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There are few economists who would regard the inflow into unemployment as being particularly informative when attempting to account for the behaviour of unemployment. With a high and surprisingly persistent level of unemployment in the UK, in recent years, and with considerable numbers experiencing long durations, attention has mostly focussed on the exit rate from unemployment.
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Jones, D.R. (1992). Unemployment resistance and labour mobility in the UK: a spatial perspective. In: Verhaar, C.H.A., Jansma, LG., de Goede, M.P.M., van Ophem, J.A.C., de Vries, A. (eds) On the Mysteries of Unemployment. Studies in Operational Regional Science, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8080-9_12
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