In April, the Vancouver School is Economics hosted a free public lecture, The Accumulation of Human Capital: Research and Policy Questions, presented by Professor Orazio Attanasio of the University College London.
Peter Levell gave a public talk on the topic of "What's the price of free trade?" at the University of Manchester on 23/03/18 to an audience of over 200 people.
Using unique British cohort studies, this presentation unpicks the causal impact of A-levels and University degrees on individual earnings, showing that these ‘returns’ are 50% overestimated if family background and early years ability is ignored.
This presentation was given at an event held to present the highlights from a programme of IFS research, supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, on poverty and low income.
This presentation was given at an event on 6 March held to present the highlights from a programme of IFS research, supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, on poverty and low income.
This presentation was prepared for a joint IFS/CIOT debate on 5 March on the topic "Business tax reliefs - corporate welfare or essential elements of the tax system?"