Welcome to this (fairly basic) web page for my industrial policy course for BIS. On this page, you can access the slides from the course, and post-reading on topics.
The Economist, Mar 26th 2008, Empty bowls, stomachs and pockets.
The Economist, Mar 27th 2008, Needed: a new revolution.
Time , Apr. 10, 2008, No Grain, Big Pain.
Ofwat, The form of the price control for monopoly water and sewerage services in England and Wales – a discussion paper, 22 Oct 2010.
UK Commission for Employment and Skills, A Theoretical Review of Skill Shortages and Skill Needs, May 2010.
UK Commission for Employment and Skills, The Value of Skills: An Evidence Review, July 2010.
Galindo-Rueda, Fernando and Jonathan Haskel (2005): "Skills, Workforce Characteristics and Firm-Level Productivity: Evidence from the Matched ABI/Employer Skills Survey", IZA DP No. 1542.
SSDA Catalyst, Market failure in Skills, Issue 1, 1st Feb 2006.
DTI, 2004 – 2005 Study of the Relative Economic Benefits of UK Trade & Investment Support for Trade and Inward Investment, March 2006, DTI Evaluation Report Series No. 9, 06/1055.
Oxera, Competition and choice in the UK audit market, Prepared for Department of Trade and Industry and Financial Reporting Council, April 2006.