This paper considers the experience of three existing member states and how the process of convergence has affected, and in turn been affected by, the performance of their labour markets. It concentrates on the process of wage determination in three countries Ireland, Spain and Portugal. In the...

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between sense of control and perceptions of social support particularly as it affects psychological distress. The results provide no evidence for the displacement hypothesis whereby the benefits of social support involve costs in terms of...