Labour markets, education & skills
CER podcast: Brexit and the labour market
25 January 2023
In this week’s episode of the CER podcast Jonathan Portes and John Springford discuss their recent post-Brexit labour market analysis.
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UK immigration
London keeps Britain afloat. But the city's wealth is dependent on its openness to immigrants, which is threatened by the country's increasingly hysterical immigration debate.
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Working time
The working time directive has had limited impact on British business. It has caused trouble in hospitals partly because the NHS relies so heavily on junior doctors.
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Structural reforms
The damage done to Europe's growth potential by very low investment and mass unemployment is likely to offset the benefits of structural reforms.
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Economic recovery
Unless labour receives a larger share of the pie, Europe's economic recovery will prove elusive and popular hostility to markets will grow.
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Youth unemployment
European youth unemployment is unacceptably high. Governments are trying to push young people into work, despite weak demand: they would do better to educate them.
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CER/Delegation of the EU to the UK discussion on 'New partnerships for development: The EU's Global Gateway initiative' with Richard Amor, Elena Gordeeva, Julia Prescot and Fiona Ramsey
12 June 2025
Introductory remarks: Pedro Serrano, Ambassador, Delegation of the EU to the UKSpeakers:Richard Amor, Director, Partnerships for Impact, European Investment BankElena Gordeeva, Director for Infrastructure, Sustainable Infrastructure Department, European Bank for Reconstruction & DevelopmentJulia Prescot, Co-founder, MeridiamFiona Ramsey, Head of Unit Effective Development Policy & Team Europe, Directorate-General for International Partnerships, European CommissionChair: Chiyo Robertson, former journalist, BBC