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February 2000, Vol. 123, No. 2

Publications received

Economic and social statistics

Anderson, Margo J. and Stephen E. Fienberg, Who Counts: The Politics of Census—Taking in Contemporary America. New York, Russell Sage Foundation, 1999, 319 pp. $32.50.

Heckman, James J., Accounting for Heterogeneity, Diversity and General Equilibrium In Evaluating Social Programs. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 103 pp. (Working Paper 7230.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Holzer, Harry and David Neumark, Assessing Affirmative Action. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 88 pp. (Working Paper 7323.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Israel, Central Bureau of Statistics, Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, June, July, August. Jerusalem, Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, 1999, 188, 158, and 158 pp, respectively.

Lazear, Edward O., Economic Imperialism. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 63 pp. (Working Paper 7300.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Stigler, Stephen M., Statistics on the Table: The History of Statistical Concepts and Methods. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1999, 488 pp. $45.

Piehl, Anne Morrison and others, Testing for Structural Breaks in the Evaluation of Programs. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 24 pp. (Working Paper 7226.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Economic growth and development

Arora, Ashish and Jai Asundi, Quality Certification and the Economics of Contract Software Development: A Study of the Indian Software Industry. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. 1999, 35 pp. (Working Paper 7260.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

DiNardo, John and Mark P. Moore. The Phillips Curve Is Back? Using Panel Data to Analyze the Relationship Between Unemployment and Inflation In An Open Economy. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 27 pp. (Working Paper 7328.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for shipping and handling outside the United States.

Sherer, F.M., New Perspectives on Economic Growth and Technological Innovation. Washington, Brookings Institution Press, 1999, 167 pp. $38.95.

Cameron, Stephen V. and James J. Heckman, The Dynamics of Educational Attainment for Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 89 pp. (Working Paper 7249.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Dale, Stacy Berg and Alan B. Krueger, Estimating the Pay-Off to Attending a More Selective College: An Application of Selection on Observables and Unobservables. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999 (Working Paper 7322.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Krueger, Alan B. and Mikael Lindahl, Education for Growth In Sweden and the World. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 54 pp. (Working Paper 7190.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Monks, James and Ronald G. Ehrenberg, The Impact of U.S. News and World Report College Rankings on Admissions Outcomes and Pricing Policies at Selective Private Institutions. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 13 pp. (Working Paper 7227.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

International Labor Office, Ergonomic Checkpoints: Practical and Easy-to-Implement Solutions for Improving Safety, Health and Working Conditions. Geneva, International Labor Organization, 1999, 277 pp. $34.95. Available from ILO Publications Center, Waldorf, MD 20604–0753.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Fatal Workplace Injuries in 1997: A Collection of Data and Analysis. Washington, 1999, 147 pp. Report 934.

_____Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: Counts, Rates, and Characteristics, 1996. Washington, 1999, Bulletin 2512, 511 pp. Stock No. 029–001–03322–2. $48. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–9328.

Cappelli, Peter, ed., Employment Practices and Business Strategy. New York, Oxford University Press, 1999, 226 pp. $29.95.

Galaczy, Patricia, Electronic Meeting Systems: Win-Win Group Decision Making. Kingston, Ontario, Queen’s University, Industrial Relations Center, IRC Press, 1999, 12 pp.

Greenan, Nathalie and Jacques Mairesse, Organizational Change in French Manufacturing: What Do We Learn From Firm Representatives and From Their Employees? Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 35 pp. (Working Paper 7285.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Hart, Robert A. and Seiichi Kawasaki, Work and Pay in Japan. New York, Cambridge University Press,1999, 188 pp.

Leisink, Peter, ed., Globalization and Labour Relations. Northampton, MA, Edward Elgar, 1999, 259 pp. $90.

MacInnes, Scott D., Interpreting the Collective Agreement: The Duty to be Reasonable. Kingston, Ontario, Queen’s University, Industrial Relations Center, IRC Press, 1999, 20 pp.

Markowitz, Linda, Worker Activism After Successful Union Organization. Armonk, NY, M.E. Sharpe, Inc. 1999, 199 pp. $58.95.

Park, Soon-Won, Colonial Industrialization and Labor in Korea: The Onoda Cement Factory. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1999, 223 pp. $42.50.

Strober, Myra H. and Agnes Miling Kaneko Chan, The Road Winds Uphill All the Way: Gender, Work, and Family in the United States and Japan. Cambridge, MA, The MIT Press, 1999, 276 pp.

Thomason, Terry, John F. Burton, Jr., and Douglas E. Hyatt, eds., New Approaches to Disability in the Workplace. Madison, WI, Industrial Relations Research Association, 1998, 338 pp. $27.50, paper. Available from Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY.

U.S. Department of Labor, Report on the American Workforce. Washington, 1999, 219 pp.

U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, The Role of Delegated Examining Units: Hiring New Employees in a Decentralized Civil Service. (A Report to the President and the Congress of the United States.) Washington, 1999, 17 pp.

Siebert, Horst, ed., Globalization and Labor. Kiel, Germany, University of Kiel, 1999, 320 pp.

Chaykowski, Richard P. and Lisa M. Powell, eds., Women and Work. Montreal, Quebec, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 1999, 304 pp. $49.95, cloth; $18.95, paper.

Fairlie, Robert W. and Bruce D. Meyer, Trends in Self-Employment Among White and Black Men: 1910–1990. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 58 pp. (Working Paper 7182.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Farber, Henry S. and Kevin F. Hallock, Have Employment Reductions Become Good News for Shareholders? The Effect of Job Loss Announcements on Stock Prices, 1970–97. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 43 pp. (Working Paper 7295.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Hunt, Jennifer, Determinants of Non-Employment and Unemployment Durations in East Germany. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 37 pp. (Working Paper 7128.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

International Labor Office, Key Indicators of the Labour Market, 1999. Geneva, International Labor Organization, 1999, 600 pp. $99.95, plus $8 for shipping. Available from ILO Publications Center, Waldorf, MD 20604–0753.

Neumark, David and William Wascher, A Cross-National Analysis of the Effects of Minimum Wages on Youth Employment. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 48 pp. (Working Paper 7299.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Osterman, Paul, Securing Prosperity: The American Labor Market: How It Has Changed and What to Do About It. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 1999, 222 pp. $24.95.

Shimerr, Robert, The Impact of Young Workers on the Aggregate Labor Market. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 40 pp. (Working Paper 7306.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Western, Bruce, Between Class and Market: Postwar Unionization in the Capitalist Democracies. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 1997, 230 pp. $17.95, paper.

Chakraborty, Atreya and Mark Kazarosian, Product Differentiation and the Use of Information Technology: Evidence from the Trucking Industry. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999,35 pp. (Working Paper 7222.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Darby, Michael R., and Lynne G. Zucker, Local Academic Science Driving Organizational Change: The Adoption of Biotechnology By Japanese Firms. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 45 pp. (Working Paper 7248.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Hall, Robert E., Reorganization. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 29 pp. (Working Paper 7181.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Jaffe, Adam B., The U.S. Patent System In Transition: Policy Innovation and the Innovation Process. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 60 pp. (Working Paper 7280.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Narayanan, V. G. and Ratna G. Sarkar, ABC At Insteel Industries. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 32 pp. (Working Paper 7270.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Eisenberg, Theodore and Henry S. Farber, The Government As Litigant: Further Tests of the Case Selection Model. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, (Working Paper 7296.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Glaeser, Edward L. and others, What Is Social Capital? The Determinants of Trust and Trust Worthiness. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.,1999, 60 pp. (Working Paper 7216.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Heckman, James J., Policies to Foster Human Capital. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 68 pp. (Working Paper 7288.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Ashenfelter, Orley and Dean Hyslop, Measuring the Effect of Arbitration on Wage Levels: The Case of Police Officers. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 26 pp. (Working Paper 7294.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Currie, Janet and Aaron Yelowitz, Health Insurance and Less Skilled Workers. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 49 pp. (Working Paper 7291.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Boston—Worcester—Lawrence, MA—NH—ME—CT National Compensation Survey, October 1998. Washington, 1999, Bulletin 3095–17, 63 pp. Stock No. 829–001–00878–1. $7. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250–7954.

_____Montana National Compensation Survey, June 1997. Washington, 1999, Bulletin 3090–25, 47 pp. Stock No. 829–001–00822–6. $4.25. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA, 15250–7954.

____Seattle—Tacoma—Bremerton, WA, National Compensation Survey, December 1997. Washington, 1999, Bulletin 3090–39, 62 pp. Stock No. 829–001–00837–4. $6. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250–7954.

Collie, Courtney and others, Delays in Claiming Social Security Benefits. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 50 pp. (Working Paper 7318.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Gustman Alan L. and Thomas L. Steinmeier, Employer Provided Pension Data in the NLS Mature Women’s Survey and in the Health and Retirement Study. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 71 pp. (Working Paper 7174.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Levine, Phillip B., Olivia S. Mitchell, and John W. Phillips, Worklife Determinants of Retirement Income Differentials Between Men and Women. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 37 pp. (Working Paper 7243.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, The Public Employment Service in the United States. Washington, OECD Washington Center, 1999, 228 pp.

Schieber, Sylvester J. and John B. Shoven, The Real Deal: The History and Future of Social Security. New Haven, Yale University Press, 1999, 450 pp. $45, cloth; $18.95, paperback.

Acemogu, Daron and Jorn-Steffen Pischke, Minimum Wages and On-the-Job Training. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 1999, 43 pp. (Working Paper 7184.) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

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