Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-304) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : the labor-market performance of the United States in an international context -- Labor-market performance : how does labor-market performance in the United States compare to that in other countries? -- Labor-market institutions : how do labor-market institutions in the United States compare to those in other countries? -- Detecting the effect of institutions on labor-market performance : conceptual issues -- Labor-market institutions and unemployment : macroeconomic evidence -- Labor-market institutions, relative wages, and employment : microeconomic evidence -- Labor-market institutions and the gender pay gap -- Policy implications and future research directions.
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