Joseph R. Blasi is professor in the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University and a research associate of the NBER.
20 Ebooks by Freeman Richard B. Freeman
Abowd John M. Abowd & Freeman Richard B. Freeman: Immigration, Trade, and the Labor Market
Are immigrants squeezing Americans out of the work force? Or is competition wth foreign products imported by the United States an even greater danger to those employed in some industries? How do …
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€141.41
Blanchflower David G. Blanchflower & Freeman Richard B. Freeman: Youth Employment and Joblessness in Advanced Countries
The economic status of young people has declined significantly over the past two decades, despite a variety of programs designed to aid new workers in the transition from the classroom to the job …
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€139.73
Kruse Douglas L. Kruse & Blasi Joseph R. Blasi: Shared Capitalism at Work
The historical relationship between capital and labor has evolved in the past few decades. One particularly noteworthy development is the rise of shared capitalism, a system in which workers have …
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€61.41
Borjas George J. Borjas & Freeman Richard B. Freeman: Immigration and the Work Force
Since the 1970s, the striking increase in immigration to the United States has been accompanied by a marked change in the composition of the immigrant community, with a much higher percentage of …
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€117.49
Card David Card & Freeman Richard B. Freeman: Small Differences That Matter
This volume, the first in a new series by the National Bureau of Economic Research that compares labor markets in different countries, examines social and labor market policies in Canada and the …
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€66.35
Card David Card & Freeman Richard B. Freeman: Seeking a Premier Economy
In the 1980s and 1990s successive United Kingdom governments enacted a series of reforms to establish a more market-oriented economy, closer to the American model and further away from its Western …
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€162.03
Hersch Joni Hersch & Mishel Lawrence Mishel: Emerging Labor Market Institutions for the Twenty-First Century
Private sector unionism is in decline in the United States. As a result, labor advocates, community groups, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals concerned with the well-being of workers …
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€61.21
Holzer Harry J. Holzer & Freeman Richard B. Freeman: Black Youth Employment Crisis
In recent years, the earnings of young blacks have risen substantially relative to those of young whites, but their rates of joblessness have also risen to crisis levels. The papers in this volume, …
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€150.60
Ichniowski Casey Ichniowski & Freeman Richard B. Freeman: When Public Sector Workers Unionize
In the 1980s, public sector unionism has become the most vibrant component of the American labor movement. What does this new "look" of organized labor mean for the economy? Do …
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€131.48
Katz Lawrence F. Katz & Freeman Richard B. Freeman: Differences and Changes in Wage Structures
During the past two decades, wages of skilled workers in the United States rose while those of unskilled workers fell; less-educated young men in particular have suffered unprecedented losses in real …
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€141.58
Swedenborg Birgitta Swedenborg & Freeman Richard B. Freeman: Welfare State in Transition
Once heralded in the 1950s and 1960s as a model welfare state, Sweden is now in transition and in trouble since its economic plunge in the early 1990s.This volume presents ten essays that examine …
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€162.49
Wise David A. Wise & Freeman Richard B. Freeman: Youth Labor Market Problem
This volume brings together a massive body of much-needed research information on a problem of crucial importance to labor economists, policy makers, and society in general: unemployment among the …
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€142.38
Goroff Daniel L. Goroff & Freeman Richard B. Freeman: Science and Engineering Careers in the United States
Beginning in the early 2000s, there was an upsurge of national concern over the state of the science and engineering job market that sparked a plethora of studies, commission reports, and a …
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€153.95
Swedenborg Birgitta Swedenborg & Freeman Richard B. Freeman: Reforming the Welfare State
Over the course of the twentieth century, Sweden carried out one of the most ambitious experiments by a capitalist market economy in developing a large and active welfare state. Sweden’s generous …
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€154.03
Shaw Kathryn L. Shaw & Freeman Richard B. Freeman: International Differences in the Business Practices and Productivity of Firms
In recent years, globalization and the expansion of information technologies have reshaped managerial practices, forcing multinational firms to adjust business practices to different environments and …
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€153.77
Salzman Hal Salzman & Freeman Richard B. Freeman: U.S. Engineering in a Global Economy
Since the late 1950s, the engineering job market in the United States has been fraught with fears of a shortage of engineering skill and talent. U.S. Engineering in a Global Economy brings clarity to …
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€175.34
Freeman Richard B. Freeman: America Works
The U.S. labor market is the most laissez faire of any developed nation, with a weak social safety net and little government regulation compared to Europe or Japan. Some economists point to this …
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€32.40
Gottschalk Peter Gottschalk & Freeman Richard B. Freeman: Generating Jobs
The American economy is in danger of leaving its low-skilled workers behind. In the last two decades, the wages and employment levels of the least educated and experienced workers have fallen …
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€33.72
Freeman Richard B. Freeman: Working Under Different Rules
For much of the 20th century, American workers were the world’s leaders in productivity, wages, and positive workplace conditions. American unions championed free enterprise and high labor standards, …
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€33.68
Kruse Douglas L. Kruse & Blasi Joseph R. Blasi: Citizen's Share
A compelling argument for broad-based profit sharing and employee ownership in keeping with the economic vision of America’s Founders The idea of workers owning the businesses where they work …
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€28.17
