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Post study work visa options: an international comparative review [2019]

Reviews literature examining how the UK’s post-study work offer compares with those of competitor countries. Draws on sources including academic literature, governmental websites, statistical database...

How is Brexit really affecting talent?, IN People Management, Jul/Aug 2019, pp8-9 [2019]

Looks at current trends in the UK labour market, and considers the effect of Brexit on the availability of talent. Discusses: factors influencing the UK labour market: the drop in the UK’s net employm...

Trainspotting: `good jobs', training and skilled immigration (Discussion paper CDP 07/19) [2019]

Considers whether skilled immigration, which provides a boost to GDP per capita by adding to the human capital stock of the receiving economy, might also reduce the number of 'good jobs', ie those wit...

Teacher mobility in challenging areas: research report [2019]

Explores potential interventions to attract good teachers to work in schools in challenging areas or circumstances, drawing on analysis of survey and other data looking at teacher attitudes. Outlines ...

Measuring the benefits of integration: the value of tackling skills underutilisation [2019]

Examines the economic benefits from making better use of migrants' skills and experience in the labour market, drawing on analysis of labour force and population survey data. Outlines the policy conte...

Access denied: the cost of the ‘no recourse to public funds’ policy [2019]

Examines the disproportionate effects of the ‘no recourse to public funds’ (NRPF) policy on women, low-income families, disabled people, pregnant women, and black and minority ethnic (BME) British chi...

Moving matters: housing costs and labour market mobility [2019]

Examines the relationship between moving home, housing costs and labour market mobility. Indicates that all age groups are moving jobs less frequently than before but the fall for younger people is es...

Refugees and the UK labour market (Economic Integration of Refugees in the UK Ref 04 2019) [2019]

Explores labour market and other related outcomes of refugees who migrated to the UK for asylum reasons. Finds that asylum migrants are likely to earn less and work fewer hours than UK-born and other ...

Scotland's demographic challenge [2019]

Explores the implications of Scotland's ageing demographic structure for meeting future labour market demand. Describes the context for the study, highlighting the public policy challenges presented b...

International migration and the education sector: what does the current evidence show? [2019]

Explores the effect of international migration on state-funded schools in England. Finds that the main driver of changes in demand for school places is the number of children being born, including bir...