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The researchers note that there have been historically unprecedented falls in UK real wages since the start of the … States in 2013 were at about the same level as in 1979) might be viewed as a warning sign for the UK. …
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market. On balance, the evidence for the UK labour market suggests that fears about adverse consequences of rising … much displacement of UK workers or lower wages, on average. Immigrants, especially in recent years, tend to be younger and … better educated than the UK-born and less likely to be unemployed. Future migration trends will, as ever, depend on relative …
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In brief: Economics of higher education
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In brief: Economics of higher education
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market. Perceptions do not seem to line up with the existing academic evidence. On balance, the evidence for the UK labour … still not, on average, materialised. It is hard to find evidence of much displacement of UK workers or lower wages, on … average. Immigrants, especially in recent years, tend to be younger and better educated than the UK-born and less likely to be …
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What is the impact of a pupil's perceptions of how their teachers will treat them on their motivation, efforts and educational achievements? To explore this question, Amine Ouazad and Lionel Page have conducted an experiment in which school children could use pocket money to place small bets on...
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In recent years there has been an increase in the number of children going to school in England who do not speak English as a first language. We investigate whether this has an impact on the educational outcomes of native English speakers at the end of primary school. We show that the negative...
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Ofsted inspections of schools have been a central feature of state education in England for nearly 20 years. Research by Iftikhar Hussain explores the validity of the school ratings that Ofsted produces, the impact of a fail rating on subsequent pupil performance and the extent to which teachers...
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Although the economic recovery in the UK has been disappointing, it is inappropriate to either assert that Japan's two … lost decades illustrate the ineffectiveness of stimulative monetary policy or that the UK is predestined to perform as … badly as Japan. Recall that the UK has, so far, avoided the deflation that held back the Japanese economy. One could …
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the UK, chosen for theirdistinctive legal and institutional arrangements, within a common European Union context. Itis … information provision, the law and institutions complementone another less; in the UK, there are contradictory approaches and new …
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