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Biography
Matthew is an applied labour economist. He teaches Labour Economics and Government, Welfare and Policy, and runs the undergraduate Economics Dissertation module. He has a keen interest in graduate outcomes and career development and has held various employability roles in the university - currently as Academic Director for Employability - and incorporates professional skills and attribute development into his teaching and assessment design. Matthew's current research investigates labour market activity of parents, such as: the changing nature of the labour market, participation and family working arrangements; care leave policies in the UK and EU; intersectional inequalities and the gender pay gap.
He is part of a research project entitled 'Modern Fatherhood: Fathers in 21st Century Britain', and as a result has contributed to policy consultations and government enquiries, and worked on a project assessing eligibility and access to parental leave for the European Institute for Gender Equality as part of their Gender Equality monitoring.
Key Research Interests
Matthew's current research investigates labour market activity of parents, such as: the changing nature of the labour market, participation and family working arrangements; care leave policies in the UK and EU; intersectional inequalities and the gender pay gap.
Recent projects include an assessment of inequalities in access to maternity/paternity leave and parental leave design, the methodology for which has been incorporated into the European Institute for Gender Equality's Gender Equality Index. An earlier project 'Modern Fatherhood: Fathers in 21st Century Britiain' investigated the changing role of fathers within the family and in the labour market, and considers how institutional factors affect this relationship. It also investigated the changing working arrangements of households across Europe, and how families fared through the 2008 recession when faced with changing labour market conditions.
His work on 'Modern Fatherhood: Fathers, work and families in the 21st Century' can be viewed at http://www.modernfatherhood.org
Key Responsibilities
Matthew is the Academic Director for Employability at UEA, responsible for the strategic leadership for the embedding of employability in the curriculum, and issues relating to Graduate Outcomes.
Teaching Interests
Matthew is a Lecturer in Microeconomics. He teaches the undergraduate Dissertation module.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Eligibility for parental leave in EU-28 countries
Connolly, S. & Aldrich, M.
European Institute for Gender Equality
24/07/18 → 16/03/19
Project: Research
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Fathers' work and families in twenty-first century Britain: beyond the breadwinner model?
O'Brien, M., Connolly, S. & Aldrich, M.
Economic and Social Research Council
1/11/12 → 30/04/14
Project: Research
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Student research projects: bridging academic learning and the wider student experience
Arico, F. & Aldrich, M., 31 Jan 2022, 3 Es for Wicked Problems: Employability, Enterprise, and Entrepreneurship: Solving Wicked Problems. London: AdvanceHE, p. 78-83Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Fathers’ perceptions of the availability of flexible working arrangements: Evidence from the UK
Cook, R., O'Brien, M., Connolly, S., Aldrich, M. & Speight, S., 1 Dec 2021, In: Work, Employment & Society. 35, 6, p. 1014-1033 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Eligibility for parental leave in EU Member States
O'Brien, M., Connolly, S., Aldrich, M., Ward, K. & Uzunalioglu, M., 27 Feb 2020Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Inequalities in parental leave: Full report
O'Brien, M., Aldrich, M., Connolly, S., Cook, R. & Speight, S., 23 Nov 2017Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Britain’s slow movement to a gender egalitarian equilibrium: parents and employment in the UK 2001–13
Connolly, S., Aldrich, M., O'Brien, M., Speight, S. & Poole, E., Oct 2016, In: Work, Employment and Society. 30, 5, p. 838-857 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile27 Citations (Scopus)53 Downloads (Pure)
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Student number caps on 'rip-off degrees' overlook their potential benefits for social mobility
Matthew Aldrich & Helena Gillespie
20/07/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution