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CentrePiece article
People, places and politics: the challenge of 'levelling up' the UK Henry Overman assesses policies to address the wide disparities in economic performance between towns, cities and regions. Henry Overman
March 2020
Paper No' CEPCP570:
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CentrePiece 25 (1) Spring 2020

Tags: spatial disparities; skills; cities; left-behind places; 2019 general election

An earlier version of this article appeared in CEP's 2019 Election Analysis series as 'People, Places and Politics: Policy Challenges of the UK's Uneven Economic Geography'

CEP election analysis
#GE2019Economists: The Research Evidence on Key issues for Voters in the 2019 UK General Election
December 2019
Paper No' CEPEA056:
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Tags: uk 2019 general election; uk economy; labour market; brexit economics; immigration; social mobility; education and skills; people; places and politics; housing; energy and climate change; health and social care; policing and crime

CEP election analysis
Education and Skills Jo Blanden, Sandra McNally and Gill Wyness
November 2019
Paper No' CEPEA050:
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Tags: education; skills; international rankings; austerity; poor performing schools

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CEP election analysis
People, Places and Politics Henry G. Overman
November 2019
Paper No' CEPEA047:
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Tags: spatial disparities; skills; cities; left-behind places; 2019 general election

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CEP discussion paper
Widening the High School Curriculum to Include Soft Skill Training: Impacts on Health, Behaviour, Emotional Wellbeing and Occupational Aspirations Grace Lordan and Alistair McGuire July 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1630:
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JEL Classification: I18; I20

Tags: soft skills; health related quality of life; character; high school curriculum; personal; social; health and economic education

CentrePiece article
Trade and deskilling: how the post-referendum sterling depreciation hurt workers Rui Costa, Swati Dhingra and Stephen Machin
July 2019
Paper No' CEPCP551:
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CentrePiece 24 (2) Summer 2019

JEL Classification: F14; F31; F66; J24; J31

Tags: international trade; worker outcomes; wages; productivity; skills; real wage stagnation

This article summarises 'Trade and Worker Deskilling' by Rui Costa, Swati Dhingra and Stephen Machin, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1622

CEP Brexit analysis
Trade and Worker Deskilling: How the post-Brexit pound has hurt Britain’s workers Rui Costa, Swati Dhingra and Stephen Machin
May 2019
Paper No' CEPBREXIT15:
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Tags: brexit; eu; trade; wages; jobs; skills

CentrePiece article
Sustainable growth in the UK Ralf Martin, James Rydge and Anna Valero
March 2019
Paper No' CEPCP550:
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CentrePiece 24 (1) Spring 2019

Tags: growth; climate; climate change; sustainability; industrial strategy; productivity; public policy; cities; transportation; infrastructure; skills; innovation; growth commission

This article summarises ‘Sustainable Growth in the UK: Seizing Opportunities from Technological Change and the Transition to a Low-carbon Economy’, a special report for the LSE Growth Commission published jointly by CEP, the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE

CEP industrial strategy
Sustainable Growth in the UK: Seizing opportunities from technological change and the transition to a low-carbon economy James Rydge, Ralf Martin and Anna Valero December 2018
Paper No' CEPIS07:
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Tags: growth; climate; climate change; industrial strategy; productivity; public policy; cities; transportation; infrastructure; skills; innovation; growth commission

CEP election analysis
Education and Skills: The UK Policy Agenda Sandra McNally and Gill Wyness
June 2017
Paper No' CEPEA041:
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Tags: education; expenditure; post-16 education; tuition fees; skills; apprentices

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Journal article
Is modern technology responsible for jobless recoveries? Georg Graetz and Guy Michaels
May 2017
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JEL Classification: E23;E24;E32;J24;J64

Tags: production; employment; unemployment; wages; intergenerational income distribution; aggregate human capital; aggregate labor productivity; business fluctuations; cycles; human capital; skills; occupational choice; labor productivity; models; duration; incidence; and job search

CEP election analysis
The UK's New Industrial Strategy Anna Valero
May 2017
Paper No' CEPEA038:
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Tags: uk 2017 general election; industrial strategy; skills; infrastructure; productivity; growth

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CEP discussion paper
Teacher Quality, Test Scores and Non-Cognitive Skills: Evidence from Primary School Teachers in the UK Sarah Flèche
March 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1472:
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JEL Classification: I21; J00

Tags: teacher quality; test scores; non-cognitive skills; long-run impacts; teaching practices; alspac

CEP report
UK Growth: A New Chapter Philippe Aghion, Terra Allas, Timothy Besley, John Browne, Francesco Caselli, Richard Davies, Richard Lambert, Rachel Lomax, Stephen Machin, G.I.P. Ottaviano, Christopher Pissarides, Isabelle Roland, Xavier Rolet, N Stern and Anna Valero February 2017
Paper No' CEPSP28B:
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Tags: gdp; innovation; infrasstructure; uk economy; skills; apprenticeships; education; government policy

Parliamentary inquiry or consultation
Response to the Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy for the Apprenticeships Inquiry K Hadjivassilou, Claudia Hupkau, Steven McIntosh, Sandra McNally, Stefan Speckesser and Guglielmo Ventura March 2016
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Tags: education; skills; economy; apprenticeships

Parliamentary inquiry or consultation
Response to the Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy for the Careers Advice Inquiry Sandra McNally
January 2016
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Tags: education; skills; economy

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
The Role of Education for Amenity Based Sorting in British Cities Luisa Gagliardi and Teresa Schlüter
September 2015
Paper No' SERCDP0184:
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JEL Classification: R23; R22; J24

Tags: neighborhood characteristics; sorting; amenities; skills; local labour markets; hedonic pricing

CEP discussion paper
The Future of the German Industrial Relations Model David Marsden
April 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1344:
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JEL Classification: J5; J24; M55

Tags: labor-management relations; trade unions; collective bargaining; human capital skills; labor contracting devices; germany

CEP discussion paper
Why are Higher Skilled Workers More Mobile Geographically? The Role of the Job Surplus Michael Amior
March 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1338:
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JEL Classification: J24; J61; J64

Tags: internal migration; job search; education; skills

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Employment and Technological Change: On the Geography of Labour Market Adjustments Luisa Gagliardi
October 2014
Paper No' SERCDP0165:
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JEL Classification: R12; R23; R21; O33; J24

Tags: local labour market; employment; technological change; skills

CEP discussion paper
Home Computers and Married Women's Labor Supply Alexander C. Lembcke
March 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1260:
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JEL Classification: J24; J22

Tags: married women's labor supply; computer skills and labor supply; us cps

CentrePiece article
In brief...Top of the class Richard Murphy and Felix Weinhardt
December 2013
Paper No' CEPCP405:
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CentrePiece 18 (2) Autumn 2013

JEL Classification: I21; J24; D01

Tags: rank; non-cognitive skills; peer effects

This article summarises ‘The Importance of Rank Position’ by Richard Murphy and Felix Weinhardt, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1241, September 2013.

CEP discussion paper
The Importance of Rank Position Richard Murphy and Felix Weinhardt
September 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1241:
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JEL Classification: I21; J24; D01

Tags: rank; non-cognitive skills; peer effects

CEP discussion paper
Explaining Cross-Racial Differences in the Educational Gender Gap Esteban Aucejo
May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1220:
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JEL Classification: I2; J15; J16

Tags: gender gap; college enrollment; non-cognitive skills; cognitive skills; race

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Access All Areas? The Impact of Fees and Background on Student Demand for Postgraduate Higher Education in the UK Philip Wales February 2013
Paper No' SERCDP0128:
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JEL Classification: C25; I2; J24; D12

Tags: education; human capital; skills; consumer economics: empirical analysis

CEP report
Investing for Prosperity: Skills, Infrastructure and Innovation Philippe Aghion, Timothy Besley, John Browne, Francesco Caselli, Richard Lambert, Rachel Lomax, Christopher Pissarides, Nick Stern and John Van Reenen January 2013
Paper No' CEPSP28:
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Tags: gdp; innovation; infrasstructure; uk economy; skills; apprenticeships; education; government policy

CentrePiece article
Immigration and the UK Labour Market David Metcalf
December 2012
Paper No' CEPCP381:
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CentrePiece 17 (3) Winter 2012

Tags: immigration; government policy; eu; migration policy; work skills

CEP discussion paper
The Transferable Scars: A Longitudinal Evidence of Psychological Impact of Past Parental Unemployment on Adolescents in the United Kingdom Nattavudh Powdthavee and James Vernoit September 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1165:
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JEL Classification: D1; I3; J6

Tags: unemployment; scarring; children; happiness; self-esteem; noncognitive skills

This paper has been published as:
What childhood characteristics predict psychological resilience to economic shocks in adulthood?, Nattavudh Powdthavee, Journal of Economic Psychology, Volume 45, December 201

CEP discussion paper
Selection into Trade and Wage Inequality Thomas Sampson
June 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1152:
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JEL Classification: F16; J31

Tags: wage inequality; matching; technology; skills; trade

Journal article
The good, the bad, and the average: Evidence on ability peer effects in schools Victor Lavy, Olmo Silva and Felix Weinhardt
April 2012
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Tags: education; rank; non-cognitive skills; peer effects

CEP policy analysis
Apprenticeship Policy in England: Increasing Skills versus Boosting Young People's Job Prospects Hilary Steedman
December 2011
Paper No' CEPPA013:
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Tags: apprenticeship; government policy; youth unemployment; skills

CEP discussion paper
A Model for the Delivery of Evidence-Based PSHE (Personal Wellbeing) in Secondary Schools John Coleman, Daniel Hale and Richard Layard August 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1071:
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JEL Classification: I1; I18; I2

Tags: health education; social-emotional learning; life-skills; prevention

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Whether to Hire Local Contract Teachers? Trade-off Between Skills and Preferences in India Sonja Fagernäs and Panu Pelkonen
July 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0083:
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JEL Classification: H75; J24; J41; J45

Tags: discrete choice experiment; education; para-teachers; preferences; skills

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Does the Rotten Child Spoil His Companion? Spatial Peer Effects Among Children in Rural India Christian Helmers and Manasa Patnam October 2010
Paper No' SERCDP0059:
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JEL Classification: C21; O15; R23

Tags: children; peer effects; cognitive skills; india

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Geography or Economics? A Micro-Level Analysis of the Determinants of Degree Choice in the Context of Regional Economic Disparities in the UK Philip Wales September 2010
Paper No' SERCDP0056:
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JEL Classification: C25; I2; J24; R23

Tags: education; human capital; skills; regional labour markets

CentrePiece article
In brief: Producing superstars for the economic World Cup Lant Pritchett and Martina Viarengo
July 2010
Paper No' CEPCP310:
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CentrePiece 15 (1) Summer 2010

Tags: skills; education policy; mexico; economic competition

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Parents' Basic Skills and Childrens' Cognitive Outcomes Elena Meschi, Anna Vignoles and Augustin de Coulon
December 2008
Paper No' CEEDP0104:
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JEL Classification: I21;J13;J24

Tags: basic skills; intergenerational transfer; education

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
An Analysis of the Benefit of NVQ2 Qualifications Acquired at Age 26-34 Anna Vignoles and Augustin de Coulon
October 2008
Paper No' CEEDP0106:
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Tags: skills; vocational qualifications; lifelong learning

CEP discussion paper
Can Pay Regulation Kill? Panel Data Evidence on the Effect of Labor Markets on Hospital Performance Emma Hall, Carol Propper and John Van Reenen January 2008
Paper No' CEPDP0843:
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JEL Classification: J45; F12; I18; J31

Tags: labor market regulation; hospital quality; hospital productivity; skills

This paper has been published as:
'Can Pay Regulation Kill? Panel Data Evidence on the Effect of Labour Markets on Hospital Performance', Carol Propper and John Van Reenen, Journal of Political Economy (2010), Vol. 118, no. 2, 222-273

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
The Impact of Early Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills on Later Outcomes Pedro Carneiro, Claire Crawford and Alissa Goodman
October 2007
Paper No' CEEDP0092:
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Tags: cognitive skills; non-cognitive skills; labour maket outcomes; education outcomes; social outcomes

CEP discussion paper
Information Technology, Organization, and Productivity in the Public Sector: Evidence from Police Departments Luis Garicano and Paul Heaton October 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0826:
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JEL Classification: L23; M5; O33; K42

Tags: information technology; management practices; skills; productivity; police

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
The Impact of Computer Use, Computer Skills and Computer Use Intensity: Evidence from WERS 2004. Peter Dolton and Panu Pelkonen August 2007
Paper No' CEEDP0081:
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Tags: ict; skills

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Over-Education and the Skills of UK Graduates Arnaud Chevalier and Joanne Lindley
August 2007
Paper No' CEEDP0079:
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JEL Classification: J24; J31; I2

Tags: over-education; skills

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
The Value of Basic Skills in the British Labour Market Oscar Marcenaro Gutierrez, Anna Vignoles and Augustin de Coulon
May 2007
Paper No' CEEDP0077:
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Tags: skills; labour market; literacy; numeracy

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Accounting for Intergenerational Income Persistence: Non-Cognitive Skills, Ability and Education Jo Blanden, Paul Gregg, Lindsey Macmillan and Lindsey Macmillan September 2006
Paper No' CEEDP0073:
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JEL Classification: J62; J13; J31

Tags: intergenerational mobility; children; skills

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Which Skills Matter? Pedro Carneiro, Claire Crawford and Alissa Goodman
July 2006
Paper No' CEEDP0059:
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Tags: cognitive skills; non-cognitive skills; ncds; schooling; labour market outcomes

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Using Rate of Return Analyses to Understand Sector Skill Needs Nattavudh Powdthavee and Anna Vignoles
July 2006
Paper No' CEEDP0070:
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Tags: returns to education; sector skills

CEP discussion paper
Changes in Returns to Education in Latin America: the Role of Demand and Supply of Skills Marco Manacorda, Carolina Sanchez-Paramo and Norbert Schady December 2005
Paper No' CEPDP0712:
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JEL Classification: J23; J24; O15

Tags: returns to education; demand and supply of skills

CEP discussion paper
Entrepreneurship: Can the Jack-of-All-Trades Attitude be Aquired? Olmo Silva
December 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0665:
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JEL Classification: M13; J23; J24

Tags: entrepreneurship; occupational choice; skills

CEP discussion paper
The Self Selection of Migrant Workers Revisited Eran Yashiv
October 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0655:
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JEL Classification: J3; J6; F2

Tags: self-selection; migrant workers; skill premia; migration premium; unobservable skills; non-hierarchical sorting; wage inequality.

CEP discussion paper
Does Inequality in Skills Explain Inequality of Earnings Across Advanced Countries? Dan Devroye and Richard Freeman
November 2002
Paper No' CEPDP0552:
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JEL Classification: J31

Tags: wage inequality; distribution of skills; skills and education

CEP discussion paper
Numeracy, Literacy and Earnings: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth C Dougherty
November 2000
Paper No' CEPDP0478:
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Tags: numeracy; literacy; basic skills; earnings

CEP discussion paper
Computers are even more important than you thought: An Analysis of the changing skill-intensity of jobs A Felstead, D Gallie and Francis Green January 2000
Paper No' CEPDP0439:
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Tags: skills; computer; education; training

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