Slightly amended programme....
> CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
>
>On the Margins: Low Pay or No Pay
>27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE RADICAL STATISTICS GROUP
>Room A220 London School of Economics, Houghton St, London
>Saturday February 24th 2001, 10am-5pm
>
>The theme is low pay, non-employment and transitions between these
>states, including consideration of minimum wages, insecure employment,
>wage subsidies, unemployment traps, Basic Income and the informal
>economy.
>
>10 - 10.30 REGISTRATION
>10.30 Low Pay Statistics - the broad picture
> Bharti Patel (The Low Pay Unit)
>11.00 COFFEE BREAK
>
>11.30 Low pay and social exclusion
> Ruth Levitas (Bristol University)
>11.45 Job insecurity (provisional)
> Kevin Doogan (Bristol University)
>12.00 Pay Inequality: a new source of statistics on pay differentials
> Prem Sikka and Bob Wearing (Essex University)
>12.30 Low paid work and family life: Reflections on recent policy
> developments
> Hartley Dean (Luton University)
>
>1.00 LUNCH
>
>
>2.00 Basic Income: Effects on employment and wages
> Stuart Duffin and Paula Desai (Citizens Income Trust)
>2.30 Speenhamland Revisited (provisional title)
> Holly Sutherland and Frank Wilkinson (Cambridge Univ, Dept of Applied
>Economics)
>3.00 TEA BREAK
>3.30 - 5.00 Radical Statistics AGM
>
>NOTE: Vouchers will be provided to buy refreshments in the Brunchbowl
>cafeteria, 4th floor
>Saturday evening: Social and meal at The George, 213, The Strand (Oliver
>Goldsmith's and Sam Johnson's local). Food will include fish and a range
>of vegetarian options.
>
>CONFERENCE BOOKING FORM
>Surname Forename
>Address Telephone
>No.
>Email
>
>
>Do you require a creche for children? What age(s)
>(a creche will be provided if there is sufficient demand)
>Do you require special facilities due to disability? Please specify;
>
>Conference fee (includes lunch and other refreshments):
>Radical Statistics members #20 waged/#10 unwaged
>Non-members #25 waged/#12.50 unwaged
>(For non-members the fee includes a year's introductory membership of
>Radical Statistics)
>PAYMENT MUST BE MADE BEFORE THE CONFERENCE
>
>The evening meal at The George costs a further #8.50 per person but must
>be booked on this form and paid for in advance.
>
>Cheque enclosed #20 #10 #25 #12.50
>Plus #8.50 if you will be coming to the evening meal
>Total
>Do you require a receipt?
>Yes No
>
>Please send the completed booking form and your cheque, payable to
>Radical Statistics, to:
>Pete Latarche, 10, Ruskin Avenue, Heaton, Bradford BD9 6ER
>
>Getting there:
>*Nearest tube station is Temple (Circle line), 5 mins walk north to LSE,
>located on north side of Aldwych
>*From Holborn tube (Central line), take a bus (68, 91, 168, 505) or walk
>10 mins south to Aldwych
>*From Euston take a bus (as above) south from Upper Woburn Place via
>Southampton Row and Kingsway
>-- Room A220 is in the Old Building, 2nd floor. Choice of two lifts or
>stairs. The route will be signposted.
>
>
>
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