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Dau-Schmidt, G. Kenneth; Harris, D. Seth; Lobel, Orly --- "Labor and Employment Law and Economics" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009) [2009] ELECD 396

Editor(s): Dau-Schmidt, G. Kenneth; Harris, D. Seth; Lobel, Orly

Title: Labor and Employment Law and Economics

Series: Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Second Edition

Topics: Law and Economics; Labour, Employment Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 30 July 2009

Number of pages: 768

ISBN (hard cover): 9781847207296

EISBN: 9781781953068

Abstract/Description:

The economic analysis of labor and employment law is a bold effort to apply economic theory to explain important empirical facts about the regulation of the employment relationship and to provide positive predictions and normative analyses that are useful to policy-makers. This book draws together 24 chapters, by leading scholars in the field, summarizing the important theoretical and empirical work that has been done to date on a wide spectrum of labor and employment law topics including: regulating employment contracts, unions, collective bargaining, minimum wages, health insurance, executive pay, workers’ compensation, unemployment, occupational health and safety, discrimination, needs of families, training and slave labor, to name but a few.

This volume is one of the first in a series on specific topics within law and economics which builds upon, updates and replaces Elgar’s very popular Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. It is designed as an essential starting point for academics and policy-makers who are interested in these topics.