Tag Archives: Labour Market Economics
2025 Childcare Provider’s Finance Report
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Department for Education | |
| Published: | 28 May, 2026 |
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 2025 Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers (in partnership with IFF Research). To assess how recent expansions in government funding for childcare entitlements have affected […]
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Prison Service Pay Review Body Pay Comparator Review
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Office for the Pay Review Bodies | |
| Published: | 26 March, 2026 |
London Economics and Beamans Management Consultants undertook the latest pay comparability exercise for the Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB), looking at pay for operational prison staff working for HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and relevant comparators. The PSPRB is an advisory non-departmental public body sponsored by the Ministry of Justice and its remit […]
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Assessing the Impact of the Minimum Wage on Young People’s Participation in Education
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Low Pay Commission | |
| Published: | 2 February, 2026 |
London Economics’ report investigating the impact of the minimum wage on young people was published by the Low Pay Commission (LPC), an independent body that advises the government on the National Minimum Wage rates. On behalf of the LPC, London Economics used Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data to assess the impact on young people’s employment, earnings, […]
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Analysis of the 2025 Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Department for Education | |
| Published: | 11 December, 2025 |
London Economics were commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE) to undertake a comprehensive review of the childcare sector, using information from the Department for Education’s 2025 Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers, in partnership with IFF Research. A short report summarising key findings and policy implications can be found here. London Economics’ analysis covered […]
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London Economics’ Evaluation of the Department for Education’s Early Years Financial Incentives Pilot
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Department for Education | |
| Published: | 30 October, 2025 |
London Economics (alongside research partners IFF Research) evaluated the Department for Education’s (DfE) Early Years Financial Incentives Pilot, which offered £1,000 to those new or returning to the childcare workforce as part of a randomised control trial across 40 local authorities, and provided recommendations to the DfE on the future use of financial incentives. The Pilot […]
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2024 Childcare Providers’ Finance Report – September 2025
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Department for Education | |
| Published: | 26 September, 2025 |
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 2024 Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers (in partnership with IFF Research). In the midst of an historic expansion in government funding for childcare entitlements, […]
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Estimating the Economic and Social Value of Volunteering
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | |
| Published: | 11 July, 2025 |
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) commissioned London Economics, working with The Social Agency and New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) to monetise the economic and social value of volunteering in England. The work implements a methodology developed by London Economics for DCMS by combining desk research and stakeholder workshops with academics, local government officials, […]
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Closing the Gaps: Funding, Inclusion, and Quality in Childcare in England
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Save the Children | |
| Published: | 16 June, 2025 |
Government support for childcare has been expanding rapidly since the announcement in the Spring 2023 Budget. By September 2025, children aged two and younger from eligible working households will be eligible for 30 hours of entitlement funded childcare. However, work by London Economics for Save the Children estimated that the funding proposed by the government […]
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Quantifying Retention Benefits for Public Sector Nurses in England – March 2025
| Sector: | Public Policy. | |
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| Client: | Royal College of Nursing | |
| Published: | 21 March, 2025 |
London Economics were commissioned by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to examine the effect of various factors relating to the remuneration and working conditions of public sector nurses in England on the number of years that they will remain working in the public sector. In addition, we also monetised the likely societal benefits associated […]
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Nuffield Foundation Grant Award: The Impact of the Cost of Childcare on Parental Mobility
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Nuffield Foundation | |
| Published: | 2 January, 2025 |
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 […]
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Analysis of the 2024 DfE Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Department for Education | |
| Published: | 12 December, 2024 |
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 […]
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2023 Childcare Providers’ Finances Report
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Department for Education | |
| Published: | 28 November, 2024 |
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 […]
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Women’s Health Economics: Investing in the 51 Per Cent
| Sector: | Public Policy. | |
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| Client: | N/A | |
| Published: | 02 October, 2023 |
London Economics was commissioned by the NHS Confederation to conduct the data analysis and econometric modelling for a report on women’s health economics in the UK. The study found that for every additional £1 of public investment in obstetrics and gynaecology services per woman in England, there is an estimated return on investment of £11. […]
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Analysing Loan Forgiveness for Nurses – April 2023
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Royal College of Nursing | |
| Published: | 11 April, 2023 |
London Economics were commissioned by the Royal College of Nursing to assess the economic costs associated with introducing loan forgiveness for nurses after the Department for Education’s recent proposals following the Augar review of post-18 education. Under the Department’s response to Augar, the reduction in the repayment threshold (and slower uprating) and the extension of […]
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The Economic Impact of the University of Cambridge – March 2023
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | University of Cambridge | |
| Published: | 20 March, 2023 |
London Economics was commissioned to assess the economic impact of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, focusing on the 2020-21 academic year. The analysis identified that the total economic impact on the UK economy associated with the University of Cambridge’s activities in 2020-21 was estimated at approximately £29.8 billion. Compared to the University […]
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Skills and UK Productivity: Estimating the Contribution of Educational Attainment to Productivity Growth
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Department for Education | |
| Published: | 23 February, 2023 |
London Economics were commissioned by the Department for Education to investigate the contribution of educational attainment to UK productivity growth. Growth in UK labour productivity has slowed in recent years. We analyse this productivity puzzle by estimating the impact of changes in educational attainment on UK labour productivity (Gross Value Added (GVA) per hour worked) […]
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Assessing the Impacts of the Reduction in the Age of Entitlement to the National Living Wage from Age 25 to Age 23
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Low Pay Commission | |
| Published: | 19 January, 2023 |
London Economics were commissioned by the Low Pay Commission, who recommend changes to the minimum wage to the UK government, to investigate the impact of extending the eligibility to the National Living Wage from those aged 25 and above to include 23- and 24-year-olds in April 2021. The research of the Labour Force Survey and […]
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Education and Skills Impact Measurement: The Return on Investment Associated with Post-compulsory Education and Training in Scotland – December 2022
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Scottish Government Enterprise and Skills Strategic Board | |
| Published: | 2 December, 2022 |
Education, training, and skills acquisition – often referred to as human capital accumulation – are one of the most influential determinants of any country’s long term economic growth, and are associated with improved economic prosperity, living standards, and wellbeing. In general, the economic benefits of human capital acquisition are shared across all sectors of the […]
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The Economic Impact of Scotland’s University Research Activity – December 2022
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Universities Scotland | |
| Published: | 6 December, 2022 |
London Economics were commissioned by Universities Scotland to analyse the economic contribution associated with the research activity delivered by higher education institutions in Scotland on the UK economy. In undertaking the estimation of the economic impact associated with the research activity delivered by Scottish higher education institutions, we estimate both the direct effects of this […]
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The Economic and Social Impact of Queen’s University Belfast
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Queen’s University Belfast | |
| Published: | 14 December, 2022 |
London Economics were commissioned by Queen’s University Belfast to analyse the economic and social impact associated with the University’s activities in the 2020-21 academic year. Rather than just considering the traditional direct, indirect and induced impacts associated with Queen’s University Belfast’s physical footprint, this analysis also incorporates the economic impact associated with Queen’s University Belfast’s […]
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Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Department for Education (partnered with IFF Research who are the lead contractor) | |
| Published: | 15 December, 2022 |
London Economics were commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE) to investigate the state of the childcare market through the 2022 Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers (SCEYP) in partnership with IFF Research. The analysis of the survey covered all aspects of childcare provision, ranging from costs of childcare provision and staff turnover to […]
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The Economic and Social Impact of University College Birmingham – November 2022
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | University College Birmingham | |
| Published: | 28 November, 2022 |
London Economics were commissioned by University College Birmingham to analyse the economic and social impact associated with University College Birmingham’s activities in the 2020-21 academic year. Rather than just considering the traditional direct, indirect and induced impacts associated with University College Birmingham’s physical footprint, this analysis also incorporates the economic impact associated with University College […]
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A Decade of Pay Erosion: The Destructive Effect on UK Nursing Staff Earnings and Retention – October 2022
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Royal College of Nursing | |
| Published: | 28 October, 2022 |
London Economics were commissioned by the Royal College of Nursing to undertake a detailed analysis of the evolution of registered nurses’ and nursing support workers’ NHS Agenda for Change pay over the last decade, across the UK. The analysis provides an evidence-based assessment of the extent to which remuneration in the nursing profession has been […]
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LE Europe HE Fees and Funding Options in Ireland
| Sector: | Public Policy. | |
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| Client: | EC DG REFORM | |
| Published: | 4 May, 2022 |
London Economics’ sister company, LE Europe, as part of the AARC Consortium (incorporating AARC, LE Europe and Indecon) were commissioned by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) to provide an analysis of the sustainability of higher education (HE) and further education and training (FET) in Ireland. The project’s general objective was […]
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Agenda for Change Pay and House Prices Since March 2011 – June 2021
| Sector: | Education and Labour Markets. | |
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| Client: | Royal College of Nursing | |
| Published: | 16 June, 2021 |
London Economics were commissioned by the Royal College of Nursing to undertake an assessment of the how average UK house prices and total annual nursing staff pay has evolved since 2011. Using information from the Office for National Statistics and NHS Digital, the analysis identified that average house price inflation over the decade was approximately […]