Contents
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction: The Labor-Market Performance of the United States in an International Context
Chapter 2. Labor-Market Performance: How Does Labor-Market Performance in the United States Compare to That in Other Countries?
Chapter 3. Labor-Market Institutions: How Do Labot-Market Institutions in the United States Compare to Those in Other Countries?
Chapter 4. Detecting the Effect of Institutions on Labor-Market Performance: Conceptual Issues
Chapter 5. Labor-Market Institutions and Unemployment: Macroeconomic Evidence
Chapter 6. Labor-Market Institutions, Relative Wages, and Employment: Microeconomic Evidence
Chapter 7. Labor-Market Institutions and the Gender Pay Gap
Chapter 8. Policy Implications and Future Research Directions
Notes
References
Index