The importance of human capital to the economic performance of a national, regional or local economy is now well established. Classical theory suggests that while imperfect, labour markets reward highly-skilled individuals in proportion to their marginal productivity and, through the wage...

The importance of human capital to the economic performance of a national, regional or local economy is now well established. Labour markets are thought to reward individuals in proportion to their marginal productivity and to encourage an efficient allocation of skilled workers. However, labour...

The importance of human capital to the economic performance of a national, regional or local economy is now well established. Labour markets are thought to reward individuals in proportion to their marginal productivity and to encourage an efficient allocation of skilled workers. However, labour...

This paper analyses participation in postgraduate higher education in the UK at the micro-level makes several contributions to the literature. Firstly, it describes trends in postgraduate participation in the UK. Secondly, it introduces a hitherto unavailable dataset of postgraduate tuition fees...

This paper analyses participation in postgraduate higher education in the UK at the micro-level makes several contributions to the literature. Firstly, it describes trends in postgraduate participation in the UK. Secondly, it introduces a hitherto unavailable dataset of postgraduate tuition fees...

The importance of human capital to the economic performance of a national, regional or local economy is now well established. Classical theory suggests that while imperfect, labour markets reward highly-skilled individuals in proportion to their marginal productivity and, through the wage...