Job creation and the 1999 reform of National Insurance

Citation

Hart RA & Ruffell R (2000) Job creation and the 1999 reform of National Insurance. National Institute Economic Review, 171 (1), pp. 123-125. https://doi.org/10.1177/002795010017100110

Abstract
A radical reform of National Insurance was implemented in April I999. One objective of the reform was to stimulate jobcreation. This note analyses the effect of the changes in employers' contributions on employment. We find that the reformcould stimulate the creation of about 200,000 jobs in manufacturing industries.

Journal
National Institute Economic Review: Volume 171, Issue 1