Jacob Mincer A Pioneer of Modern Labor Economics
This volume contains essays by or about Jacob Mincer who, along with Gary Becker, is a founding father of modern empirical labor economics. His methodology analyzes the economics of the working world, and his human capital model is a fundamental tool in e
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Jacob Mincer 12/98 Credit: Photo by Alvin Ziontz
JACOB MINCER A PIONEER OF MODERN LABOR ECONOMICS
EDITED BY SHOSHANA GROSSBARD
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JACOB MINCER A PIONEER OF MODERN LABOR ECONOMICS TABLE OF CONTENTS
‘‘Preface’’ by Shoshana Grossbard
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Acknowledgments
xi
PART I. JACOB MINCER IN PERSPECTIVE
1. ‘‘Some Brief Remarks on the Life and Work of Jacob Mincer’’ by James J. Heckman
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2. ‘‘An Interview with Jacob Mincer’’ by Pedro Teixeira
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3. ‘‘Acceptance Speech upon Receiving the First IZA Prize’’ by Jacob Mincer
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PART II. COLUMBIA’S LABOR WORKSHOP IN THE 1960s
4. ‘‘Working with Jacob Mincer: Reminiscences of Columbia’s Labor Workshop’’ by Gary S. Becker
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5. ‘‘Labor Economics Mincer-Style: A Personal Reflection’’ by Solomon W. Polachek
29
6. ‘‘Remarks Following the Final Session of the Conference in his Honor, Held at Columbia University on July 15, 2002’’ by Jacob Mincer
35
7. ‘‘The New Home Economics at Columbia and Chicago’’ by Shoshana Grossbard
37
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PART III. JACOB MINCER ON TECHNOLOGY
8. ‘‘Technology and the Labor Market’’ by Jacob Mincer
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PART IV. JACOB MINCER AND HUMAN CAPITAL: NEW PERSPECTIVES
9. ‘‘Proving Mincer Right: Mincer’s Overtaking Point and the Lifecycle Earnings Distribution’’ by Solomon W. Polachek
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10. ‘‘Jacob Mincer, Experience and the Distribution of Earnings’’ by Barry R. Chiswick
109
11. ‘‘The ‘‘Mincer Equation’’ Thirty Years after Schooling, Experience, and Earnings’’ by Thomas Lemieux
127
PART V. MINCER AND THE NEW HOME ECONOMICS
12. ‘‘Jacob Mincer and Labor Supply – Before and Aftermath’’ by Reuben Gronau
149
13. ‘‘Household Production and Health’’ by Michael Grossman
161
14. ‘‘Household Production and Children’’ by Arleen A. Leibowitz
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Appendix A: Complete List of Publications by Jacob Mincer
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Appendix B: From the Program of the Annual Meetings of the Society of Labor Economists (SOLE), 2004
191
Biographical Sketches
193
PREFACE
BY SHOSHANA GROSSBARD
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