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How productive are the UK’s big cities? - Centre for Cities

Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social · 21d

Out now! AI and the future of work. Nobel laureate Chris Pissarides and productivity expert Prof Mary O’Mahony on what’s changing and how to prepare.

In the redesigned CentrePiece magazine.

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Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/d...

Henry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social · 21d

I don't understand what is going on with sub-national productivity data in the UK. @centreforcities.bsky.social doing their best here, but I'd be wary drawing any substantive conclusions: www.centreforcities.org/publication/...

This briefing dives into the latest subregional productivity data to understand the trends over the past 20 years and what it can tell us about local and national economic performance

www.centreforcities.org

What Works Growth @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social · 26d

Competition is an important driver of productivity as it can push businesses to become more efficient, innovative and productive.

But local government should think carefully about how to intervene.

Check out the latest blog👇
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Understanding the drivers of productivity: Enterprise and competition - What Works Growth

This blog focuses on enterprise and competition, and complements the blogs on GVA and productivity published in summer 2024.

Local opportunities in the Defence Industrial Strategy - What Works Growth

Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social · Oct 6

Our North American #UEA2025 meeting, hosted by Université du Québec à Montréal, featured keynotes by Cecile Gaubert & Keith Head and more than 60 paper sessions.

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Thanks to local organizers Kristian Behrens, Julien Martin & Florian Mayneris.

Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social · Oct 6

Congratulations to Andrea Herrera @aaherrerab.bsky.social (LSE) & Zane Kashner @zkashner.bsky.social (Stanford), who shared the student prize at our North American #UEA2025 meeting in Montréal.

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Read their papers: aaherrerab.github.io & www.zanekashner.com

Henry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social · Oct 6

Thanks to everyone who came to the @urbaneconomics.bsky.social North American Meetings in Montreal and to all those who worked behind the scenes to make it happen. Our next meeting will be in Barcelona, 8-9 May 2026. Call for papers coming soon.

What Works Growth @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social · Oct 6

In September the government published the last of eight sector plans in the industrial strategy, covering defence.

Our new blog gives suggestions for how places can think through support to local businesses in responding to these plans👇
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In September the government published the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025. This is the last of eight sector plans in the national Industrial Strategy, alongside Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy…

Understanding the drivers of productivity: Capital - What Works Growth

What Works Growth @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social · Sep 16

Capital is an important driver of productivity 📈

If businesses want to improve productivity, they might invest in new machinery to speed up production, or new software to tackle more complex and higher value tasks 💰

Read in full 👇
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The drivers of productivity include skills, capital, innovation, enterprise and competition, and land. This blog focuses on capital.

Henry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social · Sep 10

Looking forward to our North American @urbaneconomics.bsky.social meeting. Program now online: urbaneconomics.org/meetings/uea....

Town and gown: The role of universities in city economies - Centre for Cities

Isabela Manelici @imanelici.bsky.social · Sep 5

The @cep-lse.bsky.social @warwickecon.bsky.social Junior Trade Workshop will take place on Sept 22 @cep-lse.bsky.social. Come meet and provide feedback to six promising JMCs! UK-based trade/urban/spatial aficionados are welcome to register here: cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/...

Henry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social · Sep 3

An important point from @centreforcities.bsky.social on the uneven impact of the university crisis. While bigger universities matter for the national impact, the local economic impact will be bigger where smaller universities dominate their local economy www.centreforcities.org/publication/...

This briefing sets out how local universities contribute to cities’ economic development as high-skilled employers, international exporters, catalysts for city-centre regeneration and innovators.

www.centreforcities.org

What Works Growth @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social · Sep 2

In the first blog in our new series we provide an overview of skills and local growth—looking at policy levers available, things to consider, and useful resources.

This is a great primer to understanding how skills affect local growth and productivity👇
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Understanding the drivers of productivity: Skills - What Works Growth

This blog is the first in our new series on the drivers of productivity, including include skills, investment, innovatio and enterprise.

Housebuyers hate stamp duty. Why hasn’t it been reformed before now?

Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social · Aug 29

Paul Cheshire cautions against rushed, short-term changes to stamp duty when there is a overwhelming case for a fully thought-through reform of stamp duty and council tax in combination.

Stamp duty has been around for centuries but it is bad in principle and poor in execution.

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What Works Growth @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social · Aug 28

With more flights than ever taking off from the UK, airport expansion is a hot topic ✈️

But what might expansion mean for local growth in the areas around airports? Our new blog discusses some of the issues to consider👇
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Can expanding airports help local growth take off? - What Works Growth

August means airports, and now that air travel has rebounded from the lows during the Covid-19 pandemic to reach levels where globally there are more flights than ever, airports face bigger and…

Thinking through local green growth - What Works Growth

Henry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social · Dec 3

@whatworksgrowth.bsky.social is running our final 'thinking through' event next Wednesday 11th December 09.15-10.00 on Local Green Growth. Sign up details here: whatworksgrowth.org/events/think...

09:15 – 10:00 Wednesday 11th December The green transition necessary to deliver on the UK’s net zero commitment will have impacts on all parts of the country, and the government is keen to drive this ...

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Megan Streb @meganstreb.bsky.social · Jan 29

Looking forward to this session on devolution next week. @henryoverman.bsky.social and Victoria Sutherland will pack a lot into this 45min session for policymakers.

What Works Growth @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social · Jan 29

📅 Effective devolution: lessons learned over ten years

With an increased focus on devolved local growth powers, how can we improve the effectiveness of local growth policies? What roles do data, analysis, and evaluation play?

Join us on 5th February 👇

Effective devolution: lessons learned over ten years - What Works Growth

09:15 – 10:00 Wednesday 5th February With an increased focus on devolved local growth powers, how can we improve the effectiveness of local growth policies? What roles do data, analysis, and…

Thinking through multipliers: Learning from BBC relocation - What Works Growth

What Works Growth @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social · Feb 10

EVENT | Thinking through multipliers: Learning from BBC relocation

Hear from @maxnathan.bsky.social, Professor of Economic Geography at @ucl.ac.uk, on the multipliers arising from the relocation of the BBC to Salford.

Join us on Wednesday 👇
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09:15 – 10:00 Wednesday 12th February Policymakers want to understand the direct and indirect effect of policies on the local economy. Multipliers are one way of capturing the way that increased emplo...

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Henry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social · Feb 6

@poid-lse.bsky.social is recruiting a research assistant to work with me and Steve Machin on UK spatial disparities in private and public capital stocks, self-employment and productivity. Details here: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

What Works Growth @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social · Feb 13

EVENT | Economic inactivity: Thinking through local responses

Join us to hear from @naomiclayton.bsky.social , Director of Policy and Research at @learnworkuk.bsky.social and our Deputy Director, Victoria Sutherland.

Book your place for 26th February 👇
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Economic inactivity: Thinking through local responses - 26th February 2025 - What Works Growth

09:15 – 10:00 Wednesday 26th February More people in work, and higher productivity from those workers, will – all else equal – increase local economic growth. This matters to places—not only in terms...

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Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social · Mar 11

Check out the latest edition of the Innovation and Diffusion podcast. Tune in to hear about directed technical change, inventors / engineers, why the British Industrial Revolution persisted. Walker Hanlon from Northwestern University joins Ruveyda Gozen.

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S2 E6: Inventors/Engineers, Directed Technical Change, and the British Industrial Revolution with...

YouTube video by Centre for Economic Performance

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Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social · Apr 17

📣 Call for papers 📣

19th North American Meeting of the Urban Economics Association
October 3 - 4, 2025
Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada

Keynotes by Cecile Gaubert and Keith Head.

Please submit your paper by May 30.

urbaneconomics.org/meetings/uea...

Director of Policy and Research - Centre for Cities

Henry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social · Apr 29

Two more weeks left to apply for our @urbaneconomics.bsky.social summer school. Details below.

Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social · Mar 27

PhD students interested in urban: Apply to join us at Tufts University for summer school July 21–23.

Learn from leading scholars, including @alvinmurphy.bsky.social, @econhist-allday.bsky.social. Get feedback on your research and meet other urban economists.

urbaneconomics.org/workshops/su...

Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · May 8

For the first time in (at least) 15 years @centreforcities.bsky.social is looking for a brilliant individual to be the our next Director of Research & Policy. If you fancy it check out the details on our website www.centreforcities.org/about/career...

Title: Director of Policy and Research Location: London (3 or 4 days in the office with flexibility). Full-time remote position will not be offered.

www.centreforcities.org

Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social · Mar 27

PhD students interested in urban: Apply to join us at Tufts University for summer school July 21–23.

Learn from leading scholars, including @alvinmurphy.bsky.social, @econhist-allday.bsky.social. Get feedback on your research and meet other urban economists.

urbaneconomics.org/workshops/su...

Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social · May 21

Ten days until the submission deadline for our meeting in Montréal. #econsky

Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social · Apr 17

📣 Call for papers 📣

19th North American Meeting of the Urban Economics Association
October 3 - 4, 2025
Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada

Keynotes by Cecile Gaubert and Keith Head.

Please submit your paper by May 30.

urbaneconomics.org/meetings/uea...

Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social · May 29

The submission deadline for our October conference in Montréal is tomorrow!

Submit at editorialexpress.com/conference/n...

Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social · Apr 17

📣 Call for papers 📣

19th North American Meeting of the Urban Economics Association
October 3 - 4, 2025
Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada

Keynotes by Cecile Gaubert and Keith Head.

Please submit your paper by May 30.

urbaneconomics.org/meetings/uea...