The magazine of The Centre for Economic Performance
The Centre's magazine features new research and policy ideas from the CEP. Written for non-specialist readers, CentrePiece articles are analytical, rigorously-evidenced and showcase the latest economic methods. Published three times a year.
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Behind the news: Tariffs
How the US-China trade conflict boosted exports and employment in Mexico
Lower-paid workers in Mexican firms gained as exports shifted. Read more...
On the cover: Artificial Intelligence
Skills in the age of AI
A focus on wellbeing at work can help employees thrive. Read more...
Research: Working lives
Putting a value on safety
What the pandemic reveals about the risks that people are willing to take at work. Read more...
Policy: Brexit
Deglobalisation in disguise?
Brexit means that UK exporters of services now face more red tape and fewer opportunities. Read more...
Policy: Paternity leave
Supporting new fathers, Spanish style
Use-it-or-lose-it paternity leave combined with full pay is changing norms. Read more...
Why we need: Parks
The value of green spaces
Using wellbeing data to assess benefits for residents. Read more...
Research: Cities
Hiroshima: urban resilience after the atomic bomb
Why the city centre re-emerged from destruction. Read more...
Why we need: Fixed prices for books
Cultural exception?
Why book publishing contradicts conventional wisdom about competition. Read more...
Back pages: In numbers
Peace and the pope
How do public speeches by global leaders affect conflict? Read more...
Back pages: Q&A
Allocating land for housing in Tanzania
The economics of greenfield urban planning... Read more...
My must-read paper: Wellbeing
My must-read paper
Christopher Pissarides shares a body of research that has blended psychology with economics. Read more...
Current issue
In the Autumn 2025 edition of CentrePiece:
AI and the future of work / Services after Brexit / Tariff impact/ Rebuilding Hiroshima / Compensating risk / Paternity leave / Valuing green spaces