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Labor Shortages as America Approaches the Twenty-first Century
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Predicting labor shortages is of great importance for planning education and training of the nation's present and future labor force. Malcolm Cohen has developed an innovative approach to measuring labor shortages. Originally sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, his work is presented here, updated for 1994.
If labor market information can be used to determine actual and potential labor shortages, individuals will be able to make more informed career choices and the government will be able to more economically process aliens' applications for labor certification. However the problem of identifying shortages has been a slippery one for economists, because labor shortages cannot be measured directly in the way wages can be.
Cohen develops a theoretical model of labor shortages and provides an efficient and accurate method of determining labor shortages, using labor market information. Actual indicators are developed for 193 occupational groups, covering all civilian occupations. Seven indicators, such as unemployment rate, are used to measure labor shortages at the national level. In addition, a chapter also deals with local market information.
This book will be of interest to any professional concerned to predict career opportunities in their field. It will also be valuable to economics students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as to sociologists, social workers, and educational planners.
Malcolm S. Cohen is Director, Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Michigan.
- ISBN-100472103539
- ISBN-13978-0472103539
- PublisherUniversity of Michigan Press
- Publication dateMay 3, 1995
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6.5 x 0.75 x 9.5 inches
- Print length200 pages
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- Publisher : University of Michigan Press (May 3, 1995)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 200 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0472103539
- ISBN-13 : 978-0472103539
- Item Weight : 1.1 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.5 x 0.75 x 9.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #10,396,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #27,735 in Economics (Books)
- #31,041 in Human Resources (Books)
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About the author
Dr. Malcolm S. Cohen is President of Employment Research Corporation in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Cohen has directed numerous labor market research and forecasting studies. He conducted minimum wage studies for the Federal Government and is involved with affirmative action programs in the private sector. Dr. Cohen testifies as an expert witness in various court proceedings on economic loss, discrimination and other employment issues.
Dr. Cohen joined the Institute of Labor Industrial Relations at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1972, became the Director in 1980, and retired from the university in 1995. He worked for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (1967-68) and was Assistant to the Vice President of State Relations and Planning at the University of Michigan (1968-70). Dr. Cohen's teaching assignments since 1969 have been primarily in labor economics. He has also taught Human Resource Management and Statistics at the University of Minnesota. He has a PhD in Economics from MIT.
Dr. Malcolm Cohen's research interests include labor market information, labor turnover, employment forecasting and labor shortages. He has directed several major studies to identify national shortage occupations and measure labor turnover using administrative records. His most recent book, Global Skill Shortages, written with Professor Mahmood A. Zaidi, is published by Edward Elgar Publishing. He has had articles published in a large number of journals, including: Journal of Human Resources, Monthly Labor Review, Journal of Political Economy, Review Economic Statistics, Journal of Economic Theory and The American Economic Review.
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