The extent of reranking produced by state cash transfers and direct tax in the United Kingdom is examined using Family Expenditure Survey microdata. In addition to the FES cu rrent weekly income concept, estimates developed of annual income are also used. For annual incomes, the reranking...

Various methods of measuring real wage flexibility are discussed. Movements o f real wages of thirty-one firm-specific occupations in the period 19 79-85 are examined, and each measurement shows that some real wage fl exibility occurred during the period. However, the data suggest that...

This paper studies wage inflexibility in Britain. It examines various kinds of microeconomic data on move ments in real pay and uses aggregate data to estimate real consumptio n earnings and real product wage rate equations. The paper's first ma in point is that the unemployment elasticity of...

Using retrospective work history data for over 50,000 men and women in Great Britain surveyed in 1975-76, the authors document the amount of vocational training occurring in a ten-year period and discuss its effects and determinants. The effects of training on occupational status are estimated...

The purpose of this note is to explain how to use standard packages to calculate heteroskedasticity and serial c orrelation consistent standard errors for within-groups estimators of a linear regression model from panel data. The within-groups estimat or is calculated as the least squares...

This paper proposes a definition of structural unemployment based on its effect on the rate of job hirings. The paper compares this with other possible definitions and examines the relationship betwe en structural unemployment and shifts in the u/v curve. The main resu lts for the British...

This paper examines the quality-adjusted entry discounts being offered on car models whose manufacturers are n ew to the Irish market. It is suggested that recent changes have made the Irish market particularly accessible. This has been reflected in large numbers of new entrants. The research...

This paper proposes a definition of structural unemployment based on its effect on the rate of job hirings. The paper compares this with other possible definitions and examines the relationship betwe en structural unemployment and shifts in the u/v curve. The main resu lts for the British...