Journal of Economic Literature · 2025 · [{"name": "Elaine Kelly", "affiliation": ["Institute for Fiscal Studies", "Economic Policy Research Institute"]}]
Abstract
Elaine Kelly of Institute for Fiscal Studies and The Health Foundation reviews “The Economics of the UK Health and Social Care Labour Market: How Labour Economics Can Inform Policy toward the Frontline Care Workforce” by Robert Elliott. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Discusses economic theories key to understanding the workings of the labor markets for frontline health- and social-care workers in the United Kingdom, focusing on the theories of net advantages, human capital, the production function, the labor demand schedule, and equilibrium in the labor market.”