> 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.
>
> The RSS is at 12 Errol St EC1Y 8LX five minutes from Old
> Street, Barbican
> and Moorgate Underground stations. A map showing the RSS
> is at ....
> http://www.rss.org.uk/about/direction.html
>
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