While most working people are in employment, there is little realisation that this relationship is inefficient and …

We investigate the reaction of couples to a job loss during periods of growth and recession in the UK focussing on re-employment … of the spouse who lost their job. Re-employment was faster for those with a partner in work, but was not generally … recession on entry into these jobs. For women, an employed partner was associated with a greater likelihood of re-entry into any …

This paper uses individual data on employment and wages to shed light on the UK's productivity puzzle. It finds that … fallen significantly within jobs. Why? One possibility we investigate is higher labour supply in this recession than in the …

multiple methods approach to gain a fuller understanding of couples' responses pre and post the UK Great Recession and to …

Survey to compare the period of growth of 1995-2007 to the Great Recession and its aftermath of 2008-11. In single earner … couples during the recession, both men and women substantially increased their job search activity following a partner's job … search during recession did not appear to translate into more success in finding work for either men or women. Among dual …

Survey to compare the period of growth of 1995-2007 to the Great Recession and its aftermath of 2008-11. In single earner … couples during the recession, both men and women substantially increased their job search activity following a partner's job … search during recession did not appear to translate into more success in finding work for either men or women. Among dual …

Will the current employment crisis produce lost generations with permanently lower labour market attachment? Taking an … explicit cohort perspective and based on Danish data we do not find strong persistence in employment rates at the cohort level … assessments of persistence in aggregate employment rates. …