
Dr Craig Holmes
I am a labour economist, a lecturer and tutorial tutor in Economics at Pembroke, a teaching associate at the Blavatnik School of Government and research associate of the Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE).
Teaching activities
I teach tutorials on Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Labour Economics, Behavioural Economics, Economics of Industry.
Labour economics, earnings inequality, social mobility, the economics of education, economic growth, skills and skills policy, youth unemployment and inactivity.
Peer reviewed
Holmes, C, Murphy, E and Mayhew, K, (forthcoming), ‘What accounts for changes in the chances of being NEET in the UK?’, Journal of Education and Work.
Holmes, C, and Mayhew, K, (2016), 'The economics of higher education', Oxford Review of Economic Policy 32(4), pp 475-496. Link.
Holmes, C, (2013), 'Has the expansion of higher education led to greater economic growth?', National Institute Economic Review 224(1) pp. R29-47. Link.
Holmes, C, (2010), 'Quasi-hyperbolic discounting and retirement: a comment', Journal of Public Economics 94, pp. 135-6. Link.
Book chapters
Holmes, C, Murphy, E and Mayhew, K ‘NEETs in England’ in Levels, M, Brzinksy-Fay, C, Jongbloed, J and Holmes, C (eds.), ‘Young people Not in Employment, Education or Training during the Great Recession: Institutional Explanations for Cross-national Differences’.
Holmes, C, (2018), The Labour Market: Wage Inequality, Occupations, and Mobility’, in Nolan, B (eds.) Generating Prosperity for Working Families in Affluent Countries, Oxford: OUP.
Holmes, C, (2017), ‘The individual return to acquiring skills’, in Warhurst, C, Buchanan, J, Mayhew, K, and Finegold, D, (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Skills and Training, Oxford: OUP.
Grugulis, I, Mayhew, K, and Holmes, C, (2017), ‘The economic and social benefits of skills’, in Warhurst, C, Buchanan, J, Mayhew, K, and Finegold, D, (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Skills and Training, Oxford: OUP.
Other publications
Holmes, C, and Mayhew, K, (2016), Alternative pathways into the graduate labour market, London: CIPD. Link
Holmes, C, (2016), ‘How should education adapt in the race between education and technology?’ in Citi GPS, Technology at Work v2.0: The Future Is Not What It Used to Be, London: Citi GPS. Link
Holmes, C, and Mayhew, K, (2015), Over-qualification and skills mismatch in the graduate labour market, London: CIPD. Link
Bowes, L, Evans, J, Nathwani, T, Birkin, G, Boyd, A, Holmes, C, Thomas, L and Jones, S (2015), Understanding progression into higher education for disadvantaged and under-represented groups, BIS research paper no. 229. Link.
Holmes, C, and Mayhew, K, (2014), 'The winners and losers in the hourglass labour market', in Archer, L, Mann, A, and Stanley, J (eds.), Understanding Employer Engagement in Education: theories and evidence, London: Routledge.
Dr Craig Holmes

I am a labour economist, a lecturer and tutorial tutor in Economics at Pembroke, a teaching associate at the Blavatnik School of Government and research associate of the Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE).
Teaching activities
I teach tutorials on Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Labour Economics, Behavioural Economics, Economics of Industry.
Labour economics, earnings inequality, social mobility, the economics of education, economic growth, skills and skills policy, youth unemployment and inactivity.
Peer reviewed
Holmes, C, Murphy, E and Mayhew, K, (forthcoming), ‘What accounts for changes in the chances of being NEET in the UK?’, Journal of Education and Work.
Holmes, C, and Mayhew, K, (2016), 'The economics of higher education', Oxford Review of Economic Policy 32(4), pp 475-496. Link.
Holmes, C, (2013), 'Has the expansion of higher education led to greater economic growth?', National Institute Economic Review 224(1) pp. R29-47. Link.
Holmes, C, (2010), 'Quasi-hyperbolic discounting and retirement: a comment', Journal of Public Economics 94, pp. 135-6. Link.
Book chapters
Holmes, C, Murphy, E and Mayhew, K ‘NEETs in England’ in Levels, M, Brzinksy-Fay, C, Jongbloed, J and Holmes, C (eds.), ‘Young people Not in Employment, Education or Training during the Great Recession: Institutional Explanations for Cross-national Differences’.
Holmes, C, (2018), The Labour Market: Wage Inequality, Occupations, and Mobility’, in Nolan, B (eds.) Generating Prosperity for Working Families in Affluent Countries, Oxford: OUP.
Holmes, C, (2017), ‘The individual return to acquiring skills’, in Warhurst, C, Buchanan, J, Mayhew, K, and Finegold, D, (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Skills and Training, Oxford: OUP.
Grugulis, I, Mayhew, K, and Holmes, C, (2017), ‘The economic and social benefits of skills’, in Warhurst, C, Buchanan, J, Mayhew, K, and Finegold, D, (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Skills and Training, Oxford: OUP.
Other publications
Holmes, C, and Mayhew, K, (2016), Alternative pathways into the graduate labour market, London: CIPD. Link
Holmes, C, (2016), ‘How should education adapt in the race between education and technology?’ in Citi GPS, Technology at Work v2.0: The Future Is Not What It Used to Be, London: Citi GPS. Link
Holmes, C, and Mayhew, K, (2015), Over-qualification and skills mismatch in the graduate labour market, London: CIPD. Link
Bowes, L, Evans, J, Nathwani, T, Birkin, G, Boyd, A, Holmes, C, Thomas, L and Jones, S (2015), Understanding progression into higher education for disadvantaged and under-represented groups, BIS research paper no. 229. Link.
Holmes, C, and Mayhew, K, (2014), 'The winners and losers in the hourglass labour market', in Archer, L, Mann, A, and Stanley, J (eds.), Understanding Employer Engagement in Education: theories and evidence, London: Routledge.