Evaluation of the ratio of unemployment rates as an indicator of fair employment: a critique
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Bradley, John. 'Evaluation of the ratio of unemployment rates as an indicator of fair employment: a critique'. - Economic & Social Review, Vol. 28, No.2, April, 1997, pp. 85-104, Dublin: Economic & Social Research InstituteDownload Item:
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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. In spite of the sophistication and novelty of the modelling methodology used to justify their claims, I contend that their wider interpretation of the underlying causes of long-term structural labour market disadvantage in the Catholic community is flawed.
Author: Bradley, John
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