BEIS is striving to create fairer, inclusive and flexible workplaces so that everyone has the change to succeed, whilst balancing home and work life. We will unlock enterprise and cut burdens to help businesses start and grow, while reforming corporate governance and improving boardroom diversity. To that end, BEIS needs research to better understand the following:
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
In the face of mounting policy concerns around regional inequalities, productivity weakness and the under-performance of the UK's second-tier cities, this project seeks to understand changing mobility patterns of high-sk...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Southampton
The project directly addresses the question by examining regional labour mobility and its impact on life chances, with expertise in high-skilled labour mobility patterns.
Geographical inequalities in the UK are large and persistent, and high by international standards. Previous research shows that most of the differences in earnings across places can be attributed to differences in skills...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Institute for Fiscal Studies
The project directly addresses the question by studying the interplay between place, geographical mobility, social mobility and skills, and how these factors impact individuals' life chances and regional labour mobility.
This project aims to learn more about what drives the large and persistent productivity differences across regions in the UK. Despite their importance, the factors behind these spatial economic imbalances are still poorl...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Aston University
While the project focuses on drivers of regional productivity differences, it partially addresses the question by exploring factors influencing regional disparities and productivity.