The fiscal and distributional implications of job generation

This article estimates the cost of a public investment-led job creation programme for the United Kingdom. A programme creating an additional one million jobs at the current average wage would involve a net cost to the Treasury dramatically lower than the gross cost; £17 billion worth of spending wou...

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Main Authors: Sutherland, H, Michie, J, Kitson, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: OUP 1997