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In the Autumn 2026 edition of CentrePiece:

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In this edition:

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On the cover: AI
AI or remote working: which broke the career ladder?

Disentangling the reasons for the sharp fall in entry-level hiring... Read more...
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Behind the news: Trade
Tariff confusion

The way that US tariffs were announced doubled their negative impact... Read more...
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Research: Trade
Maritime chokepoints

World trade remains dangerously dependent on a handful of shipping lanes... Read more...
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Research: Electric vehicles
EV growth driven by batteries, not oil shocks

As the electric vehicle network reaches a tipping point, the economics changes and the link with oil prices breaks... Read more...
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Research: Gender
The childcare track

One in three women and one in six men leave academia after becoming a parent... Read more...
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Why we need: Replication games
The robustness of doubt

Why replication games are a public good... Read more...
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Policy: Planning
Why don't we have nicer buildings?

Distinctive urban architecture is a benefit, but few want to pay for it... Read more...
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Policy: Energy crisis
Firms are leaving major energy savings on the table

Some use 20 times more energy than their peers to produce the same output... Read more...
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Why we need: An economics media centre
Did Brexit make us better at communicating economics?

What happens when evidence meets lived experience... Read more...
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Back pages: In numbers
Teachers are at their strictest in middle age

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Back pages: Q&A
Can economics help to deter thefts of catalytic converters?

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My must-read paper: Wellbeing
My must-read paper

Richard Layard recommends the paper that pioneered wellbeing economics... Read more...