Research for the Real World: S08E04
Alex Bryson, Professor of Quantitative Social Science
An applied labour economist with a background in sociology, Professor Bryson’s research focuses on labour economics, employment relations and programme evaluation.
Dr Sam Sims hears about Professor Bryson’s work, including investigations into discrimination in the workplace across characteristics such as gender, race and sexuality, as well as wage and employment dynamics across professions.
How does discrimination help to explain gaps in wages between men and women and between white and Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employees? And what role do the likes of policymakers and trade unions have to play in reducing gaps in pay and discrimination in the labour market?
Professor Bryson also explains how discrimination plays out in professional sport, despite the widespread use of analytics measuring athlete performance and productivity.
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