Learning in Labour Markets (The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series, 333)

Learning in labour markets is a key feature concerning how labour markets operate. This single volume collection brings together classic and important recent contributions by leading scholars concerning how firms learn about worker abilities and other worker attributes. Topics covered include; theory of symmetric learning, evidence of symmetric learning and evidence from asymmetric learning. With an original introduction by the editor this volume will serve as a valuable resource for scholars, libraries, and graduate students.35 articles, dating from 1973 to 2016Contributors include: D. Acemoglu, J. Altonji, E. Fama, H. Farber, R. Gibbons, B. Holmstrom, L. Katz, E. Lazear, P. Milgrom, M. Spence