[…] the society. It sets out, in general terms, the design of a programme of research that looks beyond issues of mobility between social positions, to consider the impact of positions on material conditions, and the reciprocal impact of conditions on subsequent positions, discussing also the theoretical basis of various of the measures that will […]
[…] of training takes place either at the workplace or at the employer’s training centre, and that most training is paid for by employers. We also estimate the impact of training – controlling for its financing method – on wages. We find that employer-financed training increases wages both in the current and future firms, with […]
Using data from the first six waves of the British Household Panel Survey, we estimate the impact of working longer hours over 1991 to 1995 on 1996 wages. We find that there are positive but diminishing long-term returns, with the returns becoming negative beyond 47 hours for women and 59 hours for men. The […]
In this paper we use important new training and wage data from the British Household Panel Survey to estimate the impact of the national minimum wage (introduced in April 1999) on the work-related training of low-wage workers. We use two ‘treatment groups’ for estimating the impact of the new minimum wage – those workers […]
In this article, we analyse whether involuntary job separations present long-term effects upon individuals’ careers, and the magnitude of such effects. For this purpose, the impact of involuntary job separations on three measures of occupational prestige is examined, using the British Household Panel Survey. Involuntary job separations are found to show a negative effect […]
[…] later in life. The results from the last of the three estimators, which is preferred as it uses extra information, suggest that a teen birth has little impact on a woman’s qualifications, employment or earnings when they are 30 years of age. These results contrast with previous studies that have not been able to […]
[…] are studied in order to interpret the estimated associations as causal effects. The analysis in this paper complements that in ISER Working Paper 2003-28, which studied the impact of teenage motherhood on ‘outcomes’ at age 30 using the British Cohort Study 1970 (BCS70). That study was able to use an ‘instrumental variable’ method that […]
In this article, we analyse whether family-related quits present long-term effects upon women’s careers, and the magnitude of such effects. For this purpose, the impact of family-related breaks in the first ten years of their labour careers on three measures of occupational prestige is examined, using the British Household Panel Survey. Women who are […]
[…] division of labour. Topics covered include the changing attitudes to gender roles and family life, the gendered organisational context, and recent changes in employment relations and their impact on work-life articulation. A comparative analysis of Britain, France, Norway, Finland, the United States and Portugal provides an assessment of the varying impact of state policies, […]
[…] concerns that employment-enhancing reforms along the lines of the 1994 OECD Jobs Strategy could inadvertently lead to increased income inequality and poverty. This paper focuses on the impact of institutions and redistributive policies on inequality and poverty with the view of assessing whether a trade-off between better labour market performance and equity has taken […]