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Job Creation and the I999 Reform of National Insurance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 March 2020

Robert A. Hart  and
Robin J. Ruffell
Robert A. Hart
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland
Robin J. Ruffell
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland
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Abstract

A radical reform of National Insurance was implemented in April 1999. One objective of the reform was to stimulate job creation. This note analyses the effect of the changes in employers' contributions on employment. We find that the reform could stimulate the creation of about 200,000 jobs in manufacturing industries.

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National Institute Economic Review , Volume 171 , January 2000 , pp. 123 - 125
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Copyright © 2000 National Institute of Economic and Social Research

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