This study explores the impact of import competition on wages and employment at the industry level. We estimate reduced …‐form, industry‐level wage and employment equations. We find that, in a majority of industries, a toughening of import competition … tends to reduce employment and to have an adverse effect on workers’ wages, but the magnitude of this impact is relatively …

improving the employment opportunities of low‐income Americans. This essay provides new findings from the US labour market and …

the probability that an individual will move out of unemployment into either employment or inactivity. We take advantage …

The change in the share of skilled occupations in total employment is broken down into changes in the skill intensities … of industries weighted by their shares in employment, changes in the shares of industries in employment weighted by their …

industrial structure. Despite the rising level of civilian employment in recent years, some, mainly blue‐collar occupations … amongst craft and skilled manual workers despite declining levels of employment in this group. However, skill shortages seem …

Unlike many of the issues raised during the Northern Ireland Civil Rights campaign of the late 1960s, employment … 1971 and 1981 censuses, the main statistical source on patterns of employment in Northern Ireland, which confirm that there …, discusses the monitoring provisions of the 1989 Fair Employment Act and points to some current debates on how the future …

Examines the history of fair employment legislation in Northern Ireland, outlines the nature and scope of the present … law, and looks briefly at the significant differences between fair employment law and the law on racial equality in Great … Britain. Finally reflects upon the fair employment legislation in action.  …

Briefly outlines the labour market context within which the new Fair Employment legislation has to operate. Presents …