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Why is it so difficult to tackle the lack of affordable housing?

Christian Hilber and Olivier Schoni consider the history of housing policy and the challenges that politicians face in tackling the affordability crisis.
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What we learnt about the Covid economy

Looking at CEP research produced in response to the pandemic, Helen Ward reports on 12 things we learnt about the economy during Covid, and how it can recover from the pandemic shock.
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Economics Observatory:
What would it take to level up the UK?

The government's levelling up agenda seeks to reduce disparities across the UK. Policies to boost economic performance will need to attract workers and firms away from London and the South East and improve opportunities ...Read more...

Henry G. Overman and Helen Simpson

27 June 2022

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LSE Business Review:
Brexit will exacerbate long-term challenges facing the UK economy

Leaving the EU represents the largest change in the UK's relationship with the rest of the world in half a century. The impact won't be a one-off event. Structural changes will take place over the long term, as capital a...Read more...

Swati Dhingra, Emily Fry, Sophie Hale and Ningyuan Jia

24 June 2022

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Vox EU:
The economics of Brexit: A new eBook

What has Brexit meant for the UK economy? Six years on from the referendum, and over a year since the implementation of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, this column introduces a new eBook which brings together ...Read more...

Jonathan Portes

23 June 2022

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VoxTalks Economics:
The economics of Brexit (podcast)

The latest CEPR ebook investigates the impact of Brexit so far on the economies of the UK and EU. Tim Phillips talks to three of the authors: Jonathan Portes, Thomas Sampson and Sarah Hall....Read more...

Thomas Sampson

23 June 2022

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LSE Business Review:
Low pay and insecurity in the UK labour market

Minimum wage increases have driven down the incidence of low hourly pay, but there has been much less progress elsewhere for low earners. Low pay is widespread among the self-employed, who do not benefit from the minimum...Read more...

Nye Cominetti, Rui Costa, Nikhil Datta and Felicia Odamtten

22 June 2022

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LSE British Politics and Policy:
Why is it so difficult to tackle the lack of affordable housing?

Boris Johnson has pledged that more people will be helped onto the property ladder and that the supply of housing will be improved. Christian Hilber and Olivier Schoni consider the history of housing policy and the chall...Read more...

Christian A. L. Hilber and Olivier Schöni

9 June 2022

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Economics Observatory:
Ukraine's accession to the European Union: what difference would it make?

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7 June 2022

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The Sutton Trust:
Gloomy prospects for social mobility in the pandemic era

Lee Elliot Major and Andrew Eyles explain how a gap in missed education between richer and poorer children was exacerbated by stark home learning divides and the likely consequences for social mobility....Read more...

Lee Elliot Major and Andrew Eyles

1 June 2022

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LSE Blogs:
What we learnt about the Covid economy

In spring 2020, many countries imposed radical, urgent actions including lockdowns to protect their citizens' health - but there was also a need to protect people from the worst of the ensuing economic storm. Academics a...Read more...

Helen Ward

27 May 2022

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LSE Business Review:
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

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LSE Europp:
Evidence from Greece: the potential pitfalls of using education as a welfare policy instrument

Policymakers frequently use education as a welfare policy instrument. But can these policies have unintended consequences? Christos Genakos and Eleni Kyrkopoulou present findings from a case study in Greece where a socia...Read more...

Christos Genakos and Eleni Kyrkopoulou

25 May 2022

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Programme on Innovation and Diffusion Blog:
Risk of Business Failure - POID Tracker - Stalled Covid Recovery

Research shows that small firms are more likely to report they are at risk of failing in recent months, amid growing concerns about challenges such as Brexit controls, the Ukraine crisis and energy price hikes....Read more...

Peter Lambert, Apolline Marion and John Van Reenen

24 May 2022

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LSE Business Review:
Improving productivity through better management practices

John Van Reenen, Nicholas Bloom, and Raffaella Sadun explain how the World Management Survey provides the evidence needed for designing industrial strategies to tackle low productivity....Read more...

Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen

20 May 2022

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LSE Business Review:
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

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Cogito:
University Challenge - bridging the local and the global

Anna Valero notes that universities play a special role in driving social and economic progress and shows how they can do even more to benefit their local communities....Read more...

Anna Valero

17 May 2022

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VoxEU:
Trade with nominal rigidities: understanding the unemployment and welfare effects of the China shock

Researchers examine how increased competition from China impacts the welfare of the US labour market....Read more...

Andres Rodriguez-Clare, Mauricio Ulate and Jose P Vasquez

17 May 2022

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LES Blogs:
Imposing high tariffs on imported Russian gas: would it be effective?

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues and many call for a strengthening of sanctions, an alternative to a full energy embargo has been discussed in the form of European Union tariffs on imports of Russian gas. The In...Read more...

Romesh Vaitilingam

17 May 2022

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LSE Blogs:
What do we know so far about the effect of school closures on educational inequality?

Nearly all schools closed at some point during the pandemic. Reviewing the evidence so far, Jo Blanden, Matthias Doepke and Jan Stuhler warn that these closures will have a major negative impact on educational inequality...Read more...

Jo Blanden, Matthias Doepke and Jan Stuhler

16 May 2022

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LSE Research:
State effectiveness and the climate crisis

Combatting the climate crisis is not just an issue of finding money for the right kinds of investment but also ensuring that it is spent effectively, says economist Tim Besley....Read more...

Timothy Besley

12 May 2022

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LSE blogs:
Working harder and longer: how managers use their time when working from home

Managers worked longer hours during the pandemic and changed how they used their time, find Thomaz Teodorovicz, Raffaella Sadun, Andrew L. Kun, and Orit Shaer. They suggest how better technology, including AI, could help...Read more...

Andrew L. Kun, Raffaella Sadun, Orit Shaer and Thomaz Teodorovicz

29 April 2022

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