Centre for Employment Research

💡 We provide research and evidence spanning labour economics; education and skills; employment relations; equality and diversity

@UniWestminster, London.

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New discussion paper from CER researchers Professor Richard Dorsett and Alex Bowyer 👇

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New ESCoE Discussion paper published today ‘What has been the impact of COVID-19 on self-employment relative to paid employment in the UK’ by Alex Bowyer, @R_Dorsett (@UniWestminster) https://t.co/uaerZYmkb3

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We are hiring!��

Interested in analysing large admin and survey datasets to address policy-relevant questions?

Check out our Research Fellow post - deadline 8 September 2022 https://t.co/PbAdCgJeSI

42,340 - £47,022 pa. More details on our website: https://t.co/zX49M6S7kf

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We are hiring!👉

Interested in analysing large admin and survey datasets to address policy-relevant questions?

Check out our Research Fellow post - deadline 08 December: https://t.co/Hpvk2dqnu8

More details on our website: https://t.co/zX49M6S7kf

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What educational pathways do lower attaining learners take post-16? What are the consequences for labour market outcomes? In a new project - funded by @NuffieldFound - CER and @FFTEduDatalab researchers will be exploring these questions using linked data https://t.co/SGQXSLVHus

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Read our latest blog post about our ongoing work looking at the effects of the pandemic on creative industries. @ESCoEorg @UniWestminster @CreativePEC

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In week 2 of #FreelancerFortnight we publish fascinating early findings w @UniWestminster @ESCoEorg. While the #CreativeIndustries workforce grew in 2020 - Music, Performing & Visual Arts shrunk. It’s why we are saying One Size Can’t Fit All (1/7) https://t.co/KfShgOjoAI

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With the #sewellReport highlighting racial disparities, we note our ongoing @NuffieldFound research which shows that non white British ethnic young people are much more likely to experience custody.
https://t.co/oKxZZ9Cm3L

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What can we learn from linked administrative data about who experiences youth custody, aged 16-18?

New findings below from our @NuffieldFound project studying the causes and consequences of youth custody👇 @FFTEduDatalab

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Job alert:➡️CER is hiring a Research Fellow to contribute to quantitative research on social mobility

Duration: 6 months
Location: flexible (within UK)
Salary: £41,715 - £46,327
Apply by: 4 January 2021
Ideal start: 1 Feb 2021

Info here, pls retweet! 👇
https://t.co/pzvSRJ1Pv6

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CER Director Peter Urwin speaks to @realVickyPryce, Chief Economic Adviser and board member at the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), about public engagement with statistics during the pandemic on @ShareRadioUK 👇 #EconomistQuestions

https://t.co/T1me9uouKr

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The pandemic has forced UK population to engage with statistics on unprecedented level. #EconomistQuestions I talk to @realVickyPryce about lessons learnt from this & its importance for the vaccination program. 'Misreading a Pandemic’ @ShareRadioUK.

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New research from CER Professor @R_Dorsett studies the effects of Universal Basic Income on crime in Alaska, finding increasing payments reduce crime. Open access link below 👇 #UBI #basicincome

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DfE-commissioned research from CER Prof Franz Buscha, with a little help from IFS, shows earnings returns to postgraduate degrees in the UK https://t.co/kxapO11Ow2

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Prof. Urwin in New York Times, ‘MPC trying to get a little ammunition back in the armory’, but 'Damned if they do…..'https://t.co/ty4Hn8uU8e

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The Guardian: CER study of subsidised rental accommodation for London Key workers, identifies big productivity gain https://t.co/gQNl4chDvn

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Study presented by Franz Buscha at 2016 RES conference, flags lost work experience in School Leaving Age reforms https://t.co/j0CWu7HQTw

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Peter Urwin & Franz Buscha cited in 'State of the Nation 2015: Social Mobility and Child Poverty in Great Britain’ report.

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Congratulations Franz Buscha & all the team for our hosting of the 2016 Royal Economic Society PhD meetings. Excellent participant feedback.

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CER Research flagged in today’s TES article 'disadvantaged learners would be worst hit by FE cuts’. See CER ‘Projects' page for full report

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CER research into Further Education ‘welcomed' by Alison Wolf in TES, as it shows previously hidden value https://t.co/iQ5bvMCbJo’-earnings

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Royal Economic Society PhD Meetings 8-9th January 2016 at Westminster Business School, registration now open. Visit http://t.co/Q8DEo3oPUU