Friday, 7 September 2018

Does starting an apprenticeship boost young people’s earnings?

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Chiara Cavaglia, Sandra McNally, Guglielmo Ventura Apprenticeships feature in the vocational education systems of many countries, alt...

Do older apprentices get the same earnings boost as younger ones?

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Steven McIntosh and Damon Morris There has been a huge increase in the number of people over the age of 25 who are undertaking appr...
Friday, 13 April 2018

Missing the mark at GCSE English: the costly consequences of just failing to get a grade C

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School students who narrowly fail to achieve a grade C in their GCSE English exam pay a high price, according to new research by Stephen M...
Wednesday, 11 April 2018

Choosing the best counterfactual for assessing the returns to qualifications

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Sophie Hedges of London Economics summarises a new paper which finds that, for both males and females, non-achievers are generally closer ...
Wednesday, 28 March 2018

Apprenticeships are changing: The Levy a year in

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Since the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy a year ago there has been a shift from Intermediate Apprenticeships to the Advanced and...
Monday, 26 February 2018

Do BTEC qualifications pay?

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London Economics' Pietro Patrignani with a closer look at BTEC qualifications BTEC qualifications are career-based qualifications...
Friday, 2 February 2018

Which skill signals matter truly in getting a job?

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Lisa Simon from the ifo Center for the Economics of Education on the impact of skill signals on hiring decisions Individuals make cost...