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Current low unemployment figures are taken as proof that the labour market is doing well, however, in this episode of City Talks, Professor Blanchflower points out that many workers are in fact under-employed or have given up trying to find a well-paid job
Despite few formal devolved powers, Tim Bowles has unveiled a package of measures to boost skills provision in the West of England.
The Augar Review pledged to reduce the imbalance between further and higher education with important implications for cities.
Encouraging innovation should be central to the Government’s Industrial Strategy. But who should foot the bill for interventions in innovation? This is a question highlighted in our recent work on the Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Park.
The Sheffield City Region authority doesn’t yet have the powers of other metro mayors, but the mayor’s support of the Sheffield Children’s University highlights how he can still target the challenges his area faces.
On National Numeracy Day we should remember the impact of good numeracy skills on people’s life chances and the wider economy
North of Tyne's new Mayor should focus on boosting the city region's economy.
How can policymakers foster business innovation within local and national industrial strategy? This report sets out lessons from Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Park, which is helping to transform the city region from a place of low-cost production to one of high-value knowledge output
A roundup of the key learnings from the recent North of Tyne mayoral hustings
Creating high-skilled jobs indirectly generates demand for jobs in local services, offering opportunities to low-skilled people