Ethnic penalties in unemployment and occupational attainment: Evidence for Britain

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-98

  Carmichael, F ^a   Woods, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b SPSS (UK) Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; LABOR MARKET; RACIAL DISPARITY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033961535     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026921700101498     Document Type: Article

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