Edward Elgar Publishing The Economics of Labor Unions (The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series)

Product Description This comprehensive collection brings together an impressive range of papers on the economics of labor unions. Some of these are classics, and others are less well known - included because they cover significant but under-researched areas, or because they raise interesting questions that as yet remain unanswered. The study of labor unions has long fascinated economists. Over the last quarter of the twentieth century there has been a tremendous evaluation of research in this area. This blossoming occurred with the growth of labor economics as a discipline separate from industrial relations, and with the development of micro data sets and the dissemination of sophisticated new micro-econometric techniques with which to analyse them. These volumes include papers that not only span the most important topics in the economics of labor unions, but also offer a useful overview of the field and its methodology. They will prove invaluable both to researchers and practitioners. Review 'The two volumes represent an essential collection in all university libraries and are outstanding reference tools of a widely dispersed literature for researchers and students in labour economics and industrial relations (note that many of the included articles are not easily available in the libraries of many South-Eastern Universities and research centres).' About the Author Edited by Alison L. Booth, Professor of Economics, University of Essex, UK and Fellow, CEPR (Centre for Economic Policy Research), UK