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ordered by best selling| The Race between Education and Technology | |||
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Author(s) : Claudia Goldin, Lawrence F. Katz | ||
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| Brief This book provides a careful historical analysis of the co-evolution of educational attainment and the wage structure in the United States through the twentieth century. The authors propose that the twentieth century was not only the American Century but also the Human Capital Century. That is, th...Read More |
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| Still Stuck in Traffic: Coping with Peak-Hour Traffic Congestion (Revised) (James A. Johnson Metro) | |||
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Author(s) : Anthony Downs | ||
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| Brief Most Americans view traffic congestion as the most serious environmental problem facing communities today. While overwhelming public sentiment has forced local governments to employ a variety of anticongestion strategies, it has been difficult to gauge their efficacy. Only one thing is certain: most...Read More |
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| Land Use Controls: Cases And Materials (Casebook) | |||
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Author(s) : Robert C. Ellickson, Vicki L. Been | ||
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| Brief Give your students a casebook as dynamic as the subject of land use by adopting this thoroughly revised edition of a former best seller. LAND USE CONTROLS: Cases and Materials, Third Edition, illuminates the legal regulation of the land development process with a skillful blend of social scie...Read More |
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| Unequal Chances: Family Background and Economic Success | |||
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| Brief Is the United States "the land of equal opportunity" or is the playing field tilted in favor of those whose parents are wealthy, well educated, and white? If family background is important in getting ahead, why? And if the processes that transmit economic status from parent to child are unfair, coul...Read More |
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| Women's Work and Wages (Routledge Research in Gender and Society) | |||
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| Brief At a time when women in industrialized countries have a stronger and more permanent presence in the labour market than ever before, why does the gender pay gap differ so greatly between countries? The contributors to this book use empirical studies of gender differences in family responsibilities an...Read More |
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| Globalization and Growth: Implications for a Post-crisis World | |||
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| Brief What were the causes of the financial and economic crises of 2008-2009? What intellectual and policy mistakes prevented academics and policymakers from anticipating the crisis? What is the future of financial regulation—both domestic and international? What role did global macroecono...Read More |
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| Neighborhood and Life Chances: How Place Matters in Modern America (The City in the Twenty-First Century) | |||
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| Brief Does the place where you lived as a child affect your health as an adult? To what degree does your neighbor's success influence your own potential? The importance of place is increasingly recognized in urban research as an important variable in understanding individual and household outcomes. Place ...Read More |
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| The Analysis of Firms and Employees: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches (National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report) | |||
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| Brief The long-term impact of globalization, outsourcing, and technological change on workers is increasingly being studied by economists. At the nexus of labor economics, industry studies, and industrial organization, The Analysis of Firms and Employees presents new findings about these impacts...Read More |
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| Black Unemployment: Part of Unskilled Unemployment (Contributions in Labor Studies) | |||
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Author(s) : David Schwartzman | ||
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| Brief In the post-World War II era, the U.S. government's full employment policy led to rapid mechanization of production by reducing the cost of financing investment. The mechanization of production displaced more blacks than whites because blacks were disproportionately unskilled. In addition, the growt...Read More |
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