The purpose of this monograph is to present a theoretical framework useful for measuring structural unemployment. Developed on the basis of a literature review, this framework was applied to Canadian data. The approach which explains structural unemployment in terms of the causes of labor displacement is inadequate because it ignores impediments…

A mathematical model was developed of military enlistment behavior based on the principle of occupational choice. A quality adjustment, applicable to all labor markets, was incorporated into the model in estimating the supply of volunteers. It was assumed that the greater the excess supply of volunteers, the greater the average quality of…

Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey for men aged 45 through 59, the paper develops a model of labor supply change or adjustment to estimate the speed of worker response to changes in desired labor supply and to constraints on hours and wages. (MF)