Input-output analysis is a branch of econometrics, and the technical literature in the field draws heavily on the arcana of mathematics. For the beginning student of economics, and perhaps even for some professional economists, the mathematical nature of the literature has been a barrier. The...

Input-output analysis is a branch of econometrics, and the technical literature in the field draws heavily on the arcana of mathematics. For the beginning student of economics, and perhaps even for some professional economists, the mathematical nature of the literature has been a barrier. The...

Discusses a study that examined the results of the efforts to reduce unemployment in regions of Great Britain which have not matched the national record. Provision of the Local Employment Act of 1960; Distribution of employment; Reduction of long-term unemployment; Distribution of industrial...

In the continuing controversy in this country over the approach which should be taken to combat chronic unemployment in depressed industrial areas, little reference has been made to the experience of other countries in dealing with this problem. Yet, as early as 1934, the British government was...