This paper explores the school-to-work transition in the UK with the aim of achieving a richer understanding of individuals\\\' choices and activities in the ve years after�reaching school-leaving age. Through the technique of `optimal matching', we assess the�degree of similarity between...

presentation at Royal Economic Society 2012 conference, Cambridge

presentation at NIESR workshop "Understanding and influencing young people's early labour market experiences", London

presentation at Joint East Asian Social Policy Research Network/Social Policy Association 2012 conference, York

presentation at ISER workshop "Growing up in recession Britain", London���

Annex C of "Youth unemployment: the crisis we cannot afford" ACEVO Commission on Youth Unemployment

presentation at Fabian Society, Guildford

We investigate young people's labour market transitions beyond compulsory schooling and, in particular, the dynamic effects of early experiences. We use a UK longitudinal survey to model transitions between four states: employment, unemployment, education and a residual category of those neither...

presentation at the Cabinet Office, London

Presentation at the Department for Work and Pensions, London