TY - BOOK ID - 136003452 TI - Research in labor economics. AU - Polachek, S. W. AU - Tatsiramos, Konstantinos. AU - Akee, Randall K. Q. AU - Edmonds, Eric V. PY - 2011 SN - 1283292726 9786613292728 1780523335 9781780523330 9781283292726 PB - Bingley : Emerald, DB - UniCat KW - Labor economics. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136003452 AB - This volume contains nine original innovative chapters on worker well-being. Three chapters are on time allocated to work and human capital acquisition, three on aspects of risk in the earnings process, two on migration, and finally one on how tax policies affect poverty. Questions answered include: Are more educated women now opting out of work with a higher probability than in the past? Under what circumstances do young adults allocate non-school time to educational pursuits? How do macroeconomic shocks affect labor force participation rates? Can tax policies alleviate poverty? Are workers compensated adequately for taking risks? Do differences in private and public sector earnings affect mobility between the two sectors? And, do migrant parents affect educational decisions of their offspring?. ER -