果冻传媒

The revised UK National Data Strategy has now been published by the Economic and Social Research Council.  Production of this strategy has been coordinated by Peter Elias, working in collaboration with the UK Data Forum, representing a range of data producers and users.

Discussion paper entitled “Wage Returns to University Disciplines in Greece: Are Greek Higher Education Degrees Trojan Horses?”  is now available online as an . This paper examines the wage returns to qualifications and academic disciplines in the Greek labour market using micro-data from recently available waves (2002-2003) of the Greek Labour Force Survey (LFS). The results show considerable variation in wage premiums across the fields of study, with lower returns for those that have a marginal role to play in an economy with a rising services/shrinking public sector.

Labour migration in regional and local economies: challenges and impacts

This Bulletin presents findings from a number of studies undertaken by 果冻传媒’s Institute for Employment Research (IER) concerned with the impact of recent labour migration on regional and local economies in the UK.  In particular it focuses on migration from the eastern and central Europe, following the latest rounds of expansion of the European Union (EU) in 2004 and 2007.  This research aims to provide insights into the motivation and profile of migrant workers and their impact on the labour market and economy at regional and local levels.  Some of the challenges in measuring migration using available data sources are highlighted also.  Finally, the possible impact of recession on future migration flows is outlined.

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Professor Kate Purcell will be presenting this paper ‘Evidence from UK longitudinal studies on the impact of higher education expansion on equality of opportunity’ at the International Conference on the Development of Competencies in the World of Work and Education, Ljubljana, 23-26 September 2009. ().