Lindsey Macmillan
@lindseymacmillan.bsky.social
Professor of Economics. Founding Director of the UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (@cepeo-ucl.bsky.social). Economics of education. Inequality. Research Fellow at the IFS, IZA and CESifo. 1st gen🏴�
And in the afternoon to discuss 'Social mobility, regional inequalities and the NEET challenge with Alan Milburn'
with @smfthinktank.bsky.social @beckymontacute.bsky.social
www.smf.co.uk/events/socia...
with @smfthinktank.bsky.social @beckymontacute.bsky.social
www.smf.co.uk/events/socia...
Social mobility, regional inequalities and the NEET challenge with Alan Milburn - Social Market Foundation.
This event will respond to Alan Milburn’s newly launched review and call for a ‘movement’ to address the rising numbers of young people who are not in education, employment or training.
www.smf.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 5:50 PM
And in the afternoon to discuss 'Social mobility, regional inequalities and the NEET challenge with Alan Milburn'
with @smfthinktank.bsky.social @beckymontacute.bsky.social
www.smf.co.uk/events/socia...
with @smfthinktank.bsky.social @beckymontacute.bsky.social
www.smf.co.uk/events/socia...
Reposted by Lindsey Macmillan
The paper by Carneiro et al. shows that places with strong labour markets also have higher equality of opportunity for kids who grow up in poor v. rich neighbourhoods.
Education also matters: LAs with better schools and less academic segregation have more equality of opportunity.
Education also matters: LAs with better schools and less academic segregation have more equality of opportunity.
January 15, 2026 at 12:19 PM
The paper by Carneiro et al. shows that places with strong labour markets also have higher equality of opportunity for kids who grow up in poor v. rich neighbourhoods.
Education also matters: LAs with better schools and less academic segregation have more equality of opportunity.
Education also matters: LAs with better schools and less academic segregation have more equality of opportunity.
That would have been useful wouldn’t it! Thanks @fabienpetit.bsky.social - there’ll be an actual location to join too
December 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
That would have been useful wouldn’t it! Thanks @fabienpetit.bsky.social - there’ll be an actual location to join too
You can read our new research on inequalities in access to professional occupations, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org here
econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
EconPapers: Inequalities in Access to Professional Occupations
By Catherine Dilnot, Lindsey Macmillan and Claire Tyler; Abstract: Previous research has shown that disadvantaged young people are less likely to work in professional occupations than
econpapers.repec.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
You can read our new research on inequalities in access to professional occupations, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org here
econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
If you're interested in what we said in full, you can read our full submission from @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social which is published here: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
Written evidence from UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (SMP0017)
committees.parliament.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
If you're interested in what we said in full, you can read our full submission from @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social which is published here: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
I'm glad to see that the broad consensus around social mobility has moved beyond the limited focus on a handful of academically achieving disadvantaged young people 'making it', to the broader definition of equalising opportunities for all young people, regardless of background
November 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I'm glad to see that the broad consensus around social mobility has moved beyond the limited focus on a handful of academically achieving disadvantaged young people 'making it', to the broader definition of equalising opportunities for all young people, regardless of background
Reposted by Lindsey Macmillan
4/5 | Improving outcomes for children and young people
Join @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, Julia Ellingwood, @michael-sanders.bsky.social and fellow researchers if your work is interested in improving the life chances of children & young people, locally and globally
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/solid...
Join @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, Julia Ellingwood, @michael-sanders.bsky.social and fellow researchers if your work is interested in improving the life chances of children & young people, locally and globally
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/solid...
October 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
4/5 | Improving outcomes for children and young people
Join @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, Julia Ellingwood, @michael-sanders.bsky.social and fellow researchers if your work is interested in improving the life chances of children & young people, locally and globally
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/solid...
Join @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, Julia Ellingwood, @michael-sanders.bsky.social and fellow researchers if your work is interested in improving the life chances of children & young people, locally and globally
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/solid...