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THREE SOLITUDES IN CONTRACT: LAW, DATA, AND THEORY
Author(s) -
MacLeod W. Bentley
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
scottish journal of political economy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1467-9485
pISSN - 0036-9292
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9485.2007.00432.x
Subject(s) - economics , contract theory , empirical research , positive economics , neoclassical economics , law , law and economics , political science , epistemology , philosophy
This note discusses and contrasts the different perspectives that the law, empirical labor economics and contract theory bring to the study of the employment relationship. Understanding the reasons for these different perspectives should give rise to a better understanding of the employment relationship and more effective labor market policy.