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LSE European Politics and Policy Blog:
The aftermath of the Brexit vote ? the verdict from a derided expert

John Van Reenen was disappointed but not surprised by the UK?s vote to Leave the EU. Whilst his own research predicts serious economic and political damage in the case of Brexit, he thought a Leave vote was a real possib...Read more...

John Van Reenen

3 August 2016

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LSE British Politics and Policy:
The aftermath of the Brexit vote ? the verdict from a derided expert

John Van Reenen was disappointed but not surprised by the UK?s vote to Leave the EU. Whilst his own research predicts serious economic and political damage in the case of Brexit, he thought a Leave vote was a real possib...Read more...

John Van Reenen

2 August 2016

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LSE European Politics and Policy Blog:
The `Britain Alone? scenario: how Economists for Brexit defy the laws of gravity

There is a degree of consensus among economists that a Brexit will make us worse off. The exception is recent work by Economists for Brexit. Their forecast of income gains from Brexit contrasts with all other economic an...Read more...

Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen

2 June 2016

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LSE European Politics and Policy Blog:
Growth multiplier: How university expansion increases national income

What impact do universities have on a country?s economy? Outlining the results of a study of universities across 78 countries, Anna Valero and John Van Reenen find that doubling the number of universities in a region inc...Read more...

Anna Valero and John Van Reenen

25 March 2016

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LSE British Politics and Policy:
The question is not whether Brexit will cost the UK in economic terms but how much

For over two years, a research team at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) has been studying the likely impact of the UK leaving the European Union. Their latest report focuses on the impact of `Brexit? through cha...Read more...

Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen

21 March 2016

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LSE British Politics and Policy:
Corbyn and the political economy of nostalgia

Voting for Jeremy Corbyn as leader is a gut reaction to Labour?s electoral defeat. Corbyn does point to some real economic problems facing Britain but his policies are based largely on the kind of wishful thinking that i...Read more...

John Van Reenen

15 August 2015

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LSE British Politics and Policy:
Productivity Plan: A sound framework, but gaps in policy persist. More is needed to get productivity growing again

Following the summer budget, the government released a productivity plan aimed at dealing with a chronic issue facing the UK?s economy. Anna Valero and John Van Reenen review the plan, writing that overall the plan is br...Read more...

Anna Valero and John Van Reenen

17 July 2015

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LSE British Politics and Policy:
Summer budget 2015: Osborne is right to raise wages, but a clearer productivity plan is required

Yesterday, George Osborne delivered the new government?s first budget in which he surprised many by hiking the minimum wage significantly. John Van Reenen reviews the measures introduced, writing that the Chancellor is r...Read more...

John Van Reenen

9 July 2015

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LSE British Politics and Policy:
Where is the real Manifesto for Growth?

As voters go to the polls in a knife-edge election, Labour?s popularity on the NHS is counter-balanced by the Tory?s reputation for economic competence. But is this reputation deserved? John Van Reenen writes that a real...Read more...

John Van Reenen

7 May 2015

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LSE British Politics and Policy:
The NHS: Promises and productivity

In the general election debate about healthcare, all the parties are seeking to portray an NHS protected from major public sector expenditure cuts, with expansion in some areas. But according to Alistair McGuire and John...Read more...

John Van Reenen

22 April 2015

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LSE British Politics and Policy:
Regarding public service spending, the UK electorate faces real choices this election

The possible spending plans of Labour and the Tories illustrate the fact that there are real choices to be made at the election, writes John Van Reenen. When viewed over the longer term, the state of the UK economy is no...Read more...

John Van Reenen

30 March 2015

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LSE British Politics and Policy:
Budget 2015: What the Chancellor said and didn?t say

Who would have thought an election was around the corner? John Van Reenen looks at what George Osborne had to say in the budget speech as well as what he didn?t say; the Chancellor neither mentioned the productivity prob...Read more...

John Van Reenen

18 March 2015

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LSE British Politics and Policy:
Austerity in the UK: past, present and future

In this article, John Van Reenen looks at the UK?s economic performance since the global financial crisis and assesses the impact of austerity policies. He also examines the fiscal plans of the three major parties over t...Read more...

John Van Reenen

11 March 2015

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LSE American Politics and Policy Blog:
Experts react to the Scottish referendum result: The Nays have it

On 18 September, Scotland voted against independence from the United Kingdom by a margin of 55-45 per cent, an event that will be of interest to many in the U.S. given the commentary made there by many in the lead up to ...Read more...

John Van Reenen

20 September 2014

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LSE European Politics and Policy Blog:
Leaving the European Union would likely have a significant negative impact on the UK?s economy

How would leaving the EU affect the UK's economy? Gianmarco Ottaviano, Joao Paulo Pessoa, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen outline findings from a new report on the economic consequences of a Brexit. They indicate that...Read more...

Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen

22 May 2014

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LSE American Politics and Policy Blog:
Firms with more structured management practices are more productive, innovative and have faster employment growth.

In 2010, the US Census Bureau conducted the first large-scale survey of management practices in America, gathering data on more than 30,000 manufacturing plants. Nicholas Bloom and colleagues find strong links between es...Read more...

John Van Reenen

20 May 2014

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LSE European Politics and Policy Blog:
The state of the UK economy: Diagnosis, prognosis and recommended treatment

The UK economy has experienced a prolonged period of weakness over the last five years. John Van Reenen writes that the real problems for the UK are inadequate long-run investment in infrastructure, innovation and human ...Read more...

John Van Reenen

6 January 2014

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LSE European Politics and Policy Blog:
UK Spending Review 2013: A triumph of politics over reason?

The UK?s Spending Review has been forced on the British Chancellor because weak economic growth has blown a hole in the deficit reduction programme. John Van Reenen welcomes the partial reversal of the hugely damaging cu...Read more...

John Van Reenen

29 June 2013

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LSE European Politics and Policy Blog:
Small isn?t always beautiful: The cost of regulation on French firms

France has a raft of labour-market regulations that kick in for firms with 50 workers or more. Luis Garicano and John Van Reenen use this threshold to identify the economic effects of size-contingent regulations. Such po...Read more...

Luis Garicano and John Van Reenen

1 June 2013

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LSE European Politics and Policy Blog:
No Triple Dip does not mean a good recovery for the UK

John Van Reenen reacts to the news this week that the UK has avoided economic contraction in the last quarter. Whilst Osborne may see this as cause to celebrate, there is nothing commendable about an economy that continu...Read more...

John Van Reenen

27 April 2013

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LSE European Politics and Policy Blog:
The economic legacy of Margaret Thatcher is a mixed bag

John Van Reenen analyses the economic legacy of Margaret Thatcher. In the late 1970s, when the UK was behind other developed nations in terms of material wellbeing, her supply side policies spurred economic revival. Ther...Read more...

John Van Reenen

13 April 2013

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LSE European Politics and Policy Blog:
The books that inspired John Van Reenen: ?I think I always enjoy reading Conservative thinkers more than leftist ones. It?s much more fun to have books that really challenge your positions rather than confirming your prejudices?

In a cross-post from the LSE Review of Books blog, John van Reenen, Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Economic Performance LSE, talks us through the must-read comics that first inspired his interest i...Read more...

John Van Reenen

17 November 2012

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LSE British Politics and Policy:
From `Plan B? to `Plan V?: what the UK economy needs to reboot and rebalance growth

With the threat of stagflation and interest rate rises, the current economic climate shows little sign of improvement in the near future. John Van Reenen finds that the government?s severe austerity programme, with its v...Read more...

John Van Reenen

25 February 2011