Markets and Diversity

Sherwin Rosen

Published by Harvard University Press 2004

Markets and Diversity

Sherwin Rosen
With contributions by: Luis Garicano

https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674042896

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A neoclassical economist, Rosen drew inspiration from Smith’s theory of compensating wage differentials. The main theme of this collection is how markets handle diversity, including determination of value in the presence of diversity, allocation of idiosyncratic buyers to specialized sellers, and effects of heterogeneity and sorting on inequality.

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Sherwin Rosen was highly creative and thought deeply about economic questions. This collection of some of his most important articles on compensating differences in labor and product markets, superstars, the value of life, investment in human capital, and other important economic questions is still fresh and stimulating. I expect his influence on economic thinking to grow. There is no better way to get into his work than to read Markets and Diversity.
-- Gary S. Becker, Nobel Laureate in Economics

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Publisher's Note Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction: Markets and Diversity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I. The Value of Diversity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
PART II. The Division of Labor and Human Capital Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
PART III. Diversity and the Distribution of Income Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
Author Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	351
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Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 370

eBook

Published: July 1, 2009
ISBN: 9780674042896