Browsing Economic and Social Review by Subject "Unemployment rates"
Now showing items 1-3 of 3
-
Evaluation of the ratio of unemployment rates as an indicator of fair employment: a critique
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1997)A recent study by Gudgin and Breen (1996) criticised the use of the high and stable ratios of Catholic to Protestant unemployment rates in Northern Ireland as a measure of the existence and extent of job discrimination. ... -
The ratio of unemployment rates and fair employment: a reply to John Bradley
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1998)John Bradley's comments on Evaluation of the Ratio of Unemployment Rates as an Indicator of Fair Employment (Gudgin and Breen, 1996; henceforth G&B) reveal a thoroughgoing confusion about the debate to which the study seeks ... -
The ratio of unemployment rates and fair employment: a response to Richard Breen
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1998)In my original critique of the G&B study I addressed three issues. First, the political context within which that study was commissioned, issued and debated. Second, the fact that such a crucial analysis of a highly divisive ...