How New Is the "New Employment Contract"? Evidence from North American Pay Practices David I. Levine, Dale Belman, Gary Charness, Erica L. Groshen, and K.C. O'Shaughnessy First Chapter | Table of Contents 263 pp. 2002 $41.00 cloth 978-0-88099-232-9 $22.00 paper 978-0-88099-231-2 A "Noteworthy Book in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics," 2002, Industrial Relations Section – Princeton University This book explores this apparent change in the employment contract from a new perspective. Whereas earlier studies in this area focused on the rigidities in the quantity side of the employment relationship, e.g., changes in job tenure and rates of displacement, the authors focus on the price side of the contract—whether wage structures have become more flexible. |