Books in the National Institute of Economic and Social Research Occasional Papers series

Over the past fewdecades there have been surges in productivity in a number of countries, and the explanations for these surges have not been satisfactory. This 1996 book examines the data relating to these changes at an individual establishment level in a number of countries throughout the world.

This book offers the first comprehensive account of ten years of research into the problem of the training, employment and productivity of low-skilled personnel in advanced economies. It explains why government policies need to move even further than they have done so far, and in which directions these policies must next move.

This book, first published in 1994, addresses the question of how much of growth of output can be accounted for by growth of inputs and how much is due to growth of productivity. Contrary to the impression left by some previous authors, productivity growth is found to play a relatively minor role: growth of inputs accounts for most of the growth of output.

This book, first published in 1992, measures and explains the performance of major competitor countries in international financial services. The author assesses performance on the basis of the shares of the major institutional players in the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Europe.

This 1991 book analyzes the flows into and out of lone parenthood, using demographic and employment histories from a British national survey carried out in 1980. It also studies the lone parents' movements into and out of paid employment, and the effect of welfare benefits on their employment.

This 1994 book is an analysis of the differences in the impact of the single European market on the UK and Germany. It presents a realistic comparison which relies on published data and case studies, rather than on a theoretical assessment of what could happen under the best circumstances.