This third edition of labour economics text has been expanded and extensively revised. Contains a new chapter on trade unions, and includes concepts for review and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter. Integrates theoretical material with data on Australian labour markets. Contains new sections on topics such as labour absence, reservation wages, implicit contract theory, efficiency wage theory, and the Accord. Includes an index. The author is Professor of Economics at Murdoch University.

This title was first published in 2001. Drawing on the fields of labour economics and industrial relations, this book simultaneously applies human capital theory and institutional analysis to an explanation of occupational and other wage differentials. This outstanding study contains a wealth of reference material on both the economic and normative determinants of wages. Destined to become a landmark study in the area of Australian wage determination, the book is an essential text for labour economists, industrial relations specialists, researchers and policy makers alike.

This report on Australia is the third country study published in a series of reports looking into strategies to encourage greater labour market participation of all groups in society with a special focus on the most disadvantaged.

Research report, comparison of labour relations and labour market trends in Australia and Japan - discusses occupational structure, wage structure, wage determination, trade unionization, labour disputes, etc.; evaluates the impact of trade policy on the labour market; identifies the relative share of wages in national income, the role of woman workers and sources of unemployment problems. Diagrams, references, statistical tables.