Inactivity Among Prime Age Men in the UK.

Inactivity rates among prime-age men in the UK have risen by at least five times since theearly 1970s whereas unemployment rates are much the same. Furthermore, inactivity isstrongly concentrated among the unskilled and those suffering from a limiting long-termillness or disability. In our analysis...

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Main Authors: Faggio, G, Nickell, S
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, 2005
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description Inactivity rates among prime-age men in the UK have risen by at least five times since theearly 1970s whereas unemployment rates are much the same. Furthermore, inactivity isstrongly concentrated among the unskilled and those suffering from a limiting long-termillness or disability. In our analysis of inactivity rates by region and age group we find thatmale inactivity responds negatively to variations in the wages of low level occupations andpositively to fluctuations in incapacity benefit.
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