David Blackaby

Professor of Economics, Professor Emeritus at Swansea University and former WISERD Co-Director Swansea University

d.h.blackaby@swan.ac.uk

David Blackaby is a Professor of Economics, Professor Emeritus (School of Management) at Swansea University and a former WISERD Co-Director. Main areas of research are labour markets, regional economics, public policy and the Welsh Economy.

Between 1996 and 2005 he was Head of the Economics Department and between 2005 and 2008 Deputy Head of the School of Business and Economics at Swansea University. Between 1991 and 1995 was convenor of the DfEE funded Labour Economics Study Group (EMRU). Was the academic advisor to BSL/MORI on the 2002 Future Skills Wales Project and a member of the WDA Economics Panel 1998-2001. Was a member of the WEFO Structural Funds – All Wales Policy Group between 2002- 2004. Was a member of the National Assembly: Independent Expert Group on Economic and Social Indicators 2002 to 2004. Was a member of the Economics and Econometrics panel and the Business and Management Panel for the REA2008 and REF2014.

In 1999, 2006 and 2014 was a member of The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education Panel, responsible for writing the Benchmark statement for Economics. Between 2006 and 2010 was a member of the Research Resources Board of the ESRC. Senior Examiner (Economics) for ESRC PhD Competition 2003-2006. Chair of ESRC Postgraduate Training Recognition Panel for Economics 2007, deputy chair 2005. He was a member of CHUDE Steering Group 2001-2010 and NHS Pay Review Body 2009-2015 and an Associate Director of the Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC). He has been a member of the Economic Round Table Discussion Group for the Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science Welsh Government, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Wales Poverty and Ethnicity Group and WEFO (Welsh European Funding Office) Monitoring and Evaluation Work Stream. He is a Fellow of The Learned Society of Wales and currently Deputy Chair of the Business and Management for REF2021.

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Identity and civic divides in the UK

Identity and civic divides in the UK examines the relationship between different forms of identity (disability, sexuality, religion) and political participation and wellbeing. It explores whether identity groups experience differential abilities to exercise rights, and possible explanations for any differences. Start date provided is that of the WISERD Civil Society Centre. Work packages will have…

Research Team: David Blackaby (Swansea University), Melanie Jones (Cardiff University), Nigel O'Leary (Swansea University)

Populism, conflict and political polarisation

The qualitative strand of this work package explores how the circulation of ideas, arguments and discourses within local civil society has contributed to the rise of populism and polarisation of politics in Britain and the United States, and what part civil society can play in addressing social and political polarisation. We are examining the relationship…

Research Team: Amy Sanders (Aberystwyth University), David Blackaby (Swansea University), Flossie Kingsbury (Aberystwyth University), Michael Woods (Aberystwyth University), Rhys Dafydd Jones (Aberystwyth University), Stephen Drinkwater (University of Roehampton London)

Wellbeing, Deprivation & Social Cohesion

Overview This project utilised a range of econometric techniques to investigate the nature of the relationship between the domains of individual subjective wellbeing, individual and household characteristics, work/life circumstances, and a range of indicators related to the measurement of social cohesion and civil society. The main UK data sets used by the WP included: Understanding…

Research Team: David Blackaby (Swansea University), James Healy (Swansea University), Melanie Jones (Cardiff University), Philip Murphy (Swansea University), Prashant Gupta (Brunel University London), Samuel Brown (Swansea University)

Administrative Data Research Centre Wales (ADRC)

About the Centre The main aim of ADRC WALES was to create a world-class administrative data research centre, known for its ability to access, link and make safe use of data for high quality research. Our work was underpinned by a robust Governance framework. ADRC Wales objectives were to: Provide powerful, robust, state-of-the art data linkage and data…

Research Team: Chris Taylor (Cardiff University), David Blackaby (Swansea University), Dora Pouliou (Swansea University), Foteini Tseliou (Cardiff University), Ian Rees Jones (Cardiff University), Ian Thomas (Cardiff University), Katy Huxley (Cardiff University), Peter Mackie (Cardiff University), Rhys Davies (Cardiff University), Scott Orford (Cardiff University)

Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector

In 2010 the UK coalition Government committed itself to an active policy of fiscal consolidation designed to ‘eliminate’ the structural deficit by the end of the current parliament (HM Budget, March 2011). As part of their consolidation plans the Government announced its intention to promote a rebalancing of the UK economy, away from public sector…

Research Team: Alan Felstead (Cardiff University), David Blackaby (Swansea University), Gerald Makepeace (Cardiff University), Melanie Jones (Cardiff University), Philip Murphy (Swansea University), Victoria Wass (Cardiff University)

Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector: Inequality

The UK gender Pay gap 1998-2013: What is the role of the public sector? The Quarterly Labour Force Survey was used to compare gender wage gap in the public and private sectors between 1998 and 2013 and to identify the contribution of the sectoral employment allocation to the overall gender pay gap. The study covered…

Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector: Public Sector Pay

Pay determination and outcomes in the public sector Data from the Labour Force Survey was used to investigate public sector wage differential in the UK 1994 to 2012. In the first of a set of analyses, three separate sub-periods are considered in detail, each characterise broadly different government policy stances towards the public sector and different…

Unlocking the potential of the Welsh Local Labour Force Survey: an investigation into labour market transitions in Wales

The project aimed to highlight the potential value of an important but currently underutilised dataset, the Welsh Local Labour Force Survey (WLLFS). The main aim was to provide new evidence relating to labour market transitions in Wales. In terms of the analysis we propose two separate pieces of research that both use the WLLFS to examine ‘at…

Research Team: David Blackaby (Swansea University), Melanie Jones (Cardiff University), Philip Murphy (Swansea University), Rhys Davies (Cardiff University), Stephen Drinkwater (University of Roehampton London)

Evaluating the Foundation Phase

WISERD undertook an independent evaluation of the Foundation Phase early years education policy for the Welsh Government. The Foundation Phase (FP) is an early intervention approach to learning for all children aged three to seven years in Wales. It is based on principles of experiential learning – or ‘learning through doing’ – and marks a radical…

Research Team: Chris Taylor (Cardiff University), David Blackaby (Swansea University), Ian Plewis (Manchester University), Laurence Moore (Cardiff University), Mirain Rhys (Cardiff Metropolitan University), Rhys Davies (Cardiff University), Sally Power (Cardiff University), Samuel Waldron (Cardiff University), Trisha Maynard (Canterbury Christ Church University)

Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector: Work Quality

Pay and Job Quality: Is the Grass Greener in the Public Sector? The unadjusted public-private sector pay differential has attracted considerable political interest since the coalition government came to power in the UK in 2010. It has been used to justify changes to pay setting arrangements and the imposition of pay restraint on the public sector. However, previous analyses have…

The Gender Pay Gap in Wales

Aims The aims of the project were to examine the pay statistics for Wales, for 2008 and other relevant years to determine possible reasons for the widening of the pay gap between women and men. Methodology The research methodology was desk based analysis of published data sets, primarily, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE)…

Research Team: David Blackaby (Swansea University), Nigel O'Leary (Swansea University), Philip Murphy (Swansea University), Sami Souabni (Swansea University)

A Living Wage in Wales

This research aimed to improve understanding of the implications of introducing a living wage policy in Wales. In March 2009, The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) commissioned an exploratory study into the implications of introducing a Living Wage in Wales. This report presents the interim findings from the first phase of the analysis. The objective of…

Research Team: David Blackaby (Swansea University), Philip Murphy (Swansea University)

Journal Articles

Sexual orientation, political trust, and same-sex relationship recognition policies: evidence from Europe

This study uses data from the European Social Survey to analyze the impact of same-sex relationship recognition policies on the political trust of sexual minorities. We exploit temporal and geographical variation in the passage of same-sex relationship recognition policies to test the effect of these policies on the political trust of sexual minorities. Findings suggest…

Civil Society | August 2022

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Wellbeing trajectories around life events in Australia

Economic Modelling 93 pp 499-509 Wellbeing trajectories around key life events are calculated using HILDA data for Australia. Employing a panel quantile approach, a pan-distributional analysis of these major events identifies distinctive adjustment patterns across the subjective wellbeing distribution and differing orders of magnitudes. For all life aspects analysed, immediate impacts tend to be more…

Health, Wellbeing & Social Care, Localities | December 2020

Reports and Briefings

Statistical Annex – Volunteering in Health and Social Care

This statistical annex accompanies the blog post: Are there Differences in Volunteering in Health and Social Care and Responses to the Coronavirus in England and Wales? This is part of WISERD’s Covid-10 blog series.

Civil Society, Health, Wellbeing & Social Care, Work and Labour Markets | April 2020

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Understanding What Has Been Happening to the Public-Sector Pay Premium in Great Britain: A Distributional Approach Based on the Labour Force Survey

This article investigates what has been happening to the public‐sector wage differential in Great Britain over the period 1994–2017. The evidence indicates that apart from men in the lower part of the pay distribution, the public‐sector pay premium has declined for all public‐sector workers. This decline has coincided with a decline in the overall pay…

Civil Society, Inequalities, Work and Labour Markets | Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector: Public Sector Pay | May 2019

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Sexual identity and wellbeing: A distributional analysis

The relationship between sexual identity and wellbeing is analysed in an unconditional panel quantile setting. There is heterogeneity across sexual identity and gender for homosexuals and, for all but lesbians, sexual minorities are less satisfied than heterosexuals below the median of the wellbeing distribution. Meanwhile, bisexuals of any gender are the least satisfied of any…

Health, Wellbeing & Social Care, Inequalities | May 2019

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Regional pay? The public/private sector pay differential

Regional pay? The public/private sector pay differential. Regional Studies. This paper extends the debate on making public sector wages more responsive to those in the private sector. The way in which the public/private sector wage differential is calculated dramatically alters conclusions, and far from there being substantial regional disparity in wages offered to public sector workers,…

Civil Society, Localities | June 2017

Podcast

Economic Austerity, Social Enterprise and Inequality

Economic Austerity, Social Enterprise and Equality is one of the four themes within the Civil Society Research Centre. This theme explores the inter-relationship between aspects of civil society and the economy in a time of austerity by examining how economic trends are related to key aspects of civil society including; levels of social enterprise, trade…

Civil Society, Health, Wellbeing & Social Care, Inequalities, Localities, Work and Labour Markets | Economic Austerity, Social Enterprise and Inequality, Equality, Diversity & Third Sector Welfare Provision, Implications of Spatial & Temporal Variation in Service Provision for Inequalities in Social Outcomes, Social Enterprise in Wales, the UK and Europe, Trade Union Membership, Associational Life and Wellbeing, Wellbeing, Deprivation & Social Cohesion | October 2016

Reports and Briefings

Evaluating the Foundation Phase: Technical Report

In this report we present a technical discussion of the three year evaluation (August 2011 to August 2014). This includes an outline of the evaluation design, the methods used in the evaluation and other detailed information about the evaluation. 2. The Foundation Phase is a Welsh Government flagship policy of early years education (for 3…

Education | Evaluating the Foundation Phase | June 2016

Books and Book Chapters

Is the Public Sector Pay Advantage Explained by Differences in Work Quality?

The unadjusted public–private sector pay differential has attracted considerable political interest over many years. It has been used to justify changes to pay-setting arrangements and the imposition of pay restraint on the public sector. However, previous analyses have shown that a large part of the premium can be explained by differences in individual and employment…

Civil Society, Inequalities, Work and Labour Markets | Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector, Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector: Work Quality, Skills and Employment Survey, Skills and Employment Survey 2012 | August 2015

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Making the Case for the Social Sciences: Wales

WISERD, in partnership with the Research Institute for Applied Social Science (RIASS) and the Academy of Social Science, have today launched a new booklet showcasing the vast array of social science research taking place in Wales; titled ‘Making the Case for the Social Sciences 10 – Wales’. It includes a new study by Welsh researchers which…

Civil Society, Education, Health, Wellbeing & Social Care, Inequalities, Research Networks, Work and Labour Markets | July 2015

Reports and Briefings

Evaluating the Foundation Phase: Final Report

This final report presents the main findings from the evaluation. These are organised in four main chapters: the implementation of the Foundation Phase Foundation Phase practice the impact of the Foundation Phase an economic analysis of the Foundation Phase. The final chapter discusses the implications of these findings with associated recommendations.

Education | Evaluating the Foundation Phase | May 2015

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Evaluating the Foundation Phase: The outcomes of Foundation Phase pupils up to 2011/12 (Report 2)

The Foundation Phase is a Welsh Government flagship policy of early years education (for 3 to 7-year-old children) in Wales. Marking a radical departure from the more formal, competency-based approach associated with the previous Key Stage 1 National Curriculum, it advocates a developmental, experiential, play-based approach to teaching and learning. The Learning Country: a Paving…

Education | Evaluating the Foundation Phase | January 2015

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Evaluating the Foundation Phase: Update and Technical Report 2012/13

In this report we outline the progress of the evaluation during the past year (August 2012 to July 2013). We also provide details about Stage II of the evaluation design, which has largely involved the collection of detailed information about the implementation of the Foundation Phase in forty-one schools and ten funded non-maintained settings from…

Education | Evaluating the Foundation Phase | March 2014

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Podcast #5 – Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector: Inequality and Work Quality

A discussion of findings from the Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector project.

Inequalities | Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector, Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector: Inequality | February 2014

Reports and Briefings

Better quality work and better pay in the public sector?

The unadjusted public-private sector pay differential has attracted considerable political interest since the coalition government came to power in the UK in 2010. It has been used to justify changes to pay setting arrangements and the imposition of pay restraint on the public sector.However, previous analyses have shown that a large part of the premium…

Inequalities | Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector | January 2014

Reports and Briefings

Evaluating the Foundation Phase: Annual Report 2011/12

The Foundation Phase is a Welsh Government flagship policy of early years education (for 3 to 7-year old children) in Wales. Marking a radical departure from the more formal, competency-based approach associated with the previous Key Stage 1 National Curriculum, it advocates a developmental, experiential, play-based approach to teaching and learning. The policy has been…

Education | Evaluating the Foundation Phase | July 2013

Reports and Briefings

Evaluating the Foundation Phase: the outcomes of Foundation Phase pupils (Report 1)

Education | Evaluating the Foundation Phase | July 2013

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The Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector: Inequality and Work Quality

Major Objectives To examine the on going consequences of the deficit reduction programme on measures of labour market inequality To explore the nature of regional variation in public-private sector pay To consider the intrinsic quality of work in the public sector and private sectors of the economy The study is based on the secondary analysis…

Inequalities, Work and Labour Markets | Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector, Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector: Public Sector Pay | January 2013

Reports and Briefings

Public-private sector pay differential in UK: A recent update

This document updates and extend our previous analysis on the public-private sector wage differential using six new quarters of Labour Force Survey (LFS) data. The data are split into two sub-samples – 2009Q1-2010Q4 and 2011Q-2012Q3. The results presented are based on a linear regression of log-hourly earnings against independent variables. The measure of pay we…

Inequalities, Work and Labour Markets | Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector, Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector: Public Sector Pay | January 2013

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An Analysis of Subjective Wellbeing in Wales: Evidence from the Annual Population Survey

This report examines Annual Population Survey (APS) data containing new questions on Subjective Wellbeing (SWB). It focuses on comparisons between variations in SWB across countries of the UK and areas within Wales, as well as how SWB varies by demographic sub-groups within Wales. In particular, it identifies groups of individuals and areas within Wales where…

Data & Methods, Health, Wellbeing & Social Care | Welsh Government Evidence Symposia | October 2012

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An investigation of the IFS public-private sector pay differential: A robustness check

The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in the Autumn Statement of 2011 that the public sectorpay freeze would come to an end in 2012/13, with public sector pay awards of 1 per cent planned overthe next 2 years thereafter. Emphasis was also placed on making public sector pay more responsive tolocal labour market conditions. Evidence…

Inequalities, Work and Labour Markets | Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector, Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector: Public Sector Pay | September 2012

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The Productivity Gaps in Wales: Evidence from Firm Level Data

Despite continued efforts through improved levels of investment in infrastructure and education, Wales continues to trail behind the rest of the UK in terms of productivity performance. In this paper we review recent trends and present firm-level findings that suggest that the Priority Sectors first identified by the Welsh Government’s latest economic plan have little…

Civil Society, Data & Methods | August 2012

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The gender pay gap in Wales in 2011

In this paper we use the most recently available data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, April 2011, to examine the size of the gender pay gap in Wales. The paper looks at how the gender pay gap varies across industries and occupations in Wales and analyses how the gender pay gap has…

Inequalities, Work and Labour Markets | The Gender Pay Gap in Wales | August 2012

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WISERD & Welsh Government Evidence Symposium: Wellbeing in Wales

Attendees were welcomed and introduced themselves. It was explained that this event wasthe first of a series co-funded by the ESRC, to be held in collaboration with the WalesInstitute for Social and Economic Research, Data & Method (WISERD). The aim of theseevents will be to facilitate a regular and genuine dialogue between policy makers andpractitioners.

Data & Methods, Health, Wellbeing & Social Care | Welsh Government Evidence Symposia | June 2012

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The religious dimension to ethnic disadvantage in Great Britain

Homo Economicus, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 25 – 55

Inequalities | January 2012

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Childhood Obesity in Wales

The human capital, or the health, education and skills of the next generation, will be fundamental in determining their labour market success and the future prosperity of the Welsh economy. While it is today’s children who will form this future generation economic analysis typically ignores this group until they reach working age. However, there is…

Health, Wellbeing & Social Care, Localities, Work and Labour Markets | April 2011

Reports and Briefings

The Welsh Labour Market Following the Great Recession

The paper reviews public discourses and research on the safeguarding of other people’s children by adults at the neighbourhood level. There is much empirical evidence pointing to the existence of thriving informal communities of support and informal childcare for parents across the social classes. There appears to be less empirical evidence related to intervening with…

Inequalities, Localities | Knowing Localities: Welsh and the Labour Market | April 2011

Reports and Briefings

An Economic Analysis of the Implications of introducing a Living Wage in Wales

WAG’s policies on area regeneration, child poverty, public service provision, equality and workforce development all help Wales move closer towards the vision set out in the One Wales coalition agreement. If introduced, a Living Wage policy has the potential to make a further contribution towards many of these policy areas and the overall One Wales…

Inequalities, Work and Labour Markets | A Living Wage in Wales | September 2010

Reports and Briefings

Modeling and Explaining Regional Differences in Economic Prosperity within Wales

Enormous changes have taken place in the labour market during the last four decades. The number of women in the labour market has increased dramatically, with the greatest increase in labour market participation found amongst married women. The composition of the labour force changed over this period as the jobs in male-intensive industries declined and…

Inequalities | January 2010

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An Investigation into Regional Differences in Child health and Cognitive Function

This report will utilise the information available in sweeps 1-3 (from birth to when the child is age 5) of the MCS, to explore the following research questions: Do children born in the Millennium in Wales have different health outcomes at birth to those born elsewhere in the UK? How do cross country differences in…

Health, Wellbeing & Social Care | January 2010

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The Employment and Earnings of Britain’s Senior Citizen

Britain’s senior citizens, in common with the rest of Europe, are the fastest growing age group among the population and the numbers working have grown substantially. In 2007 the numbers working at or beyond the state pension age (65 and over for men, 60 and over for women) was 1.26 million, a number that hasdoubled…

Inequalities, Work and Labour Markets | September 2009

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The Economic Downturn and the Welsh Economy

The Welsh Assembly Government has very few significant levers to pull in an attempt to deal with the effects of the current recession. Many have applauded the actions taken so far but there is still more that could be done, some of which is controversial.

Inequalities | June 2009

Blog

Are there differences in volunteering in health and social care and responses to the Coronavirus in England and Wales?

9th April 2020 | Catherine Robinson, David Blackaby, Stephen Drinkwater

This week, hundreds of thousands of volunteers reported for duty and have started helping the NHS in its fight against coronavirus. The public’s response in volunteering to assist the NHS has been one of the most positive reactions to the current coronavirus crisis. In particular, over 250,000 people living in England signed up to volunteer to provide help for…

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Professor David Blackaby comments on the BBC’s ‘Wales at Work’ about the cancelled electrification project

21st July 2017 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby comments on ITV’s ‘Wales at Work’ about the cancellation of the electrification of the railway line between Cardiff and Swansea and the impact on the economic development of Wales.

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David Blackaby interviewed on ITV’s ‘Good Morning’, regrading the cancelled rail electrification

21st June 2017 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby comments on issues surrounding the electrification of the railway line between Cardiff and Swansea on ITV’s ‘Good Morning’.

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‘Rise in Welsh furniture exports helped by weak pound’ – BBC News

1st May 2017 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby comments on BBC Wales Evening News about the latest figures showing that Welsh furniture manufacturers are benefiting from the weak pound with a growth in exports. A link to the article can be found here.

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ITV News interview Professor David Blackaby on the Tata Steel bailout provisions

15th February 2017 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby interviewed by ITV Wales News at 6 and later in the evening by ITV News Cymru Wales on the Tata Steel ballot result on pensions and the future of the steel industry.

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Professor David Blackaby interviewed on BBC Radio 4 about the prospects for the British Steel industry

7th December 2016 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s ‘World at One’ about the prospects for the steel industry, in the wake of the deal agreed between Tata and the unions

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Professor David Blackaby comments on Joseph Rowntree Foundation Poverty Report

13th September 2016 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby comments on the recent Joseph Rowntree Foundation Report on Poverty and the implications for Wales (in particular Port Talbort) for BBC Radio Wales Good Morning Wales. The recent report found that there are currently 13 million people living in poverty in Britain and claims more government intervention is needed for communities like…

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ITV News at 6 interviews Professor David Blackaby on the Tata Steel crisis

8th September 2016 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby was featured on ITV News Wales at 6 regarding uncertainty over the Port Talbot Tata Steel plant and implications for the area

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Good Morning Wales interview Professor David Blackaby on poverty report

6th September 2016 | David Blackaby

BBC Radio Wales’s ‘Good Morning Wales’ interview Professor David Blackaby on the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Report on Poverty and implication for Wales

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Professor David Blackaby interviewed on Good Morning Wales about Tata Steel’s potential partnership with Thysenkrupp

9th July 2016 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby featured on BBC Radio Wales’s ‘Good Morning Wales’ talkinig about Tata Steel’s potential strategic partnership with Thyssenkrupp AG

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Professor David Blackaby interviewed on Good Morning Britain about the Tata Steel crisis

30th June 2016 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby featured on BBC Radio Wales’s ‘Good Morning Wales’ about Tata Steel, Political uncertainty, Pensions and Brexit

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‘Professor David Blackaby, from Swansea University gives us his insights to the EU Referendum and what it means for Wales’ – Share Radio

24th June 2016 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby featured on Share Radio Morning Money: Implications for Wales of leaving the European Union. The podcast can be accessed via the link.

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EU Referendum Results: What does it mean for Wales?

24th June 2016 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby comments on the implications for Wales of leaving the EU. In a radio interview this morning with Share Radio, Professor Blackaby discusses the ‘extraordinary’ result and comments how Wales will have benefited from £5 billion of structural funding (between 2000 – 2020) and predicts a possible immediate consequence of ‘Brexit’, following the…

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‘David Blackaby: We are likely to have a more successful industry if we remain in the EU’ – Euronews

21st June 2016 | David Blackaby

Euronews (France) report Professor David Blackaby as saying that “We are likely to have a more successful industry if we remain in the EU.” Article can be accessed via the link.

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Professor David Blackaby writes about Brexit in the South Wales Evening Post

21st June 2016 | David Blackaby

Commentary by Professor David Blackaby in The South Wales Evening Post about whether we would be better or worse off out of the EU

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‘Wales and Scotland face uncertain future with Brexit’ – Euronews

10th June 2016 | David Blackaby

Euronews (France) quote Professor David Blackaby in a report on post-Brexit Britain, and the societal divides the vote in June 2016 caused. The article can be found via the link.

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‘South Wales steels itself for industrial decline post-Brexit’ – Euronews

10th June 2016 | David Blackaby

Euronews (France) quote Professor David Blackaby in a report on post-Brexit manufacturing. A link to the article is provided.

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Professor David Blackaby interviewed on Morning Money about the Tata Steel crisis

31st May 2016 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby interviewed on Share Radio’s ‘Morning Money’ about his research into the Steel crisis

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BBC Radio 5Live interview Professor David Blackaby on the economy of the Swansea Area

25th May 2016 | David Blackaby

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‘One UK steel town, one crisis that affects the nation’ – Fox News (US)

22nd April 2016 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby comments on the steel crisis, and was featured in a major US news outlet report. The article can be viewed by following the link below. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/04/22/one-uk-steel-town-one-crisis-that-affects-nation.html

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‘What now for Port Talbot as the steel crisis threatens to the town’s livelihood?’ – Wales Online

20th April 2016 | David Blackaby

The Western Mail Weekend pages features an article on the steel industry and quotes Prof Louise Miskell, Prof David Blackaby, Dr Bleddyn Penney and Kevin Sullivan. The article, accessed through Wales Online, can be found below. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/what-now-port-talbot-steel-11179848

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BBC News at 6 interview Professor David Blackaby on the Tata Steel management buyout

20th April 2016 | David Blackaby

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Professor David Blackaby interviewed on BBC News at 6 about the Tata Steel crisis

20th April 2016 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby was interviewed on a number of programmes speaking about Tata Steel’s plans to sell its UK operations, including Port Talbot Steelworks

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Evening Post features comment by Professor David Blackaby, who points out that other EU countries can produce steel successfully

14th April 2016 | David Blackaby

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‘Questions remain over Sanjeev Gupta’s plans to change Port Talbot over to using arc furnaces’ – Wales Online

14th April 2016 | David Blackaby

Report on the steel crisis, and on the option of replacing the blast furnaces at Port Talbot with electric arc furnaces which critics claim produce lower-grade steel – Professor David Blackaby is quoted saying that the “only way for Britain to survive as a steelmaker is to produce high-quality steel”. The report can be found…

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Good Evening Wales interview Professor David Blackaby, with comments on the ongoing Tata Steel crisis

7th April 2016 | David Blackaby

BBC Radio Wales’ Good Evening Wales programme featured a further interview with Professor David Blackaby, School of Management on ongoing developments in Tata’s sale of its UK operations, including the steelworks at Port Talbot

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David Blackaby interviewed on BBC News about the possible options from Swansea steel works

6th April 2016 | David Blackaby

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Sky News interview Professor David Blackaby on the Steel crisis

4th April 2016 | David Blackaby

Sky News carries an interview with Professor David Blackaby of the School of Management, who described steel as “a strategic industry, a foundation industry”, which is vital if we want a manufacturing industry in this country.

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David Blackaby features on BBC Radio 5Live, talking about the Tata Steel crisis

31st March 2016 | David Blackaby

BBC Radio 5 Live Wake up to Money focuses on the steel crisis

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Today Programme interview Professor David Blackaby on the Tata Steel crisis

31st March 2016 | David Blackaby

An interview with Professor David Blackaby, School of Management, was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the Tata announcement and the numbers of and implications for the workforce in Wales.

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Professor David Blackaby interviewed about the Welsh economy on Good Evening Wales

16th December 2015 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby, School of Management, was interviewed about the economy on BBC Radio Wales’ Good Evening Wales programme.

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BBC Wales Today interviews Professor David Blackaby about HMRC office closures

12th November 2015 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby, School of Management, was interviewed for BBC Wales’ Wales Today news about HMRC’s announcement that it is to close all its offices in Wales and create a regional centre in Cardiff employing up to 3,800 people.

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Professor David Blackaby interviewed by BBC Radio Wales on unemployment in Wales and the labour market

16th September 2015 | David Blackaby

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Professor David Blackaby interviewed by BBC Radio Wales Good Morning Wales about job losses in the Steel Industry

27th August 2015 | David Blackaby

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Professor David Blackaby interviewed by BBC Radio Wales’ Good Evening Wales regarding unemployment in Wales

12th August 2015 | David Blackaby

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‘How £8.9bn benefits budget is spent in Wales’ – BBC News

4th May 2015 | David Blackaby

WISERD Co-Director Professor David Blackaby has spoken to BBC Wales ahead of the election, specifically about how the £8.9bn benefits budget is spent in Wales. A link to the full article can be found below. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-wales-32551129

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Professor David Blackaby appears on BBC’s ‘X-Ray’

2nd February 2015 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby was interviewed by Lucy Owen for X-Ray. She spoke to him regarding the recent inflation/deflation of food prices and the reasons for this and effect this has on consumers.

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‘House prices up by 4.9% in Wales amid concerns over threat to recovery’ – Wales Online

22nd May 2014 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby comments on Welsh house prices can be found in the linked article. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/house-prices-up-49-wales-7147588

Civil Society

News

Minister for Health and Social Services to give University seminar on ‘Prudent Healthcare’

14th April 2014 | David Blackaby, Judith Phillips, Mark Drakeford, WISERD

Mark Drakeford AM, Minister for Health and Social Services, will visit Swansea University on Tuesday, April 15, to speak on the topic of “Prudent Healthcare: what can the NHS learn from social care?”. The Minister has been invited to give the first public lecture in a new seminar series, which has been jointly organised by Swansea…

Civil Society, Health, Wellbeing & Social Care

Media

‘Aerospace firm Testia aims to train 1,400 in Newport’ – BBC Wales

3rd September 2013 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby discusses the 1,400 jobs created from aerospace company Testia UK in Newport in an article published by BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23934149

Civil Society

Media

Dr Martin O’neil and Professor Blackaby appear on BBC’s ‘The Wales Report’

9th June 2013 | David Blackaby, Martin O'Neill

Dr Martin O’Neill and Professor David Blackaby both appeared on the BBC’s The Wales Report. Dr O’Neill discussed how EU Funding impacts the Valleys community and Professor Blackaby commented on working hours in Wales.

Civil Society

News

WISERD Report Published by Welsh Government

11th December 2012 | Catherine Robinson, David Blackaby, Mamata Parhi, Melanie Jones, Philip Murphy, Stephen Drinkwater

A report written by academic staff at WISERD Swansea, entitled ‘An analysis of subjective wellbeing in Wales: Evidence from the Annual Population Survey’, was published by the Welsh Government on 31st October 2012. This report examines Annual Population Survey (APS) data containing new questions on Subjective Wellbeing (SWB). It focuses on comparisons between variations in SWB across…

Data & Methods, Health, Wellbeing & Social Care, Inequalities

News

Job Cuts Tragic, But Replacement Jobs Are Out There – Professor Blackaby Comments on Recent Steel Industry Cuts

9th November 2012 | David Blackaby

Professor David Blackaby, of WISERD Swansea and Swansea University, has been interviewed by the South Wales Evening Post about job cuts by Tata. The steel company announced last Friday (23rdNovember) that 500 mainly white collar jobs would be lost at the steel plant in Port Talbot. In the interview Professor Blackaby stated that, although jobs…

Work and Labour Markets

Conference

Delivering City Deals in Wales

18th September 2019 | Swansea

This second Symposium on City Deals will consider the delivery of the four City Deals and Development Partnerships in Wales, in the Cardiff City region, Swansea Bay, Mid Wales and North Wales. Sessions will look at the ambitions of these City Deals and growth deals and will include papers and discussion about their governance and…

Conference

How City Deals could make a difference

20th March 2019 | Swansea

This half day event provides an opportunity to discuss the strategic nature of city deals and to learn from research and practice across the UK and internationally. The event’s speakers will highlight the key policy implications of city deals and provoke a discussion on the challenges and opportunities these new structures present. The event begins…

Conference

Changing Wales: WISERD at 10

17th October 2018 | Cardiff

The Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD) will be celebrating ten years of research that has helped address some of the key social challenges facing Wales on Wednesday 17th October. This invitation only event will include contributions from Kirsty Williams, Cabinet Secretary for Education; Lynne Neagle AM and the launch…

Training

Improving our understanding of social enterprises in the UK – evidence from the Small Business Survey

18th February 2016 | Swansea

Presenters: Professor Catherine Robinson (University of Kent) and Professor Phil Murphy (Swansea University) Chair: Professor David Blackaby Location: Swansea University Bay Campus, Great Hall, Room GH018 The rise in the number of social enterprises has been matched by the increased attention they have received as a potentially ‘new’ way of doing business. Notwithstanding the problems associated with…

Seminar

Regional market facing public sector pay and the Welsh economy

28th November 2012 | Cardiff

An Unequal Wales Seminar delivered by Professor David Blackaby and Professor Phil Murphy WISERD was delighted to be supporting the Wales Governance Centre (WGC) in hosting a series of seminars in the Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay. Other events in the series: 7th February 2013 – ‘Homelessness, legislation and social justice in Wales’ 13th March 2013 – ‘Inequalities in Access…

Training

Regional Inequalities in Wales and the Recession

6th May 2010 | Cardiff

Speakers: Professor David Blackaby, WISERD Co-director, Swansea University This seminar is the second of the Cardiff School of Social Sciences Spring Seminar Series 2010 where colleagues from WISERD partner universities presented their work.

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