C/E/262. Affirmative Action: effects on US labour market

The paper examines the employment discrimination and the impact of Affirmative Action in the US on labour market. Related academic studies are reviewed discussing the debate over this impact, i.e. whether legislations against employment discrimination in the US have improved the conditions of minorities group after mid'60 or not.

E/E/55. Impact of National Minimum Wage on UK Labour Market and Economy

The paper examines the effects of the UK national minimum wage (NMW) legislation on the country's economy and the levels of employment/unemployment reviewing the history of NMW introduction, its advantages and disadvantages, the impacts of NMW on the labour market for youngsters and female workers, etc. Areas of research for the improvement of the UK economy environment are recommended.

E/E/54. Impact of immigration on UK labour market

The paper examines the consequences of labour immigration to the UK discussing the tendencies of demand and supply in the labour market, the problem of minimum wage, the increase of unemployment rate among UK citizens, etc.

E/E/48. IMPLEMENTING MINIMUM WAGE SYSTEM IN HONG KONG

The paper examines economic theories related to wages applying them to the analysis of the minimum wage system in Hong Kong and discussing the effectiveness of the system in the context of poverty and income inequality.

C/E/136. Is it impossible for unemployment rate to be zero?

This paper examines that factors that make the unemployment rate impossible to be zero. The factors discussed in the study include the number of population, modern health care, technology invasion, and the invention of new areas of jobs to create numbers vacancies. The study focuses on the UK labour market.

S/E/78. Labour market models: review and criticism

The paper reviews economists' approaches to the classical labour market model discussing the Neo-Classical theory and the obstacles faced by the unemployed in the labour market.

P/E/525. Issues of wage differences

The paper addresses the issues of wage inequality reviewing surveys of the labour market trends, and analysing wage differences related to sex, race, education, working skills, education levels, etc. The ways of solving wage inequality problems are discussed.

P/E/489. Gender issues of wage inequality in UK

The paper examines the policy of equal opportunities and anti discrimination in the UK based on the Equal Pay Act (EPA). The author’s motivations for studying gender wage gap are identified; research methodology is described; literature is reviewed on labour economics, the theory of discrimination, the role of women in the labour force, the theory of wage inequality, etc. Analysis of statistical data from labour force surveys over the period from 1998 to 2005 is conducted; the UK government policies related to the gender wage gap are evaluated.

P/E/452. Evaluation of New Deal employment program

The paper addresses the issues of unemployment in the UK describing the program ‘New Deal’ introduced in 1998, its effectiveness in job searching, the tools for social schemes’ evaluation, and the implications of the program for young people.

E/E/22. Gender issues of employment in UK (quantitative analysis)

The paper examines the gender issues of employment in the UK labour market investigating the correlation between gender and certain types of occupation. Literature on the labour market segmentation is reviewed; quantitative analysis of secondary statistical data is conducted; conclusions are made about the division of labour in the UK.

P/E/441. Introduction of minimum wage in UK

The paper examines the connection between minimum wage and unemployment discussing the pros and cons of introducing national minimum wage in the UK.

C/B/416. Corporate social responsibility in McDonald’s and Wal-Mart

The paper begins with a brief overview of the current scenario for corporate social responsibility before diving in a discussion about the two giants in their own rights McDonald’s and Wal-Mart. Utilizing the above discussion, some of the ethical theories in the context of corporate social responsibility are discussed before providing a fitting conclusion.

P/E/414. Reasons for unemployment decline in UK

The paper examines the reasons behind the decline in unemployment in Britain over the last decade discussing the causes and the history of unemployment in the UK, labour force fluctuations, inflation, the monopoly power of Trade Unions, etc.

P/E/408. Gender aspects of wage discrimination

The paper examines gender aspects of wage discrimination in the USA reviewing theoretical literature on the gender wage gap, the human capital theory, logged earnings, educational qualification, etc.

P/E/390. Relationship between inflation and unemployment: Phillips Curve

The paper examines the inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment, known as the Phillips Curve, offering a review of definitions of inflation, the rationale behind the Phillips Curve model, its short run and long run applicability, the factors behind unemployment, etc.

P/E/369. Why do economies converge?

The paper examines the concept of convergence outlining the reasons behind the GDP growth, explaining the term ‘steady state and discussing conditions when countries are expected to converge economies.

P/HR/172. Scientific approach to job re-design

The paper reviews the studies on scientific human resource management including the Taylors theory, McGregors X and Y theories, Maslows hierarchy of needs, Hackman and Oldhams model, etc. Applications of the main theoretical principles in employee selection, development and controlling are discussed focusing on the model of job re-design.

P/E/344. Effects of national minimum wage on labour market: theory and UK case study

The paper examines the effects of a national minimum wage (NMW) on labour markets illustrating the cases when NMW is set below (Neoclassical labour market model) and above the equilibrium position (market-clearing rate). Keyness notion of involuntary unemployment is discussed. The effects of NMW on the British economy since 1999 are examined.

P/E/338. Evaluation of UK government policies on labour force participation

The paper critically examines the impacts of the Government policies on labour force participation in the UK, discussing the policy of cash grants, the Earned income tax credit, the Working families tax credit (WFTC), the Disabled persons tax credit (DPTC), etc. Conclusions are made about the success of these policies.

P/E/332. Theory of production: labour extraction model by Bowles

The paper reviews the concepts of the neo-classical theory of production focusing on the labour extraction model by Samuel Bowles and analyzing it with reference to Liebensteins theory of X-efficiency, Marxist critique of the political economy, etc.

P/E/311. Implications of childcare costs for lone mothers employment

The paper examines the implications of childcare costs for lone mothers labour opportunities in the UK. Studies related to employment probabilities and the impact of childcare costs for lone mothers is reviewed comparing UK and Australian evidence.

P/E/310. European labour market and EU policies

The paper addresses the issues of unemployment in the light of EU policies describing the European labour market and the implications of the ‘wait and see strategy.

P/E/296. Efficiency wage hypothesis

The paper reviews literature on the theories of wage and unemployment focusing on the efficiency wage models and evaluating their ability to explain involuntary unemployment and relations between wages, prices and productivity.

P/E/288. Validity of Stolper-Samuelson theorem in economy

The paper presents a review of economists opinions on the Stolper-Samuelson (SS) theorem seeking to determine whether it is valid in the economy with regard to trade, labour markets, wages, technology, price of goods, etc. Conclusions are made about the validity of the SS model in reference to wage inequality.

P/E/282. Child labour: roots and concerns

The paper raises the problem of child labour relating the concerns about child bonded-labour in India and looking into the reasons for child labour, i.e. poverty, illiteracy, promotion of export industries, inefficient legislation on child labour, etc. International policies of the UNICEF and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) are briefly reviewed; the possibility of global and national solutions to the problem is argued.

P/E/239. Asymmetric information market: adverse selection problem

The paper deals with the theory of transaction economics investigating the asymmetric information market environment causing an adverse selection problem. The origins of the adverse selection problem are outlined; its effects on the market are described and illustrated across different markets; possible solutions are suggested.

S/E/56. What are the labour market and general equilibrium implications of the dependence of worker effort on his or her nutritional status? Assess this model critically. If you are able to, set out one implication of this model which has not been elaborated by the literature.

This paper assesses the link between the worker's nutritional status and his/her productivity in developing countries. It examines the labour market implications (i.e. the effect on demand and supply) of this link in the context of developing countries. It goes on to develop the general equilibrium implications of this relationship.

P/E/194. Compensating Wage Differential Theory

The paper deals with the theory of economics concentrating on the issues related to wages. The author presents an overview of Compensating Wage Differential Theory (CWD) discussing its historical background and fundamental elements. The modern approach to compensating wage differentials is described focusing on the relationship between wages and risk. The drawbacks of the CWD theory are outlined.

P/E/191. Dissertation. Unemployment in eastern Germany: causes and solutions

The aim of the dissertation is to study the political and economic situation is post-unification Germany in order to analyse the possibilities for decreasing unemployment in eastern Germany. The authors objective is to collect information about the attitudes of the people to the causes and solutions of the unemployment problem. Primary methods of research (interviews, face-to-face and distributed questionnaires) are used together with the secondary methods, i.e. a review of literature that covers the major issues related to German Economic, Monetary and Social Unification (GEMSU) and to the theory of unemployment. The results of the opinion polls are analysed and backed up by statistical data. The conclusions are made about Agenda 2010 reform programme.

P/E/147. Have employment systems in the US and Britain been a long-term economic weakness compared to other major competitors? To what extent have such systems responded to forces of global competition?

This paper analyses employment and training systems in the US and Britain and why these systems have developed in the way they did, and whether they have proved to be a long-term economic weakness.

P/E/145. The only employment relations effect of the implementation of a national minimum wage has been to provide pay rises to the lowest paid. Do you agree?

This essay discusses whether the only employment relations effect of the implementation of a national minimum wage has been to provide pay rises to the lowest paid. Essay refers to the institutional significance of the national minimum wage (NMW); historical evolution of NMW and analyses the effects of NMW implementation on different parties.

P/E/142. Internal labour markets and vertical integration

This essay is discussing the extent to which internal labour markets and vertical integration can be explained in terms of and succeed in over coming problems associated with opportunism.

P/E/135. The only employment relations effect of the implementation of a national minimum wage has been to provide pay rises to the lowest paid. Discuss.

This essay discusses whether the only employment relations effect of the implementation of a national minimum wage has been to provide pay rises to the lowest paid.

P/E/130. Analysis of Relationship between Inflation and Unemployment: the Case of Italy

The paper using the data for the 1976-2000 examines the Philips Curve

P/E/126. Unemployment: the Equilibrium Rate

The paper identifies and analyses the micro policies that possibly can reduce the equilibrium rate of unemployment and provides empirical evidence concerning which of these policies have worked.

P/E/119. International Migration and European Labour Markets

The paper critically analyses the International Migration and discusses whether it can solve the problems of European Labour markets

P/E/116. Marxist Theory of Exploitation

The essay critically analyses the Marxist theory of exploitation

P/E/114. "New" Labour's Programme

The paper evaluates "New" Labour's programme of welfare and labour market reforms that are designed to promote work incentives and equality and discusses whether it is credible to think of work as the key to poverty reduction.

P/E/110. Trade Unions and Their Effects on Investment and Innovation

In order to analyse the impact unions have on investment and innovation, this paper discusses different theories such as the neo-classical economic paradigm, defines the theory of unions, investment and innovation, and analyses the empirical evidences from different countries.

S/E/26. Compare and contrast demand management policies and supply side/free-market approaches to fight unemployment. Suppose that the government aims to reduce structural unemployment by financing training programs for unemployed workers, what effects would the program produce on the expectations-augmented Phillips Curve?

This paper aims to answer two basic questions. The first is the difference between demand management and supply side policies. The second is the effect of government expenditure on training the unemployed on the expectations augmented Phillips curve and on the level of structural employment

P/E/70. Unemployment in UK during 1990s

The essay aims to analyse the behaviour of unemployment during 1990s in UK and attempts to identify the main factors contributing such performance.

P/E/31. Choose any one country, assess its current macroeconomic position and discuss what policy options might be adopted, or have been adopted, by the monetary and fiscal writerities in order to correct any inflation, unemployment or growth problems that exist

The country which was studied is Japan.

C/E/24. Is there a trade-off between inflation and unemployment?

S/E/16. Is the New Deal for Youth proving a successful way of reducing unemployment? If so, is it likely the New Deal will have long term consequences on an unemployed person's subsequent employment and wage outcomes?

This first part of this essay will aim to analyse whether the New Deal for Youth is proving successful in reducing unemployment. There has been a wide range of research projects devoted to answering this question. Unfortunately, though the question seems simple, the answer is not. The analysis will than move to investigate the long-term effects of this deal on an unemployed person's subsequent employment and wages. Again, this is no simple task despite the various studies done on the topic. The difficulty in answering these questions arises from the fact that the NDYP is still in its early days. It is therefore difficult to assess its full implications given how important macroeconomic shocks can be in the determination of employment. It is also debated whether a deal so skewed towards youth (18-23), will adversely affect the employment and/or earnings of other members of the labour force.

P/E/42. Minimum Wage in the UK

The National Minimum Wage that was introduced on April 1st 1999 had several effects on the UK economy. Although it helped many workers it is still too early to see by how much. It is also early to say what effect the NMW had on the inflation in the country. The Low Pay Commission's conclusion was that the NMW was introduced successfully and that it should continue being used with slight alterations. It is difficult to say what the long term effect of the NWM will be but the most popular opinion is that it should be successful in what it was set out to achieve.

S/E/20. The impact of the National Minimum Wage on employment, wage inequality and poverty

This essay looks at the impact of the NMW on employment, wage inequality and poverty . It discusses many recent studies and papers.

P/E/61. Will the introduction of the Minimum Wage Legislation in Britain Bring Benefits to Firms and the British Economy? Critically discuss.

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