George Borjas’ well-received text blends coverage of traditional topics with modern theory and developments into a superb Labor Economics book. The 4/e builds on the features and concepts that made the first three editions successful, updating and adding new content to keep the text on the cusp of recent events in the Labor Economics field. In addition, 4/e offers greater instructor support with a significant number of new end-of-chapter problems and a new test bank. Labor Economics continues to be the most concise book available on the subject. But despite its brevity, instructors will find that all key topics are covered. Borjas’ integration of theory with facts and coverage of latest research make his book one of the most popular at the middle and upper end of the market. The text stresses the ideas that labor economists use to understand how the labor market works.

George Borjas’ well-received text blends coverage of traditional topics with modern theory and developments into a superb Labor Economics book. The 4/e builds on the features and concepts that made the first three editions successful, updating and adding new content to keep the text on the cusp of recent events in the Labor Economics field. In addition, 4/e offers greater instructor support with a significant number of new end-of-chapter problems and a new test bank. Labor Economics continues to be the most concise book available on the subject. But despite its brevity, instructors will find that all key topics are covered. Borjas’ integration of theory with facts and coverage of latest research make his book one of the most popular at the middle and upper end of the market. The text stresses the ideas that labor economists use to understand how the labor market works.