In common with other advanced economies, the UK has been characterised as having an ‘hourglass’ labour market in recent decades, with employment growth proving strongest in low and high paying sectors and weakest in the middle.
But what are the factors behind this polarisation – globalisation, education, the rise of the robots?
And has the downturn and recent recovery affected this process of ‘hollowing out’?
What can we say about the implications for wages and for employment growth in the coming decade?
Policy makers, journalists and researchers are invited to an event on Monday 23 March (9.30 – 11am) at the Resolution Foundation headquarters in Green Park. The Resolution Foundation and leading labour market academics from Oxford University and the University of Essex will present new research on this important topic, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. Please register via eventbrite.
Speakers
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Laura Gardiner, Senior Research and Policy Analyst at the Resolution Foundation
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Adam Corlett, Economic Analyst at the Resolution Foundation
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Craig Holmes, Labour Economist at Oxford University
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Andrea Salvatori, Research Fellow at the University of Essex