New NIESR research published today by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills highlights the importance of graduate skills to the UK economy. Looking across developed economies, we found that – as both economic theory and common sense would predict – countries which increased their share of graduates in the workforce saw labour productivity grow faster. For the UK, we estimate that roughly one-third of the increase in labour productivity between 1994 and 2005 can be attributed to the accumulation of graduate skills in the labour force. In other words, a substantial share of the UK’s economic growth over this period was driven by the expansion of higher education and the resulting increase in the proportion of workers who have a graduate-level qualification. Read full post by David Wilkinson here:
http://niesr.ac.uk/blog/graduates-boost-productivity
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Jobs: Junior Broker for Alternative Investments, London
Job Description: Highly energentic sales people required – for an established and reputable Alternative Asset Management firm based in London is seeking to expand its highly successful sales floor.
As a broker your role will entail: Discussing investment opportunities. Identifying clients with investible funds and discuss current holdings and investments. Junior Brokers will refer warm leads to Senior Brokers to close business. Senior Brokers will receive warm leads to close. Continue reading
Youth Unemployment in London, UK
Youth unemployment in London, UK is at a very high level, not seen in last 25 years. Here are some stats: 1 in 4 youth (25 percent) aged between 16 to 24 is unemployed (total 120,000 people), nearly triple the average London unemployment rate of 8.9 per cent. Together with Yorkshire, London at 25 per cent, has the worst youth unemployment rate in the UK, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics. There is no doubt that these youth are bearing the brunt of the economic crisis unleashed by massive de-leveraging in the financial world since year 2008. It has been 5 years of reducing economic activity, and the signs of economic growth are not yet visible. The unemployment in London is highest among London’s black and Asian youth, and problem is worst in the Olympic boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Newham, which have among the highest number of young people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance in London. Continue reading
Online Shopping Trends: Men Buying More via Mobile Devices than Women
There are countless businesses and brands out there that are all trying to target their advertising efforts at one demographic in particular; shoppers. However, a large chunk of shopping today does not take place in the stores and boutiques, but rather on the Internet and from mobile devices. People have become well accustomed to the practice of handheld shopping, and mobile shopping is becoming increasingly available.
The idea of most affiliate program marketers targeting shoppers is that the best people to aim their efforts at are women, because traditionally and statistically, they have been the ones most interested in shopping. Well, in the case of mobile shopping, there is a new info graphic that proves that the age-old traditions of shopping trends are taking a slight turn. Continue reading
How to Find Venture Capital?
Thе mоѕt соmmоn рrоblеm thаt реорlе fасе whеn thеу аrе ѕtаrtіng thеіr buѕіnеѕѕ іѕ rеgаrdіng hоw tо fіnd thе fundѕ thаt іѕ nесеѕѕаrу tо ѕtаrt thе buѕіnеѕѕ. Althоugh а grеаt buѕіnеѕѕ рlаn іѕ еѕѕеntіаl іn thіѕ rеѕресt, уеt іt mау nоt bе еnоugh tо gеt thе rеquіrеd аmоunt оf fundѕ tо run thе buѕіnеѕѕ. Whіlе ѕоmе реорlе trу tо tаkе hеlр frоm аffluеnt frіеndѕ, ѕоmе оthеrѕ mау rеѕоrt tо bаnk lоаnѕ аnd fоr thе rеѕt, thеrе аrе vеnturе саріtаl іnvеѕtоrѕ whо wіll bе hарру tо іnvеѕt іn а nеw buѕіnеѕѕ. Continue reading