Tables and Figures

List of Authors and Editors

Introduction: Labor in the Era of Globalization Clair Brown Brown, Clair Barry Eichengreen Eichengreen, Barry Michael Reich Reich, Michael 1

Pt. 1 Political Economy and Labor Market Institutions 13

1 Institutions and Wages in Post World War II America Frank Levy Levy, Frank Peter Temin Temin, Peter 15

2 American Exceptionalism and Comparative Political Economy David Soskice Soskice, David 51

3 Finance and Labor: Perspectives on Risk, Inequality, and Democracy Sanford M. Jacoby Jacoby, Sanford M. 94

Pt. 2 Institutions and Firm and Worker Behavior 151

4 How Good Are U.S. Jobs? Characteristics of Job Ladders across Firms in Five Industries Clair Brown Brown, Clair Benjamin Campbell Campbell, Benjamin Fredrik Andersson Andersson, Fredrik Hyowook Chiang Chiang, Hyowook Yooki Park Park, Yooki 153

5 Increasing Labor Flexibility during the Recession in Japan: The Role of Female Workers in Manufacturing Yoshi-Fumi Nakata Nakata, Yoshi-Fumi Satoru Miyazaki Miyazaki, Satoru 191

6 Ties That Matter: Cultural Norms and Family Formation in Western Europe Paola Giuliano Giuliano, Paola 211

Pt. 3 Contemporary Labor-Management Relations 239

7 The New Treaty of Detroit: Are VEBAs Labor's Way Forward? Teresa Ghilarducci Ghilarducci, Teresa 241

8 Symphony Musicians and Symphony Orchestras Robert J. Flanagan Flanagan, Robert J. 264

9 Wage Effects of Works Councils and Collective Agreements in Germany Knut Gerlach Gerlach, Knut Wolfgang Meyer Meyer, Wolfgang 295

10 Apprentice Strikes, Pay Structure, and Training in the Twentieth-Century UK Metalworking Industry Paul Ryan Ryan, Paul 317

Pt. 4 Public Policy and U.S.Labor-Market Structure 351

11 Minimum Wages in the United States: Politics, Economics, and Econometrics Michael Reich Reich, Michael 353

12 The Causes and Labor-Market Consequences of the Steep Increase in U.S. Incarceration Rates Steven Raphael Raphael, Steven 375

13 Local Labor-Market Adaptation to Increased Immigration David Card Card, David 414

Index 445