The Commissioners are facing the room
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 5:02 am
The presentations begin.
First come presentations on a set of newly commissioned projects.
The first two are researching the impact of the NLW on Business, one using difference-in-differences methods and the other based on case studies of two UK cities – Sheffield and Manchester. There is a switzerland rcs data further presentation on proposed research on the impact of the NLW on productivity and profitability. Then comes research using Understanding Society by Silvia Akram and Susan Harkness on the impact of the NLW on earnings with a focus on pay differentials.
As a longer-running project on the effect of the NLW on employment and hours, we are last to present. Helen, usually quite a quiet person, projects her voice well across the room. This gives me confidence. She introduces us and the project.
Now it is my turn…
I stand and face everyone, my heart thumping.
I take a deep breath and then begin.
Despite being in a room of established researchers and academics, I feel at home. Many of the room are looking down at the slides, taking notes; it certainly doesn’t feel like 80 eyes are on me.
First come presentations on a set of newly commissioned projects.
The first two are researching the impact of the NLW on Business, one using difference-in-differences methods and the other based on case studies of two UK cities – Sheffield and Manchester. There is a switzerland rcs data further presentation on proposed research on the impact of the NLW on productivity and profitability. Then comes research using Understanding Society by Silvia Akram and Susan Harkness on the impact of the NLW on earnings with a focus on pay differentials.
As a longer-running project on the effect of the NLW on employment and hours, we are last to present. Helen, usually quite a quiet person, projects her voice well across the room. This gives me confidence. She introduces us and the project.
Now it is my turn…
I stand and face everyone, my heart thumping.
I take a deep breath and then begin.
Despite being in a room of established researchers and academics, I feel at home. Many of the room are looking down at the slides, taking notes; it certainly doesn’t feel like 80 eyes are on me.