Is the U.S. Labor Market Really That Exceptional? A Review of Richard Freeman's America Works: The Exceptional U.S. Labor Market.

America Works is a splendid book and Richard Freeman is to be congratulated on producing a work that sets out what is right and what is wrong with the U.S. labor market while being a joy to read. While I am generally sympathetic to both the analysis and the conclusions, there are a number of points...