Jacob Mincer : a founding father of modern labor economics / Pedro N. Teixeira.

Author
Teixeira, Pedro (Pedro Nuno) [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Description
xv, 209 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

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    "This book presents and analyzes the work of one of the most important economists of the 20th century - Jacob Mincer. Mincer's work has had a lasting influence on contemporary labor economics in both theoretical and methodological terms. Mincer played a central role in shaping contemporary labor economies, not the least by largely determining its research agenda. His work in the 1960s and 70s on the determinants of individual earnings, notably human capital, and on labor force supply, particularly female participation, have had an enormous impact on the way others have approached labor economics. This book presents a systematic analysis of his extensive published work, emphasizing its continuity as a lifetime research program that has made a lasting influence on modern labor economics."--Jacket.
    Notes
    Published in association with IZA.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-198) and index.
    Contents
    • The changing role of education in economic analysis
    • Placing human capital at the center of income distribution
    • Appraising the impact of the human capital research program
    • Human capital and the long-term view of the labor market
    • Human capital and labor market dynamics
    • The influence of Jacob Mincer on modern labor economics
    • The human capital labor economist.
    ISBN
    • 9780199211319
    • 0199211310
    LCCN
    2007296881
    OCLC
    77012125
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