New policy applications and detailed descriptions of state-of-the-art research studies

Up-to-date end-of-chapter problems; a significant number of new problems were added to each chapter

A test bank is available to instructors for the first time; includes 30 multiple choice questions per chapter

New examples and applications that involve labor markets or policy shifts outside the United States

New discussion on the impact of growth in Internet job search activities by both firms and workers

A thorough rewriting and reorganization of the material on immigration

The discussion on intergenerational mobility now includes a new section on the social mobility experienced by immigrant households in the United States.

Updated discussion of changes in the U.S. wage structure.

New analysis of the impact of welfare reform legislation on labor supply.

New section discussing the experimental approach that some recent studies have used to measure the amount of discrimination in the labor market.