TY - BOOK AU - Teixeira, Pedro TI - Jacob Mincer: A Founding Father of Modern Labor Economics T2 - IZA Prize in Labor Economics Series SN - 9780199211319 PY - 2007/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Industrial Relations KW - Jacob Mincer KW - Labor KW - Political Science KW - Labor Economics N2 - This book presents the work of one of the most important economists of the second half of the 20th century, Jacob Mincer. Mincer played a central role in shaping contemporary labor economics, namely through his pioneering work in human capital and labor supply analysis. The book presents a systematic analysis of all his extensive published work, emphasizing its continuity as a lifetime research program that had a lasting influence in modern labor economics. The analysis also highlights his main theoretical and methodological traits that make his research so unique. (Publisher) UR - https://academic.oup.com/book/9645 ER -