The Labour Market in Winter: The State of Working Britain

This collection of essays, from leading economic experts on the UK labour market, provides an overview of the key issues concerning the performance of the labour market, and the policy issues surrounding it, with a focus on the recent recession and its aftermath. The book contains assessments of the effects of many policies introduced over the last 10 years in employment, education, and welfare. The result is the first serious comprehensive analysis of the economic downturn and the Labour government's record in the field of employment, spanning its time in office. An indispensable reference source on contemporary labour market developments in the UK, this book will be required reading, and of lasting use, to academics, students, practitioners, and policy makers. Available in OSO: http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/oso/public/content/economicsfinance/9780199587377/toc.html Contributors to this volume - Jo Blanden, University of Surrey, UK Alex Bryson, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Andrew E. Clark, Paris School of Economics, France Richard Dickens, University of Sussex, UK Richard Disney, University of Nottingham, UK Peter Dolton, Royal Holloway College, University of London, UK Christian Dustmann, Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), UCL, UK Giulia Faggio, Spatial Economic Research Centre (SERC), LSE, UK John Forth, NIESR, Tommaso Frattini, University of Milan, Italy Antoine Goujard, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, UK Francis Green, Institute of Education, London, UK Paul Gregg, University of Bristol, UK Stephen Machin, University College London, UK Lindsey Macmillan, University of Bristol, UK Gerry Makepeace, Cardiff Business School, UK Abigail McKnight, London School of Economics, UK Sandra McNally, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, UK Stephen Nickell, Nuffield College, Oxford, UK Barbara Petrongolo, London School of Economics, UK Anita Ratcliffe, University of Bristol, UK Chiara Rosazza-Bondibene, Royal Holloway College, University of London, UK Jumana Saleheen, Bank of England, UK Sarah Smith, University of Bristol, UK Joanna K. Swaffield, University of York, UK Nikolaos Theodoropoulos, University of Cyprus John Van Reenen, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, UK Jonathan Wadsworth, Royal Holloway College University of London, UK Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University School of Social Work