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'An account of the contribution of one of Britain's leading labour-market economists to one of the key economic policy debates of the 1980s and 1990s. Few people have made such a consistent and influential contribution over the years as Layard. He helped found the respected Employment Poli...
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| Language: | English |
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'An account of the contribution of one of Britain's leading labour-market economists to one of the key economic policy debates of the 1980s and 1990s. Few people have made such a consistent and influential contribution over the years as Layard. He helped found the respected Employment Policy Institute and has ensured the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics remains a major source of innovative academic work on the economy and the labour market. He can claim to be one of the intellectual godfathers of the welfare to work strategy that the government is now putting |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780333722329, 1999. |
| Carrier Form: | 560 p. |
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9780333722329 9780230379206 : 0230379206 : |
| CLC: | C91 |
| Contents: | Acknowledgements Why I am an Economist PART A: REASONS Introduction: Explaining Unemployment Wage Rigidity and Unemployment in OECD Countries The Performance of the British Labour Market On Vacancies Does Long-term Unemployment Reduce a Person's Chance of a Job? Mismatch: A Framework for Thought European Versus U.S. Unemployment: Different Responses to Increased Demand for Skill? Why Does Unemployment Persist? Combating Unemployment: is Flexibility Enough? The Causes of Graduate Unemployment in India PART B: REMEDIES Introduction: Policy Remedies for Unemployment Unemployment in Britain: Cau |