"A coherent industrial strategy cannot rest on a higher education system in retreat." @sandramcnally.bsky.social and @aadyabahl.bsky.social on the need to solve the contradictions at the heart of current policymaking. blogs.lse.ac.uk/poli...

Out today! Local health and social contact rules during the pandemic led to more absence among disadvantaged pupils than others. @sandramcnally.bsky.social , Stephen Gibbons and Piero Montebruno @nuffieldfoundation.org‬ Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/d...

Does timing matter for hybrid education models? Using an IV based on cohort & distance to school, Stephen Machin, @sandramcnally.bsky.social, ‪‪‪@camilleterrier.bsky.social and Guglielmo Ventura estimate effects of #UniversityTechnicalColleges. doi.org/10.3368/jhr....

📢 Pre-doc RA position at LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance! Join the Education & Skills programme led by Prof Sandra McNally. Work with large UK education datasets (e.g. NPD, LEO). Strong Stata skills & interest in policy a must. Apply by Aug 24 👉 ow.ly/bpN450WrLq4

Next week: Prof Mary O’Mahony and Prof Chris Pissarides discuss the future of work and wellbeing. Chair: Stephen Machin 📅 Wed 25 June ⏲️ 6.30pm In-person: no ticket required, first come first served basis. Online: register ⬇️ www.lse.ac.uk/Events...

UK skills policy over the long-term has failed to drive economic productivity. There has been a decline in employer investment in training & ongoing issues with managerial underutilisation of employees’ existing skills. This paper sets out what can be done www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...

OK so we've just published a whole bunch of papers on how the UK should be thinking about economic strategy. The main argument is that we should think about our deep assets and invest in those comparative advantages. Here's a synthesis paper www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...

"In a geopolitically uncertain world and after more than a decade of low productivity growth, the UK needs to rethink its economic strategy." Today, we're publishing a collection of expert policy insights ahead of the multi-year Spending Review conclusion: buff.ly/DAlcNo5

NEW BLOG 💥✍ @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social In today's #MondayInterview, NIESR Governor @sandramcnally.bsky.social, LSE's Stephen Gibbons and @cep-lse.bsky.social's Piero Montebruno explain why absence rates will stay high until the #COVID_19 generation leaves school 🚸⬇ niesr.ac.uk/blog/impact-...

To support increased productivity, helping children growing up in deprivation do better is an obvious target, but not enough. Social skills are also increasingly important for job success. By @Richardblundell.bsky.social Rachel Griffith & @SandraMcNally.bsky.social acss.org.uk/policies...

It’s #NationalApprenticeshipWeek - Here’s what we know about ‘what works’ in apprenticeships: 1️⃣ Apprenticeships decrease unemployment post-programme, have a positive effect on later employment, and are more likely to increase employment than training that isn’t in-firm. 1/6 👇

A big mistake. If something's important but not working, you make it work. English & maths are vital. We should redouble, rather than water down, efforts. And if training doesn't need even 9 months then it can still be valuable training but I'm not sure it's really an apprenticeship.

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📣 Ex Downing Street skills advisor Baroness Wolf on why the apprenticeships levy 'badly needs reform'

We're have an economics of education conference at CEP LSE on 29-30 May. Don't miss the submission deadline!

📢 Call for papers: 🚀 3rd CESifo/ifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education 🥳 12-13 May 2025, Munich Keynote: Alexander Willen PhD students & early postdocs, please apply! www.cesifo.org/en/event/202... Deadline: 16 Feb 2025 Co-organizer: Caterina Pavese @cesifo.org #EconSky

New blog post from @cep-lse.bsky.social @aadyabahl.bsky.social examining what the net zero transition means for the UK labour market and highlighting the urgent need for targeted skills policies. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Empowering teenagers to run civically-minded projects widens their friendship groups. Simon Briole, Marc Gurgand , Eric Maurin @Sandra_McNally.bsky.social Jenifer Ruiz Valenzuela, Daniel Santin In CentrePiece magazine cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/d...

Sneak peek at CentrePiece – out tomorrow! Featuring: Policy for happier lives, firms’ views on AI & climate action, health effects of tech at work, creating citizens, parenthood and academia, better work, carbon markets.

We are having an economics of education conference at CEP in May 2025. Please consider submitting a paper before 31 January. Details below.

New blog from @cep-lse.bsky.social @sandramcnally.bsky.social and co-authors on the way Covid restrictions shifted attitudes to school attendance and the lasting effects this is having: blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Out now! High levels of pupil absence in England since the Covid-19 pandemic are likely due to restrictions creating a shift in attitudes towards school attendance. Stephen Gibbons, @sandramcnally.bsky.social & Piero Montebruno Funded by Nuffield Foundation Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/downloa...