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David Bell and David Blanchflower

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Professor of Economics at University of Stirling and Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College, US, former member of the BoE monetary policy committee, respectively.

Young, gifted and scarred…

June 14, 2020 by David Bell and David Blanchflower Leave a Comment

The two of us recently wrote an article for the Guardian which drew attention to the potential difficulties facing young people entering the labour market in 2020.  We argued that governments in the UK should be urgently developing policies to mitigate “labour market scarring”.  Young people entering the labour market during a downturn are more likely to experience future … [Read more...] about Young, gifted and scarred…

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