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Some Recent Developments in Labour Economics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2020

Peter J. Dolton
Peter J. Dolton*
Affiliation:
National Institute of Economic and Social Research and University of Sussex
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E-mail: p.dolton@niesr.ac.uk
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Abstract

This article takes a short personal ‘helicopter ride’ over the main policy issues in the UK labour market, putting them into the context of the developments which have taken place in applied econometrics. We overview NIESR's role in the study of labour economics in postwar Britain and review some recent advances of importance in the current Institute research agenda.

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labour economicsunemploymenteducationtrainingminimum wagesimmigrationJ0J3J5J6

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National Institute Economic Review , Volume 246 , November 2018 , pp. R36 - R49
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Copyright © 2018 National Institute of Economic and Social Research

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Footnotes

I would like to thank Ray Barrell, Jagjit Chadha and Rebecca Riley for detailed comments and Jeff Smith for ideas at an embryonic stage. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of the NIESR or the University of Susssex.

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