Occupational downgrading and upgrading in Britain

Economica

Volumn 66, Issue 261, 1999, Pages 79-96

  Evans, Phil ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BANK OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; OCCUPATION; UNEMPLOYMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032909708     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0335.00157     Document Type: Article

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