What drives regional labour mobility and how does place impact upon individuals’ life chances?
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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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Related UKRI funded projects
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Agglomeration Economies and Job to Job Mobility
UK regional disparities are large and persistent. This translates into fewer employment opportunities and lower wages for workers in smaller, low-productive areas. This is a key reason why levelling-up is high in the pol...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: London School of Economics and Political Science
Why might this be relevant?
The project directly addresses the question by studying regional disparities in job opportunities and wages, and the impact of agglomeration economies on individual career outcomes.
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Regional Differentials, Changing Working Patterns and High-Skilled Labour Mobility
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
Why might this be relevant?
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.
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Using LEO data to understand the relationship between local opportunities, geographical mobility, social mobility and skills
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
Why might this be relevant?
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.