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Published February 2020, this paper finds evidence that the use of machine-learning can be an effective tool in assessing risk in domestic abuse cases, and so informing priorities for police response. ... Read more...
08 April 2020
By Paul Cheshire With housing nothing seems to change. This is what I wrote in 1999: “Concerns [about rising house prices] focus on the short term symptoms but it is really a long term problem. The... Read more...
11 August 2018
By Philippe Aghion and Benedicte Berner French President Emmanuel Macron received plenty of praise in the international media for his recent speeches in Washington DC, and Brussels. But for the Fr... Read more...
13 May 2018
Article by Philippe Aghion and Beneficte Berner: French President Emmanuel Macron was elected with a clear mandate to reform the French economy, and he has not hesitated to target politically sensit... Read more...
08 May 2018
Holger Breinlich, one of the UK's leading international economics experts, a lecturer at the London School of Economics and the University of Nottingham, comments on the start of phase two of the EU-UK neg... Read more...
15 December 2017
By Philippe Aghion and Benedicte Berner Emmanuel Macron’s one-man revolution in French and European politics continued this weekend, as he will soon be able to add a huge parliamentary majority ... Read more...
15 June 2017
Article by Philippe Aghion and Benedicte Berner Emmanuel Macron’s one-man revolution in French and European politics continued this weekend, as he will soon be able to add a huge parliamentary majorit... Read more...
13 June 2017
Skills policies would ideally be co-ordinated with the government’s proposed new industrial strategy. “In the long-run, skills are really important for growth,” said Stephen Machin, co-chair ... Read more...
21 November 2016
Professor Manning appointed for a 3 year term. Professor Manning has been appointed for a 3 year term following a rigorous recruitment process regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Home ... Read more...
16 November 2016
Three short paragraphs to explain the Brexit vote: The British people have suffered tremendously since the financial crisis. The real wages of the average person fell by about 10 per cent between 2007 and 2015. This... Read more...
04 August 2016
The Society's Annual Conference was held at the University of Sussex, 21-23 March. This report was prepared by Ferdinando Giugliano, focusing on four fields of economic research: development economics; political economy;... Read more...
01 July 2016
David Metcalf writes about the Migration Advisory Committee's review of the shortage occupation list The MAC recommends placing nurses on the country's 'shortage occupation list' or 'SOL': they are skilled, in shortage ... Read more...
29 June 2016
... Do we need a different way to spur innovation and disseminate new technologies quickly around the world? Are patents, which reward inventors by providing them with a government-guaranteed monopoly over their inventio... Read more...
12 April 2016
Article by Iain M. Cockburn, Jean O. Lanjouw and Mark Schankerman Patented pharmaceuticals diffuse across international borders slowly, and sometimes not at all. This column analyses the effect of patent protection and ... Read more...
26 November 2014
22 November 2014
A higher qualification comes with lots of benefits, but weigh up the costs first to make sure it will be worth the investment. A Bachelors degree is no longer a passport to a career in some employment sectors. As an inc... Read more...
21 May 2014