The role of labour markets in urban-rural differences in economic development

该项目将研究劳动力市场在英国地区不平等中的作用，特别是与大多数城市地区相比，农村地区经济发展落后的问题。在这种日益扩大的分歧的一个迹象中，一个很好的预测是否选举选区投票支持英国退欧的多数是该地区是否主要是农村。虽然其他因素无疑也发挥了作用，但这是一个强有力的指标，表明农村地区的人们认为他们没有从全球化中受益。在唐纳德·特朗普当选美国总统时也观察到了类似的模式。担心的主要是工作保障和收入，这两个因素受到当地劳动力市场如何适应变化以及与其他地区劳动力市场互动的影响。

The project will study the role of labour markets in regional inequality in the UK, especially the falling behind of economic development in rural areas as compared to most urban areas. In one indication of this growing divergence, a good predictor of whether an electoral ward voted in majority for Brexit was whether the area was mainly rural. While other factors undoubtedly also played a role, this is a strong indicator that people in rural areas have the perception that they are not benefit from globalisation. A similar pattern was observed in the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. Fears are mainly around job security and income, two factors that are influenced by how local labour markets adapt to change and interact with labour markets in other areas.