This paper investigates one particular aspect of human capital formation: the relative
effectiveness of training, as reflected in its effect on the probability of securing continued …

Using matched employer–employee data on roughly 429,000 workers made redundant from
large plant closures or major downsizing in Sweden between 1990 and 2005, this paper …

This paper examines how the loss of 6300 jobs from the closure of MG Rover (MGR) in the
city of Birmingham (UK) in April 2005 affected the employment trajectories of ex-workers, in …

This article follows the industry employment histories of all individuals who at some point
have been affiliated with the declining German or the dismantling Swedish shipbuilding …

This paper studies redundant workers' industrial and geographical mobility, and the
consequences of post-redundancy mobility for regional policy strategies. This is …

With automotive plants being closed in Australia and western Europe, this article reflects on
the employment status of ex-MG Rover (MGR) workers following the closure of the …

This paper explores the socio-economic impacts and associated policy responses to the
collapse of MG Rover at Longbridge in Birmingham. Critically, it attempts to move beyond a …

Dawley S., Marshall N., Pike A., Pollard J. and Tomaney J. Continuity and evolution in an old
industrial region: the labour market dynamics of the rise and fall of Northern Rock, Regional …

The question of how economic landscapes evolve and adapt over time has attracted
recurring interest in economic geography and regional development studies. This has been …

In the UK, as in some other EU states, the focus of recent welfare reforms has switched from
those on unemployment benefits to those receiving sickness/incapacity benefits (IBs) …