Econometrics Methods for Labour Economics

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-957679-1
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 414 g

Reihe: Practical Econometrics

This book provides an accessible presentation of the standard statistical techniques used by labour economists. It emphasises both the input and the output of empirical analysis and covers five major topics concerning econometric methods used in labour economics: regression and related methods, choice modelling, selectivity issues, duration analysis, and policy evaluation techniques. Each of these is presented in terms of model specification, possible estimation problems, diagnostic checking, and interpretation of the output. It aims to provide guidance to practitioners on how to use the techniques and how to make sense of the results that are produced. It covers methods that are considered to be 'standard' tools in labour economics, but which are often given only a brief and highly technical treatment in econometrics textbooks.

It will be a useful reference for postgraduates and advanced undergraduates, researchers embarking on empirical labour market analysis, and for more experienced economists wishing to apply these techniques for the first time.

Zielgruppe

Practitioners, researchers, and graduates in economics, econometrics, and statistics, and academics interested in labour economics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bazen, Stephen

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Ökonometrie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1: The Use of Linear Regression in Labour Economics
2: Further Regression Issues in Labour Economics
3: Dummy and Ordinal Dependent Variables
4: Selectivity
5: Duration Models
6: Evaluation of Policy Measures
Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen Bazen gained his PhD from the London School of Economics. Previously, he was Lecturer at the University of Kent and Professor at Université de Bordeaux IV and Université de Savoie. He has been Visiting Professor at the universities of Paris Panthéon-Assas, Cattolica Milan, and Geneva, and has taught econometrics and labour economics at all levels over the past 25 years. He has written numerous research articles on minimum wages, labour market flexibility, and inequality and is the author of several books including Labour Market Inequalities: Low-wage Employment in a European Perspective (edited with M. Gregory and W. Salverda, OUP, 2000), and Econométrie: des fondements à la modélisation (with M. Sabatier, Editions Vuibert, 2007).