{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ea004d9fbcc383829c71657/615d6a75071b410012f201c7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Job vacancies, labour shortages and a 'high-wage economy'","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ea004d9fbcc383829c71657/1633514079184-909be4631dc837147facdc2fc1c9e862.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>From HGV drivers, to strawberry pickers, to doctors and nurses, the UK seems to be facing labour shortages across many different industries.</p><p><br></p><p>As the pandemic recedes, and the impacts of Brexit begin to reveal themselves, the government have insisted that this is part of the transition to a 'high-wage economy'. What is happening in the labour market? Which sectors are facing the biggest challenges? And what can policy-makers do to help?</p><p><br></p><p>This week, we're joined by Jonathan Cribb and Xiaowei Xu, IFS experts on labour markets and jobs.</p><p><br></p><p>Support the IFS: https://www.ifs.org.uk/about/membership/individual</p>","author_name":"Institute for Fiscal Studies"}