Increase in life expectancy is arguably the most remarkable by-product of modern economic growth. In the last 30 years we have gained roughly 2.5 years of longevity every decade, both in Europe and the United States. Successfully managing aging and longevity over the next twenty years is one of the major structural challenges faced by policy makers in advanced economies, particularly in health spending, social security administration, and labor market institutions. This book looks closely into those challenges and identifies the fundamental issues at both the macroeconomic and microeconomic level. The first half of the book studies the macroeconomic relationships between health spending, technological progress in medical related sectors, economic growth, and welfare state reforms. In the popular press, longevity and population ageing are typically perceived as a tremendous burden. However, with a proper set of reforms, advanced economies have the option of transforming the enormous challenge posed by longevity into a long term opportunity to boost aggregate outcomes. The basic prerequisite of a healthy ageing scenario is a substantial structural reform in social security and in labor market institutions. The second part of the book looks closely into the microeconomic relationship between population aging and productivity, both at the individual and at the firm level. There is surprisingly little research on such key questions. The book contributes to this debate in two ways. It presents a detailed analysis of the determinants of productivity, with a focus on both the long-run historical evolution and the cross sectional changes. It also uses econometric analysis to look into the determinants of the various dimensions of individual productivity. The volume concludes that the complex relationship between population ageing and longevity is not written in stone, and can be modified by properly designed choices.

Ageing, Health, and Productivity: The Economics of Increased Life Expectancy (Fondazione Rodolfo Debendetti Reports)

Business & Money

Ours, Jan van

Economics

Oxford University Press

The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets

Most labor economics textbooks pay little attention to actual labor markets, with the exception of the occasional reference to competitive labor markets like that of the United States. The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets is the only textbook to focus on imperfectly competitive labor markets and to provide a systematic framework for analyzing how labor institutions function and interact in these markets.
The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets examines the many institutions that affect the behavior of workers and employers in imperfect labor markets. These include minimum wages, employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits, active labor market policies, working time regulations, family policies, collective bargaining, early retirement programs, and education and migration policies. Written for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students, the book carefully defines and measures these institutions to accurately characterize their effects, and discusses how these institutions are today being changed by political and economic forces. 
<ul>
<li>Unique focus on institutions in imperfect labor markets </li>
<li>Integrated framework and systematic coverage </li>
<li>A self-contained chapter on each of the most important labor market institutions </li>
<li>End-of-chapter review questions</li>
</ul>

Boeri, Tito

Princeton University Press

Most labor economics textbooks pay little attention to actual labor markets, taking as reference a perfectly competitive market in which losing a job is not a big deal. The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets is the only textbook to focus on imperfect labor markets and to provide a systematic framework for analyzing how labor market institutions operate. This expanded, updated, and thoroughly revised second edition includes a new chapter on labor-market discrimination; quantitative examples; data and programming files enabling users to replicate key results of the literature; exercises at the end of each chapter; and expanded technical appendixes.
The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets examines the many institutions that affect the behavior of workers and employers in imperfect labor markets. These include minimum wages, employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits, active labor market policies, working-time regulations, family policies, equal opportunity legislation, collective bargaining, early retirement programs, education and migration policies, payroll taxes, and employment-conditional incentives. Written for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students, the book carefully defines and measures these institutions to accurately characterize their effects, and discusses how these institutions are today being changed by political and economic forces. 
<ul>
<li>Expanded, thoroughly revised second edition</li>
<li>New chapter on labor-market discrimination</li>
<li>New quantitative examples</li>
<li>New data sets enabling users to replicate key results of the literature</li>
<li>New end-of-chapter exercises</li>
<li>Expanded technical appendixes</li>
<li>Unique focus on institutions in imperfect labor markets</li>
<li>Integrated framework and systematic coverage</li>
<li>Self-contained chapters on each of the most important labor-market institutions</li>
</ul>

The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets: Second Edition

The leading textbook on imperfect labor markets and the institutions that affect them―now completely updated and expandedToday's labor markets are witnessing seismic changes brought on by such factors as rising self-employment, temporary employment, zero-hour contracts, and the growth of the sharing economy. This fully updated and revised third edition of The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets reflects these and other critical changes in imperfect labor markets, and it has been significantly expanded to discuss topics such as workplace safety, regulations on self-employment, and disability and absence from work. This new edition also features engaging case studies that illustrate key aspects of imperfect labor markets.Authoritative and accessible, this textbook examines the many institutions that affect the behavior of workers and employers in imperfect labor markets. These include minimum wages, employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits, family policies, equal opportunity legislation, collective bargaining, early retirement programs, and education and migration policies. Written for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students, the book carefully defines and measures these institutions to accurately characterize their effects, and discusses how these institutions are being transformed today.\nFully updated to reflect today's changing labor markets 
Significantly expanded to discuss a wealth of new topics, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic 
Features quantitative examples, new case studies, data sets that enable users to replicate results in the literature, technical appendixes, and end-of-chapter exercises 
Unique focus on institutions in imperfect labor markets 
Self-contained chapters cover each of the most important labor-market institutions 
Instructor's manual available to professors―now with new exercises and solutions

The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets, Third Edition

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Ageing, Health, and Productivity: The Economics of Increased Life Expectancy (Fondazione Rodolfo Debendetti Reports)

The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets

The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets: Second Edition

The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets, Third Edition