Studies of Labor Market Intermediation.

• Position: Bureau Books

Studies of Labor Market Intermediation, edited by David H. Autor, will be available from the University of Chicago Press this October for $110.00.

From the traditional craft hiring hall to the website "Monster.com" many different institutions are designed to facilitate the matching of workers with firms. These Labor Market Intermediaries (LMIs) range from criminal records' providers, public employment offices, labor unions, and temporary help agencies, to centralized medical residency matches. This volume describes how these third-party actors intercede where workers and firms meet, thus aiding, impeding, and, in some cases exploiting the matching process. Building a conceptual foundation for analyzing the roles that these...