Journal of Economic Literature
Book Reviews
2026-09-01
Peter Cappelli of University of Pennsylvania reviews “The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets” by Tito Boeri, Jan van Ours,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Advanced undergraduate and early graduate textbook examines imperfectly competitive labor markets and provide a systematic framework for analyzing how labor institutions function and interact in these markets. Discusses minimum wages; unions and collective bargaining; payroll taxes; regulation of working hours; retirement programs; family policies; education and training; migration policies; employment protection legislation; unemployment benefits; active labor market policies; and institutional interactions. Includes end-of-chapter exercises. Boeri is Professor of Economics at Bocconi University and Scientific Director of the Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti. Van Ours is Professor of Labor Economics at Tilburg University and Professorial Fellow in Economics at the University of Melbourne. Index.”