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Big ideas: Innovation Policy
John Van Reenen, October 2011
Paper No' CEPCP346: Read Abstract | Full paper

CentrePiece 16 (2) Autumn 2011 pages: 2-5

In brief...Cotton and Cars: the Huge Gains from Process Innovation
Tim Leunig, Joachim Voth, October 2011
Paper No' CEPCP347: Read Abstract | Full paper

CentrePiece 16 (2) Autumn 2011 pages: 6-7

Football Matches: the Effects on Crime
Olivier Marie, October 2011
Paper No' CEPCP348: Read Abstract | Full paper

CentrePiece 16 (2) Autumn 2011 pages: 8-10

Young People Without Qualifications: How 'Headline Numbers' Shape Policy and Aspiration
Hilary Steedman, October 2011
Paper No' CEPCP349: Read Abstract | Full paper

CentrePiece 16 (2) Autumn 2011 pages: 11-13

The article is based on Les élèves sans qualification: La France et les pays de l’OCDE by Ekaterina Melnik, Martine Möbus, Noémie Olympio. Hilary Steedman, Rémi Tréhin-Lalanne and Eric Verdier, a study commissioned by the HCE and coordinated by Eric Verdier and Hilary Steedman.

In brief... House Prices and School Quality: Evidence from State and Private Education in Paris
Gabrielle Fack, Julien Grenet, October 2011
Paper No' CEPCP350: Read Abstract | Full paper

CentrePiece 16 (2) Autumn 2011 pages: 14-15

This article summarises 'When do Better Schools Raise Housing Prices? Evidence from Paris Public and Private Schools' by Gabrielle Fack and Julien Grenet, Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No. 119

The Boom in Postgraduate Education and Its Impact on Wage Inequality
Joanne Lindley, Stephen Machin, October 2011
Paper No' CEPCP351: Read Abstract | Full paper

CentrePiece 16 (2) Autumn 2011 pages: 16-19

This article summarises 'Rising Wage Inequality and Postgraduate Education' by Joanne Lindley and Stephen Machin, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1075

Teachers' Pay and Pupil Performance
Peter Dolton, Oscar Marcenaro Gutierrez, October 2011
Paper No' CEPCP352: Read Abstract | Full paper

CentrePiece 16 (2) Autumn 2011 pages: 20-22

This article summarises 'If You Pay Peanuts, Do You Get Monkeys? A Cross-Country Analysis of Teacher Pay and Pupil Performance' by Peter Dolton and Oscar Marcenaro-Gutierrez, Economic Policy 26(65): 5-55, January 2011

Unequal Britain: How Real Are Regional Disparities?
Steve Gibbons, Henry Overman, October 2011
Paper No' CEPCP353: Read Abstract | Full paper

CentrePiece 16 (2) Autumn 2011 pages: 23-25

For further reading, see SERC Discussion Papers No.60, No.65 and No.74

The Future of Work in Europe
Christopher Pissarides, October 2011
Paper No' CEPCP354: Read Abstract | Full paper

CentrePiece 16 (2) Autumn 2011 pages: 26-28

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