http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/ The Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO) is a leading research centre, combining expertise in economics, geography and law. Our objective is to study the intersection between the public and private sectors of the economy, and in particular to understand the right way to organise and deliver public services. The Centre aims to develop research, contribute to the public debate and inform policy-making. CMPO, now an ESRC Research Centre, was established in 1998 with two large grants from The Leverhulme Trust. In 2004 we were awarded ESRC Research Centre status, and CMPO now combines core funding from both the ESRC and the Trust. en-gb 20091121b 20 November 2009 14:34:00 GMT Audio http://www.bris.ac.uk/cmpo/audio/renewedfunding.html Simon Burgess, CMPO Director, talks with Romesh Vaitilingham about the subject of public service reform in the light of the renewal of funding of the CMPO's research agenda for a further five years. 20091120b 20 November 2009 14:34:00 GMT Audio http://www.bris.ac.uk/cmpo/audio/doteachersmatter.html Simon Burgess dicusses his recent paper'Do teachers matter' which looks at whether individual teachers actually make a difference to GCSE scores. 20091103b 03 November 2009 14:34:00 GMT Audio http://www.bris.ac.uk/cmpo/audio/almond.html Douglas Almond discusses his paper 'Health capital and the prenatal environment: the effect of maternal fasting during pregnancy', with Romesh Vaitilingam, presented at the CMPO Persistence in Health Conference, October 2009 20091030b 30 October 2009 14:34:00 GMT Audio http://www.bris.ac.uk/cmpo/audio/macmillan.html Lindsey MacMillan discusses her paper 'Social Mobility and the Professions', a submission to The Panel for Fair Access to the Professions, with Romesh Vaitilingam, regarding the many changes in mobility across time in the UK 20090718b 18 July 2009 14:34:00 GMT Audio http://www.bris.ac.uk/cmpo/audio/smith09.html Have recent changes in government support for families led to an increase in the UK's birth rate? Sarah Smith discusses this with Romesh Vaitilingam. 200907179b 17 July 2009 14:54:19 GMT Audio http://www.bris.ac.uk/cmpo/audio/leckie.html Each year, the government publishes league tables of GCSE results to help parents choose their childrens secondary school. But as George Leckie discusses with Romesh Vaitilingam , the past performance of schools is an imprecise guide to how they might perform in the future. 20090710b 10 July 2009 16:00:34 GMT Audio http://www.bris.ac.uk/cmpo/audio/ladd.html Helen Ladd (Duke University) talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about the work she presented at the 'School choice' conference in Bristol. 20090707b 07 July 2009 10:13:31 GMT Audio http://www.bris.ac.uk/cmpo/audio/propperleft.html Professor Carol Propper discusses work she and colleagues have done investigating whether lefthandedness in children is associated with differential cognitive development. 20090612b 12 June 2009 10:34:26 GMT Audio http://www.bris.ac.uk/cmpo/audio/ppservices.html Professor Paul Grout discusses his new report entitled 'Private delivery of public services'. 20090223b 23 February 2009 16:16:33 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio/sacerdote.html Bruce Sacerdote (Dartmouth College) talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about his research entitled When the Saints Come Marching In: Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Student Evacuees 20080608b 06 August 2008 10:22:54 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio/jane.html Social Mobility has become a major political discussion point in recent years, here Professor Jane Waldfogel from Columbia University, New York, a leading expert on early years child development, discuss the importance of the early years of childhood for life chances and the evidence that policy intervention can make a difference to poor children's development. 20080715b 15 July 2008 14:07:17 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio/hanushek.html Eric Hanushek (Hoover Institution, Stanford University) talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about the important role of cognitive ability and knowledge in driving economic growth 20080714b 14 July 2008 15:32:35 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio/hamermesh.html Dan Hamermesh (University of Texas, Austin) talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about his research programme on the impact of people's physical appearance on their pay and other life outcomes 20080704b 04 July 2008 12:33:30 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio/blank.html Rebecca Blank form the University of Michigan and Brookings Institution talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about welfare reform - where it started, how it has worked out, where it goes next 20080703b 03 July 2008 14:06:13 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio/smith3.html Research by Sarah Smith and colleagues finds evidence that there is a public service ethos and it makes a real difference in the delivery of public services. 20080626b 26 June 2008 16:11:25 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio/proud.html The effect of a childs peers has long been regarded as an important factor in affecting their educational outcomes. Romesh Vaitilingam discusses this with Steven Proud. 20080625b 25 June 2008 16:48:18 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio/bhalotra.html Can recessions have permanent effects on health outcomes in developing countries? Sonia Bhalotra addresses this question by looking at infant mortality in India. 20080222b 22 Feb 2008 10:41:50 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio Deborah Wilson discusses her research on English school league tables 20080125d 25 Jan 2008 14:36:09 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio Rich Harris discusses his research on neighbourhood segregation in large British cities and school segregation 20080125c 25 Jan 2008 12:32:50 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio Waiting times have been a central concern in the English NHS, where care is provided free at the point of delivery and is rationed by waiting time. Pro-market reforms introduced in the NHS in the 1990s were not accompanied by large drops in waiting times. As a result, the English government in 2000 adopted the use of an aggressive policy of targets coupled with publication of waiting times data at hospital level and strong sanctions for poor performing hospital managers. This regime has been dubbed 'targets and terror'. Carol Propper discusses this research 20080125b 25 Jan 2008 11:58:05 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio Nurses' pay in England is set centrally with little local variation. This means that hospitals in high cost areas like London and the South East struggle to recruit and retain staff. As a consequence, they treat fewer patients and have higher fatality rates among patients admitted with emergency heart attacks. Carol Propper discusses this research 20080118b 18 Jan 2008 12:23:59 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio Family background plays a crucial role in childrens outcomes in later life. But what is the specific impact of health in childhood on educational success? Romesh Vaitilingam chats to Professor Janet Currie (Columbia University) at the American Economic Association meetings in New Orleans. 20071123b 23 Nov 2007 11:04:03 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio Helen Simpson and colleagues are investigating the links between university research and innovation in the private sector. Here she examines whether firms are locating R and D facilities close to top university departments 20071123a 23 Nov 2007 10:31:47 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio Might the rise in childhood obesity be connected with the increasing numbers of mothers in full-time jobs? Stephanie von Hinke Kessler Scholder, looks at the evidence 20071109b 11 Nov 2007 10:32:02 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio Victor Lavy (Hebrew University, Jerusalem and Royal Holloway, University of London) came to visit the CMPO in October and took the time to discuss Peer Effects in the Classroom with us. 20071026b 26 Oct 2007 10:48:18 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio Francis Kramarz (CREST-INSEE) came to visit the CMPO in October and took the time to discuss Economic Reform in France with us. 20070920b 20 Sep 2007 14:40:31 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio Paul Grout (CMPO, University of Bristol) discusses his latest article 'Can Public-Private Partnerships deliver better services?' in issue 4 of the CMPO bulletin Research in Public Policy. 20070730b 30 Jul 2007 12:18:51 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio Carol Propper (CMPO, University of Bristol) discusses her latest article 'Hospital Care in England: Who Will Choose?' in issue 4 of the CMPO bulletin Research in Public Policy. 20070730a 30 Jul 2007 12:23:44 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio Sarah Smith (CMPO, University of Bristol) discusses her latest article 'Fertility and Women's Education in the Uk' in issue 4 of the CMPO bulletin Research in Public Policy. 20070323a 30 Mar 2007 12:32:36 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio Jacob Vigdor (Duke University and NBER) came to the CMPO to present at the Ethnic Segregation, Education and Neighbourhood conference in March. Whilst visiting the centre Jacob took the time to discuss his research into segregation and the black-white test score gap. 20060728b 28 Jul 2006 15:52:50 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio Markus Mobius (Harvard University) came to the CMPO to present at the Networks in Industry conference in June. Whilst visiting the centre Markus took the time to discuss his research into social networks. 20060728a 28 Jul 2006 15:29:00 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio On the same day he was presenting at the CMPO Networks in Industry conference, Matthew Jackson (Caltech and Center for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Sciences) took the time to discuss his research into social networks. 20060608c 08 Jun 2006 14:09:10 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio All minority ethnic groups in the UK make greater progress on average than white pupils over the course of their secondary schooling. That is the central conclusion of new research by Dr Deborah Wilson and CMPO colleagues. 20060608b 08 Jun 2006 14:07:10 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio The impact of competition in health care markets depends on the precise nature of the policies introduced and the interaction between them. Find out more in Carol Propper's interview. 20060608a 08 Jun 2006 13:46:10 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio In the light of the recent Atkinson Review, Helen Simpson discusses the challenges of developing robust productivity measures for public services. 20060728c 28 Jul 2006 15:47:50 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio Christopher Hood (Public Service Programme) discusses public service performance. 20060308a 14 Mar 2006 15:52:47 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio In November 2005, the independent Pensions Commission published its second report, setting out a series of recommendations for reform of the UK pension system. Drawing on recent research from the Centre for Market and Public organisation (CMPO), University of Bristol, Sarah Smith discusses the Commission's proposals. 20060308b 14 Mar 2006 16:00:22 GMT Audio http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/audio Following on from the recent debates about Education Reform, Simon Burgess, Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO), University of Bristol discusses school choice.