Jack Britton

Economist at the IFS and the University of York

[Institute for Fiscal Studies @TheIFS]

NEW: The Education Maintenance Allowance, a weekly cash transfer to disadvantaged students aged 16-19, did not improve their long-run outcomes.

The EMA only provided around 40p of benefits to students for every £1 spent.

THREAD on our new @NuffieldFound-funded report:

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[Jack Britton @jack_britton]

@RogersHistory It's not perfect, but we had a go at trying to answer this question, and found P8 actually does a pretty good job of getting at school effectiveness https://t.co/RoCS5hPWNx

[Jack Britton @jack_britton]

A bit late, but this went out today. Hopefully this will result in more accountability in terms of what universities are doing to promote social mobility. Queen Mary is really impressive on this, especially its computing, maths and economics degrees.

[Institute for Fiscal Studies @TheIFS]

Less selective post-1992 institutions perform best on social mobility, with high intakes of low-income students.

Russell Group unis generally do poorly. Though their low-income students do well in the labour market, they admit very few of them.

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[Jack Britton @jack_britton]

We released this earlier this week. It's something I've wanted to do for ages but don't have the programming skills. Fortunately my colleague Ben Waltmann does. Worth a look for anyone interested in student loan design!
https://t.co/5waa70nTiY

[Jack Britton @jack_britton]

@lindsey_mac @MaryCurnockCook @JohnPeterJerrim @Lem_Exeter @USNewsEducation @HEPI_news @nickhillman @ifs Yep, we have been working on this. Hoping for November publication....

[Institute for Fiscal Studies @TheIFS]

NEW: Higher education enables young people to move to places with better career prospects – but this leads to brain drain from the North and coastal areas.

Read our report commissioned by @educationgovuk> https://t.co/fR2q8u5PdO

[Institute for Fiscal Studies @TheIFS]

NEW: What financial benefits do students from different socio-economic and ethnic groups gain from attending university?

In a new report, commissioned by @educationgovuk, we’ve investigated > https://t.co/VtpqUf2DUL

[Institute for Fiscal Studies @TheIFS]

'Allocating A Level grades to students who did not sit exams was never going to be easy. But the government’s solution is a clear fail.'

The #ALevelsResults U-turn will have repercussions for universities and students, say Jack Britton and Ben Waltmann.

https://t.co/hBOiQRTkHN

[Jack Britton @jack_britton]

Some sleep-deprived thoughts on the Augar Review. Broadly speaking, it is very sensible - and of course I'm happy to see it drawing heavily on our work!

https://t.co/DgMWdxcd6q

[EdNews @ed_ontap]

Policy Watch: IFS report on the government cost of different degrees https://t.co/FiRqgB6O9U | Wonkhe

[Jack Britton @jack_britton]

https://t.co/1q3MFOE3Nh

My paper with @AnnaVignoles, Neil Shephard and @lorrainedearden on the earnings at age 30 of richer and poorer students who do the same degrees... published today!

[Sean Coughlan @seanjcoughlan]

BBC News - Who are the winners and losers from degrees? Big questions if a third of men are getting no extra earning power from their degrees. https://t.co/ayySZpxalo

[Jack Britton @jack_britton]

New evidence on the (earnings) returns to higher education in the UK... Large positive effects for women and much smaller effects for men

[Institute for Fiscal Studies @TheIFS]

On average, attending #highereducation increases the earnings of men by 6% and women by 26% at age 29, compared to not going to university. But there is significant variation by subject.

Our new research, funded by @educationgovuk: https://t.co/jutnUk47Kd @ESRC

[Jack Britton @jack_britton]

@SoumayaKeynes Need to put someone behind bars for this. Sorry.

[Jack Britton @jack_britton]

@oilysailor Wow, thanks. @icoldboys please start collecting these stats for comparison on sat

[Jack Britton @jack_britton]

@oilysailor Michael butler in the Guardian: "Of the 831 touches Jorginho has made in the Premier League, 762 have been passes." I'm struggling to believe it. Is it right? Does anyone else get anywhere near this?

[Paul Johnson @PJTheEconomist]

This is a really amazing opportunity.

The job holder will work with world leading researchers on graduate earnings using the new and unique Longitudinal Educational Outcomes data. There can be no more exciting role for an empirical micro-economist.

Apply, retweet, tell people.

[Jack Britton @jack_britton]

@AndyLeighton8 @Wonkhe @chrisbelfield Yes, it's UG degrees.... Equivalent report for PGs is coming though!

[Jack Britton @jack_britton]

I wrote something with @chrisbelfield on our report on graduate earnings. But the best bit by a mile is @Wonkhe's excellent data visualisation tool https://t.co/MZawOIzsmn

[Wonkhe @Wonkhe]

How important are university courses to defining graduate earnings? @jack_britton and @chrisbelfield of @TheIFS introduce their research https://t.co/5E4aGNXPlz

[Jack Britton @jack_britton]

@antbagshaw @_gavinbailey @Wonkhe @chrisbelfield @UKDataService Not yet. Hopefully at some point soon, but I don't think it'll ever be on the UKDS - more likely a datalab like at HMRC