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A Theory of Employment, Unemployment and Sickness

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  • Christina Beatty
  • Stephen Fothergill
  • Rob Macmillan

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BEATTY C., FOTHERGILL S. and MACMILLAN R. (2000) A theory of employment, unemployment and sickness, Reg. Studies 34, 617-630. This paper explains how the measurement of unemployment is distorted by the way that 'sickness' is defined and counted by social security systems. Drawing on the concepts of 'hidden sickness', 'the queue for jobs' and 'hidden unemployment', and on empirical observations from the UK, it shows how job loss can result in increased recorded sickness rather than recorded unemployment. It also shows how this process may vary between localities and countries. The argument has profound implications for perceptions of the true extent of unemployment and of labour market disparities between regions. BEATTY C., FOTHERGILL S. et MACMILLAN R. (2000) L'emploi, le chômage et la maladie: une th�orie, Reg. Studies 34, 617-630. Cet article cherch�aexpliquer comment la mesure du chômage s'av�re fauss��acause de la fac¸on dont la S�cu d�finit 'maladie' et la comptabilise. Puisant dans des notions de 'maladie d�guis�e', 'file d'attente pour l'emploi' et 'chômage d�guis�', et � partir des preuves empiriques provenant du R-U, on laisse voir comment la perte d'emploi peut entrâ L ner une hausse du nombre des maladies comptabilis�es plutôt qu'une augmentation du nombre des chômeurs inscrits. On laisse voir aussi comment ce processus varie suivant la r�gion et le pays. Les retomb�es de cet argument remettent clairement en question le vrai niveau du chômage et l'ampleur des disparit�s interr�gionales entre les march�s du travail. BEATTY C., FOTHERGILL S. und MACMILLAN R. (2000) Eine Theorie der Erwerbst�tigkeit, Arbeitslosigkeit und Krankheit, Reg. Studies 34, 617-630. Dieser Aufsatz erkl�rt, wie die Messung der Arbeitslosigkeit durch die Art und Weise der Definition und Z�hlung von 'Krankheit' durch Sozialversicherungssystemen bestimmt wird. Gest�tzt auf die Begriffe, 'versteckte Krankheit', 'Warteliste der Arbeitsuchenden' und 'versteckte Arbeitslosigkeit' sowie auf empirische Beobachtungen in Großbritannien, zeigt er auf, wie Verlust des Arbeitsplatzes eher zu vermehrter Registrierung von Krankheit als Registrierung von Arbeitslosigkeit f�hren kann. Er zeigt auch, wie dieser Vorgang von Ort zu Ort und von Land zu Land schwanken kann. Das Argument hat tiefgreifende Implikationen f�r die Einsch�tzung des wahren Ausmaßes der Arbeitslosigkeit und regionaler Ungleichheiten im Arbeitsmarkt.

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  • Christina Beatty & Stephen Fothergill & Rob Macmillan, 2000. "A Theory of Employment, Unemployment and Sickness," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(7), pages 617-630, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:34:y:2000:i:7:p:617-630
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400050178429
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