Basic income and the right to work: a Keynesian approach

Among the proposals for radical reform of social policy are basic income, which would pay an unconditional cash benefit to all individuals, and the right to work, which would offer guaranteed employment arranged by the state if necessary. This paper examines the macroeconomic consequences of such reform proposals. It sets up a simple Keynesian income-expenditure model that includes basic income and the right to work as alternative methods of providing social assistance, along with the more traditional approach of paying unemployment benefits. The various schemes are compared and contrasted with regard to their implications for employment, stability, distribution, efficiency and the government budget. Potential benefits of basic income or the right to work are emphasised, despite the political obstacles to implementing them

Labour market segmentation and the age structuring of employment opportunities for young people

This paper aims to advance knowledge of labour market segmentation by examining the ways in which employment opportunities for young people are structured by age. Segmentation theorists often suggest that `youth' and `adult' labour markets operate separately. In this paper I describe entry patterns within different occupational groups in order to determine whether the concept of separate labour markets is a valid one. Because of the Governments' intention to remove some of the legislative barriers to the employment of young people, this paper also attempts to assess the likely impact of such legislation by determining the extent to which barriers are a result of age rather than qualifications

Youth in the labour-market

SIGLELD:7751.65(DE-RP--34). / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo

Education, employment and young people

SIGLELD:9149.8(26) / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo

The changing structure of the youth labour market

SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:8318.1713F(ESRC/FOO--23/2118)fiche / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo