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The problem for hard-line Brexiteers is that the European customs union dictates that all trade deals between the bloc and the outside world be negotiated by the European Union, not the individual member state... Read more...
26 February 2018
…A paper in the latest American Economic Review (AER) provides an intriguing perspective on the issue. Tim Besley of the LSE and two Swedish colleagues carried out a very detailed empirical analysis ... Read more...
16 August 2017
Telford will be among the UK towns least-affected by a hard Brexit, a report claims – although economists today denied its suggestion that a lack of skills in the town will cushion the blow. Researche... Read more...
28 July 2017
London and Edinburgh also ranked in the top ten list compiled by researchers at the Centre for Cities and the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School of Economics. Related publications ... Read more...
27 July 2017
[Jeremy] Corbyn too is proposing a solution ''which would reduce numbers'', despite the fact in its 2015 General Election briefing, the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics observed: ''There ... Read more...
06 October 2016
Article by Dr Jordi Blanes i Vidal LSE research on 'insider' relationships provided concrete evidence for curbing the influence of lobbyists in the US political system. The influence of money in politics is widely rega... Read more...
03 May 2016
Leading economists have warned that Jeremy Corbyn's economic policies are 'likely to be highly damaging' and renationalising industry could actually 'make things worse'. In the new letter to the Financial Times, the aut... Read more...
03 September 2015
Centre for Economic Performance's Director, Professor John Van Reenen among economists signing a letter critical of Labour Party leader candidate, Jeremy Corbyn's economic plans. The letter was published by The Financia... Read more...
Vince Cable's in trouble for suggesting we build on golf courses. The business secretary was referring to research by the London School of Economics showing that more of Surrey is devoted to golf than housing. This ar... Read more...
14 October 2014
"We owe it to the 44 million people living with dementia across the world to find new treatments for this cruel condition. But with the latest research from the London School of Economics now showing that a treatmen... Read more...
19 June 2014
''I think they [the ECB] need to take very serious action'', says Luis Garicano, a professor of economics at the London School of Economics. ''The thing is that inflation has been consistently surprising us on the downsi... Read more...
03 April 2014
A recent study from the Center for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics finds a significant relationship between lobbyists' salaries and their political connections on Capitol Hill. Using data from... Read more...
17 September 2010