"Noteworthy" books 
Each year, Princeton University's Industrial Relations Section publishes its list of "Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics." The following is a list of Institute books earning this designation.

"Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 2007"

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Do Community Colleges Respond to Local Needs?

Evidence from California

Duane E. Leigh and Andrew M. Gill

219 pp. $40 cloth 978-0-88099-328-9 / $18 paper 978-0-88099-327-2 / 2007.
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"Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 2006"

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Licensing Occupations

Ensuring Quality or Restricting Competition?

Morris M. Kleiner

195 pp. $40 cloth 978-0-88099-285-5 / $18 paper 978-0-88099-284-8 / 2006.
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"Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 2005"

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Workplace Injuries and Diseases

Prevention and Compensation - Essays in Honor of Terry Thomason

Karen Roberts, John F. Burton, Jr., and Matthew M. Bodah, Editors

300 pp. $20 paper 978-0-88099-324-1 / 2005.
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"Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 2004"

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International Trade and Labor Markets

Theory, Evidence, and Policy Implications

Carl Davidson and Steven J. Matusz, Michigan State University

145 pp. $40 cloth 978-0-88099-274-9 / $16 paper 978-0-88099-273-2 / 2004.
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Job Training Policy in the United States

Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert A. Straits, and Stephen A. Wandner, Editors

359 pp. $50 cloth 978-0-88099-307-4 / $22 paper 978-0-88099-306-7 / 2004.
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Workplace Justice Without Unions

Hoyt N. Wheeler, Brian S. Klaas, and Douglas M.Mahony,
University of South Carolina

231 pp. $40 cloth 978-0-88099-313-5 / $18 paper 978-0-88099-312-8 / 2004.
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"Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 2003"

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Human Capital in the United States
from 1975 to 2000

Patterns of Growth and Utilization

Robert H. Haveman, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Andrew Bershadker, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Jonathan A. Schwabish, Syracuse University

229 pp. $40 cloth 978-0-88099-256-5 / $17 paper 978-0-88099-255-8 / 2003.
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"Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 2002"

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Helping Working Families

The Earned Income Tax Credit

Saul D. Hoffman and Laurence S. Seidman, University of Delaware

245 pp. $40 cloth 978-0-88099-254-1 / $17 paper 978-0-88099-253-4 / 2002.
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Imports, Exports, and Jobs

What Does Trade Mean for Employment and Job Loss?

Lori G. Kletzer, University of California, Santa Cruz

221 pp. $18 paper 978-0-88099-247-3 / 2002.
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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

263 pp. $41 cloth 978-0-88099-232-9 / $22 paper 978-0-88099-231-2 / 2002.
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Targeting Employment Serices

Randall W. Eberts, W.E. Upjohn Institute
Christopher J. O'Leary, W.E. Upjohn Institute
Stephen A. Wandner, U.S. Department of Labor, Editors

425 pp. $64 cloth 978-0-88099-244-2 / $23 paper 978-0-88099-243-5 / 2002.
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"Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 2001"

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Workers' Compensation

Benefits, Costs, and Safety under Alternative Insurance Arrangements

Terry Thomason, University of Rhode Island
Timothy P. Schmidle, Cornell University
John F. Burton Jr., Rutgers University

457 pp. $68 978-0-88099-218-3 / $27 paper 978-0-88099-217-6 / 2001.
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Working Time inComparative Perspective

Vol. I - Patterns, Trneds, and Policy Implications of Earnings Inequality and Unemployment

Ging Wong, Privy Council Office, Government of Canada
Garnett Picot, Statistics Canada, Editors

387 pp. $56 978-0-88099-228-2 / $25 paper ISBN 978-0-88099-227-5 / 2001.
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Volume II - Life-Cycle Working Time and Nonstandard Work

Susan Houseman, W.E. Upjohn Institute
Alice Nakamura, University of Alberta, Editors

371 pp. $56 cloth 978-0-88099-230-5 / $25 paper 978-0-88099-229-9 / 2001.
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"Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 2000"

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Rising Wage Inequality

The 1980s Experience in Urban Labor Markets

Thomas Hyclak, Lehigh University

159 pp. $40 978-0-88099-208-4 / $14 paper 978-0-88099-207-7 / 2000.
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"Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 1997"

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On-the-Job Training

John M. Barron, Purdue University
Mark C. Berger, University of Kentucky
Dan A. Black, University of Kentucky

207 pp. $40 978-0-88099-178-0 / $17 paper 978-0-88099-175-9 / 1997.
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"Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 1996"

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Workdays, Workhours, and Work Schedules

Evidence for the United States and Germany

Daniel S. Hamermesh, University of Texas

155 pp. $40 cloth 978-0-88099-170-4 / $17 paper 978-0-88099-169-8 / 1996.
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Of Heart and Mind

Social Policy Essays in Honor of Sar A. Levitan

Garth Mangum, University of Utah
Stephen Mangum, Ohio State University, Editors

413 pp. $17 paper 978-0-88099-171-1 / 1996.
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"Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 1993"

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The Costs of Worker Dislocation

Louis S. Jacobson, Westat Inc.
Robert J. LaLonde, University of Chicago
Daniel G. Sullivan, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

185 pp. $17 paper 978-0-88099-143-8 / 1993.
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Profit Sharing

Does It Make a Differnece?

Douglas L. Kruse, Rutgers University
(Winner of the Richard A. Lester Prize)

289 pp. $42 cloth 978-0-88099-138-4 / $20 paper 978-0-88099-137-7 / 1993.
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"Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 1990"

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Back to Work

Testing Reemployment Services for Displaced Workers

Howard S. Bloom, New York University

192 pp. $40 cloth 978-0-88099-097-4 / 1990.
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The Economics of Comparable Worth

Mark R. Killingsworth, Rutgers University

306 pp. $23 paper 978-0-88099-085-1 / 1990.
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Passing the Torch

The Influence of Economic Incentives on Work and Retirement

Joseph F. Quinn, Boston University
Richard V. Burkhauser, Syracuse University
Daniel A. Myers, Western Kentucky University

269 pp. $19 paper 978-0-88099-092-9 / 1990.
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"Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 1989"

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Organized Labor at the Crossroads

Wei-Chiao Huang, Western Michigan University, Editor

162 pp. $15 paper 978-0-88099-075-2 / 1989.
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Strikers and Subsidies

The Influence of Government Transfer Programs on Strike Activity

Robert M. Hutchens, David B. Lipsky, and Robert N. Stern, Cornell University

230 pp. $17 paper 978-0-88099-079-0 / 1989.
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"Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 1988"

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Illegal Aliens

Their Employment and Employers

Barry R. Chiswick, University of Illinois at Chicago

168 pp. $14 paper 978-0-88099-058-5 / 1988.
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"Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 1984"

Worker Participation in American Unions

Threat or Opportunity?

Thomas A. Kochan, Harry C. Katz, and Nancy R. Mower, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Editor

202 pp. $17 paper 978-0-88099-022-6 / 1984.
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Youth and the Labor Market

Analysis of the NLS

Michael E. Borus, Rutgers University, Editor

295 pp. $19 paper 978-0-88099-016-5 / 1984.
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