Labour Market Structure: A Brief Literature Survey

Pillai, Rajasekharan (2010): Labour Market Structure: A Brief Literature Survey.

Abstract

Labour market is a multi-dimensional entity, with inexorable institutional affiliation. Therefore, the studies on labour market fail to evolve a logical framework to its structure with satisfactory consensus to the theoreticians in totality. It is very interesting to examine the various dimensions of labour market. This paper reviews certain research contributions on labour market structure, segmentation and vulnerability issues.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: labour market, labour market structure, labour market segmentation, gender concerns and vulnerability in labour market
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J4 - Particular Labor Markets > J40 - General; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J4 - Particular Labor Markets > J41 - Labor Contracts; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J0 - General > J01 - Labor Economics: General; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J4 - Particular Labor Markets > J49 - Other; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J4 - Particular Labor Markets > J42 - Monopsony ; Segmented Labor Markets

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