In this speech, Professor David Blanchflower, member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), examines the extent to which differing labour market institutions can provide an explanation of variations in unemployment rates across Europe over the past 50 years. He finds little evidence in the data...

We examine the impact on the UK of the influx of workers from Eastern Europe. We look at the characteristics of the workers who have come to the UK since 2004. We also use data from a number of Eurobarometers 2004-2007 as well as the 2005 Work Orientation module International Social Survey...