cities

City deals, decentralisation and the governance of local infrastructure funding and financing in the UK
Publication date: 5 Aug 2015 | Publication type: National Institute Economic Review | Theme: Britain & Finance | External authors: O'Brien, Dr Peter, Pike, Professor Andy | JEL classification: H70, O18, O10, O20, R51, R58 | Journal: National Institute Economic Review No. 233 | Publisher: Sage Publications, London
Abstract: As a longstanding and integral element of the capital stock in the economy, the critical importance of infrastructure to productivity and output growth has been accentuated in the context of globalisation, technological advances and shifting social demands. The global financial crisis and...
The wider economic impacts of high-skilled migrants: a survey of the literature
Publication date: 2 Oct 2013 | Publication type: NIESR Discussion Paper | Theme: Trade, Investment & Productivity, Exiting the EU & Britain after Brexit | Authors: Nathan, M | JEL classification: G23, G24, J15, J61, L5, L26, M12, M13, O31, O32, R11 | NIESR discussion paper number: 413
In recent years, the economics of migration literature has shown a substantial growth in papers exploring host country impacts beyond the labour market. Specifically, researchers have begun to shift their attention from labour market and fiscal changes, towards exploring what we might call ‘the...
Exploring the digital economy with big data
| Theme: Trade, Investment & Productivity | Authors: Nathan, M