DECONSTRUCTING THE STATISTICS THAT SUPPORT EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT POLICY
Dr Monica Threlfall - Dept of European Studies, Loughborough
The unemployment rate is one of the worlds most established statistics.
Policy decisions and political reputations hang or fall on it. Yet it is a
deeply flawed indicator of labour market performance and of social
well-being or distress. How does this influence the development and
administration of employment policy?
Discussant: Professor Catherine Hakim, London School of Economics
At the Royal Statistical Society, Monday 18th November 2002, 1700 hrs. Tea
at 1630 hrs.
The meeting is organised by the Official Statistics Section of the Society.
Fellows and visitors are welcome. Admission is free, and there is no need
to pre-register. Queries to OSS Secretary: [log in to unmask] Tel: 01908
679081.
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