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Jobs, not a low rate of inflation, should be the primary concern of a government. That is the finding from new research done at The 天美传媒 that studied more than a quarter of a million people.
Researchers from the 天美传媒's Department of Economics has revealed the real cost to parents wishing to access the best available comprehensive school education for their children. Their study reveals that parents are willing to pay a premium sometimes in excess of 拢20,000 to obtain a house in the catchment area of favoured schools.
A new report by the Institute for Employment Research at the 天美传媒 predicts that the decade leading up to 2010 is expected to bring 2 million additional jobs to the UK, sustaining the UK's historically low level of unemployment.
New research by Dr Wiji Arulampalam of the Department of Economics at the 天美传媒 shows that UK men who undergo a spell of unemployment face a "wage penalty" of about 6% on subsequent re-entry into employment, and that after three years, they will actually earn around 14% less compared to what they would have received in the absence of any period of unemployment.
New figures for robot sales to industry, released today (Thursday 17th May) by the British Automation and Robot Association based at the 天美传媒, show that the year 2000 saw the second highest number ever (1538) of robots sold to UK companies.
Prepayment meters for electricity and gas using a charge card or key are unpopular with some policy makers and consumer lobby groups, as failure to charge the card or key results in self disconnection. However, new research carried out by Warwick Business School and the University of East Anglia on behalf of the Electricity Association Fuel Poverty Task Force, shows that this form of payment remains popular with low income customers.