Professor John Micklewright

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    Family background and university success

    Event 5 December 2016 at 13:30 28 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3JS
    The Nuffield Foundation is hosting a conference in partnership with IFS to discuss the latest evidence relating to higher education and social mobility.
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    Raising GCSE attainment crucial to get more young people from disadvantaged backgrounds into university, but work to promote social mobility cannot end when they arrive on campus

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    Reducing socio-economic gaps in education outcomes has been at the heart of government strategy to raise social mobility for many years. Achieving higher educational qualifications enables individuals to earn more, on average, so if those from poorer backgrounds are less likely to attain these qualifications than those from richer backgrounds, then the socio-economic circumstances of parents and children will continue to be inextricably linked.

    5 December 2016

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    Family background and university success

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    This presentation was given by Anna Vignoles, Lorraine Dearden, Claire Crawford, and John Micklewright at the event "Family background and university success" on 5 December 2016.

    5 December 2016

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    Demographic influences on public spending

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    The Government's public spending plans, outlined in the 1988 Autumn Statement and the 1989 Public Expenditure White Paper, project that total Government expenditure will grow by 1 3/4 percent per annum in real terms over the three years from 1988/89 to 1991/92.

    1 May 1989