Learning in labour markets / Michael Waldman.
2017
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Learning in labour markets / Michael Waldman.
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Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., 2017.
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1 online resource (992 pages) ; cm.
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International library of critical writings in economics ; 333.
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Recommended readings (Machine generated): Michael Spence (1973), 'Job Market Signaling', 87 (3), Quarterly Journal of Economics, August, 355-74
Boyan Jovanovic (1979), 'Job Matching and the Theory of Turnover', Journal of Political Economy, 87 (5), Part 1, October, 972-90
Eugene F. Fama (1980), 'Agency Problems and the Theory of the Firm', Journal of Political Economy, 88 (2), April, 288-307
Michael Waldman (1984), 'Job Assignments, Signaling and Efficiency', Rand Journal of Economics, 15 (2), Summer, 255-67
Bruce C. Greenwald (1986), 'Adverse Selection in the Labour Market', Review of Economic Studies, 53 (3), July, 325-47
Bengt Holmstrom (1999), 'Managerial Incentive Problems: A Dynamic Perspective', Review of Economic Studies, 66 (1), January, 169-82
John G. Riley (1979), 'Testing the Educational Screening Hypothesis,' Journal of Political Economy, 87 (5), Part 2: Education and Income, October, S227-S252
Kevin Lang and David Kropp (1986), 'Human Capital Versus Sorting: The Effects of Compulsory Attendance Laws', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 101 (3), August, 609-24
Thomas Hungerford and Gary Solon (1987), 'Sheepskin Effects in the Returns to Education', Review of Economics and Statistics, 69 (1), February, 175-7
Kelly Bedard (2001),'Human Capital versus Signaling Models: University Access and High School Dropouts', Journal of Political Economy, 109 (4), 749-75
Fabian Lange (2007), 'The Speed of Employer Learning', Journal of Labor Economics, 25 (1), 1-35
Peter Arcidiacono, Patrick Bayer and Aurel Hizmo (2010), 'Beyond Signaling and Human Capital: Education and the Revelation of Ability,' American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2 (4), October, 76-104
Milton Harris and Bengt Holmstrom (1982), 'A Theory of Wage Dynamics', Review of Economic Studies, 49 (3), July, 315-33
Robert Gibbons and Michael Waldman (1999), 'A Theory of Wage and Promotion Dynamics Inside Firms', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 114 (4), November, 1321-358
Jaime Ortega (2001), 'Job Rotation as a Learning Mechanism', Management Science, 47 (10), October, 1361-70
Edward P. Lazear (2004), 'The Peter Principle: A Theory of Decline', Journal of Political Economy, 112 (1) Part 2, S141-S163
Robert Gibbons and Kevin J. Murphy (1992), 'Optimal Incentive Contracts in the Presence of Career Concerns: Theory and Evidence', Journal of Political Economy, 100 (3), June, 468-505
Curtis J. Simon and John T. Warner (1992), 'Matchmaker, Matchmaker: The Effect of Old Boy Networks on Job Match Quality, Earnings and Tenure', Journal of Labor Economics, 10 (3), July, 306-30
Henry S. Farber and Robert Gibbons (1996), 'Learning and Wage Dynamics', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 111 (4), November, 1007-47.
Joseph G. Altonji and Charles R. Pierret (2001), 'Employer Learning and Statistical Discrimination', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 116 (1), February, 313-50
Lisa B. Kahn and Fabian Lange (2014) 'Employer Learning, Productivity, and the Earnings Distribution: Evidence from Performance Measures', Review of Economic Studies, 81, 1575-613
Amanda Pallais (2014), 'Inefficient Hiring in Entry-Level Labor Markets', American Economic Review, 104 (11), 3565-99
Jeanine Miklós-Thal and Hannes Ullrich (2016), 'Career Prospects and Effort Incentives: Evidence from Professional Soccer', Management Science, 62 (6), 1645-67
Paul Milgrom and Sharon Oster (1987), 'Job Discrimination, Market Forces, and the Invisibility Hypothesis', Quarterly Journal of Economics, CII (3), August, 453-76
James D. Montgomery (1991), 'Social Networks and Labor-Market Outcomes: Toward an Economic Analysis', American Economic Review, 81, (5), December, 1408-418
Dan Bernhardt (1995) 'Strategic Promotion and Compensation', Review of Economic Studies, 62 (2), April, 315-39
Chun Chang and Yijiang Wang (1996), 'Human Capital Investment under Asymmetric Information: The Pigovian Conjecture Revisited ', Journal of Labor Economics, 14 (3), July, 505-19
Ján Zábojník and Dan Bernhardt (2001), 'Corporate Tournaments, Human Capital Acquisition, and the Firm Size-Wage Relation', Review of Economic Studies, 68 (3), 693-716
Hideo Owan (2004), 'Promotion, Turnover, Earnings, and Firm-Sponsored Training', Journal of Labor Economics, 22 (4), October, 955-78
Robert Gibbons and Lawrence F. Katz (1991), 'Layoffs and Lemons', Journal of Labor Economics, 9 (4), October, 351-80
Daron Acemoglu and Jorn -Steffen Pischke (1998) 'Why do Firms Train? Theory and Evidence', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 113 (1), February, 79-119
Uta Schönberg (2007), 'Testing for Asymmetric Employer Learning', Journal of Labor Economics, 25 (4), October, 651-91
Joshua C. Pinkston (2009), 'A Model of Asymmetric Employer Learning with Testable Implications', Review of Economic Studies, 76 (1), January, 367-94
Jed DeVaro and Michael Waldman (2012), 'The Signaling Role of Promotions: Further Theory and Empirical Evidence', Journal of Labor Economics, 30 (1), January, 91-147
Lisa B. Kahn (2013), 'Asymmetric Information Between Employers', American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 5 (4), October, 165-205.
Boyan Jovanovic (1979), 'Job Matching and the Theory of Turnover', Journal of Political Economy, 87 (5), Part 1, October, 972-90
Eugene F. Fama (1980), 'Agency Problems and the Theory of the Firm', Journal of Political Economy, 88 (2), April, 288-307
Michael Waldman (1984), 'Job Assignments, Signaling and Efficiency', Rand Journal of Economics, 15 (2), Summer, 255-67
Bruce C. Greenwald (1986), 'Adverse Selection in the Labour Market', Review of Economic Studies, 53 (3), July, 325-47
Bengt Holmstrom (1999), 'Managerial Incentive Problems: A Dynamic Perspective', Review of Economic Studies, 66 (1), January, 169-82
John G. Riley (1979), 'Testing the Educational Screening Hypothesis,' Journal of Political Economy, 87 (5), Part 2: Education and Income, October, S227-S252
Kevin Lang and David Kropp (1986), 'Human Capital Versus Sorting: The Effects of Compulsory Attendance Laws', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 101 (3), August, 609-24
Thomas Hungerford and Gary Solon (1987), 'Sheepskin Effects in the Returns to Education', Review of Economics and Statistics, 69 (1), February, 175-7
Kelly Bedard (2001),'Human Capital versus Signaling Models: University Access and High School Dropouts', Journal of Political Economy, 109 (4), 749-75
Fabian Lange (2007), 'The Speed of Employer Learning', Journal of Labor Economics, 25 (1), 1-35
Peter Arcidiacono, Patrick Bayer and Aurel Hizmo (2010), 'Beyond Signaling and Human Capital: Education and the Revelation of Ability,' American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2 (4), October, 76-104
Milton Harris and Bengt Holmstrom (1982), 'A Theory of Wage Dynamics', Review of Economic Studies, 49 (3), July, 315-33
Robert Gibbons and Michael Waldman (1999), 'A Theory of Wage and Promotion Dynamics Inside Firms', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 114 (4), November, 1321-358
Jaime Ortega (2001), 'Job Rotation as a Learning Mechanism', Management Science, 47 (10), October, 1361-70
Edward P. Lazear (2004), 'The Peter Principle: A Theory of Decline', Journal of Political Economy, 112 (1) Part 2, S141-S163
Robert Gibbons and Kevin J. Murphy (1992), 'Optimal Incentive Contracts in the Presence of Career Concerns: Theory and Evidence', Journal of Political Economy, 100 (3), June, 468-505
Curtis J. Simon and John T. Warner (1992), 'Matchmaker, Matchmaker: The Effect of Old Boy Networks on Job Match Quality, Earnings and Tenure', Journal of Labor Economics, 10 (3), July, 306-30
Henry S. Farber and Robert Gibbons (1996), 'Learning and Wage Dynamics', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 111 (4), November, 1007-47.
Joseph G. Altonji and Charles R. Pierret (2001), 'Employer Learning and Statistical Discrimination', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 116 (1), February, 313-50
Lisa B. Kahn and Fabian Lange (2014) 'Employer Learning, Productivity, and the Earnings Distribution: Evidence from Performance Measures', Review of Economic Studies, 81, 1575-613
Amanda Pallais (2014), 'Inefficient Hiring in Entry-Level Labor Markets', American Economic Review, 104 (11), 3565-99
Jeanine Miklós-Thal and Hannes Ullrich (2016), 'Career Prospects and Effort Incentives: Evidence from Professional Soccer', Management Science, 62 (6), 1645-67
Paul Milgrom and Sharon Oster (1987), 'Job Discrimination, Market Forces, and the Invisibility Hypothesis', Quarterly Journal of Economics, CII (3), August, 453-76
James D. Montgomery (1991), 'Social Networks and Labor-Market Outcomes: Toward an Economic Analysis', American Economic Review, 81, (5), December, 1408-418
Dan Bernhardt (1995) 'Strategic Promotion and Compensation', Review of Economic Studies, 62 (2), April, 315-39
Chun Chang and Yijiang Wang (1996), 'Human Capital Investment under Asymmetric Information: The Pigovian Conjecture Revisited ', Journal of Labor Economics, 14 (3), July, 505-19
Ján Zábojník and Dan Bernhardt (2001), 'Corporate Tournaments, Human Capital Acquisition, and the Firm Size-Wage Relation', Review of Economic Studies, 68 (3), 693-716
Hideo Owan (2004), 'Promotion, Turnover, Earnings, and Firm-Sponsored Training', Journal of Labor Economics, 22 (4), October, 955-78
Robert Gibbons and Lawrence F. Katz (1991), 'Layoffs and Lemons', Journal of Labor Economics, 9 (4), October, 351-80
Daron Acemoglu and Jorn -Steffen Pischke (1998) 'Why do Firms Train? Theory and Evidence', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 113 (1), February, 79-119
Uta Schönberg (2007), 'Testing for Asymmetric Employer Learning', Journal of Labor Economics, 25 (4), October, 651-91
Joshua C. Pinkston (2009), 'A Model of Asymmetric Employer Learning with Testable Implications', Review of Economic Studies, 76 (1), January, 367-94
Jed DeVaro and Michael Waldman (2012), 'The Signaling Role of Promotions: Further Theory and Empirical Evidence', Journal of Labor Economics, 30 (1), January, 91-147
Lisa B. Kahn (2013), 'Asymmetric Information Between Employers', American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 5 (4), October, 165-205.
Summary
Learning in labour markets is a key feature concerning how labour markets operate. This research reviews discusses classic and important recent contributions by leading scholars concerning how firms learn about worker abilities and other worker attributes. Topics covered include; theory of symmetric learning, evidence of symmetric learning and evidence from asymmetric learning. This research review will serve as a valuable resource for scholars, libraries, and graduate students.
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Includes index.
The recommended readings are available in the print version, or may be available via the link to your library's holdings.
The recommended readings are available in the print version, or may be available via the link to your library's holdings.
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