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Project Description:
The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) monitors progress towards improving social mobility in the UK and promotes social mobility in England. It is an independent statutory body created by an Act of Parliament.
The SMC is interested in conducting research to understand how levels of dynamism and innovation vary across the UK. Our desire to produce this stems from a commitment that we made in our EGIG Report, which explored innovation, investment and renewal across the UK.
Background:
The UK is one of the most regionally unequal economies in the developed world. Productivity in Greater Manchester is 35% below that of London. Closing the productivity gap between Manchester and London to that observed between Lyon and Paris would increase total Gross Value Added (GVA) by £13 billion a year (in 2019 prices), a 0.7 per cent boost to national productivity.
In East Yorkshire, the odds of climbing the income ladder are far lower than in Surrey or Sussex. While opportunities for high paying, good careers are largely concentrated in London. If we want a society where talent and effort are rewarded, these cycles must be broken. Business and economic dynamism is central to this task. Dynamic economies are more productive, have greater growth, and higher wages. They also have greater levels of social mobility, discussed next.
The definition of "dynamism":
For the purposes of this work, "economic dynamism" is defined as the rate of structural change, fluidity, and renewal within an economy. It is distinct from simple economic growth or historical wealth. A dynamic economy is characterised by creative destruction - the continuous churn of business creation and closure, the rapid reallocation of labour to more productive uses, and the physical and demographic capacity to absorb new ideas and talent. The resulting index must measure this velocity and fluidity, identifying which areas of the UK present the fewest structural barriers to new entrants, innovators, and workers seeking upward mobility.
Objectives
The objectives of this research are to:
| Lot | Title | Value |
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| 1 | Lot 1 | — |
| Title | Supplier | Value | Awarded |
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| Award 1 | The University of Manchester | — | — |
Other metrics that should be considered include the Commission's Promising Prospects (PP) composite index. The PP index measures how well young people from similar socio-economic backgrounds do in education and the labour market, and is used in the SMC's annual State of the Nation publication. It is also available as an interactive dashboard on the SMC website.
The Social Mobility and Dynamism Index should be available at different spatial levels such as Local Authority, Mayoral Combined Authority/Mayoral Strategic Authority, ITL3, and ITL1.
It should also be interactive and allows users to understand how each of the components of the index interact and influence each other. The index should allow us to better understand how specific strengths and/or weaknesses are related to the local socio-economic context, and to look for comparators across different parts of the UK. The index also needs to look at change over time. The idea is to capture improvement and growth, not just the top of the performance table, which will always favour London and the South East.
2, Produce a full technical report and additional lay technical document detailing methodology used. These should include details on each of the indicators, the data used, the strengths and weaknesses of the approach.
Deliverables: