Are the New Deal target groupings well founded? an examination of job search success before the New Deal (1999)
Journal Article
Adams, J., Greig, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (1999). Are the New Deal target groupings well founded? an examination of job search success before the New Deal

This study examines the appropriateness of the New Deal in targeting specific groups of unemployed jobseekers. This is done using a survey of unemployed jobseekers carried out prior to the implementation of the New Deal framework in April 1998. A s... Read More about Are the New Deal target groupings well founded? an examination of job search success before the New Deal.

European economic development partnerships-the case of the Eastern Scotland European partnership (1999)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W., & Christy, B. (1999). European economic development partnerships-the case of the Eastern Scotland European partnership.

Partnerships are crucial to regional and local economic development. There is a need for greater understanding about the real operations of such partnerships in order to improve their efficiency and effectiveness and to understand the appropriateness... Read More about European economic development partnerships-the case of the Eastern Scotland European partnership.

Regional development and EU enlargement (1999)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (1999). Regional development and EU enlargement.

Travel-to-work and unemployed job seekers (1999)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., Charlesworth-May, A. C., & Adams, J. (1999). Travel-to-work and unemployed job seekers

A theoretical model of factors influencing the maximum time unemployed job seekers would be willing to commute to a new job is presented and tested using an ordered probit model. Significant effects are found for a range of personal and demographic c... Read More about Travel-to-work and unemployed job seekers.