Education, Training and Discrimination: The Collected Essays of Orley Ashenfelter, Volume Two (Economists of the Twentieth Century series)

This is the second of three volumes containing the published and unpublished economic papers of Orley Ashenfelter written between 1966 and 1994. A complete and cross-referenced chronological list of all of the works featured in this set is included. The volumes begin with an interview in which Professor Ashenfelter covers highlights of his professional life, a discussion of many of the essays and papers featured in these volumes, and his reflections on the development of economics over the course of his career. Employment, Labor Unions and Wages and Economic Institutions and the Demand and Supply of Labor are the companion volumes to Education, Training and Discrimination, which together provide a distinguished collection of Ashenfelter’s essays.

These three volumes contain a selection of the published and unpublished economic papers of Orley Ashenfelter written between 1966 and 1993. A complete and cross-referenced chronological list of all the works featured in this set is included. The volumes begin with an interview of Professor Ashenfelter which covers highlights of his professional life, a discussion of many of the essays and papers featured in these volumes, and his reflections on the development of economics over the course of his career.

Edited by Kevin F. Hallock, Dean, SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University, US