Publications in: Education and Labour Markets
Nuffield Foundation Grant Award: The Impact of the Cost of Childcare on Parental Mobility
Published: | 2 January, 2025 |
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London Economics are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant from the Nuffield Foundation to investigate the impact of the cost and availability of childcare on parental mobility, and potential impacts on the wider economy and in particular economic inequality. Over a third of parents with young children find it difficult to meet […]
Analysis of the 2024 DfE Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey
Published: | 12 December, 2024 |
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London Economics were commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE) to undertake a comprehensive review of the childcare sector, using information from the DfE’s 2024 Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers, in partnership with IFF Research. With challenges facing the childcare sector and a raft of government reforms being rolled out, it is critical […]
The Economic Impact of Waltham Forest College
Published: | 17 December, 2024 |
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London Economics were commissioned to assess economic impact of Waltham Forest College’s activities, focusing on the 2022-23 academic year. The analysis considers the impact associated with the College’s teaching and learning activities, as well as the impact associated with Waltham Forest College’s expenditures (i.e. the College’s physical footprint) Key findings Waltham Forest College’s activities in […]
2023 Childcare Providers’ Finances Report
Published: | 28 November, 2024 |
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London Economics were commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE) to investigate the state of childcare providers’ finances and the cost of childcare to parents, using information from the 2023 Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers (in partnership with IFF Research). In the midst of an historic expansion in government funding for childcare […]
The Economic and Social Impact of Lancaster University – October 2024
Published: | 4 October, 2024 |
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London Economics were commissioned to assess the economic and social impact of Lancaster University to the United Kingdom. The total economic impact on the UK economy associated with Lancaster University’s activities in the 2021-22 academic year was estimated at approximately £2.0 billion. Of this total: Lancaster University’s research and knowledge exchange activities accounted for £726 million (37%) of this impact; […]
The Economic Impact of Welsh Universities’ Teaching, Research, and Innovation
Published: | October, 2024 |
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London Economics were commissioned to assess the impact of Welsh universities’ teaching, research, and innovation activities on the UK economy, focusing on the 2021-22 academic year. This report follows our recent analysis of the impact of the teaching, research and innovation activities of the UK higher education (HE) sector as a whole (here), and also […]
The Economic Impact of Higher Education Teaching, Research, and Innovation
Published: | 05 September, 2024 |
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London Economics were commissioned to assess the impact of the UK higher education sector’s teaching, research, and innovation activities on the UK economy, focusing on the 2021-22 academic year. This analysis builds upon our previous analyses of the economic impact of the UK higher education sector in 2021-22, in relation to the sector’s institutional expenditures […]
The Economic, Social and Cultural Impact of the University of Birmingham
Published: | June, 2024 |
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London Economics were commissioned to assess the economic, social and cultural impact of the University of Birmingham to the United Kingdom. The total economic impact on the UK economy associated with the University of Birmingham’s activities in the 2021-22 academic year was estimated at approximately £4.4 billion. Of this total: The University of Birmingham’s research […]
Updated Constituency-level Data on the Benefits and Costs of International Students
Published: | 20 June, 2024 |
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London Economics were commissioned by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and Kaplan International Pathways to assess the benefits and costs of international higher education (HE) students to the UK economy in 2021-22 based on the new UK parliamentary constituency boundaries, building on our previous work which used the previous boundaries (see here). The new […]
General Election Briefings: Examination of General Election Manifesto Commitments on Higher Education Fees and Funding
Published: | 25 June, 2024 |
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Funded by the Nuffield Foundation, London Economics are undertaking a range of in-depth analyses in relation to higher education fees and funding arrangements across the four Home Nations of the UK, ahead of the next General Election. Following our earlier in-depth analyses of higher education fees and funding across the UK (available here), this report […]