Is the UK doing enough to protect apprentices from economic effects of COVID-19?
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Valuing workers: how do cities need to change in the post-pandemic economy?
Join us to hear about our latest research on Covid-19 and the future of work
Policy to start a recovery: a framework for thinking
Rolling back Covid support measures is complicated, but a framework for thinking about it suggests a clearer way forward.
What to put in a ‘levelling-up’ Budget
This briefing sets out the five things that should be in the Chancellor’s Red Box if dreams of levelling up are to become a reality.
The missing bit: why geography matters when thinking about the new immigration system
‘Activating’ the economically inactive should be top of the Government agenda, but it should be realistic about whether it can fill the gaps the new immigration system will create.
Measuring ‘levelling up’
This briefing presents two new indexes to summarise and compare the performance of the UK's largest cities and towns. The findings have implications for policy, particularly the Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda.
How do business and employment opportunities vary across the country?
Local data is crucial to understand the reasons behind the UK’s economic divide and what this means for the ‘levelling-up’ agenda.
Why big cities are crucial to ‘levelling up’
The underperformance of big cities is at the heart of the North-South divide. If the Government is to ‘level up’ the economy then it needs to tackle this major economic problem.
How diverse are apprenticeship opportunities in cities?
Apprenticeships work. As revealed by research from our sister organisation, the What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth, apprenticeships can have a positive impact on skills level, wages and...
Why the geographical spread of R&D investment matters when trying to level-up the economy
Andrew Carter on why the geographical spread of R&D investment matters when trying to level-up the economy.