New research showing the impact of growing up in the Recession will be presented to an audience of policy makers, opinion formers and academics at an event chaired by Lucy Rock from The Observer in London on Friday 15 March.
Mark Taylor, Professor of Economics at the Institute for Social and Economic Research, presents new research on the impact of the macroeconomic climate on educational aspirations and attitudes of 11-15 year olds.
Jonathan Wadsworth, Professor of Economics at Royal Holloway, University of London questions whether the outcomes of this recession on the youth labour market are unprecedented.
Richard Dorsett, Director of Policy Evaluation at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, examines the importance of early labour market experiences in young people’s transitions into employment and illustrates how this can help the design of interventions aimed at improving young people’s employment prospects.
In conjunction with The Odd Theatre, the charity Rathbone will present a panel of young people from Bury and Chorley to reflect on their experiences, aspirations and ambitions growing up in Recession Britain. Rathbone is the UK-wide voluntary youth sector organisation providing opportunities for young people to transform their life-circumstances by re-engaging with learning, discovering their ability to succeed and achieving progression to further education, training and employment.
The event will take place in King’s Place in London at 2pm-5pm on Friday 15 March. Refreshments available from 1.45pm
For further information please email lcullen@essex.ac.uk
Please note that places are limited.
The ESRC Research Centre on Micro-social Change (MISOC) is a multidisciplinary centre, promoting collaboration between economists, sociologists and other social scientists. MISOC is based at the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex.
Date & time:
March 15, 2013 9:00 am