Regional and local labour market prospects: The importance of ageing in workforce development

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 323-340

  Green, Anne ^a   Collis, Clive ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Economics Finance and Accounting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Labour market projections; Participation rates; Replacement demand; Workforce development

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SKILLED LABOR; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33749168572     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.420     Document Type: Article

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