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Byline: Alastair Reed

Are there too many hairdressers and not enough bricklayers?  

Without a better understanding of the skills mismatches holding back local economies, devolution will not make much difference

Are there too many hairdressers and not enough bricklayers?   

Without a better understanding of the skills mismatches holding back local economies, devolution will not make much difference

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Author Alastair ReedPosted on 08/08/201609/11/2018Categories Public Services, Welfare and Skills, SkillsLeave a comment on Are there too many hairdressers and not enough bricklayers?  

England’s new metro mayors could transform local jobs markets

Writing for CityMetric, Alastair Reed argues that England’s incoming metro mayors could tilt local training systems towards the skills most in demand

England’s new metro mayors could transform local jobs markets

Writing for CityMetric, senior policy researcher Alastair Reed argues that England’s incoming metro mayors could tilt local training systems towards the skills most in demand.

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Author Alastair ReedPosted on 10/06/201609/11/2018Categories Public Services, Welfare and Skills, SkillsLeave a comment on England’s new metro mayors could transform local jobs markets

George Osborne is right to back Crossrail 2 – but London should pay for it

Writing in City AM, Alastair Reed argues that the chancellor is right to back Crossrail 2, but he should not fund it

George Osborne is right to back Crossrail 2 – but London should pay for it

Writing in City AM, senior policy researcher, Alastair Reed, argues that the chancellor is right to back Crossrail 2, but he should not fund it. Instead, in the 2016 Budget he should announce bold reform to the business rates system, and then let councils keep all these revenues as promised. This would provide the local tax base for London to fund Crossrail 2. It would also enable other parts of the country to fund their major infrastructure priorities.

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Author Alastair ReedPosted on 15/03/201609/11/2018Categories Strategic Economic Infrastructure, TransportLeave a comment on George Osborne is right to back Crossrail 2 – but London should pay for it

Supporting investors and growth firms: A bottom-up approach to a Capital Markets Union

This publication focuses on how the Capital Markets Union might lead to tangible gains in investment and jobs growth. It is based on a micro analysis of the challenges faced by growth and innovative firms in six large member states

Supporting investors and growth firms: A bottom-up approach to a Capital Markets Union
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High-growth and innovative firms are the drivers of tomorrow’s jobs and our future prosperity. Supporting these firms, including how they can access finance, should be one of the highest policy priorities of European governments. By seeking to provide deeper pools of capital across the EU for firms and reducing dependence on bank financing, the EU’s proposed Capital Markets Union initiative can make a significant contribution to this agenda.

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Author Thomas Aubrey, Renaud Thillaye, Alastair ReedPosted on 28/09/201509/11/2018Categories Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Trade and CompetitivenessLeave a comment on Supporting investors and growth firms: A bottom-up approach to a Capital Markets Union

Research Areas

  • Public Services, Welfare and Skills
    • Health and Social Care
    • Skills
  • Strategic Economic Infrastructure
    • Housing
    • Transport
  • Sustainable Public Finances
  • Trade and Competitiveness
    • Competition Policy
    • Corporate Governance
    • Fiscal and Monetary Policy
    • Investment
  • Productivity
  • Inclusive Growth
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