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Article by Giuseppe Berlingieri, Sara Calligaris, Stefano Costa e Chiara Criscuolo. In Italy, medium-large and large companies are productive and competitive. The problem is that they are few compared to... Read more...
10 April 2018
Swati Dhingra has been awared a European Research Council Starting Grant for the BIGlobal project, which will examine the sources of firm growth and market power to provide new insights into welfare and policy... Read more...
01 February 2018
With the UK due to leave the EU at 11pm on 29 March 2019, countries on both sides of the channel are figuring out what Brexit will mean for their economies. We speak to Panmure Gordon’s David B... Read more...
19 January 2018
The possible options for the long-term economic partnership range along a wide spectrum – from a European Economic Area-type broad-based single market access, through a Canada-type free trade agreement, ... Read more...
19 December 2017
Article by Thomas Sampson It is too soon to know whether Brexit will be merely a diversion on the path to greater integration, a sign globalisation has reached its limits, or the start of a new era of prote... Read more...
20 October 2017
Article by John Van Reenen: ... “An argument that was made in favor of Brexit was that by restricting Europeans coming into Britain, it would create an economic boon,” said MIT Sloan professo... Read more...
18 October 2017
Awarded an European Research Council Proof of Concept Grant for the NCore project, which aims to develop a mobile app which facilitates access to mental health services and treatments for young peopl... Read more...
12 October 2017
A study by economists at the London School of Economics has estimated the damage could be as great as 9.5 per cent of GDP if the UK leaves the EU without a free trade deal. Related article ‘Th... Read more...
26 September 2017
Professor of Finance and Economics, Kevin Dowd (Durham University), Professor David Paton (Nottingham University) and Professor David Blake (University of London) discuss how the UK can benefit from a free tra... Read more...
20 September 2017
Snippet...”Mostly, the economists gathered here expressed hope that people would embrace the broader benefits of trade rather than focusing on the narrow costs. “All I can hope is that we are ha... Read more...
25 August 2017
Dr Thomas Sampson of the London School of Economics (LSE) said on Tuesday that the publication of UK government plans for a transition period and regulations after the breit suggests that London wants to speed... Read more...
15 August 2017
In findings released by think tank Centre for Cities and the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School of Economics, the potential impact of either Brexit "type" on major cities in t... Read more...
29 July 2017
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27 July 2017
While the Prime Minister seems to understand that trade with the European Union is sizeable, she also seems to be under the illusion that Britain can pick and choose during the Brexit negotiations. L... Read more...
26 July 2017
Swati Dhingra, of the LSE, said: “There is near consensus among economists that the hard – or chaotic – form of Brexit…would hurt the UK economy. Although there was little immediate ec... Read more...
22 June 2017
Many commentators are throwing out numbers about the negative impact of Brexit on GDP growth and income across Europe. The Center for Economic Performance has concluded that every EU member will lose income af... Read more...
20 June 2017
19 June 2017
“Just as the US military has become more decentralized, letting soldiers on the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq make more decisions than they would have in Korea or in Vietnam, so are the best firms decen... Read more...
07 June 2017
This collection of 18 essays by leading economists highlights many of the most pressing domestic and international economic policy issues on the Trump docket. Many chapters are sharply critical of the Tr... Read more...
05 June 2017
Article by Luis Garicano DONALD TRUMP and Theresa May may have done more to push Europeans together, and open up an opportunity for reform of its institutions, than any pro-European American president or Br... Read more...
02 June 2017
Article by Patrick Stewart. A recent report on the likely impact of Brexit from the London School of Economics has found that all EU countries will lose income after Brexit. The overall GDP fall in the U... Read more...
19 March 2017
Economists from the London School of Economics have estimated that the WTO route would cause an almost 10 per cent hit to UK GDP by 2030. Also in: The i Paper Failure to secure trade deal 'would o... Read more...
02 March 2017
Economists point to three factors to explain how population is distributed: geographical characteristics, agglomeration, and history. This column, taken from a new Vox eBook, examines ... Read more...
31 January 2017
A study of three researchers Scott R. Baker, Nicholas Bloom and Steven j. Davis has revealed that the current economic uncertainty is still higher than during times of 9 / 11 or the Lehman collapse. The expert... Read more...
An economist claimed Messi would be in prison now in the United States Economist Luis Garicano was recently elected by the Ciudadanos to take over one of the vice presidencies of the Party of the Alliance o... Read more...
20 December 2016
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s decision to replace a party loyalist with an independent expert at the head of the markets regulator will help Spain lure companies seeking a new base after Britain le... Read more...
16 December 2016
Ministers are at loggerheads over whether to quit the European customs union amid warnings it could mean a 4.5 per cent hit to GDP. Papers circulated at a meeting of the Brexit Cabinet committee apparently suggested tha... Read more...
19 October 2016
Dennis Novy interviewed. The topic was the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the recent political backlash from France and Germany. The interview was broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 The World Ton... Read more...
30 August 2016
Even after the Brexit, Britain will seek economic ties to the EU. But what options are there? What are the costs? And how likely they are? The economists Swati Dinghra and Thomas Sampson of the London School of Economic... Read more...
23 August 2016
Before Britons voted to leave the European Union, Swati Dhingra, an assistant professor of economics at the London School of Economics, wrote a series of papers with her colleagues trying to convince them otherwise by po... Read more...
26 July 2016
Britain's decision to leave the European Union (EU) has prompted international conversation about the economic implications. But widespread interest doesn't mean widespread expertise. Economists tell i about some of th... Read more...
21 July 2016
The evidence is that foreign managers improve the companies they acquire A paper by Nick Bloom of Stanford University and others shows that the David Brents can learn from the Jack Welches: when they take over British f... Read more...
20 July 2016
Various analysis have shown that Brexit will adversely affect Britain's economy. According to the Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, Britain's economy will decrease by 1.3 per cent to 2.6 per cent without considering ... Read more...
12 July 2016
UK's EU exit will make transatlantic trade talks even tougher. ''There's every reason to believe that the right-wing lurch of Brexit could turn the U.K. into a paradise for free market capitalism: a TTIP on steroids,'' ... Read more...
28 June 2016
Minford said that the economy would be more dynamic and more efficient now that we're out of the EU. Swati Dhingra disagreed, saying that the economy would suffer because of a shallower pool of talent from other EU co... Read more...
24 June 2016
And while some experts argue that FDI is high in the UK due to a favourable business environment, others, such as the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, suggest that ''being fully in the s... Read more...
22 June 2016
According to Dennis Novy, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick: ''TTIP has the potential to benefit millions of consumers. It goes far beyond an economic project. Its current timetable seems ambi... Read more...
20 May 2016
''Leaving the EU would impose a Brexit tax on generations to come,'' says OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria. ''Instead of funding public services, this tax would be a pure deadweight loss, with no economic benefit.'' ... Read more...
28 April 2016
The head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said on Wednesday that he saw no potential benefits for the British economy if voters decide to leave the European Union at a referendum in June. ... Read more...
27 April 2016
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama is expected to give a major boost to the Remain campaign tomorrow by backing David Cameron's call for Britain to stay in the European Union. Earlier this week the Treasury published analysis su... Read more...
21 April 2016
Leaving the European Union would reduce flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the UK by more than a fifth, damaging productivity and lowering people's incomes, according to new research released today by LSE's Ce... Read more...
15 April 2016
Article by Swati Dhingra and Thomas Sampson In June, UK voters will decide whether to remain part of the EU. This column explores the UK's options if a majority votes in favour of Brexit. One possibility is for the UK, ... Read more...
04 March 2016
Dennis Novy gave a radio interview for the Drive programme with Lorna Bailey. The topic was the upcoming negotiations of Prime Minister David Cameron over Britain's EU membership and in particular their implications for ... Read more...
09 November 2015
Some experts suggest it is more likely than not the UK will vote to leave. LSE Professor John Van Reenen, director of the Centre for Economic Performance, put the chance of an ''Out'' vote at 54%, with very wide uncertai... Read more...
12 October 2015
A new CERRE report highlights the relationship between prices, investments, and market structure. It is co-authored by Tommaso Valletti, a Joint Academic Director of CERRE and Professor of Economics at Imperial College L... Read more...
07 October 2015
THE Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics predicts the range of Brexit economic scenarios from something akin to the global financial crisis (-10 per cent GDP) to a best case scenario of a -2.... Read more...
25 September 2015
Albrecht Ritschl is interviewed on market crashes and China. The interview was broadcast by CNN International Europe - The Business View News on July 9, 2015 [No link available] Related publications 'Reparations, Def... Read more...
09 July 2015
... creditors, in exchange for pro-market reforms'', said Professor Albrecht Ritschl of the London School of Economics. West Germany was able to borrow on international markets again, and, free ... This article was publ... Read more...
Leading academics from the London School of Economics have called on both Greece and its international creditors to adopt a more responsible approach. This article was published online by Business Reporter on July 9, 20... Read more...
Twenty-six members of the faculty at the London School of Economics (LSE) have called for Greece's creditors to ease the austerity measures they have imposed over the last five years. In an open letter, the professors wr... Read more...
Dennis Novy live interview, commenting on the dramatic developments on Greece and the Eurozone crisis. This interview was broadcast by Sky News on June 29, 2015 Link to interview here [Starts at 9.40am] Related links... Read more...
29 June 2015
Christopher Pissarides interviewed about closure of Greek banks. The interview was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 News on June 29, 2015 [No link available] Related links Christopher Pissarides webpage Macro Programme webp... Read more...
In the following op-ed, 13 prominent economists from around the world call on Greece to sign a credible agreement with the Europeans immediately. CEP's Professor Christopher Pissarides, Nobel Laureate, London School of ... Read more...
Nobel Prize-winning economist Christopher Pissarides tells DW why he is deeply disappointed with the Greek government's mismanagement of the debt crisis. He also explains what Germany could have done better. This articl... Read more...
Dennis Novy gave a live interview, commenting on the dramatic developments on Greece and the Eurozone crisis. The interview was broadcast by Al Jazeera on their ''Newshour'' Programme Link to the interview here [Star... Read more...
28 June 2015
Unemployment stands at more than 25%. ''People will be much worse off,'' said Christopher Pissarides, a Nobel prizewinner based at the London School of Economics. Investors are braced for a slump on global stock markets ... Read more...
''I don't understand what kind of economics they have in their minds, or who is deciding that this is economics,'' said Christopher Pissarides, a Nobel prizewinner at the London School of Economics. ''Who is going to inv... Read more...
Interview with LSE Professor and Economics Nobel Prize winner Christopher Pissarides on proposed austerity measures in Greece. The interview was broadcast by BBC News on June 25, 2015 [No link available] Related link... Read more...
25 June 2015
Follow-up interview, Dennis Novy on latest Greece negotiations. This interview was broadcast by Voice of America on June 23, 2015 Link to interview here Related links Dennis Novy webpage Globalisation Programme w... Read more...
23 June 2015
Dennis Novy interviewed, speaking about latest Greece negotiations. This interview was broadcast on the BBC World Service World Update programme on June 23, 2015 Link to interview here [Ca. 32min 35sec into the progra... Read more...
Dennis Novy on the latest Greece negotiations. This interview was broadcast by Sky News on June 23, 2015 Related links Dennis Novy webpage Globalisation Programme webpage Dennis Novy CEP publications webpage ... Read more...
Yet not only would it take years for the UK to reach new agreements, it is not as likely to strike a good deal. The ''UK's bargaining position would be much weaker as it would be negotiating over access to its own market... Read more...
8.50am: live radio interview Dennis Novy interviewed, speaking about Greece and the looming IMF deadline. The interview was broadcast by BBC Coventry and Warwickshire on the Shane O'Connor Breakfast Show on June 22, ... Read more...
22 June 2015
See: Comment by georgep76 3dago - below the cartoon Germany has been described as the biggest ''debt transgressor'' of the 20th Century, with restructurings in 1924, 1929, 1932 and 1953. Total debt forgiveness for Germ... Read more...
21 June 2015
Dennis Novy interviewed, speaking about Greece and the looming IMF deadline. This interview was broadcast by BBC News on June 21, 2015 [No link available] Related links Dennis Novy webpage Globalisation Programm... Read more...
But Associate Professor of Economics at Britain's University of Warwick, Dennis Novy, expects neither success nor disaster at Monday's summit. ... Novy says default would not immediately create a crisis because key cred... Read more...
19 June 2015
A look back: national bankruptcies are not so rare The economic historian Albrecht Ritschl called Germany the most wayward of the 20th century: ''The Federal Republic owes your today's financial stability and its status... Read more...
18 June 2015
Deutsche Bank has been the first one to fire a warning shot over the UK vote to leave the EU, but others are certainly already preparing too, says Dr. Dennis Novy, associate professor in the department of Economics at th... Read more...
16 June 2015
The democratic nature of this debate is a helpful reminder as to why history matters. If Britain does withdraw from the European Union, the cost for families and the national economy will be immense. As reported in the G... Read more...
14 June 2015
Dennis Novy did an interview with Radio Sputnik, a Russian radio station. The topic was Greece and the Eurozone crisis. The interview was broadcast by Radio Sputnik (Russia) on June 12, 2015 Link to interview here ... Read more...
12 June 2015
One of the main arguments employed by those in favour of remaining in the EU is simply how difficult it would prove to leave. We are deeply integrated with our European allies - economically, militarily and culturally. ... Read more...
19 April 2015
A recent study from the Centre for Economic Performance has measured the impact on the UK economy of leaving the EU, which as the second chart shows is still the UK’s biggest trading partner. The study conclu... Read more...
Lower trade with the EU would knock British economic output down by between 1.1 and 3.1 percentage points, according to a study by the London School of Economics. Foreign investment would surely drop and new roadblocks t... Read more...
31 March 2015
An even more dramatic example is provided by Germany itself. Historically, Germany has been described as the biggest ''debt transgressor'' of the 20th Century, with restructurings in 1924, 1929, 1932 and 1953. Total debt... Read more...
18 March 2015
London School of Economics Professor of Economics and Strategy Luis Garicano discusses the rise of anti-austerity in Europe, the upcoming election in Spain and the state of Spain's economy with Bloomberg's Mark Barton, A... Read more...
25 February 2015
Greek officials are seeking support for a new debt agreement. ... The Germans are conveniently ignoring is their own record as one of history's biggest deadbeats. In the 1920s, according to a prominent German economic hi... Read more...
08 February 2015
The economic historian Albrecht Ritschl of the London School of Economics comes to the conclusion that: ''Germany is the biggest debt sinner of the 20th Century''. This article was published by Spiegel online on Feb... Read more...
02 February 2015
Dr Dennis Novy talking about Europe's economy if Syriza win the Greek election. The interview was broadcast by Sky News on January 28, 2015 Link to broadcast here Related links Dennis Novy webpage Globalisatio... Read more...
28 January 2015
''Tsipras's initial decisions, especially his coalition with a nationalist-hooligan party, point toward an exit from the euro,'' Luis Garicano, an economics professor at the London School of Economics, said on Twitter. '... Read more...
27 January 2015
If successfully concluded, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) would be the most ambitious free trade agreement in history, writes Dennis Novy - and it has the potential to benefit millions of cons... Read more...
23 January 2015
Switzerland's central bank piled fresh pressure on the euro last week when it removed its peg with the franc - a move thought to have been triggered by the prospect of QE by the ECB. Sir Christopher Pissarides, the Cypri... Read more...
20 January 2015
Article by Joan Costa-i-Font and Valentina Zigante Several countries across Europe have attempted to reform their health systems by allowing patients more choice over their healthcare provider. The typical rationale for... Read more...
21 November 2014
Europe is facing a problem of long-term stagnation Europe and Spain within it, has ''a problem of long-term economic stagnation'' because of their limited level of labor productivity to the aging demographic prospects, ... Read more...
20 November 2014
Last week, Luis Garicano, a professor at the London School of Economics, and Lucrezia Reichlin, a former head of research at the European Central Bank and now a professor at the London Business School, published a propos... Read more...
17 November 2014
Article by Luis Garicano with Lucrezia Reichlin The ECB seems to be edging towards QE, but faces a quandary on what to buy. This proposal suggests that the ECB buy 'Safe Market Bonds'. These would be synthetic bonds for... Read more...
15 November 2014
Draghi: an offer you should not refuse Article by Luis Garicano The Spanish and European economic course opens with the bad news of growth in real GDP and prices in the euro area in the second quarter and the response ... Read more...
30 August 2014
Indem sie ihren Kindern finanziell unter die Arme greifen, haben die Eltern auch unabsichtlich den offentlichen Druck entscharft, die Beschäftigungs-und Renten so zu andern, dass ihre Kinder einen leichteren Start ins B... Read more...
18 August 2014
Professor John Van Reenen, Department of Economics and Centre for Economic Performance, has been awarded the European Investment Bank Institute's 2014 'Outstanding Contribution Award'. The accolade, jointly awarded to Pr... Read more...
28 July 2014
What's the best way to measure Europe's youth unemployment problem? ''Long-term unemployment and youth unemployment are the two [issues] that need more targeting, but we should especially try to avoid the combination of ... Read more...
16 July 2014
This article was first published on January 28, 2013 and has been republished after Germany beat Brazil 7-1 in the World Cup semi-final Second, it is the view of most economists that Germany has been the biggest winner ... Read more...
09 July 2014
Article by Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde, Luis Garicano and Tano Santos By the end of the 1990s, under the incentive of Eurozone entry, most peripheral European countries were busy undertaking structural reforms and puttin... Read more...
30 April 2013
Today, many French and German banks have cut the amount of debt they hold from troubled euro zone countries by half. And practically the only buyers of Spanish debt are Spanish banks. Ditto for Italy. Not only does th... Read more...
02 October 2012
…el punto muerto: la senda hacia la salida de la crisis. Entre los españoles figuran Luis Garicano, del London School of Economics, o Guillermo de la Dehesa. También suscriben el documento los alemanes Lars... Expe... Read more...
25 July 2012
Euro doomed, say experts The euro has broken down and faces collapse with 'incalculable economic losses and human suffering', according to an extraordinary warning from a group of leading economists. The experts include... Read more...
Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to distance Britain from European efforts to save the euro isn't likely to make the U.K. more independent of the bloc. "Politically the U.K. has lost power and credibility, and its... Read more...
14 December 2011
Professor Albrecht Ritschl of the London School of Economics says the Germans face a stark choice. Albrecht Ritschl:They will indeed have to be the decision between accepting a probably softer eurozone, or thinki... Read more...
05 December 2011
Of course, if the eurozone turned itself into a real fiscal union with all the member states guaranteeing each other's debt, that would stop the crisis in its tracks. But Tim Leunig of the London School of Economics s... Read more...
04 December 2011
Albrecht Ritschl: Now it turns out that the whole debt burden of southern Europe combined is quite a bit too big to be shouldered by the Germans. This article appeared in Marketplace on December 3, 2011 Link to ar... Read more...
03 December 2011
Many experts believe that if the eurozone were to break apart it would be because richer members leave it rather than continue to try to bail out poorer ones. In fact, there are already some signs that the richer countr... Read more...
02 December 2011
Germany's hardline attitude is making the situation in Europe worse Economics professor at the LSE, Albrecht Ritschl, comments on Germany's reaction to the worsening euro crisis. This article appeared in The Guardi... Read more...
08 November 2011