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Industrial and Labour Economics: University of Birmingham

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Degree 
PhD/MPhil/MSc
Address
Industrial and Labour Economics: University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School, University House, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham B15 2TY, United Kingdom
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Subject
Economics
Duration 
PhD – 3 years full-time equivalent, MPhil – 2 years full-time equivalent, MSc (Research) – 1 year full-time equivalent
Scholarship and Grants 

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Telephone 
+44 (0)121 414 6225
Fax 
+44 (0)121 414 7380
Website 
http://www.business.bham.ac.uk/



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Industrial and Labour Economics PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)

Head: Dr David Bailey
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6700
Email: d.g.bailey@bham.ac.uk

The Industrial and Labour Economics (ILE) Group is a highly active research group with a strong focus on applied research around various overlapping themes in the economics of business.

Research strengths

A reflection of the group's research strengths can be seen from a selection of their recent projects:

  • The Evolution of the Organisation of Production in a Marshallian Industrial District: The Birmingham Jewellery Quarter – a project funded by the British Academy
  • The Governance of Networks as a Determinant of Local Economic Development – a project funded by the European Science Foundation
  • Labour economics – projects on working conditions, trade unions, wages and employment

Their specialist areas of research include:

  • The economics of labour markets and industrial relations
  • The economics of international business
  • The interface between business, government and local economic development
  • International comparisons of productivity
  • Clusters of firms and regional policy
  • Innovation and networking
  • Public service performance evaluation
  • Globalisation and policy responses
  • Co-ops, social enterprise and employee ownership
  • Conflict/post-conflict reconstruction and economic development
  • Trade and investment linkages between the Asia Pacific region and Europe

How to apply

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