This book looks at labour markets in their historical context, examining their operation and development in Western Europe and North America since 1500. Editor(s): Grantham, George; MacKinnon, Mary. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KB; 3J; KCF; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566. . 1994. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Labour Market Evolution: The Economic History of Market Integration, Wage Flexibility and the Employment Relation
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 1994
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415108659
ISBN 13: 9780415108652
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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How have modern labour markets developed? Both labour economists and economic historians agree that it is necessary to look at labour markets in their historical context. Labour Market Evolution does just this.
The contributors examine the operation and development of labour markets in Western Europe and North America since 1500. They address the key questions in this complicated process using new quantitative evidence. First, how closely connected were geographically distant labour markets? Second, how flexible were markets in the past - did wages change in response to demand shocks? Did workers move across space and occupations in response to cyclical or seasonal conditions. Third, were relationships between employees and employers short-term or long-term? Why did relationships change, and what were the implications for the flexibility and integration of markets? In examining these factors, this volume draws on modern labour economic theory and up-to-date quantitative techniques to show how current traditions and systems have evolved.

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George Grantham is Associate Professor of Economics and Mary MacKinnon is Associate Professor of Economics at McGill University

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