This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.Find out more here.
To discuss how you and your organisation can get more involved with The Work Foundation, please contact our partnership team.
Call 020 7976 3512 or email partnership@theworkfoundation.com
Senior Economist, Big Innovation Centre
Email: clevy@theworkfoundation.com
Telephone: 020 7976 3608
Follow @ Clevy81
Charles is a Senior Economist and joined The Work Foundation from Arup. Charles’s previous experience includes working at GHK Consulting, both in the UK and on a secondment to its Hong Kong office. Charles has provided economics and research support on a range of forward - looking market and place-based development studies, evaluations and economic modelling exercises. He is experienced in working on a range of research assignments with EU, national, regional and local public sector bodies.
Charles has a degree in economics and politics from Durham University and an MSc in Local Economic Development from the London School of Economics. His expertise includes using both quantitative and qualitative research techniques. Charles also has extensive experience working with forecasts as well as analysing, synthesising and presenting the wide range of information sources associated with future scenario building and policy development exercises.
Back to Our People
Budget 2013: An assessment from The Work Foundation A reaction from our experts on different aspects of the 2013 Budget.
Ian Brinkley, Paul Sissons, Hiba Sameen, Neil Lee, Charles Levy, Prateek Sureka and Stephen Bevan 22 March 2013
Autumn Statement Submission In its submission to the 2012 Autumn Statement, The Work Foundation calls on the Chancellor to make Britain a world leader in new technologies and innovation.
Ian Brinkley, Charles Levy, Hiba Sameen 27 November 2012
Simply the best? Highly-skilled migrants and the UK's knowledge economy This report outlines the complex issue of visa distribution and offers recommendations to government to ensure that immigration policy is best contributing to the UK workforce, ensuring that international students remain a valuable source of high-level skills for the UK knowledge economy.
Laurence Hopkins and Charles Levy 28 June 2012
Budget 2013: A mixed message on industrial strategy While the government's differentiated approach to supporting specific areas of our economy is welcomed, today's Budget (20 March) suggests a mixed message on industrial strategy.
Charles Levy and Prateek Sureka 20 March 2013
Five warning signs that the labour market recovery may be slowing It is easy to read too much into one month’s figures and it is certainly too early to make predictions, but it would be foolhardy to suggest that today’s numbers show a labour market in full recovery.
Charles Levy 20 March 2013
Autumn Statement needed less on populist, wasteful measures and more on capital spending Last week, I argued that this year’s Autumn Statement would be one of the most difficult economic speeches delivered for years. Unfortunately yesterday’s statement was modest and immediately forgettable.
Charles Levy 06 December 2012
Avoiding technical recession little comfort as UK economy approaches half a decade of stagnation Commenting on today’s GDP figures, Charles Levy, senior economist at the Big Innovation Centre, said: “The UK has avoided a technical triple dip recession, however our economy remains in stasis. Half a decade since the onset of the recession, the picture remains one of stagnation, with the UK struggling to find new sources of growth.
Charles Levy 25 April 2013
Labour market recovery continues, but real wages still sliding Charles Levy, senior economist at The Work Foundation comments on today’s labour market statistics
Charles Levy 20 February 2013
Unexpectedly good numbers, but tough times ahead Senior economist at The Work Foundation, Charles Levy, comments on January's labour market statsisticts.
Anna Kharbanda 23 January 2013