Concise and flexible: This edition remains much shorter than competing labor economics textbooks. The book contains an introductory chapter, plus 11 substantive chapters. The book continues to have each chapter serve as the basis for about a week's worth of lectures in a typical undergraduate semester course.
Continued use of state-of-the-art econometric tools in describing research studies: These econometric tools play a central role in research in modern labor economics. It would be impossible to get a good appreciation for what research in Labor Economics is about—and particularly about its limitations—without a solid understanding of these tools.
Approach: Labor Economics is surveyed with an emphasis on both theory and facts. This approach relies more on "the economic way of thinking" than other texts.
Special pedagogical features: These features include “Theory of Work” boxes and extended policy applications throughout the text. "Key Concepts" appear in boldface type in the text and appear at the end of the chapter, as do Chapter summaries, Review Questions and Problems, a Selected Readings section, and a Weblinks Section.
End-of-Chapter material: There is a number of student-friendly devices contained in the end-of-chapter material. There is a chapter summary describing briefly the making lessons of the chapter and a "Key Concepts" section listing the major concepts introduced in the chapter
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