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Peer reviewedHaveman, Robert H. – American Economic Review, 1978
The main thesis of this paper is that measured unemployment bears a different relationship to real excess labor supply in the 1970s than it did in the 1960s. This thesis is used to explain the increase in measured unemployment in the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Economic Research, Employment Patterns, Labor Market, Labor Needs
Download full textEkeland, Anders; Tomlinson, Mark – 2001
This document reports a study of the possibility of making indicators of demand and supply of high skilled labor based on the Labor Force Survey (LFS), a data source available in all European countries. Part 1 is a summary of a pilot study of three countries: United Kingdom (UK), Netherlands, and Norway. It concludes LFS is a limited data source…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Developed Nations, Economic Change, Employment Patterns
McIntosh, Steven; Steedman, Hilary – 2000
In order to develop conclusions about future policy aimed at addressing the challenge of workers at risk because of low skills, the NEWSKILLS project combined scientific analysis with consultation with social partner representatives, policy analysis, and field work in firms. Population proportions in International Standard Classification of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, At Risk Persons, Basic Skills
