A day in the life’: presenting to the Low Pay
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 5:02 am
We’ve asked our #DataImpactFellows to share a day in their life.
James Cockett recalls presenting his research to the Low Pay Commission.
The date is 1 April 2019.
Today is an important day for me.
Today I present research findings at a Low Pay Commission workshop.
I have always enjoyed presenting; it is a good opportunity switzerland rcs data to talk about the work I have done. Shortly before the Low Pay Commission workshop, I gave a presentation to over 60 university students on what careers in social research are like. That presentation had impact, but in a very different way!
Today I have no idea what it is going to be like, who will be there and what the building will look like. There are so many unknowns! All I know is that I will be presenting interim findings alongside my colleagues Helen and Dafni, from the Institute for Employment Studies.
Our research is on the effect of the introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) on employment and hours using the Labour Force Survey and the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
The presentation is on a Monday at 11.40am, so I have spent parts of Thursday and Friday and the weekend having practice runs with colleagues and friends (mini shout out to them here).
The part I am presenting is the methodology of the research we are undertaking. I know this well and that gives me great confidence…but saying it is like a tongue twister!
There are only so many times you can say difference-in-differences (DiD) and difference-in-differences-in-differences (DDD) (couldn’t they have called it something else?) before you start to get a headache.
James Cockett recalls presenting his research to the Low Pay Commission.
The date is 1 April 2019.
Today is an important day for me.
Today I present research findings at a Low Pay Commission workshop.
I have always enjoyed presenting; it is a good opportunity switzerland rcs data to talk about the work I have done. Shortly before the Low Pay Commission workshop, I gave a presentation to over 60 university students on what careers in social research are like. That presentation had impact, but in a very different way!
Today I have no idea what it is going to be like, who will be there and what the building will look like. There are so many unknowns! All I know is that I will be presenting interim findings alongside my colleagues Helen and Dafni, from the Institute for Employment Studies.
Our research is on the effect of the introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) on employment and hours using the Labour Force Survey and the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
The presentation is on a Monday at 11.40am, so I have spent parts of Thursday and Friday and the weekend having practice runs with colleagues and friends (mini shout out to them here).
The part I am presenting is the methodology of the research we are undertaking. I know this well and that gives me great confidence…but saying it is like a tongue twister!
There are only so many times you can say difference-in-differences (DiD) and difference-in-differences-in-differences (DDD) (couldn’t they have called it something else?) before you start to get a headache.