The role of skilled labor in the modern economy and its importance in explaining trends in wage inequality and … productivity has been a focus of a broad strand of research in economics. Labor is an input into production that is very different … that affects their access to labor and potentially affects their decisions on the technology they will adopt. While many …

Recently, the heterogeneity of workers has been documented and emphasized as a very important feature of labor in … various economics fields. Labor is one of the key inputs in the production process, and it is quite different from other … number of workers (or hours worked) as a single variable representing labor input. Studies using micro level databases could …

It is well established that average wages differ across local labor markets. Researchers have found that this is … and labor market experience. However, the classical human capital explanation onlypartially explains differences in wages … information on worker mobility and on local labor market competition. The model predicts that workers with positive mobility costs …

Commission to examine labor market outcomes of employees at firms undergoing mergers. Earnings and employment can be observed …

labor market policies constitutes a very significant part of the policy debate. This dissertation analyzes the training …

and labor demand. It starts by describing key characteristics of India's labor market; documents legal, economic, and … parameters of labor adjustment based on ASI industry data from 1973 to 1997. Specifically effects of the job security regime in … adjustment is a preferred mechanism in the presence of excess labor. Multi-dimensional program designs are found to be more …

. Women in India have typically been restricted to the household and their participation in the formal labor market has begun …

The past century has seen a tremendous rise in female labor force participation.My dissertation addresses aspects of … how the American family has shaped andhas been shaped by rising levels of female labor supply. The first chapter provides … the changingopportunities for women in the labor market.In the fourth chapter, I investigate work first published by …