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Rebecca Riley

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Education:

1995 - MSc, Economics, London School of Economics

1994 - BA, Economics, University of Copenhagen

Career:

2003-present - Research Fellow, NIESR

2001-2003 - Senior Research Officer, NIESR

1997-2001 - Research Officer, NIESR

1993-1994 and 1995-1996 - Teaching Assistant, Institute of Economics, University of Copenhagen

Research Interests:

Labour market policy evaluation;
UK economy; Skills, technical progress and the labour market;
Equilibrium employment;
Macroeconomic modelling.

Selected Publications:

Kirby, S., Riley, R., (2008), "The external returns to education: UK evidence using repeated cross-sections", Labour Economics, Vol. 15, pp. 619-630

Riley, R., Metcalf, H., Forth, J., (Apr 2008), "The business case for Equal Opportunities: An econometric investigation", Report to: Department for Work and Pensions, Research Report No. 483

Riley, R., Young, G., (2007), "Skill Heterogeneity and Equilibrium Unemployment", Oxford Economic Papers, Vol. 59, pp. 702-725

Barrell, R., Riley, R., Fitzgerald, J., (Mar 2007), "EU enlargement and migration: Assessing the macroeconomic impacts", Dp. 292

Weale, M., Riley, R., (Oct 2006), "Immigration and its effects", National Institute Economic Review, No. 198, pp. 4-9

Barrell, R., Kirby, S., Riley, R., (Feb 2006), "Pensions, Saving and the UK Economy", Report to: Pensions Commission

Barrell, R., Kirby, S., Riley, R., (Jul 2004), "The current position of UK house prices", National Institute Economic Review, No. 189, pp. 57-60

Kirby, S., Riley, R., (2004), "Compulsory work-focused interviews for inactive benefit claimants: an evaluation of the British ONE pilots", Labour Economics, Vol. 11, pp. 415–29

Barrell, R., Kirby, S., Riley, R., (Jul 2003), "Changing the inflation target", National Institute Economic Review, No. 185, pp. 50-53

Riley, R., Young, G., (Dec 2000), "New Deal for Young People: Implications for Employment and the Public Finances", Report to: Employment Service, Research and Development Report ESR62

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