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February 2005, Vol. 128, No.2

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Aldy, Joseph E. and W. Kip Viscusi, Age Variations in Workers’ Value of Statistical Life. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 2003, 51 pp. (Working Paper 10199) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Clark, Robert L., Richard V. Burkhauser, Marilyn Moon, Joseph F. Quinn, and Timothy M. Smeeding, The Economics of an Aging Society. Malden, MA, Blackwell Publishing, 2004, 362 pp., $34.95/paperback.

Collins, William J. and Robert A. Margo, The Labor Market Effects of the 1960s Riots. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 2004, 36 pp. (Working Paper 10243) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Dietzenbacher, Erik and Michael L. Lahr, eds., Wassily Leontief and Input-Output Economics. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2004, 396 pp., $80/hardcover.

Jacobs, Eva E., ed., Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics: Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and Other Labor Data, Seventh Edition, 2004. Lanham, MD, Bernan Press, 2004, 471 pp., $147/hardcover.

Leopold, Ronald S., A Year in the Life of a Million American Workers. New York, MetLife Group Disability, 2003, 214 pp., softcover.

Wright, Daniel B., First Steps in Statistics. Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications, 2002, 147 pp., $23/softcover.

Economic growth and development

Acs, Zoltan J., Innovation and the Growth of Cities. Northampton, MA, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2002, 264 pp., $90/hardback; $35/paperback.

Cahuc, Pierre and André Zylberberg, Labor Economics. Cambridge, MA, The MIT Press, 2004, 844 pp., $90/cloth.

Cameron, Samuel, The Economics of Sin: Rational Choice or No Choice At All? Northampton, MA, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2002, 240 pp., $90/hardback.

Colander, David, The Lost Art of Economics: Essays on Economics and the Economics Profession. Northampton, MA, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2001, 203 pp., $30/paperback.

Hendry, David F. and Neil R. Ericson, eds., Understanding Economic Forecasts. Cambridge, MA, The MIT Press, 2003, 225 pp., $17.95/paperback.

Lazear, Edward P. and Paul Oyer, Internal and External Labor Markets: A Personnel Economics Approach. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 2003, 50 pp. (Working Paper 10192) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Niederle, Muriel and Alvin E. Roth, Market Culture: How Norms Governing Exploding Offers Can Affect Market Performance. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 2004, 57 pp. (Working Paper 10256) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Hanushek, Eric A., Some Simple Analytics of School Quality. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 2004, 27 pp. (Working Paper 10229) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Aitchison, Will, The FMLA: Understanding the Family and Medical Leave Act. Portland, OR, Labor Relations Information System Publications, 2003, 320 pp., $39.95/paperback.

Hogler, Raymond, Employment Relations in the United States: Law, Policy, and Practice. Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications, Inc., 2004, 301 pp., $42.95/softcover.

Balducchi, David E., Randall W. Eberts, and Christopher J. O’Leary, eds., Labor Exchange Policy in the United States. Kalamazoo, MI, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2004, 295 pp., $45/cloth; $20/paperback.

Budd, John W., Labor Relations: Striking a Balance. New York, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005, 553 pp., hardcover.

Troy, Leo, The Twilight of the Old Unionism. New York, M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2004, 200 pp., $64.95/cloth; $24.95/paperback.

Cnossen, Sijbren and Hans-Werner Sinn, Public Finance and Public Policy in the New Century. Cambridge, MA, The MIT Press, 2003, 565 pp., $39.95/cloth.

Kugler, Adriana D., The Effect of Job Security Regulations on Labor Market Flexibility: Evidence from the Colombian Labor Market Reform. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 2004, 65 pp. (Working Paper 10215) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Galenson, David W., A Portrait of the Artist as a Young or Old Innovator: Measuring the Careers of Modern Novelists. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 2004, 78 pp. (Working Paper 10213) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Hardwick, M. Jeffrey, Mall Maker: Victor Gruen, Architect of an American Dream. Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004, 288 pp., $29.95/cloth.

McCann Jr., Charles Robert, ed., The Elgar Dictionary of Economic Quotations. Northampton, MA, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003, 315 pp., $150/hardback.

Nicholson, Philip Yale, Labor’s Story in the United States. Philadelphia, Temple University Press, 2004, 376 pp., $74.50/cloth; $27.95/paperback.

Quartey, Kojo A., A Critical Analysis of the Contributions of Notable Black Economists. Burlington, VT, Ashgate Publishing Company, 2003, 125 pp., $79.95/hardback.

2003 Compendium of Regulatory Impact Assessments. London, Department of Trade and Industry, 2004, 291 pp.

Roth, Silke, Building Movement Bridges: The Coalition of Labor Union Women. Westport, CT, Praeger Publishers, 2003, 207 pp., $64.95/hardback.

Bevan, Stephen, Sally Dench, Heather Harper, and Sue Hayday, Employment Relations Research Series No. 25. London, Department of Trade and Industry, 2004, 183 pp., spiral-bound.

Carey, Dennis C. and Dayton Ogden, The Human Side of M&A: How CEOs Leverage the Most Important Asset in Deal Making. New York, Oxford University Press, 2004, 193 pp., $27/cloth.

Jackson, Kevin T., Building Reputational Capital: Strategies for Integrity and Fair Play That Improve the Bottom Line. New York, Oxford University Press, 2004, 300 pp., $30/hardcover.

Jacoby, Sanford M., Employing Bureaucracy: Managers, Unions, and the Transformation of Work in the 20th Century, Revised Edition. Mahwah, NJ, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers, 2004, 315 pp., $79.95/cloth; $34.50/paperback.

Oyer, Paul and Scott Schaefer, Why Do Some Firms Give Stock Options to All Employees?: An Empirical Examination of Alternative Theories. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 2004, 41 pp. (Working Paper 10222) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Schneider, Benjamin and Susan S. White, Service Quality: Research Perspectives. Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications, 2004, 200 pp., $34.95/paperback.

Weiss, Donald H., Fair, Square & Legal, Fourth Edition. New York, AMACON (American Management Association), 2004, 384 pp., $35/hardcover.

West, Michael, Motivate Teams, Maximize Success: Effective Strategies for Realizing Your Goals. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2004, 160 pp., $16.95/paperback.

Bai, Chong-En and Chi-Wa Yuen, Technology and the New Economy. Cambridge, MA, The MIT Press, 2003, 312 pp., $32.95/cloth.

Hall, Bronwyn H., Innovation and Diffusion. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 2004, 33 pp. (Working Paper 10212) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Kremp, Elizabeth and Jacques Mairesse, Knowledge Management, Innovation and Productivity: A Firm Level Exploration Based on French Manufacturing CIS3 Data. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 2004, 45 pp. (Working Paper 10237) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Lerner, Josh, The New New Financial Thing: The Sources of Innovation Before and After State Street. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 2004, 54 pp. (Working Paper 10223) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Social institutions and social change

Lee, Sandra S., ed., Traumatic Stress and Its Aftermath. Binghamton, NY, The Haworth Press, 2004, 99 pp., $34.95/hardcover; $19.95/softcover.

Presser, Harriet B., Working in a 24/7 Economy: Challenges for American Families. New York, Russell Sage Foundation, 2003, 286 pp., $39.95/cloth.

Appelbaum, Eileen, Annette Bernhardt, and Richard J. Murnane, eds., Low-Wage America: How Employers Are Reshaping Opportunity in the Workplace. New York, Russell Sage Foundation, 2003, 536 pp., $45/cloth.

Biesebroeck, Johannes Van, Wages Equal Productivity, Fact or Fiction? Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 2003, 52 pp. (Working Paper 10174) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Connelly, Rachel, Deborah S. DeGraff, and Rachel A. Willis, Kids at Work: The Value of Employer-Sponsored On-Site Child Care Centers. Kalamazoo, MI, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2004, 184 pp., $40/cloth; $17/paperback.

Oyer, Paul and Scott Schaefer, Compensating Employees Below the Executive Ranks: A Comparison of Options, Restricted Stock, and Cash. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 2004, 28 pp. (Working Paper 10221) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Welfare programs and social insurance

Benitez-Silva, Hugo, Moshe Buchinsky, and John Rust, How Large Are the Classification Errors in the Social Security Disability Award Process? Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 2004, 52 pp. (Working Paper 10219) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Chetty, Raj, Consumption Commitments, Unemployment Durations, and Local Risk Aversion. Cambridge, MA, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., 2004, 64 pp. (Working Paper 10211) $10 per copy, plus $10 for postage and handling outside the United States.

Wolff, Edward N., Retirement Insecurity: The Income Shortfalls Awaiting the Soon-to-Retire. Washington, DC, Economic Policy Institute, 2002, 95 pp., softcover.

Worker training and development

Giloth, Robert P., ed., Workforce Development Politics: Civic Capacity and Performance. Philadelphia, Temple University Press, 2004, 296 pp., $72.50/cloth; $24.95/paperback.

Phelps, Edmund S., ed., Designing Inclusion: Tools to Raise Low-end Pay and Employment in Private Enterprise. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2004, 165 pp., $55/hardback.

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