supply of foreign-born, hired farm labour that could result from subst...

The rate of unemployment in the United States has exceeded 8 percent since February 2009, making the past three years the longest stretch of high u...

Labour market differences among the race and ethnicity groups are associated with many factors, not all of which are measurable. These factors incl...

There is little doubt that significant income inequality persists across as well as within countries, and that wage differential exists between mal...

This book examines the importance of social media and other information technologies in connecting people to job opportunities. Not surprisingly, d...

The economy is recovering from the recession, but employers are still having difficulty filling certain jobs. The Department of Labor''s (DOL) Work...

U.S. employers in various industries argue that they need to hire foreign workers to perform lower-skilled jobs, while others maintain that many of...