| List of Figures | |
| List of Tables | |
| Preface | |
| Ch. 1 | The Study of Labor Demand | 3 |
| Pt. 1 | The Static Demand for Labor | |
| Ch. 2 | The Static Theory of Labor Demand | 17 |
| Ch. 3 | Wage, Employment, and Substitution Elasticities | 61 |
| Ch. 4 | Employment Demand and the Birth and Death of Firms | 137 |
| Ch. 5 | Static Demand Policies | 163 |
| Pt. 2 | The Dynamic Demand for Labor | |
| Ch. 6 | The Dynamic Theory of Labor Demand | 205 |
| Ch. 7 | Estimates of the Dynamics of Employment and Hours | 247 |
| Ch. 8 | Dynamic Demand Policies | 298 |
| Pt. 3 | Some Applications | |
| Ch. 9 | Labor Demand and the Macroeconomy | 335 |
| Ch. 10 | Labor Demand and the Economics of Development | 364 |
| Ch. 11 | Conclusions, Data Requirements, and New Directions | 391 |
| References | 403 |
| Index | 437 |
