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Partnership action for continuing employment (PACE) -early intervention.

Report
McQuaid, R. W., & Hollywood, E. (2011)
Partnership action for continuing employment (PACE) -early intervention
The Employment Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University was commissioned by the Scottish Government to help develop a future delivery model for the Partnership Action f...

The role of social networks and geographical location in labour market participation in the UK coalfields.

Journal Article
Gore, T., & Hollywood, E. (2009)
in labour market participation in the UK coalfields. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 27, 1008-1021. https://doi.org/10.1068/c0850
The demise of the coalmining industry has entailed an increased geographical separation of individuals from workplaces, highlighting the importance of understanding the spatia...

Meeting employer's skills upgrading needs through vocational education and training provision in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Report
McQuaid, R. W., Greig, M., Hollywood, E., Lindsay, C., Thomson, E., Devins, D., …McCracken, M. G. (2007)
Meeting employer's skills upgrading needs through vocational education and training provision in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Educational migration – students leaving a region to study elsewhere: the link to religion in Northern Ireland

Book Chapter
Hollywood, E., & McQuaid, R. W. (2007)
Educational migration – students leaving a region to study elsewhere: the link to religion in Northern Ireland. In C. Larsen, W. Mathejczyk, J. Kipper, & A. Schmid (Eds.), Monitoring of Regional Labour Markets in European States, 17-22. Rainer Hampp Verlag
This paper reviews data sources concerning the key patterns and drivers of educational migration and non-return in Northern Ireland (NI). In particular it considers the sourc...

Demographic and Labour Market Change: The Dynamics of Older Workers in the Scottish Labour Market

Journal Article
Hollywood, E., Brown, R., Danson, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (2007)
Demographic and Labour Market Change: The Dynamics of Older Workers in the Scottish Labour Market. Scottish Geographical Journal, 123(4), 242-256. https://doi.org/10.1080/14702540802189677
This paper presents a review of ageing in the Scottish labour market. Scotland's population structure has been ageing for some decades leading to an ageing of the working popu...

Coalfields and their neighbouring cities; economic regeneration, labour markets and governance.

Report
Gore, T., Fothergill, S., Hollywood, E., Lindsay, C., Morgan, K., Powell, R., & Upton, S. (2007)
Coalfields and their neighbouring cities; economic regeneration, labour markets and governance
This study assesses how far the regeneration of coalfield areas relies upon their links with neighbouring cities. It draws on national statistical analysis of labour market ad...

Employers’ responses to demographic changes in rural labour markets: the case of Dumfries and Galloway.

Journal Article
Hollywood, E., & McQuaid, R. W. (2007)
Employers’ responses to demographic changes in rural labour markets: the case of Dumfries and Galloway. Local Economy, 22, 148-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/02690940701390765
Employers in many rural areas are facing the problem of a declining workforce due to demographic changes in the population. These demographic changes are a result of a combina...

Older workers in the Scottish labour market: research report

Report
Hollywood, E., Brown, R., Danson, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (2003)
Older workers in the Scottish labour market: research report

Demographic change in Scotland-older workers in the Scottish labour market.

Conference Proceeding
Hollywood, E., Brown, R., Danson, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (2003)
Demographic change in Scotland-older workers in the Scottish labour market

Mining, migration and mobility: towards an understanding of the relationship between migration and occupation in the context of the UK mining industry.

Journal Article
Hollywood, E. (2002)
Mining, migration and mobility: towards an understanding of the relationship between migration and occupation in the context of the UK mining industry. International Journal of Population Geography, 8, 297-314. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijpg.264
The large-scale decline of the UK mining industry in recent years has led to significant job losses, unemployment and inactivity throughout the coalfields. This paper aims to ...