Presenting new research on producer dynamics using a number of recently developed micro data sets on establishments, firms and workers, this innovative volume covers a wide range of fields including industrial organization, labor, growth, macro, and international trade. Here a group of leading...

<DIV><DIV><P>The Census Bureau has recently begun releasing official statistics that measure the movements of firms in and out of business and workers in and out of jobs.  The economic analyses in <I>Producer Dynamics</I> exploit this newly available data on establishments, firms, and workers, to address issues in...</i></p></div></div>

Every day, in every sector of our economy, a business shuts down while another starts up, jobs are created while others are cut, and workers are hired while others are laid off. This constant flux, or turbulence, is a defining characteristic of our free market system, yet it mostly inspires...

<DIV>As the accelerated technological advances of the past two decades continue to reshape the United States' economy, intangible assets and high-technology investments are taking larger roles. These developments have raised a number of concerns, such as: how do we measure intangible assets? Are we...</div>

<DIV>Rapidly changing technology, the globalization of markets, and the declining role of unions are just some of the factors that have led to dramatic changes in working conditions in the United States. Little attention has been paid to the difficult measurement problems underlying analysis of the...</div>