Journal of Labor Economics
Encyclopedia
The Journal of Labor Economics is an academic journal
published quarterly by the University of Chicago Press
on international research examining issues affecting the economy
as well as social and private behavior
. It covers various aspects of labor economics, including supply and demand
of labor services, personnel economics
, distribution of income, unions and collective bargaining, and labor markets and demographics
. It is an official publication of the Society of Labor Economists.
The Journal was first published in January of 1983. Since then, 28 volumes and 120 issues have been published (as of August 19, 2010).
In a 2009 working paper
conducted by an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
, The Journal of Labor Economics was ranked 8th out of 30 economic journals in terms of number of articles and citations. (The analysis included publications of these 30 journals between 2001 and 2008.)
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
published quarterly by the University of Chicago Press
University of Chicago Press
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on international research examining issues affecting the economy
Economy
An economy consists of the economic system of a country or other area; the labor, capital and land resources; and the manufacturing, trade, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of that area...
as well as social and private behavior
Behavior
Behavior or behaviour refers to the actions and mannerisms made by organisms, systems, or artificial entities in conjunction with its environment, which includes the other systems or organisms around as well as the physical environment...
. It covers various aspects of labor economics, including supply and demand
Supply and demand
Supply and demand is an economic model of price determination in a market. It concludes that in a competitive market, the unit price for a particular good will vary until it settles at a point where the quantity demanded by consumers will equal the quantity supplied by producers , resulting in an...
of labor services, personnel economics
Personnel economics
In the 1970s, there was a flurry of research that sought to answer the questions of how prices of goods and services traded within a firm are determined. Many questions about how wages are determined inside a firm, and how the wages of the workers relate to one another within a firm, was raised as...
, distribution of income, unions and collective bargaining, and labor markets and demographics
Demographics
Demographics are the most recent statistical characteristics of a population. These types of data are used widely in sociology , public policy, and marketing. Commonly examined demographics include gender, race, age, disabilities, mobility, home ownership, employment status, and even location...
. It is an official publication of the Society of Labor Economists.
The Journal was first published in January of 1983. Since then, 28 volumes and 120 issues have been published (as of August 19, 2010).
In a 2009 working paper
Working paper
A working paper or work paper or workpaper may refer to:*A preliminary scientific or technical paper. Often, authors will release working papers to share ideas about a topic or to elicit feedback before submitting to a peer reviewed conference or academic journal.* Sometimes the term working paper...
conducted by an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that, along with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the nation's central bank. Missouri is the only state to have two Federal Reserve Banks . The St...
, The Journal of Labor Economics was ranked 8th out of 30 economic journals in terms of number of articles and citations. (The analysis included publications of these 30 journals between 2001 and 2008.)