Valuing skills: how the government estimates the returns to education
A regulatory environment that supports investment in human capital - people's education and skills - is just as important as one that supports physical capital.
Allan Little, RPC committee member
Dr Allan Little is a member of the Regulatory Policy Committee following 18 years in the Government Economic Service, specialising in policy appraisal and evaluation.
In 2024, he left the Civil Service to set up Mission Economics, a consultancy focused on social value.
Carbon valuation: why it matters for regulatory policy
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Allan Little, RPC committee member, Posted on:
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Carbon valuation methodology, Energy sector
How government values carbon has become an increasingly important part of its value for money analysis. At the RPC, we scrutinise carbon appraisal as we would other societal impacts - looking for proportionality, transparency and consistency.