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Great analysis here from Dennis Novy Thomas Sampson and Catherine Thomas of how Brexit has affected UK trade - with a stark warning that 'Global Britain' as a strategy for international trade is a fantasy.

And it’s out! Centre for Economic Performance Summer 2024 CentrePiece magazine. The cover story looks into the housing crisis and the wider economic costs of our failing planning system. By Paul Cheshire. Full issue here: cep.lse.ac.uk/_NEW/PUBLICATI…

Could a new policy institution help solve the UK’s sluggish growth? Anna Valero and Bart van Ark set out the case for a productivity institution. In CentrePiece magazine from Centre for Economic Performance Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/_NEW/PUBLICATI…

The effects of climate change have become far more noticeable recently. Maria Cotofan, Karlygash Kuralbayeva, Konstantinos Matakos show how heatwaves affect the voting patterns of different generations. In CentrePiece magazine from Centre for Economic Performance Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/_NEW/PUBLICATI…

“I didn’t know what an economist was. It was just by chance that I stumbled across economics and found I enjoyed it.” Dr madame économiste of Resolution Foundation on her career and setting up The Black Economists Network In CentrePiece magazine from Centre for Economic Performance Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/_NEW/PUBLICATI…

.Stephen Machin looks at how the minimum wage has affected wage inequality – with the beneficiaries of the minimum wage seeing faster real wage growth than other workers since 2010. In CentrePiece magazine from Centre for Economic Performance Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/_NEW/PUBLICATI…

In recent years, the rate of statement withdrawal by victims of domestic abuse has been rising. Ekaterina (Katya) Oparina , Tom Kirchmaier highlight the potential role of police workload. In CentrePiece magazine from Centre for Economic Performance Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/_NEW/PUBLICATI…

Paul Cheshire began to investigate the economic effects of the UK’s planning system 40 years ago. He sets out two simple ways to make it easier to improve the situation. In CentrePiece magazine from Centre for Economic Performance Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/_NEW/PUBLICATI…

An 8-week online maths tutoring programme resulted not only in better test scores but higher aspirations. Claudia Hupkau , Lucas Gortazar , Toni Roldán Monés In CentrePiece magazine from Centre for Economic Performance Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/_NEW/PUBLICATI…

A really in-depth analysis of where the labour market is: clue - early retirement isn't really a thing, but long-term sickness is an important and longstanding problem.

Great overview of changes in immigration - who is coming to the UK and why - from Tessa Hall and alan manning at Centre for Economic Performance The statistical evidence on a much talked about issue.

Fantastic snapshot of the difficulties that pupils, teachers and heads are facing as we near the election. "The bottom line is that schools need greater investment"

Great insights here into how the shift in balance between employer and employee plus stagnant productivity = repercussions for the whole economy.

Swati Dhingra, Bank of England MPC member, tells Steph and me why interest rates should start to be cut now, why it is so hard to determine where they will settle for the long term and how the Bank of England is reforming so that its performance in controlling inflation may

Great research into a policy that did actually bring down costs for tenants

The CEP was delighted to contribute to this review with work on education, labour markets, firms, spatial disparities and innovation. A great project to be part of!

Interesting digest of research here on our post-16 education system. What options are available - or should be available - for those 16yo who are not necessarily wanting to head straight down the A-levels, uni route?

Our new report out today shows how using wellbeing as the goal for policymaking changes priorities. eg. the NHS Talking Therapies programme pays for itself - such treatments need to expand.

Great research on the drivers behind the higher rates of school absence since the pandemic ⬇️