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Grace Lordan.

Grace Lordan

Associate

Expertise: health economics, discrimination, applied econometrics

Telephone:
020 7955 6768
Email:
g.lordan@lse.ac.uk
Room:
OLD.M2.26
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Website
Links:
CEP Community Wellbeing

Biography

Dr Grace Lordan's research fits into two inter-related themes: 1) explaining differences in life course outcomes by gender and ethnicity and 2) considering factors that have a significant impact on having a successful life. Full details of my research and teaching is detailed on www.gracelordan.com.

Publications

Blog
Workers in finance from lower socio-economic backgrounds don't have equal voice

Employee voice refers to the informal and voluntary sharing of ideas, suggestions, concerns or opinions about work-related matters, with the goal of driving improvement or change. When voice is suppressed or marginalised... Read more...

Grace Lordan and Nikita

26 September 2024

Blog
How our mistakes are judged can have lasting career impacts

Taking ownership of mistakes is daunting, particularly if your ego is easily bruised or your professional reputation is on the line. However, acknowledging your mistakes will lead to more innovative problem-solving and d... Read more...

Grace Lordan and Jasmine Virhia

24 June 2024

Blog
Generational diversity is on the rise, and those embracing it are gaining a competitive edge

Major firms are experiencing a widening gap between their youngest and oldest employees. Daniel Jolles and Grace Lordan write that frictions which undermine the potential productivity benefits of generational diversity a... Read more...

Daniel Jolles and Grace Lordan

07 February 2024

Blog
Why women say hybrid working enhances productivity, while men don't

There is a complex interplay between gender, remote work and productivity. Nikita, Anna Lane, Grace Lordan and Paul Middleton conducted a survey of more than 1000 employees in financial and professional services in the U... Read more...

Anna Lane, Grace Lordan, Paul Middleton and Nikita

17 January 2024

Blog
The three biggest workplace anxieties of 2023

What can leaders do to calm workplace anxieties and get the best out of their teams in 2024? Jazzy Jasiulek, Daniel Jolles, Nikita, and Grace Lordan asked over 1,400 professionals about their top anxieties and share how ... Read more...

Jazzy Jasiulek, Daniel Jolles, Grace Lordan and Nikita

20 December 2023

Blog
How the most recent AI wave affects jobs

With rapid progress in natural language processing and image generation, AI now affects creative occupations, which were previously considered safe from automation. Cecily Josten and Grace Lordan write that new approache... Read more...

Cecily Josten and Grace Lordan

14 December 2023

Blog
To improve performance and inclusion, firms must break silos between teams

Investment in diversity, equity and inclusion is critical to business performance and ability to compete, but the lack of meaningful change remains a barrier to progress. An often-overlooked pathway to change is to work ... Read more...

Teresa Almeida and Grace Lordan

14 November 2023

Blog
Why people quiet quit

There has been a surge in interest in quiet quitting, when employees put in only the minimum effort needed to keep their jobs, not showing interest in much more than that. Odessa Hamilton, Daniel Jolles and Grace Lordan ... Read more...

Odessa S Hamilton, Daniel Jolles and Grace Lordan

05 October 2023

Blog
Don't let present bias keep you from getting ready for AI

Despite the quick pace of changes AI is producing in the workplace, many leaders are still not considering how things might soon be done very differently. 'Present bias' keeps them from leveraging new technologies to mak... Read more...

Yolanda Blavo, Grace Lordan and Jasmine Virhia

13 September 2023

Blog
Should we call time on presenteeism?

Many companies have adopted a "remote first" approach for their workforce, but a growing number of firms are now demanding that employees work from the office most of the time. Jasmine Virhia and Grace Lordan warn firms ... Read more...

Grace Lordan and Jasmine Virhia

05 September 2023

Blog
Why leaders must keep their ego in check

The ego, if left unchecked, can pose big problems in the workplace. Nikita and Grace Lordan list five of these problems and discuss how a leader can take steps to mitigate them.... Read more...

Grace Lordan and Nikita

23 August 2023

Blog
Leaders with courage listen, rather than roar

The meaning of courage in leadership has changed from "command and control" to joining the dots of the available perspectives as a way to innovate. Now, the key task for leaders is to listen actively. Yolanda Blavo and G... Read more...

Yolanda Blavo and Grace Lordan

31 May 2023

Blog
Why older talent should be a consideration for today's inclusive leader

While 'age' has not been historically underrepresented in our workforces, creating longer, fulfilling working lives is now an economic imperative. Daniel Jolles and Grace Lordan break down three persistent myths about ol... Read more...

Daniel Jolles and Grace Lordan

02 February 2023

Blog
UTOPIA and the City: the future of work in financial and professional services

In the midst of a reorganisation of work caused by the pandemic, there is no one-size-fits-all arrangement and employers are battling to find the right mix between office and home working. To learn more about how to get ... Read more...

Yolanda Blavo, Grace Lordan and Jasmine Virhia

19 January 2023

Blog
Courage and leadership in 2023

The new economy we are entering into demands a high level of innovation that cannot be achieved by alpha leaders. Grace Lordan writes that successful leadership will require a lot of courage to do things differently, in ... Read more...

Grace Lordan

04 January 2023

Blog
How should we decide when to use artificial intelligence in decision-making?

Should organisations adopt artificial intelligence in their decision-making processes? Grace Lordan, Paris Will, and Dario Krpan write that AI-based methods lead to more efficient hiring decisions, increasing diversity o... Read more...

Dario Krpan, Grace Lordan and Paris Will

03 November 2022

Blog
How to future-proof your career

The job market is in constant flux; industries change or become obsolete and new technologies emerge and disrupt. In conversation with Jasmine Virhia, Grace Lordan explains what strategies we can put in place now to make... Read more...

Grace Lordan

11 August 2022

Blog
Return to work: a dictionary of behavioural biases

Firms are increasingly allowing their employees to decide if they work at home or in the office. But the return to work is fraught with many biases. Julia Bladinieres-Justo, Aleesha Bruce, Anisah Ramli, Nichaphat Surawat... Read more...

Teresa Almeida, Julia Bladinieres-Justo, Aleesha Bruce, Grace Lordan, Anisah Ramli, Nichaphat Surawattananon, Chanya Trakulmaykee and Jasmine Virhia

26 May 2022

Blog
Five ways for leaders to work faster, better, and more inclusively

As the world of work changes, so should leadership. Grace Lordan describes five ways for leaders to become more effective.... Read more...

Grace Lordan

19 May 2022

CEP discussion papers
The impact of mental health support for the chronically ill on hospital utilisation: evidence from the UK

Individuals with common mental disorders (CMDs) such as depression and anxiety frequently have co-occurring long-term physical health conditions (LTCs) and this co-occurrence is associated with higher hospital utilisatio... Read more...

Jonathan Gruber, Grace Lordan, Stephen Pilling, Carol Propper and Rob Saunders

25 March 2022

Blog
Have you quit your New Year's resolution by Quitter's Day?

Many people make New Year's resolutions, but by mid-January most resolutions will have been left aside. Workouts are skipped in favour of Netflix. Salads are shunned in favour of pasta. And across the UK Dry January is r... Read more...

Grace Lordan

17 January 2022

Journal article
Does Rosie like riveting? Male and female occupational choices

Occupational segregation and pay gaps by gender remain large, while many of the constraints traditionally believed to be responsible for these gaps seem to have weakened over time. We explore the possibility that women a... Read more...

Grace Lordan and Jörn-Steffen Pischke

01 January 2022

Blog
SMILE in 2022

As 2021 draws to a close, Grace Lordan offers six life lessons rooted in the behavioural sciences that will make you SMILE.... Read more...

Grace Lordan

17 December 2021

Blog
If you lie down with clones you will stagnate your career

We have a tendency to surround ourselves with and ask advice from people just like ourselves, putting us at risk of confirmation bias. When we want personal growth, Grace Lordan writes that we must think again about who ... Read more...

Grace Lordan

26 October 2021

Blog
Inclusion in the workplace: how not to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

Sitting at a focal point between east and west, Singapore has a nuanced and multi-layered cultural landscape that exemplify the importance of context for behavioural interventions to promote diversity and inclusion (D&I)... Read more...

Grace Lordan and Lutfey Siddiqi

06 October 2021

Blog
Black women are missing in the UK's top 1%

How likely is it that women end up working in jobs that allow them to be among the top 1%, 10%, 20%, and top third of earners? Drawing on the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS), Teresa Almeida, Erika Brodnock, and Grac... Read more...

Teresa Almeida, Erika Brodnock and Grace Lordan

01 March 2021

CentrePiece - The magazine of the Centre for Economic Performance
Healthy minds: the positive impact of a new school curriculum

As the UK government prepares to make personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education compulsory, a recent trial shows how these subjects can be taught successfully. Grace Lordan and Alistair McGuire evaluate the ... Read more...

Grace Lordan and Alistair McGuire

01 July 2019

CEP discussion papers
Widening the high school curriculum to include soft skill training: impacts on health, behaviour, emotional wellbeing and occupational aspirations

From 2020 the health and relationships aspects of Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education will be compulsory in UK schools for adolescents. However less is known about how it can be taught in an effective manner.... Read more...

Grace Lordan and Alistair McGuire

20 June 2019

CEP discussion papers
Does Rosie like riveting? Male and female occupational choices

Occupational segregation and pay gaps by gender remain large while many of the constraints traditionally believed to be responsible for these gaps have weakened over time. Here, we explore the possibility that women and ... Read more...

Grace Lordan and Jörn-Steffen Pischke

03 August 2016

Journal article
Racial prejudice and labour market penalties during economic downturns

Do economic downturns encourage racist attitudes? Does this in-turn lead to worse labour market outcome for minorities? We assess these important questions using British attitude and labour force data. The attitude data ... Read more...

David W. Johnston and Grace Lordan

01 May 2016

CentrePiece - The magazine of the Centre for Economic Performance
In brief... Prejudice in a time of recession

Is there more racial prejudice when the economy is weak and does it result in greater racial discrimination in the workplace? In an exploration of UK social attitudes and labour market outcomes over the business cycle, D... Read more...

David W. Johnston and Grace Lordan

06 November 2015

CEP discussion papers
Education and health knowledge: evidence from UK compulsory schooling reforms

We investigate if there is a causal link between education and health knowledge using data from the 1984/85 and 1991/92 waves of the UK Health and Lifestyle Survey (HALS). Uniquely, the survey asks respondents what they ... Read more...

David W. Johnston, Grace Lordan, Michael A. Shields and Agne Suziedelyte

09 September 2014

CEP discussion papers
When work disappears: racial prejudice and recession labour market penalties

This paper assesses whether racial prejudice and labour market discrimination is counter-cyclical. This may occur if prejudice and discrimination are partly driven by competition over scarce resources, which intensifies ... Read more...

David W. Johnston and Grace Lordan

10 February 2014

CEP discussion papers
Moving Up and Sliding Down: An Empirical Assessment of the Effect of Social Mobility on Subjective Wellbeing

Many people remain in the same income group as their parents and this is a cause of much discussion and some concern. In this work, we examine how intergenerational mobility affects subjective wellbeing (SWB) using the B... Read more...

Paul Dolan and Grace Lordan

15 February 2013

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