Labor in the era of globalization

Introduction / Clair Brown, Barry Eichengreen and Michael Reich

Part I. Political Economy and Labor Market Institutions

1. Institutions and wages in post-World War II America / Frank Levy and Peter Temin

2. American exceptionalism and comparative political economy / David Soskice

3. Finance and labor: perspectives on risk, inequality, and democracy / Sanford M. Jacoby

Part II. Institutions and Firm and Worker Behavior

4. How good are U.S. jobs? Characteristics of job ladders across firms in five industries / Clair Brown, Benjamin Campbell, Fredrik Andersson, Hyowook Chiang and Yooki Park

5. Increasing labor flexibility during the recession in Japan: the role of female workers in manufacturing / Yoshi-Fumi Nakata and Satoru Miyazaki

6. Ties that matter: cultural norms and family formation in Western Europe / Paola Giuliano

Part III. Contemporary Labor-Management Relations

7. The new treaty of Detroit: are VEBAs labor's way forward? / Teresa Ghilarducci

8. Symphony musicians and symphony orchestras / Robert J. Flanagan

9. Wage effects of works councils and collective agreements in Germany / Knut Gerlach and Wolfgang Meyer

10. Apprentice strikes, pay structure and training in twentieth-century UK metalworking industry / Paul Ryan; Part IV. Public Policy and U.S. Labor Market Structure

11. Minimum wages in the United States: politics, economics and econometrics / Michael Reich

12. Understanding the causes and labor market consequences of the steep increase in U.S. incarceration rates / Steven Raphael

13. Local labor market adaptation to increased immigration / David Card.