Changes in the characteristics and skills of British youths between the mid-1980s and mid-2000s are evaluated using a method recently developed by Altonji et al. The main finding is that skills have increased over time in successive cohorts of young people. The improvement is, however, uneven,...

A dynamic structural discrete choice model of labour market participation, schooling and occupational choice is applied to data for women drawn from the British Cohort Study. It is established that, for relatively highly educated workers, the return attached to childrearing is higher in the...

Discusses the current system of higher education funding in the UK, and proposals for its reform. Possible reforms include methods whereby the direct burden of paying for tuition is shifted from government and towards students, which raises the question of how much of the total burden should be...

By the end of 1992 many of the barriers which still hinder trade between the European states will have gone. This article surveys recent developments in the European Community and economic adjustments in response to integration; summarising the other articles in this issue, which consider...

Updates the Layard and Nickell union mark‐up variable to provide annual estimates up to 1991. Explains changes over time in this variable by reference to, amongst other things, legislative changes. Also provides regional estimates of the Layard and Nickell mismatch index.

Presents a brief overview of some recent analytical developments in the economic analysis of discrimination. Discusses a range of theoretical issues and reviews recent empirical evidence.

Introduction Much concern has been expressed in recent years about the long‐run trend of unemployment in the UK. Abstracting from short‐run cyclical swings, the trend has been upwards for at least the last 20 years. The available evidence suggests that this trend has become more pronounced...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the dynamic relationship between policies related to educational provision and both educational participation and occupational outcomes in Brazil, using PNAD and RAIS-Migra data. Design/methodology/approach Outcomes are examined using: static...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to use personnel records from two firms in the banking industry, job duration models are estimated to examine separations in the context of banks based in Great Britain and Greece. Design/methodology/approach – The duration models are estimated using...

Much attention has been devoted in the recent literature to temporal variations in the non‐accelerating inflation rate of unemployment (N.A.I.R.U.). Grubb, Layard and Symons (1984) note that the N.A.I.R.U. has increased over recent years, this observation being based on data ranging across 19...