CEE in the News 2008
Linda Yueh on the rise of China and impact on the U.S.
This interview was broadcast on Al Jeezera English on the 21st November 2008.
[No link avaliable]
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Globalisation Programme
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Linda Yueh was also interviewed on:
UTVi (India) - “Business Scene” discussing the financial crisis and Citigroup.
CBC Radio One (Canada) - “The Current” interviewed on flagship morning programme on the wider implications of China’s economic stimulus package
Professor Christopher Pissarides , of the London School of Economics, agreed the outlook for bar and restaurant workers in Islington was grim. He said: "I would expect bars and restaurants to be hit because they are small companies that cannot afford to keep workers on if there is a short-term fall in demand."
This article appeared in the Islington Gazette on the 19th November 2008.
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Macro Programme
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In 2005, the Sutton Trust funded and publicised the work of three economists—
Jo Blanden, Stephen Machin and Paul Gregg —who burrowed into the British cohort studies (social data on a big sample of individuals born in a particular year) and found a significant decline in upward mobility between the cohort born in 1958 and that born in 1970. They attributed this fall to the growing income inequality of the 1980s and to the expansion of higher education being monopolised by the better off.
This article appeared in Prospect on the 19th November 2008
Link to article
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‘A continuing downward trend in intergenerational mobility?’ by Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin in CentrePiece 13(2), Autumn 2008
Sutton Trust:
Project Summary Report – Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in the UK: A Summary of Findings
Main Report – Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain by Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin, December 2007
Report for the Sutton Trust, Intergenerational Mobility in Europe and North America by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin
Social Mobility in Britain: Low and Falling by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin. Article appeared in
CentrePiece, Vol.10, Issue 1, Spring 2005
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Jo Blanden
webpage
Stephen Machin
webpage
Paul Gregg
webpage
Centre for the Economics of Education Programme
webpage
Professor Luis Garicano, director of research at the department of management, London School of Economics, comments on the Queen discussing the economy with him.
This article appeared in the The Guardian on the 18th of November 2008.
Link to article.
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Professor Luis Garicano is an Associate of the Productivity and Innovation Programme at the
Centre for Economic Performance.
Luis Garicano
webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme
webpage
Linda Yueh spoke on the G20 economic summit.
This interview was broadcast on Al Jazeera on the 14th of November 2008.
(No link avaliable)
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Linda Yueh
webpage
Globalisation Programme
webpage
Linda Yueh was also interviewed on:
BBC Four“World News Today”
BBC World News “World News Today”
BBC Radio 5 “Breakfast”
Linda Yueh spoke on the G20 economic summit.
This interview was broadcast on Al Jazeera on the 14th of November 2008.
(No link avaliable)
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Linda Yueh
webpage
Globalisation Programme
webpage
Linda Yueh was also interviewed on:
BBC Four“World News Today”
BBC World News “World News Today”
BBC Radio 5 “Breakfast”
University students looking for graduate jobs in London may be interested to hear that Labour policy is helping to improve social mobility, according to new government research.
And it cites research from Bristol University, the London School of Economics and the Institute of Fiscal Studies, which shows the mobility improvements only started to take effect in 2000.
This article appeared on Employment for Students website on the 4th of November 2008.
Link to article.
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‘Getting on, getting ahead: A discussion paper: analysing the trends and drivers of social mobility’ published by the Cabinet Office Strategy Unit, November 2008.
‘A continuing downward trend in intergenerational mobility?’ by Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin in CentrePiece 13(2), Autumn 2008
Sutton Trust:
Project Summary Report – Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in the UK: A Summary of Findings
Main Report
Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain by Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin, December 2007
Report for the Sutton Trust,
Intergenerational Mobility in Europe and North America by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin
Social Mobility in Britain: Low and Falling by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin. Article appeared in
CentrePiece, Vol.10, Issue 1 , Spring 2005
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Jo Blanden
webpage
Stephen Machin
webpage
Paul Gregg
webpage
University students looking for graduate jobs in London may be interested to hear that Labour policy is helping to improve social mobility, according to new government research.
And it cites research from Bristol University, the London School of Economics and the Institute of Fiscal Studies, which shows the mobility improvements only started to take effect in 2000.
This article appeared on Employment for Students website on the 4th of November 2008.
Link to article.
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‘Getting on, getting ahead: A discussion paper: analysing the trends and drivers of social mobility’ published by the Cabinet Office Strategy Unit, November 2008.
‘A continuing downward trend in intergenerational mobility?’ by Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin in CentrePiece 13(2), Autumn 2008
Sutton Trust:
Project Summary Report – Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in the UK: A Summary of Findings
Main Report
Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain by Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin, December 2007
Report for the Sutton Trust,
Intergenerational Mobility in Europe and North America by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin
Social Mobility in Britain: Low and Falling by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin. Article appeared in
CentrePiece, Vol.10, Issue 1 , Spring 2005
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Jo Blanden
webpage
Stephen Machin
webpage
Paul Gregg
webpage
Privileges and the lack of them are difficult to measure:
Figures published yesterday suggest that, between 1970 and 2000, social mobility neither improved nor deteriorated. However, findings from Bristol University, the London School of Economics and the Institute of Fiscal Studies seem to show that there have been encouraging signs since then. But are we really becoming more socially mobile and is the evidence overwhelming?
Jo Blanden, a lecturer in economics and associate of the
Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, is not convinced. She is quick to point out that Britain was already starting from a poor threshold.
This article appeared in the Scotsman on the 4th November 2008.
Link to article.
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Getting on, getting ahead: A discussion paper: analysing the trends and drivers of social mobility published by the Cabinet Office Strategy Unit, November 2008.
‘A continuing downward trend in intergenerational mobility? by Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin in CentrePiece 13(2), Autumn 2008
Sutton Trust:
Project Summary Report – Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in the UK: A Summary of Findings
Main Report
Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain by Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin, December 2007
Report for the Sutton Trust,
Intergenerational Mobility in Europe and North America by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin
Social Mobility in Britain: Low and Falling by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin. Article appeared in
CentrePiece, Vol.10, Issue 1 , Spring 2005
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Jo Blanden
webpage
Stephen Machin
webpage
Paul Gregg
webpage
Richard Dickens of the
Centre for Economic Performance at the LSE and the University of Sussex, said: "After a very long period of increase, there is some evidence that inequality is finally falling due to increases in employment among women in particular."
This article appeared in the The Daily Telegraph on the 3rd of November 2008.
Link to article.
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Three background papers by Richard Dickens and Abigail McKnight, are published by the Centre for Economic Performance and the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.
Link to papers
Link to the report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation,
"The Changing Pattern of Earnings: Employees, Migrants and Low-Paid Families’ by Richard Dickens and Abigail McKnight
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Labour Markets Programme
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The paper suggested that between 1970 and 2000, social mobility - the ability of people to move up the income ladder into different jobs from their parents - did not change.
This article appeared on ePolitix website on the 3rd of November 2008.
Link to article.
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‘Getting on, getting ahead: A discussion paper: analysing the trends and drivers of social mobility’ published by the Cabinet Office Strategy Unit, November 2008.
‘A continuing downward trend in intergenerational mobility?’ by Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin in CentrePiece 13(2)
, Autumn 2008
Sutton Trust:
Summary Report – Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in the UK: A Summary of Findings
Main Report – Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain by Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin, December 2007
Report for the Sutton Trust, Intergenerational Mobility in Europe and North America by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin
Social Mobility in Britain: Low and Falling by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin. Article appeared in
CentrePiece, Vol.10, Issue 1 Spring 2005
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Jo Blanden
webpage
Stephen Machin
webpage
Paul Gregg
webpage
Research to be published tomorrow by Downing Street will claim that one of the most enduring and damaging criticisms of the government, that it has presided over a decline in social mobility, is no longer true. Despite the low mobility of recent years, disclosed in a report by the London School of Economics that compared children born in the 1950s and 1970s, some have managed to move up the income scale.
This article appeared in the Daily Telegraph on the 3rd November 2008.
Link to article.
Related Publications
‘A continuing downward trend in intergenerational mobility?’ by Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin in
CentrePiece 13(2) , Autumn 2008
Sutton Trust: Project Summary Report -
Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in the UK: A Summary of Findings
Main Report –
Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain by Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin, December 2007
Report for the Sutton Trust,
Intergenerational Mobility in Europe and North America by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin
Social Mobility in Britain: Low and Falling by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin. Article appeared in CentrePiece, Vol.10, Issue 1, Spring 2005
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Jo Blanden
webpage
Stephen Machin
webpage
Paul Gregg webpage
webpage
Government research is set to reveal a narrowing class divide, despite Gordon Brown claiming Labour had much to achieve on this four months ago. Labour is set to publish the research, by academics at the London School of Economics and Bristol University, as proof that young people's social standing is no longer linked to that of their parents
This article appeared in Daily Mail on November 2nd 2008.
Related Publications
‘A continuing downward trend in intergenerational mobility?’ by Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin in
CentrePiece 13(2) Autumn 2008.
Sutton Trust:
Project Summary Report – Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in the UK: A Summary of Findings
Main Report – Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain by Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin, December 2007
Report for the Sutton Trust,
Intergenerational Mobility in Europe and North America by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin.
Social Mobility in Britain: Low and Falling by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin. Article appeared in CentrePiece, Vol.10, Issue 1, Spring 2005
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Jo Blanden
webpage
Stephen Machin
webpage
Paul Gregg
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That finding tallies with a separate study, also published today, conducted by the influential educational charity the Sutton Trust. The London School of Economics researchers found that widespread poor education and careers advice is preventing large numbers of academically able pupils from non-privileged homes going on to higher education.
This article was published in the Guardian on the 28th October 2008.
Link to article.
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‘Information, Advice and Guidance in Schools: A Brief Literature Review’ by Sandra McNally. Appendix 3 in Report to the National Council for Educational Excellence from the Sutton Trust,
Increasing Higher Education Participation Amongst Disadvantaged Young People and Schools in Poor Communities Link to report
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Sandra McNally
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
Report finds 'swathes' of state school pupils are missing out due to inadequate careers guidance
Sandra McNally of the
Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, who carried out a review of research on schools' careers and education guidance packages, said they had not improved.
This article appeared in the Guardian on 28th October 2008.
Link to article.
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Sandra McNally
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
Centre for the Economics of Education
webpage
University leavers looking for graduate jobs in London earn more on average if they are from top ranking institutions, it has been claimed. According to the London School of Economics (LSE), students from the top 25 per cent of universities in the UK can expect to earn up to 16 per cent more than those with an equivalent degree from an institution in the bottom quarter, reports the Journal.
This article appeared in Employment for Students website on 27th October 2008.
Link to article.
Related Publications
‘Are the Top Universities Worth Paying For?’ by Iftikhar Hussain, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj in the latest issue of Centrepiece,
Vol 13 Issue 2 Autumn 2008.
This article summarises ‘University Quality and Graduate Wages in the UK’ by Iftikhar Hussain, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj, Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No. 99 (forthcoming).
Link to CEE discussion papers
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Iftikhar Hussain
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Sandra McNally
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Shqiponja Telhaj
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
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Centre for the Economics of Education
webpage
Continuing child poverty means that Britain has to pay at least 25 billion pounds a year due to the extra burden on state services.
Jo Blanden and
Steve Machin of CEP wrote the background report to this study from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
This article appeared in the Independent on 23rd October 2008.
Link to article.
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Estimating the costs of child poverty by Donald Hirsch is based on three reports, one of which is ‘The GDP Cost of the Lost Earning Potential of Adults Who Grew Up in Poverty’ by
Jo Blanden, Kirstine Hansen and Stephen Machin.
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Jo Blanden
webpage
Kirstine Hansen
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Stephen Machin
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Education and Skills Programm
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Researchers have found that the government spends £12bn a year on services to remedy consequences of childhood deprivation such as poor health, low educational attainment, crime and antisocial behaviour. Although not mentioned,
Jo Blanden and
Steve Machin of CEP wrote the background report to this report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
This article appeared in the Guardian on the 23rd of October 2008.
Link to article.
Related Publications
Estimating the costs of child poverty by Donald Hirsch is based on three reports, one of which is ‘The GDP Cost of the Lost Earning Potential of Adults Who Grew Up in Poverty’ by
Jo Blanden, Kirstine Hansen and Stephen Machin
Link to article
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Jo Blanden
webpage
Kirstine Hansen
webpage
Stephen Machin
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Education and Skills Programme
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Linda Yueh of the
CEP Globalisation Programme gave an interview on China's economic growth prospects.
This interview was shown on BBC4, World News Today on the 20th October 2008.
No link avaliable.
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Linda Yueh
webpage
Globalisation Programme
webpage
Further Interviews
BBC World Service - World Update
CNN - Business International
Researchers affiliated with the
Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, say a university education significantly raises earning power, particularly among graduates of Britain's elite universities.
This article appeared in Times Higher Education, News in Brief on October 16th 2008.
Link to article.
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‘Are the Top Universities Worth Paying For?’by Iftikhar Hussain, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj in the latest issue of Centrepiece.
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Iftikhar Hussain
webpage
Sandra McNally
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Shqiponja Telhaj
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Education and Skills Programme
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Centre for Economics of Education
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Degrees obtained from top universities "significantly" increase earnings of graduates, new research from the London School of Economics (LSE) has revealed.
This article appeared in
Witan Jardine on October 15th 2008.
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"Are the Top Universities Worth Paying For?" by Iftikhar Hussain, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj in the latest issue of
Centrepiece Vol 13 Issue 2, Autumn 2008.
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Iftikhar Hussain
webpage
Sandra McNally
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Shqiponja Telhaj
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Education and Skills Programme
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Centre for the Economics of Education
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Graduates who have attended what are deemed to be the UK's top universities are likely to earn "significantly more money during their career, a new study has found. According to the London School of Economics (LSE), university degrees in general boost earning power, but this increases again for graduates of the best 25 universities, the Guardian reports.
This article appeared in Women in Technology on October 15, 2008
Link to article
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Are the Top Universities Worth Paying For? by Iftikhar Hussain, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj in the latest issue of
CentrePiece Vol13 Issue 2, Autumn 2008.
This article summarises ‘University Quality and Graduate Wages in the UK’ by Iftikhar Hussain, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj, Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No. 99 (forthcoming).
CEE Discussion Papers
webpage
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Iftikhar Hussain
webpage
Sandra McNally
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Shqiponja Telhaj
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
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Centre for the Economics of Education
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A university degree significantly raises the earnings of graduates, especially those from the best universities,
Iftikhar Hussain, from the LSE's
Centre for Economic Performance, told the Guardian.
This article appeared in the Career Engineer - London UK on October 15th 2008.
Link to article.
Related Publications
Are the Top Universities Worth Paying For? by Iftikhar Hussain, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj in the latest issue of
CentrePiece Vol13 Issue 2, Autumn 2008.
This article summarises ‘University Quality and Graduate Wages in the UK’ by Iftikhar Hussain, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj, Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No. 99 (forthcoming).
CEE Discussion Papers
details
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Iftikhar Hussain
webpage
Sandra McNally
webpage
Shqiponja Telhaj
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
Centre for the Economics of Education
webpage
A university degree significantly raises the earnings of graduates, especially those from the best universities,
Iftikhar Hussain, from the LSE's
Centre for Economic Performance, told the Guardian.
This article appeared in the Career Engineer - London UK on October 15th 2008.
Link to article.
Related Publications
Are the Top Universities Worth Paying For? by Iftikhar Hussain, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj in the latest issue of
CentrePiece Vol13 Issue 2, Autumn 2008.
This article summarises ‘University Quality and Graduate Wages in the UK’ by Iftikhar Hussain, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj, Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No. 99 (forthcoming).
CEE Discussion Papers
details
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Iftikhar Hussain
webpage
Sandra McNally
webpage
Shqiponja Telhaj
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
Centre for the Economics of Education
webpage
Three pieces of government-backed research have confirmed that effective use of IT can give
companies a "significant" productivity boost. The first paper, 'It ain't what you do it's the way that you do IT' from the
Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, found that US multi-national enterprises in the UK are eight per cent more productive than their UK counterparts. The researchers said more than 80 per cent of this productivity advantage can be explained by better use of IT.
This article appeared in Silicon.com on October 10, 2008
Link to article
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It Ain't What You Do It's the Way That You Do I.T. by Nick Bloom, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
in
CentrePiece Volume 10, Issue 3, Winter 2005/6
It Ain't What You Do It's the Way That You Do I.T. - Testing Explanations of Productivity Growth Using US Affiliates by Nick Bloom, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen, Office for National Statistics
'Americans do I.T. Better: US Multinationals and the Productivity Miracle’ by Nick Bloom, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen,
Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No 788, April 2007
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Nick Bloom
webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme
webpage
Researchers from the LSE have found that a degree from a university in the top quarter of all universities, such as Oxford or Cambridge, will lead to wages that are 10-16 per cent higher than a degree from a university in the lowest quarter.
This article appeared in the Guardian on October 10, 2008
Link to article
Related Publications
Are the Top Universities Worth Paying For? by Iftikhar Hussain, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj in the latest issue of
CentrePiece Vol13 Issue 2, Autumn 2008.
This article summarises ‘University Quality and Graduate Wages in the UK’ by Iftikhar Hussain, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj, Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No. 99 (forthcoming).
CEE Discussion Papers
webpage
Related Links
Iftikhar Hussain
webpage
Sandra McNally
webpage
Shqiponja Telhaj
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
Centre for the Economics of Education
webpage
Students at top universities should be prepared to pay extra because they normally earn much more after graduating. The additional cash is needed to fund higher staff salaries at Britain's most prestigious universities, said the
Centre for Economic Performance, part of the London School of Economics. Three academics -
Iftikhar Hussain,
Sandra McNally and
Shqiponja Telhaj - analysed the salaries of students graduating from university in 1985, 1990, 1995 and 1999.
This article appeared in the Daily Telegraph on October 10, 2008
Link to article
Related Publications
Are the Top Universities Worth Paying For? by Iftikhar Hussain, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj in the latest issue of
CentrePiece Vol13 Issue 2, Autumn 2008.
This article summarises ‘University Quality and Graduate Wages in the UK’ by Iftikhar Hussain, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj, Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No. 99 (forthcoming).
CEE Discussion Papers
webpage
Related Links
Iftikhar Hussain
webpage
Sandra McNally
webpage
Shqiponja Telhaj
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
Centre for the Economics of Education
webpage
Stefanie Lehmann is a researcher on the Education and Skills Programme. She is a visitor to CEP from the Bonn Graduate School of Economics, Germany.
Figures from the research group, the
Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, suggest that on average in all English local education authorities, 17.3 per cent of pupils get free school meals; the average in Catholic schools is 12.5 per cent. But as
Sandra McNally of the
Centre for Economic Performance points out, the data do not prove that schools are socially selective.
This article appeared in the Independent on August 31, 2008
Link to article
Related Publications
‘Faith Primary Schools: Better Schools or Better Pupils?’, by Steve Gibbons and Olmo Silva,
Centre for the Economics of Education (CEE) Discussion Paper No.72, November 2006.
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Sandra McNally
webpage
Steve Gibbons
webpage
Olmo Silva
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
Gordon Brown spoke last week: "I want to see a Britain that is far more upwardly mobile ... But it cannot be achieved without people themselves adopting the work ethic, the learning ethic and aiming high." He had warm words for the richness of untapped potential and praised Labour's great leap forward in education, more GCSEs, more degrees - all true and all good.
But on the day he spoke, the nation's social mobility experts assembled at the LSE [CEP]. A roll call of top economists and sociologists arrived at the same devastating conclusion: education has done virtually nothing to improve social mobility. Worse still, as a greater number of people gain more qualifications, the less socially mobile the country has become.
This article appeared in the Guardian on July 5, 2008
Link to article
Related Publications
'Accounting for Intergenerational Income Persistence: Non-Cognitive Skills, Ability and Education' by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Lindsey Macmillan,
Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No. 73, September 2006
Cycles of Disadvantage by Jo Blanden and Steve Gibbons, in
CentrePiece, Volume 11, Issue 1, Summer 2006
This article summarises The Persistence of Poverty across Generations: A View from two British Cohorts by Jo Blanden and Steve Gibbons, published for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation by The Policy Press
Life Opportunities: The Evidence on the UK's Declining Social Mobility
Jo Blanden, Centre for Economic Performance Election Analysis, April 2005
Social Mobility in Britain: Low and Falling by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin, in CentrePiece Volume 10, Issue 1, February 2005
More details on the research discussed here are in Intergenerational Mobility in Europe and North America by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin - a report supported by the Sutton Trust. This paper has been published as: Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin, 'Educational Inequality and Intergenerational Mobility' in Stephen Machin and Anna Vignoles (eds.) What's the Good of Education? The Economics of Education in the UK, Princeton University Press, 2005.
'Mobility Has Fallen' by Jo Blanden, in CentrePiece Volume 7, Issue 2 Summer 2002 [No link available]
'Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain' by Jo Blanden, Alissa Goodman, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin,
Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No.26, June 2002
This paper has been published as: 'Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain' by Jo Blanden, Alissa Goodman, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin, Chapter 6 in M. Corak (ed.), Generational Income Mobility in North America and Europe, Cambridge University Press, 2004, pp:122-146. Details
'Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain' by Jo Blanden, Alissa Goodman, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin,
Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No. 517, January 2002
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Jo Blanden
webpage
Intergenerational mobility, an issue at the forefront of social policy, was the subject of an important
one-day conference at the London School of Economics on June 23 2008.
Programme details
Centre for the Economics of Education
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
Ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic groups not only experience different educational and special educational outcomes, but in an unequal society, they also experience different social outcomes in terms of health, employment, income, and so on (see, e.g., Blanden, Gregg, & Machin, 2005;…)
CEP/Sutton Trust Report: 'Intergenerational Mobility in Europe and North America’ by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg, Alissa Goodman and Steve Machin referenced in article on disproportionality in special needs education research.
This article appeared Red Orbit (Dallas, TX, USA) on June 14, 2008
Link to article
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The Sutton Trust Report with CEP,
Intergenerational Mobility in Europe and North America by
Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and
Steve Machin, April 2005
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Jo Blanden
webpage
Paul Gregg
webpage
Steve Machin
webpage
Alissa Goodman
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
About 60,000 school leavers a year who were among the highest academic performers in their class are failing to reach university, new research shows.
Anna Vignoles, the lead researcher at the Institute of Education, University of London [and associate at the
Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE], said: ‘This research shows clearly that the main reason why poorer students do not go to university to the same extent as their wealthier peers is that they have weaker academic achievement in school.’
This article appeared in the Guardian on June 13, 2008
Link to article
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Anna Vignoles
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
About 60,000 school leavers a year who were among the highest academic performers in their class are failing to reach university, new research shows.
Anna Vignoles, the lead researcher at the Institute of Education, University of London [and associate at the
Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE], said: ‘This research shows clearly that the main reason why poorer students do not go to university to the same extent as their wealthier peers is that they have weaker academic achievement in school.’
This article appeared in the Guardian on June 13, 2008
Link to article
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Anna Vignoles
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
Work by
Lord Richard Layard, a professor at the London School of Economics, showed that mental health is Britain’s biggest social problem, costing 4% of the GDP. The political push he generated resulted in the introduction of the DHs Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme.
This article appeared in Pulse on June 9, 2008
Link to article (then subscribe)
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The Depression Report: A New Deal for Depression and Anxiety Disorders by Richard Layard
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Richard Layard
webpage
The Wellbeing Research Programme
webpage
Just when happiness economist
Richard Layard is trying to persuade the British to dispose of their stiff upper lips and embrace cognitive therapy, along come a crowd of Yanks telling them that that the Royals' mantra was right all along: "Don't explain, don't complain."
This article appeared in the Independent - Ireland on June 8, 2008
Link to article
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The Depression Report: A New Deal for Depression and Anxiety Disorders by Richard Layard
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Richard Layard
webpage
The Wellbeing Research Programme
webpage
In an article for Resource Investor,
Nick Bloom writes "Much like the credit crunch today, the Great Depression began with a stock market crash and a meltdown of the financial system."
This article appeared in Resource Investor (Herndon, VA, USA) on June 4, 2008
Link to article
Related Publications
Will the Credit Crunch Lead to Recession? by Nick Bloom. Article in
CentrePiece, Volume 13, Issue 1, Spring 2008
What Drives Good Management Around the World? by Nick Bloom, Christos Genakos, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen. Article in
CentrePiece, Volume 12, Issue 2, Autumn 2007
Joint McKinsey/CEP Report,
Management Practice and Productivity: Why They Matter by Nick Bloom, Stephen Dorgan, John Dowdy and John Van Reenen, July 2007.
Related links
Nick Bloom
webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme
webpage
Two articles on CEP research appear in the latest issue of
LSE Magazine:
Low social mobility in UK
Social mobility in the UK remains at the low level it was for those born in 1970, with recent generations of children’s educational outcomes still overwhelmingly tied to their parents’ income. This is one of the key findings from a report by
Dr Jo Blanden and
Professor Stephen Machin of LSE’s
Centre for Economic Performance, funded by the Sutton Trust.
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Project Summary Report –
Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in the UK: A Summary of Findings
Main Report –
Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain by Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin, December 2007
Report for the Sutton Trust,
Intergenerational Mobility in Europe and North America by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin
Social Mobility in Britain: Low and Falling by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin. Article appeared in
CentrePiece, Vol.10, Issue 1, Spring 2005
Can pay regulation kill?
Findings of research by
Professor John Van Reenen of LSE’s
Centre for Economic Performance and Carol Propper of Bristol University suggest that a ten per cent increase in the gap between the wages paid to NHS nurses and those paid to women working in the private sector locally raises the fatality rate among people admitted with a heart attack by five per cent.
p.34
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'Can Pay Regulation Kill? Panel Data Evidence on the Effect of Labor Markets on Hospital Performance' by Emma Hall, Carol Propper and John Van Reenen,
Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.843, January 2008
Centralised Pay Setting Kills Finds New Research, Press Release, LSE Press and Information News online.
The articles appeared in LSE Magazine on June 1, 2008
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Carol Propper
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Productivity and Innovation Programme
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Two articles on CEP research appear in the latest issue of
LSE Magazine:
Low social mobility in UK
Social mobility in the UK remains at the low level it was for those born in 1970, with recent generations of children’s educational outcomes still overwhelmingly tied to their parents’ income. This is one of the key findings from a report by
Dr Jo Blanden and
Professor Stephen Machin of LSE’s
Centre for Economic Performance, funded by the Sutton Trust.
p.33
Related Publications
Project Summary Report –
Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in the UK: A Summary of Findings
Main Report –
Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain by Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin, December 2007
Report for the Sutton Trust,
Intergenerational Mobility in Europe and North America by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin
Social Mobility in Britain: Low and Falling by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin. Article appeared in
CentrePiece, Vol.10, Issue 1, Spring 2005
Can pay regulation kill?
Findings of research by
Professor John Van Reenen of LSE’s
Centre for Economic Performance and Carol Propper of Bristol University suggest that a ten per cent increase in the gap between the wages paid to NHS nurses and those paid to women working in the private sector locally raises the fatality rate among people admitted with a heart attack by five per cent.
p.34
Related Publications
'Can Pay Regulation Kill? Panel Data Evidence on the Effect of Labor Markets on Hospital Performance' by Emma Hall, Carol Propper and John Van Reenen,
Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.843, January 2008
Centralised Pay Setting Kills Finds New Research, Press Release, LSE Press and Information News online.
The articles appeared in LSE Magazine on June 1, 2008
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Steve Machin
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Alissa Goodman
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Carol Propper
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Productivity and Innovation Programme
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Two articles on CEP research appear in the latest issue of
LSE Magazine:
Low social mobility in UK
Social mobility in the UK remains at the low level it was for those born in 1970, with recent generations of children’s educational outcomes still overwhelmingly tied to their parents’ income. This is one of the key findings from a report by
Dr Jo Blanden and
Professor Stephen Machin of LSE’s
Centre for Economic Performance, funded by the Sutton Trust.
p.33
Related Publications
Project Summary Report –
Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in the UK: A Summary of Findings
Main Report –
Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain by Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin, December 2007
Report for the Sutton Trust,
Intergenerational Mobility in Europe and North America by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin
Social Mobility in Britain: Low and Falling by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin. Article appeared in
CentrePiece, Vol.10, Issue 1, Spring 2005
Can pay regulation kill?
Findings of research by
Professor John Van Reenen of LSE’s
Centre for Economic Performance and Carol Propper of Bristol University suggest that a ten per cent increase in the gap between the wages paid to NHS nurses and those paid to women working in the private sector locally raises the fatality rate among people admitted with a heart attack by five per cent.
p.34
Related Publications
'Can Pay Regulation Kill? Panel Data Evidence on the Effect of Labor Markets on Hospital Performance' by Emma Hall, Carol Propper and John Van Reenen,
Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.843, January 2008
Centralised Pay Setting Kills Finds New Research, Press Release, LSE Press and Information News online.
The articles appeared in LSE Magazine on June 1, 2008
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Paul Gregg
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Steve Machin
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Alissa Goodman
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webpage
Carol Propper
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Productivity and Innovation Programme
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But, as
Richard Layard and others have pointed out so forcefully, this consumerism, this restless seeking after yet more possessions, does not make us happy.
This article appeared in The Washington Post on May 30, 2008
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Happiness: Lessons from a New Science by Richard Layard
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A report last year by
Professor Steve Machin, of the London School of Economics, showed that the expansion of higher education in the 1980s and 1990s entrenched social immobility because the poor's schools were not good enough to exploit new opportunities. Children from poor homes were found to be just as likely to under-perform now as 30 years ago, while the link between adults' education and that of their children is far stronger in Britain than in many other developed nations. The report said of social mobility: ‘The trend of worsening has stopped, but the UK remains very low in the developed world rankings.’
This article appeared in The Daily Telegraph on May 11, 2008
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Project Summary Report –
Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in the UK: A Summary of Findings
Main Report –
Recent Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain by Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin, December 2007
Report for the Sutton Trust,
Intergenerational Mobility in Europe and North America by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin
Social Mobility in Britain: Low and Falling by Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin. Article appeared in
CentrePiece, Vol.10, Issue 1, Spring 2005
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Article also mentioned in
The Australian
Tuesday 13 May
The more things change, the more they stay the same
As the eminent British economist
Richard Layard says in his recent theory on the science of happiness, happy and socially competent individuals are in the end more productive in both schools and society.
This article appeared in the Times of Malta on May 9, 2008
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Two Citigroup workers , including a trader, fell from office blocks in London and Miami in 2006. ‘The pressure on traders when the market goes wrong is always huge,’ said
Tim Leunig, a lecturer in the economic history department at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). ‘There will be a lot of bitten fingernails today. It is exactly the same, you can lose you job, your standard of living and you won't get it back, that's pressure.’
This article appeared in Reuters news on May 5, 2008
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Birmingham Post
Rise in suicides as credit crunch stress gets to traders
David Marsden, a professor at the LSE's
Centre for Economic Performance, said there would be a huge bonus for the economy if similar schemes could be introduced in the 13 industrial sectors with the poorest occupational health.
This article appeared in the Guardian on May 1, 2008
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Royal Mail Report,
The Value of Rude Health by David Marsden and Simone Moriconi, May 2008
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David Marsden, a professor at the LSE's
Centre for Economic Performance, said there would be a huge bonus for the economy if similar schemes could be introduced in the 13 industrial sectors with the poorest occupational health.
This article appeared in the Guardian on May 1, 2008
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Royal Mail Report,
The Value of Rude Health by David Marsden and Simone Moriconi, May 2008
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According to a London School of Economics' analysis of health and well-being policies across the group, such initiatives have saved the Royal Mail as much as £227m over three years by cutting absence across its 180,000 strong workforce from seven to just under five per cent between 2004 and 2007.
The article is referring to the Centre for Economic Performance Royal Mail study by
David Marsden.
This article appeared in the Financial Times on April 17, 2008
[No working link available]
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'Human Resource Practices and Employment Stability: Evidence from the European Structure of Earning Survey - ESES', by Simone Moriconi and David Marsden, work in progress
'Incentive Pay Systems and the Management of Human Resources in France and Great Britain', by Richard Belfield, Salima Benhamou and David Marsden,
Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.796, May 2007
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Article by
Nicolas Bloom, fellow at the
Centre for Economic Performance.
"One of the most outstanding effects of the recent credit crunch is the huge surge in stock market volatility. Going back 70 years to the Great Depression - this was the last time that volatility was persistently high."
This article appeared in the Financial Times Adviser Online on April 17, 2008
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‘Will the credit crunch lead to recession?’ by Nick Bloom.
Article in forthcoming
CentrePiece, Volume 13, Issue 1, May 2008.
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Article by
Nicolas Bloom, fellow at the
Centre for Economic Performance.
"One of the most outstanding effects of the recent credit crunch is the huge surge in stock market volatility. Going back 70 years to the Great Depression - this was the last time that volatility was persistently high."
This article appeared in the Financial Times Adviser Online on April 17, 2008
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‘Will the credit crunch lead to recession?’ by Nick Bloom.
Article in forthcoming
CentrePiece, Volume 13, Issue 1, May 2008.
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Linda Yueh was interviewed commenting on China's sovereign wealth fund investments in energy companies such as BP and Total.
This article appeared in RBC Daily (Russia) on April 16, 2008
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Competition study covered in the "Wissenswert" column, together with a related study by Carol Propper, Emma Hall and
John Van Reenen.
This article appeared in Handelsblatt (Germany) on March 3, 2008
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'Can Pay Regulation Kill? Panel Data Evidence on the Effect of Labor Markets on Hospital Performance’ by Emma Hall, Carol Propper and John Van Reenen,
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'Centralised Pay Setting Kills Finds New Research', Press Release, LSE Press and Information News
online
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Competition study covered in the "Wissenswert" column, together with a related study by Carol Propper, Emma Hall and
John Van Reenen.
This article appeared in Handelsblatt (Germany) on March 3, 2008
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'Can Pay Regulation Kill? Panel Data Evidence on the Effect of Labor Markets on Hospital Performance’ by Emma Hall, Carol Propper and John Van Reenen,
Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.843, January 2008
'Centralised Pay Setting Kills Finds New Research', Press Release, LSE Press and Information News
online
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Emma Hall
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Researchers at the
Centre for the Economics of Education have used data on earnings, social class and education to distinguish the effects of private schooling from other advantages that students at such schools may enjoy (such as having richer, better-educated parents).
Francis Green, one of the researchers said “Private education is a consumption good, not just an investment. Long gone are the days of spartan dormitories and cold showers—kids in the private sector now have fabulous science labs and sports facilities, and access to a huge range of subjects and activities.”
This article appeared in the Economist on February 28, 2008
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Competition for private and state school teachers’ by Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy and Yu Zhu,
Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No.94, January 2008
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Does segregation matter? It’s a question hanging in the air this week after research by the
Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics. The study suggests that low-achieving pupils go to low-ranking schools – and high achievers go to high-ranking schools. Researchers
Stephen Gibbons and
Shqiponja Telhaj say, in
CentrePiece (Winter 2008): ‘The average ability of pupils going into the “best” comprehensive schools is way above the average ability in the worst.’ In religious and grammar schools the difference is even more marked.
This article appeared in the Times on February 19, 2008
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School Segregation and its Consequences by Steve Gibbons and Shqiponja Telhaj in
CentrePiece Volume 12 Issue 3, Winter 2007/08
The article summarises the following CEE Discussion Papers:
CEEDP063 and
CEEDP064
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Middle-class women who smoke while pregnant do little harm to their unborn babies. Smokers from poorer backgrounds do risk damage to their children, but only because they combine cigarettes with alcohol and a poor diet.
Emma Tominey, from the London School of Economics, studied data on 3,368 mothers and 6,860 children taken between 1973 and 2000. Smoking during pregnancy reduced birth weight by 5.6 per cent, but when adjusted for other factors it accounted for just 1.8 per cent.
This article appeared in the Sunday Times on February 17, 2008
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Emma Tominey in
CentrePiece Volume 12 Issue 3, Winter 2007/08
The article in
CentrePiece is based on 'Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Early Child Outcomes' by Emma Tominey,
Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.828, October 2007
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Also in
The Sunday Times
This divorce payout madness is getting out of control - Comment by Rod Liddle (Scroll down)
Women who smoke during the first five months of pregnancy do not harm their babies at all – and if they smoke during the latter stages of pregnancy the effect upon their unborn child is “negligible”, provided they eat decent food.
Monday 18 February
The Star, South Africa
Smoking in pregnancy harmless - for the rich
Middle-class women who smoke in early pregnancy do almost no harm to their unborn baby. A new study has concluded that only women from poorer backgrounds damage their babies by smoking, because they tend to combine it with alcohol and a poor diet. The study by the London School of Economics also casts doubt on the traditional view that smoking during early pregnancy does the most harm to the baby.
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In her research report,
Emma Tominey, research assistant at the
Centre for Economic Performance at the LSE, conceded however that smoking is not completely harmless.
This article appeared in Kiddicare - Peterborough, UK on February 15, 2008
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Emma Tominey in
CentrePiece Volume 12 Issue 3, Winter 2007/08
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CentrePiece is based on 'Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Early Child Outcomes' by Emma Tominey,
Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.828, October 2007
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Further press cutting
Thursday 14 February
Tobacco.org
Smoking during pregnancy hurts poor most
A British report suggests smoking while pregnant may be less damaging to a foetus than many people have been led to believe.
Emma Tominey, a research assistant at the
Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, said the effects are almost negligible if women stop smoking by the fifth month of pregnancy, The Times reported Thursday.
Smoking in pregnancy is far less damaging to the unborn baby than commonly supposed, detailed analysis suggests. If women give up smoking by the fifth month of pregnancy, the effect on the baby is negligible, the study found. And even if they do not, the effect on birthweight is surprisingly small. The study by
Emma Tominey, a research assistant at the
Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, throws new light on government efforts to stop women smoking when they become pregnant.
This article appeared in The Times on February 14, 2008
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Emma Tominey in
CentrePiece Volume 12 Issue 3, Winter 2007/08
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CentrePiece is based on 'Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Early Child Outcomes' by Emma Tominey,
Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.828, October 2007
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Smoking in pregnancy is far less damaging to the unborn baby than commonly supposed, detailed analysis suggests. If women give up smoking by the fifth month of pregnancy, the effect on the baby is negligible, the study found. And even if they do not, the effect on birthweight is surprisingly small. The study by
Emma Tominey, a research assistant at the
Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, throws new light on government efforts to stop women smoking when they become pregnant.
This article appeared in The Times on February 14, 2008
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In brief: Smoking During Pregnancy by
Emma Tominey in
CentrePiece Volume 12 Issue 3, Winter 2007/08
The article in
CentrePiece is based on 'Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Early Child Outcomes' by Emma Tominey,
Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.828, October 2007
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A new book titled
Management Practice & Productivity: Why They Matter, is based on a study by
Nick Bloom …, and
John Van Reenen of the
Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics.
This article appeared in the Huffington Post - New York, NY, USA on February 13, 2008
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Management Practice and Productivity: Why They Matter
For full details of the survey methodology, including all the questions, see Bloom and Van Reenen (2006), ‘Measuring and Explaining Management Practices across Firms and Nations’,
Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No. 716 and forthcoming in the Quarterly Journal of Economics
What Drives Good Management Around the World? by Nick Bloom, Christos Genakos, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen, in
CentrePiece Volume 12 Issue 2, Autumn 2007
Nick Bloom’s Management Practices Publication
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While grammars select pupils using an ability test open to all, top performing comprehensives tend to be located in affluent areas and effectively select by mortgage the London School of Economics warns.
This article appeared in the Daily Mail on February 13, 2008
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CEEDP064
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Also in
Evening Standard
State schools are being 'divided along class lines into grammars or ghettos'
Many comprehensives are either ‘grammars’ or ‘ghettos’ because schools are still divided by ability, a study says today. Bright children from better-off backgrounds do well in sought-after comprehensives while pupils in poor areas tend to end up struggling in low-performing sink schools. The divide shows little sign of diminishing despite years of Labour policies aimed at boosting social mobility, say researchers from the London School of Economics.
Children from middle-class backgrounds are still dominating the best state schools, an authoritative report has claimed. The study by the
Centre for Economic Performance, part of the London School of Economics, lays bare the failings of the comprehensive education system. Faith-based secondary schools and grammar schools cherry-pick the most talented children at the age of 11, the reports says.
This article appeared in the Daily Telegraph on February 13, 2008
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CEEDP063 and
CEEDP064
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In an article co-written with Iain Vallance (former president of CBI), Professor Richard Layard says: "Now at last a government has acknowledged that for very many people the best way to learn is while earning - through apprenticeship. It is this, linked to part-time education relevant to the job, that is going to close our skills gap."
This article appeared in the Financial Times on February 10, 2008
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The effects of extra police on crime are surprisingly slippery to measure, says
Olivier Marie, an LSE Research Economist at the
Centre for Economic Performance.
This article appeared on C4 News on January 31, 2008
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Can More Police Resources Reduce Crime? by
Stephen Machin,
Olivier Marie, in
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CEP Election Analysis,
Reducing Crime: More Police, More Prisons or More Pay? by Olivier Marie, April 2005
'Crime and Police Resources: The Street Crime Initiative' by Stephen Machin, Olivier Marie,
Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.680, March 2005
'Crime and Benefit Sanctions' by Stephen Machin, Olivier Marie,
Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.645, August 2004
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Dr Steve Gibbons, research associate at the London School of Economics, said increasing competition between schools led to more social segregation. ‘There is some evidence that competition works but the bulk of the evidence internationally suggests that it doesn't,’ Dr Gibbons told the House of Commons schools select committee. His own research focusing on primary schools found that giving parents more choice and encouraging schools to compete for pupils could increase divisions between rich and poor.
This article appeared in Press Association on January 30, 2008
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The Educational Impact of Parental Choice and School Competition by Steve Gibbons, Stephen Machin, Olmo Silva, in
CentrePiece 11/3 Winter 2006/07
Choice, Competition and Pupil Achievement by Stephen Gibbons, Stephen Machin and Olmo Silva,
Centre for the Economics of Education (CEE) Discussion Paper No. 56, January 2006
'Competition and Accessibility in School Markets: Empirical Analysis Using Boundary Discontinuities' by Stephen Gibbons and Olmo Silva, in
Improving School Accountability: Check-ups or Choice edited by Timothy Gronberg and Dennis Jansen (Elsevier)
‘Urban Density and Pupil Attainment’ by Stephen Gibbons and Olmo Silva,
Centre for the Economics of Education (CEE) Discussion Paper No. 80, May 2007
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Linda Yueh was interviewed on the effects of a US slowdown on the Chinese economy.
This article appeared in RBC Daily (Russia) on January 29, 2008
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Further broadcast news
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 'Late Night Live'
Linda Yueh was interviewed on Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 'Late Night Live' to discuss the global economic outlook.
Linda Yueh was interviewed on the effects of a US slowdown on the Chinese economy.
This article appeared in RBC Daily (Russia) on January 29, 2008
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 'Late Night Live'
Linda Yueh was interviewed on Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 'Late Night Live' to discuss the global economic outlook.
Linda Yueh was interviewed on the effects of a US slowdown on the Chinese economy.
This article appeared in RBC Daily (Russia) on January 29, 2008
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Further broadcast news
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 'Late Night Live'
Linda Yueh was interviewed on Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 'Late Night Live' to discuss the global economic outlook.
Linda Yueh was interviewed on the effects of a US slowdown on the Chinese economy.
This article appeared in RBC Daily (Russia) on January 29, 2008
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Further broadcast news
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 'Late Night Live'
Linda Yueh was interviewed on Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 'Late Night Live' to discuss the global economic outlook.
Linda Yueh was interviewed on the effects of a US slowdown on the Chinese economy.
This article appeared in RBC Daily (Russia) on January 29, 2008
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Further broadcast news
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 'Late Night Live'
Linda Yueh was interviewed on Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 'Late Night Live' to discuss the global economic outlook.
Linda Yueh was interviewed on the effects of a US slowdown on the Chinese economy.
This article appeared in RBC Daily (Russia) on January 29, 2008
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 'Late Night Live'
Linda Yueh was interviewed on Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 'Late Night Live' to discuss the global economic outlook.
Researchers —
Emma Hall and
Carol Propper of Bristol University, and
John Van Reenen of the LSE's
Centre for Economic Performance — investigate the impact on medical care of imposing virtually uniform pay rates in the NHS throughout England, even though wages in the private sector vary widely among regions.
This article appeared in The Economist on January 24, 2008
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Further press cuttings
Wednesday 23 January
Guardian - Policy briefs
Pay problems for nurses
New research from the
Centre for Economic Performance paints a bleak picture of how centralised pay for nurses impacts on patient care.
[No link available]
Now, though, new research from economists at the London School of Economics has highlighted one measurable way in which state schools are losing a valuable resource, namely teachers, to the independent sector. In their study of
Competition for Private and State School Teachers, the LSE economists argue that there is a ‘loss’ to state schools, and an equivalent ‘bonus’ to private schools, in the net flow of publicly-trained teachers into the private sector.
This article appeared on BBC News on January 19, 2008
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Competition for Private and State School Teachers by Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy and Yu Zhu,
Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No. 94, January 2008
The Changing Economic Returns to Private Education, by Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy and Yu Zhu, forthcoming.
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Researchers at the London School of Economics say that children from working class areas are being sent to the worst schools and are struggling to master basic literacy and numeracy.
This article appeared in the Daily Telegraph on January 19, 2008
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Aims for Primary Education: the changing national context by Stephen Machin and Sandra McNally. Research Survey 1/3. The Primary Review Interim Report.
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Further press cuttings
Birmingham Post
A huge contribution to the economy of the region
The university's [Birmingham] economic impact on Birmingham and the West Midlands is particularly interesting in the light of a study published last week, which says Britain is less productive than France, Germany and the United States because primary school children are failing to master the three Rs. Apparently, our workers' output is up to 25 per cent lower because they have failed to develop literacy and numeracy skills by the time they leave school. The study, by experts at the London School of Economics, found that a good grounding in basic skills at primary school is crucial to later success in the workplace.
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Scrapping the school admissions system that allocates places by postcode would help reduce inequality in achievement between rich and poor pupils, according to research published today by
Stephen Machin and
Sandra McNally.
This article appeared in the Guardian on January 18, 2008
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Related Publications
Aims for Primary Education: the changing national context by
Stephen Machin and
Sandra McNally. Research Survey 1/3. The Primary Review Interim Report.
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Stephen Machin
webpage
Sandra McNally
webpage
Centre for the Economics of Education
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
Further press cuttings
Guardian
Minister warns schools accused of breaking law on admissions
A paper commissioned by the independent Alexander inquiry into primary education in England says that scrapping the system would do much "to level the playing field".
Stephen Machin and
Sandra McNally of London University argue that the home advantage "discriminates in favour of those who can afford to choose exactly where they live".
The Cambridge Primary Review – the biggest study of primary schools for decades – recommends that catchment areas should be scrapped because only wealthy parents can afford to buy houses next to the best primaries. Instead, oversubscribed schools would use a lottery system. The research, by
Stephen Machin and
Sandra McNally, from the University of London, found that admissions procedures exacerbated inequalities.
This article appeared in The Times on January 18, 2008
Link to article
Related Publications
Aims for Primary Education: the changing national context by Stephen Machin and Sandra McNally. Research Survey 1/3. The Primary Review Interim Report.
Related links
Stephen Machin
webpage
Sandra McNally
webpage
Centre for the Economics of Education
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
Further press cuttings
Press Association
End catchment areas, report urges
Research published as part of the Cambridge University-based Primary Review called for a radical overhaul of school admissions to give working class families more choice.
Professor Stephen Machin and
Dr Sandra McNally, from the University of London, warned that divisions between rich and poor have been incrasingin recent decades. "It is possible that some aspects of primary education discriminate in favour of higher income groups and thereby exacerbate existing inequalities", the report said.
The Cambridge Primary Review – the biggest study of primary schools for decades – recommends that catchment areas should be scrapped because only wealthy parents can afford to buy houses next to the best primaries. Instead, oversubscribed schools would use a lottery system. The research, by
Stephen Machin and
Sandra McNally, from the University of London, found that admissions procedures exacerbated inequalities.
This article appeared in The Times on January 18, 2008
Link to article
Related Publications
Aims for Primary Education: the changing national context by Stephen Machin and Sandra McNally. Research Survey 1/3. The Primary Review Interim Report.
Related links
Stephen Machin
webpage
Sandra McNally
webpage
Centre for the Economics of Education
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
Further press cuttings
Press Association
End catchment areas, report urges
Research published as part of the Cambridge University-based Primary Review called for a radical overhaul of school admissions to give working class families more choice.
Professor Stephen Machin and
Dr Sandra McNally, from the University of London, warned that divisions between rich and poor have been incrasingin recent decades. "It is possible that some aspects of primary education discriminate in favour of higher income groups and thereby exacerbate existing inequalities", the report said.
Britain's productivity lags as much as 25 per cent behind economic competitors such as Germany, France and the United States because workers lack basic skills in reading, writing and arithmetic, according to a report by researchers at the London School of Economics.
This article appeared in the Daily Telegraph on January 18, 2008
Link to article
Related Publications
Aims for Primary Education: the changing national context by Stephen Machin and Sandra McNally. Research Survey 1/3. The Primary Review Interim Report.
Related links
Stephen Machin
webpage
Sandra McNally
webpage
Centre for the Economics of Education
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
Further press cuttings
IntheNews.uk
Primary schools 'need debate'
Concentrating on educating children so they can help Britain compete in the global economy may have its drawbacks, the Primary Review has warned.
Attending a private school can boost your income by nearly 20 per cent. Researchers from the London School of Economics looked at the earning power of those born in 1958 and 1970. They found that the better teachers and smaller classes offered by independent schools were worth 19 per cent in extra income. By 2000, those educated in the private sector were earning about £ 5,000 a year more than their state school colleagues.
This article appeared in the Sunday Times January 13, 2008
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Related Publications
Forthcoming CEE Discussion Paper No.94, ‘Competition for Private and State School Teachers’ by Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy and Yu Zhu.
The Changing Economic Returns to Private Education, paper by Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy and Yu Zhu
The research on independent schools – ‘Competition for Private and State School Teachers’ and ‘The Changing Economic Returns to Private Education’, two studies by Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy and Yu Zhu – were presented at a Nuffield Foundation seminar in Oxford on Friday 11 January 2008.
Related links
Francis Green
webpage
Stephen Machin
webpage
Richard Murphy
webpage
Yu Zhu
webpage
'The Economic Role of Independent Schools in Britain' research project
webpage
Centre for the Economics of Education
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
Francis Green and co-author
Stephen Machin, research director of the
Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) and professor of economics at University College London, say: "Since selection into the [independent schools], despite some bursaries and the assisted places scheme, is primarily based on families' ability to pay, and given the substantial returns achieved, it is hard to escape the conclusion that private schools have served to reproduce inequalities in British society."
This article appeared in the Guardian on January 11, 2008
Link to article
Related Publications
'Competition for Private and State School Teachers' by Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy and Yu Zhu,
Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No.94, January 2008
'The Changing Economic Returns to Private Education' by Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy and Yu Zhu, forthcoming.
Related links
Francis Green
webpage
Stephen Machin
webpage
Richard Murphy
webpage
Yu Zhu
webpage
Centre for the Economics of Education
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
Academics at the London School of Economics said the private school "premium" of better exam results and admission to the top universities was worth 19 per cent in extra income to pupils, irrespective of parents' wealth.
Professor Francis Green's (
Centre for the Economics of Education) research shows that the gap between the independent and state sectors has been increasing over the past 50 years as above-inflation fee increases enable headmasters to employ more staff and improve facilities faster.
This article appeared in The Daily Telegraph on January 11, 2008
Link to article
Related Publications
'Competition for Private and State School Teachers' by Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy and Yu Zhu,
Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No.94, January 2008
'The Changing Economic Returns to Private Education' by Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy and Yu Zhu, forthcoming.
Related links
Francis Green
webpage
Stephen Machin
webpage
Richard Murphy
webpage
Yu Zhu
webpage
Centre for the Economics of Education
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
Research carried out at the
Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics suggests that there is a widening gap in attainment between pupils from state schools and those from private schools.
This article appeared in the ATL Education News - UK on January 11, 2008
Link to article
Related Publications
Competition for Private and State School Teachers by Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy and Yu Zhu,
Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No. 94, January 2008
The Changing Economic Returns to Private Education, by Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy and Yu Zhu, forthcoming.
Related links
Francis Green
webpage
Stephen Machin
webpage
Richard Murphy
webpage
Yu Zhu
webpage
Centre for the Economics of Education
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
Professor Stephen Machin concludes independent schools' existence is widening social inequality in the UK.
This article appeared in IntheNews.uk online on January 11, 2008
Link to article
Related Publications
Forthcoming CEE Discussion Paper No.94, ‘Competition for Private and State School Teachers’ by Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy and Yu Zhu.
The Changing Economic Returns to Private Education, paper by Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy and Yu Zhu
The research on independent schools – ‘Competition for Private and State School Teachers’ and ‘The Changing Economic Returns to Private Education’, two studies by Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy and Yu Zhu – were presented at a Nuffield Foundation seminar in Oxford on Friday 11 January 2008.
Related links
Francis Green
webpage
Stephen Machin
webpage
Richard Murphy
webpage
Yu Zhu
webpage
'The Economic Role of Independent Schools in Britain' research project
webpage
Centre for the Economics of Education
webpage
Education and Skills Programme
webpage
