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M-RCBG Associate Working Paper No. 89, Peter Sands, Ed Balls, Mehek Sethi, Eleanor Hallam, Sebastian Leape, Nyasha Weinberg, 2018. Paper interviewed and quotes Nikhil Datta, Swati Dhingra and Dennis Novy ... Read more...
15 May 2018
An interview with John Van Reenen of MIT. The Economist: At its most basic level, what is free trade? John Van Reenen: Free trade means allowing good and services to move as freely as possible across dif... Read more...
04 May 2018
The LSE economist: the cost of leaving the Union will fluctuate between £200 billion a year in the event of a complete breakdown and 20 billion for the softest solution to the Norwegian. There is no doub... Read more...
02 November 2017
09:49 AM BST Work and Pensions and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee question Director of Labour Market Enforcement The following link will allow you to view a copy of the updated inform... Read more...
24 October 2017
Too many economists have refused to take seriously the idea that Brexit has the potential to provide economic benefits to the UK. Before the referendum, Treasury economists assured the public that a vote to le... Read more...
28 September 2017
Trump's efforts to bring work back to the U.S. could eliminate some jobs that are already here. "Altering NAFTA could fundamentally change the production of the economy — for the U.S., as well a... Read more...
16 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
"Altering Nafta could fundamentally change the production of the economy — for the U.S., as well as for Mexico — and that will be very disruptive," said Swati Dhingra, an economist at... Read more...
The latest concern unfolds this week, as the Trump administration begins to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, redrawing the terms of commerce with Mexico and Canada. “Altering NAFTA co... Read more...
The rise of academies promised more power for schools - but, with government still clinging to the reins, heads haven't been able to raise standards as expected. However, this system may yet deliver - if m... Read more...
28 July 2017
DW spoke to economist Thomas Sampson from the London School of Economics ahead of British Prime Minister Theresa May's visit to the White House. She is the first world leader to meet the new US President D... Read more...
26 January 2017
It has long been known that America’s Senate is less protectionist (i.e., more likely to favor trade deals) than the House. The usual explanation was that senators, representing larger territories, took ... Read more...
23 January 2017
Swati Dhinghra commenting on free trade and Brexit. [Time: 08:00:24] ... Read more...
19 January 2017
May’s speech suggests the UK is on course to aim for a bilateral agreement. Currently, countries like Switzerland pay around 40% as much as the UK’s contribution for EU membership for access on tho... Read more...
18 January 2017
Truth and myth about the effects of openness to trade In other rich countries, regions or industries with heavy exposure to Chinese imports also suffered material losses in factory jobs. A study of Spain's jobs market b... Read more...
01 October 2016
Dennis Novy was interviewed live on LBC radio with Nick Ferrari on 24 August 2016. The topic was Brexit and whether we should have a second referendum. The background was Owen Smith's announcement of having a second refe... Read more...
24 August 2016
There could be a spike in UK migration ahead of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union and the possible end to free movement rights, MPs have warned. Dr Swati Dhingra, from the London School of Economics, told B... Read more...
27 July 2016
When politicians speak of a need to 'control' EU immigration, we should be asking why. The evidence shows that free movement of people is working for all of us. But the available evidence suggests the overall impact of ... Read more...
24 July 2016
New research has found ''no evidence'' that academy status leads to better grades for pupils at schools rated good or satisfactory. The study, by the London School of Economics and the Education Policy Institute (EPI)... Read more...
12 July 2016
The London School of Economics' Centre for Economic Performance calculates that the long-term costs to Britain of lower trade with the EU could be as high as 9.5% of GDP, while the fall in foreign investment could cost 3... Read more...
16 May 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
Dr Swati Dhingra interviewed on freetrade This interview was broadcast by BBC Radio Nottingham on March 3, 2016 Link to broadcast here Also on various other local BBC regional stations Related publications Th... Read more...
03 March 2016
Dr Swati Dhingra discusses the concept of free trade. The interview was broadcast by BBC Radio 5 Live News on March 3, 2016 Link to recorded interview here Also on eight other local BBC radio stations. Related Li... Read more...
Dennis Novy gave a live TV interview with Deutsche Welle TV. The topic was the letter issued by various UK business leaders arguing in favour of Britain remaining a member country of the European Union. Dennis discussed ... Read more...
23 February 2016
Article by Sandra McNally The Conservative Party manifesto makes the following commitments in the area of school-age education: •A good primary school place for your child with zero tolerance for failure. •... Read more...
16 April 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
It is generally agreed that firms can improve their employees' wellbeing through improvements in job quality - but is it in their economic interests to do so? This column reports research showing that satisfied employee... Read more...
17 November 2014
Article by Dennis Novy If you have been following the TTIP negotiations in the press over the past year, you might have been under the impression that TTIP is a corporate sell-out and nothing but a threat for the averag... Read more...
05 October 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
A new study adds some empirical firepower to the idea that poor patent laws are crushing innovation in the technology industry. Researchers from the London School of Economics studied citations from patents that were inv... Read more...
12 July 2014