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Frank van der Wouden @fvanderwouden.bsky.social · 3d

Much of the research in economics and economic geography treats cities as “black boxes.”

We show that where #innovation happens within cities matters a great deal. Neighborhood #tech #clusters shape citywide innovation paths!

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 5d

New paper:

Star scientists heavily clustered in a few cities

Please read and cite our paper and reinforce this concentration 👍

Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 5d

Did you know 12% of the world’s top #researchers cluster in just four #cities? In our brand new paper (with Xiang & @neillee.bsky.social) in Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, the “flat world” is a gated archipelago. The #GlobalSouth remains excluded.
doi.org/10.1111/tran...

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers | RGS Journal | Wiley Online Library

Scientific excellence is clustering ever more tightly in a few ‘superstar’ cities. Four—New York, Boston, London and the San Francisco Bay Area—now host 12% of the world's top scientists. In contrast....

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 5d

Did you know 12% of the world’s top #researchers cluster in just four #cities? In our brand new paper (with Xiang & @neillee.bsky.social) in Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, the “flat world” is a gated archipelago. The #GlobalSouth remains excluded.
doi.org/10.1111/tran...

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers | RGS Journal | Wiley Online Library

Scientific excellence is clustering ever more tightly in a few ‘superstar’ cities. Four—New York, Boston, London and the San Francisco Bay Area—now host 12% of the world's top scientists. In contrast....

doi.org

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 9d

I don't (quite) agree but this is a great, well made argument

Ben Johnson @ersatzben.com · 10d

My unpopular opinion: Erasmus+ is an elitist waste of money that only benefits young adults that have already “won” by (a) making it to university, and (b) having the plummy, ski-seasoned social capital to have heard of the scheme in the first place.

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 9d

It didn’t seem a good record at the time, but I’d take it now

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 9d

Also NLW and relative economic growth. More nuanced figure than often portrayed

Ben Johnson @ersatzben.com · 10d

My unpopular opinion: Erasmus+ is an elitist waste of money that only benefits young adults that have already “won” by (a) making it to university, and (b) having the plummy, ski-seasoned social capital to have heard of the scheme in the first place.

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 10d

The National Wealth Fund is to make more of its own investments

Good news - the NWF should be taking the early risk.

But this is where their success in project identification and pipeline development will really be tested

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Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 14d

the GDP per capita point crucial imo

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 14d

Yes - also challenging for many explanations for the Brexit vote

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 18d

One more trip to the fridge and you'd have done it

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 18d

Similarly, the creative arts are one of our most effective tools of social mobility

Filippo Boeri @fboeri.bsky.social · 18d

Happy to see my paper out in the Journal of Regional Science. Thanks to everyone who contributed feedback along the way.
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@cityeconomics.bsky.social

High‐Speed Broadband and Educational Achievements

This study sheds new light on the short-run effects of access to high-speed internet on educational disparities. By following three million students belonging to six different cohorts over the period...

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Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 18d

I should have asked for your least favourite

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 18d

I guess I was expecting that to be a harder question

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 18d

Favourite person on your podcast

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 18d

Interesting how much they go for Blair

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 18d

Because I am incredibly busy, I find myself watching the Liz Truss show on YouTube. Totally agree with the attack on people who go to Gail's bakery.

Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 21d

We're recruiting for a Research Assistant at the @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk.

We're looking for someone interested in one or more of the following - institutions; governance; devolution; place-based policy; and public administration.

2 years of funding in the first instance.

Please share!

📆 5/1/26

Research Assistant (Fixed Term)

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance. The Bennett School of Public Policy invites applications for a Research Assistant. This is an exciting opportunity

www.cam.ac.uk

The Steadfast Tindale Soldier 💂 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 21d

Never clicked a link faster in my life.

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘Look what you’ve done to my children!’: a tale of winter wonderland disasters

These events are meant to make Christmas magical, and while many do, a few fall spectacularly short. Here, in no particular order, are some of the worst offenders

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John Morgan @johnmorgan3.bsky.social · 22d

Is Europe's best economic hope to follow Silicon Valley model of tech-led innovation?

Four economists, incl @neillee.bsky.social, debate a big question prompted by Philippe Aghion's Nobel prize for economics win and his agenda for European R&D.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

Does Nobel winner have R&D cure for Europe’s ills? - Research Professional News

Philippe Aghion wants Europe to emulate US innovation—four economists give verdicts on his model

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 26d

Totally obsessed with this www.tiktok.com/@googleearth...

GoogleEarthMystery's Creator Profile

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Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 26d

Agree or disagree (I agree), superb to see a politician do actual policy

Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 26d

Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.

Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 26d

Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.

Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 27d

Problem: you have two left wing parties in British politics.
Solution: start a new left wing party to unify the movement
Problem: you now have four left wing parties in British politics

Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · Nov 24

We have a new tenure-track job in @lsegovernment.bsky.social at AP level (empirical political science, open subfield): jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... Please apply and share with colleagues who might be interested!

Assistant Professor in Political Science

Assistant Professor in Political Science, , LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university <p style="text-ali...

jobs.lse.ac.uk

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · Nov 24

JOB

Assistant Professor (Education) in Economic Geography / Urban Planning

Please share widely - any questions let me know

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Assistant Professor (Education) in Economic Geography and Urban Planning

Assistant Professor (Education) in Economic Geography and Urban Planning, , As an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to diversity and inclusion, w...

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Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · Nov 22

Please join my campaign for six innings test matches

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · Nov 20

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Tim Leunig @timleunig.bsky.social · Nov 19

The relative tax treatment of the employed and the self employed is simply not fair. Action should be taken.

Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · Nov 19

Taxes on the typical salary are now 55% higher than on self-employment income.

The effective tax rate for a self-employed worker equivalent to the median employee in 2025-26 was the second lowest in 50 years, behind only 2024-25 ⤵️ buff.ly/4ppe7Q8

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