| Practice area: | Economics of Education | Education and Labour Markets | Further education | Labour market economics | Labour markets | Secondary education |
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| Client: | Department for Education |
| Published: | 22 March, 2015 |
| Keywords: | impact assessment modelling quantitative analysis |
London Economics were commissioned by the Department for Education to analyse the returns to A levels. The core results indicated that compared to GCSEs/O levels, there are strong positive wage returns to A levels – irrespective of whether the individual goes on to complete further or higher qualifications. The full report is available here.