ESCoE
@escoeorg.bsky.social
The Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE) is a research centre hosted at King's College London and supported by the ONS.
We provide research on economic statistics for the modern economy. 📈
We provide research on economic statistics for the modern economy. 📈
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@escoeorg.bsky.social
· Dec 17
We caught up with young people after ESCoE's Festival of Social Science event @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social to find out what they learnt and enjoyed and how the workshop will help them as they think about future study or work.
Full video: tinyurl.com/48scryh7
Full video: tinyurl.com/48scryh7
Read about ESCoE work on making sense of skills in collaboration with @nestauk.bsky.social and the UK Office for National Statistics: escoe.ac.uk/projects/mak...
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We have to stop calling some jobs ‘low skilled’ ft.trib.al/HKcfQ7P | opinion
We have to stop calling some jobs ‘low skilled’
Freeing ourselves of these labels might help young people to think more creatively about the future
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February 17, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Read about ESCoE work on making sense of skills in collaboration with @nestauk.bsky.social and the UK Office for National Statistics: escoe.ac.uk/projects/mak...
@sarahoconnorft.ft.com
@sarahoconnorft.ft.com
The ways that statisticians and governments measure the economy were developed in the 1940s, when the urgent economic problems were completely different from those of today.
Read ESCoE Research Director Paul Schreyer's review of @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social's latest book: tinyurl.com/4mwf49tv
Read ESCoE Research Director Paul Schreyer's review of @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social's latest book: tinyurl.com/4mwf49tv
This is not to be missed!
📚The Master’s Book Club with Diane Coyle in conversation with Sharon Peacock
🗓 Thursday 12 March 2026
🕕18:00 - 19:00 (GMT)
📍Churchill College, University of Cambridge, CB3 0DS
Booking is essential: www.chu.cam.ac.uk/event/the-ma...
📚The Master’s Book Club with Diane Coyle in conversation with Sharon Peacock
🗓 Thursday 12 March 2026
🕕18:00 - 19:00 (GMT)
📍Churchill College, University of Cambridge, CB3 0DS
Booking is essential: www.chu.cam.ac.uk/event/the-ma...
February 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The ways that statisticians and governments measure the economy were developed in the 1940s, when the urgent economic problems were completely different from those of today.
Read ESCoE Research Director Paul Schreyer's review of @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social's latest book: tinyurl.com/4mwf49tv
Read ESCoE Research Director Paul Schreyer's review of @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social's latest book: tinyurl.com/4mwf49tv
What if some of the UK’s most innovative firms are invisible in the data?
Our next webinar with Enrico Vanino (@sheffielduni.bsky.social) examines the limitations of traditional innovation metrics & introduces a novel approach to identify “hidden innovators”: tinyurl.com/bdhbn7d7
Our next webinar with Enrico Vanino (@sheffielduni.bsky.social) examines the limitations of traditional innovation metrics & introduces a novel approach to identify “hidden innovators”: tinyurl.com/bdhbn7d7
Uncovering hidden innovators: Linking survey, administrative and big data to develop comprehensive measures of firms’ innovation - ESCoE
This webinar examines the limitations of traditional innovation metrics and introduces a new approach to identify “hidden innovators” within the UK business population.
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February 16, 2026 at 11:24 AM
What if some of the UK’s most innovative firms are invisible in the data?
Our next webinar with Enrico Vanino (@sheffielduni.bsky.social) examines the limitations of traditional innovation metrics & introduces a novel approach to identify “hidden innovators”: tinyurl.com/bdhbn7d7
Our next webinar with Enrico Vanino (@sheffielduni.bsky.social) examines the limitations of traditional innovation metrics & introduces a novel approach to identify “hidden innovators”: tinyurl.com/bdhbn7d7
EScoE Leadership Executive member @peterlevell.bsky.social
features in this @theifs.bsky.social podcast. ⬇️
You can also hear him talking about "cheapflation" and the rise of inflation inequality in this previous ESCoE webinar: tinyurl.com/4z3kapzu
features in this @theifs.bsky.social podcast. ⬇️
You can also hear him talking about "cheapflation" and the rise of inflation inequality in this previous ESCoE webinar: tinyurl.com/4z3kapzu
NEW PODCAST: Did inflation cause the cost of living crisis?
🎧 @helenmiller.bsky.social, @peterlevell.bsky.social and former Bank of England MPC member David Miles investigate inflation: what it is, why it's been high recently, who it hits hardest and more.
Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/did...
🎧 @helenmiller.bsky.social, @peterlevell.bsky.social and former Bank of England MPC member David Miles investigate inflation: what it is, why it's been high recently, who it hits hardest and more.
Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/did...
February 13, 2026 at 10:24 AM
EScoE Leadership Executive member @peterlevell.bsky.social
features in this @theifs.bsky.social podcast. ⬇️
You can also hear him talking about "cheapflation" and the rise of inflation inequality in this previous ESCoE webinar: tinyurl.com/4z3kapzu
features in this @theifs.bsky.social podcast. ⬇️
You can also hear him talking about "cheapflation" and the rise of inflation inequality in this previous ESCoE webinar: tinyurl.com/4z3kapzu
New opportunities with ESCoE partner @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk ⬇️
We’re growing! 🚀
The Bennett School is hiring an Associate Professor in Public Policy and an Assistant Professor in Public Policy.
Join us and make an impact in public policy.
More details: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...
The Bennett School is hiring an Associate Professor in Public Policy and an Assistant Professor in Public Policy.
Join us and make an impact in public policy.
More details: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...
February 13, 2026 at 10:20 AM
New opportunities with ESCoE partner @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk ⬇️
AI is often framed as a driver of productivity and growth. But what about the uncertainty it creates today?
A new ESCoE paper by Juan Reyes (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) develops an AI Uncertainty (AIU) Index and examines its macroeconomic effects: tinyurl.com/4ync6pr5
A new ESCoE paper by Juan Reyes (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) develops an AI Uncertainty (AIU) Index and examines its macroeconomic effects: tinyurl.com/4ync6pr5
Why uncertainty about artificial intelligence matters for the economy - ESCoE
A new ESCoE paper looks at whether uncertainty about AI affects the economy in the same way as more familiar forms of economic uncertainty.
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February 12, 2026 at 9:41 AM
AI is often framed as a driver of productivity and growth. But what about the uncertainty it creates today?
A new ESCoE paper by Juan Reyes (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) develops an AI Uncertainty (AIU) Index and examines its macroeconomic effects: tinyurl.com/4ync6pr5
A new ESCoE paper by Juan Reyes (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) develops an AI Uncertainty (AIU) Index and examines its macroeconomic effects: tinyurl.com/4ync6pr5
Missed the last ESCoE webinar with @york.ac.uk's Chris Warmington? Catch up here: tinyurl.com/mv4y4wmb
And there's still time to register for tomorrow's webinar on natural capital accounting: tinyurl.com/yc8ffxmy
And there's still time to register for tomorrow's webinar on natural capital accounting: tinyurl.com/yc8ffxmy
February 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Missed the last ESCoE webinar with @york.ac.uk's Chris Warmington? Catch up here: tinyurl.com/mv4y4wmb
And there's still time to register for tomorrow's webinar on natural capital accounting: tinyurl.com/yc8ffxmy
And there's still time to register for tomorrow's webinar on natural capital accounting: tinyurl.com/yc8ffxmy
There's still time to register for tomorrow's webinar on natural capital accounting with ESCoE researchers at @ucl.ac.uk & @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social ⬇️
Water is a vital economic resource. How do we account for it?
Join our ESCoE webinar on compiling UK freshwater accounts using the UN SEEA-EA standard: tinyurl.com/yc8ffxmy
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
Join our ESCoE webinar on compiling UK freshwater accounts using the UN SEEA-EA standard: tinyurl.com/yc8ffxmy
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
Compiling natural capital accounts for the UK: Accounts for freshwater as an example - ESCoE
The webinar will cover the ESCoE work carried out at UCL and UEA to compile accounts for freshwater resources in the UK.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:43 AM
There's still time to register for tomorrow's webinar on natural capital accounting with ESCoE researchers at @ucl.ac.uk & @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social ⬇️
ESCoE Research Associate @johnlpoquiz.bsky.social presenting AI work.
Delighted to be working with @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk & @productivity.bsky.social on how productivity & economic considerations can help develop & deploy AI from an ethical & legal standpoint, thanks to a Responsible AI grant.
Delighted to be working with @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk & @productivity.bsky.social on how productivity & economic considerations can help develop & deploy AI from an ethical & legal standpoint, thanks to a Responsible AI grant.
Great discussion at today’s Bennett School lunchtime seminar👏
@johnlpoquiz.bsky.social & Nghi Nguyen shared early findings on why AI adoption is stalling in parts of the real economy—and what firms need to make it work.
Look out for their research paper on firms' AI adoption coming out in March.
@johnlpoquiz.bsky.social & Nghi Nguyen shared early findings on why AI adoption is stalling in parts of the real economy—and what firms need to make it work.
Look out for their research paper on firms' AI adoption coming out in March.
February 11, 2026 at 10:40 AM
ESCoE Research Associate @johnlpoquiz.bsky.social presenting AI work.
Delighted to be working with @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk & @productivity.bsky.social on how productivity & economic considerations can help develop & deploy AI from an ethical & legal standpoint, thanks to a Responsible AI grant.
Delighted to be working with @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk & @productivity.bsky.social on how productivity & economic considerations can help develop & deploy AI from an ethical & legal standpoint, thanks to a Responsible AI grant.
You can also read about ESCoE's economic measurement research on net zero, climate change and the environment: tinyurl.com/mv5h9d6w
Productive and Inclusive Net Zero (PRINZ) Workshop - 13 Feb | 09:15-15:20
Discussing findings & policy implications of PRINZ research.
TPI's @bartvanark.bsky.social & @dimitrizz.bsky.social will feature at the workshop: cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/...
#productivity #workshop #inclusivity #research
Discussing findings & policy implications of PRINZ research.
TPI's @bartvanark.bsky.social & @dimitrizz.bsky.social will feature at the workshop: cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/...
#productivity #workshop #inclusivity #research
Productive and Inclusive Net Zero (PRINZ) Workshop | Various speakers | Friday 13 February 2026 09:15 - 15:20 | CEP Event
An event from the CEP Public Events series organised by the CEP
cep.lse.ac.uk
February 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM
You can also read about ESCoE's economic measurement research on net zero, climate change and the environment: tinyurl.com/mv5h9d6w
Interesting analysis from @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk's / ESCoE's @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social on what economic statistics could reveal as AI advances. ⬇️
How will we know if the AI revolution is happening?
In our Department seminar last week, @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk talked about her research and what economic statistics could reveal as AI becomes transformative.
🎙️ Catch up here: buff.ly/pkRvKiH
In our Department seminar last week, @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk talked about her research and what economic statistics could reveal as AI becomes transformative.
🎙️ Catch up here: buff.ly/pkRvKiH
How will we know if the AI revolution is happening?
ISPP Seminar Series, 29 January 2026
Presenter: Professor Diane Coyle (Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge)
Chair: Professor Almudena Sevilla (Department of Social Policy, LSE)…
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February 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Interesting analysis from @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk's / ESCoE's @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social on what economic statistics could reveal as AI advances. ⬇️
ESCoE PhD student @eduinlatimer.bsky.social features in this @theifs.bsky.social podcast alongside @helenmiller.bsky.social & @alanmanning4.bsky.social.
Eduin's ESCoE research uses new data and methods to evaluate the impacts of reforms to the benefit system and labour market regulations.
Eduin's ESCoE research uses new data and methods to evaluate the impacts of reforms to the benefit system and labour market regulations.
NEW PODCAST: Is the minimum wage costing jobs?
@helenmiller.bsky.social, @eduinlatimer.bsky.social and @alanmanning4.bsky.social discuss what we know and what we don't know about the UK minimum wage in our new podcast.
🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/min...
@helenmiller.bsky.social, @eduinlatimer.bsky.social and @alanmanning4.bsky.social discuss what we know and what we don't know about the UK minimum wage in our new podcast.
🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/min...
February 9, 2026 at 2:28 PM
ESCoE PhD student @eduinlatimer.bsky.social features in this @theifs.bsky.social podcast alongside @helenmiller.bsky.social & @alanmanning4.bsky.social.
Eduin's ESCoE research uses new data and methods to evaluate the impacts of reforms to the benefit system and labour market regulations.
Eduin's ESCoE research uses new data and methods to evaluate the impacts of reforms to the benefit system and labour market regulations.
How can we better understand living standards across income groups?
A new framework combines market consumption with Social Transfers in Kind to make economic measurement more relevant for everyday life. See our blog and discussion paper out today tinyurl.com/3vb4b854
A new framework combines market consumption with Social Transfers in Kind to make economic measurement more relevant for everyday life. See our blog and discussion paper out today tinyurl.com/3vb4b854
February 4, 2026 at 9:17 AM
How can we better understand living standards across income groups?
A new framework combines market consumption with Social Transfers in Kind to make economic measurement more relevant for everyday life. See our blog and discussion paper out today tinyurl.com/3vb4b854
A new framework combines market consumption with Social Transfers in Kind to make economic measurement more relevant for everyday life. See our blog and discussion paper out today tinyurl.com/3vb4b854
Water is a vital economic resource. How do we account for it?
Join our ESCoE webinar on compiling UK freshwater accounts using the UN SEEA-EA standard: tinyurl.com/yc8ffxmy
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
Join our ESCoE webinar on compiling UK freshwater accounts using the UN SEEA-EA standard: tinyurl.com/yc8ffxmy
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
Compiling natural capital accounts for the UK: Accounts for freshwater as an example - ESCoE
The webinar will cover the ESCoE work carried out at UCL and UEA to compile accounts for freshwater resources in the UK.
tinyurl.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Water is a vital economic resource. How do we account for it?
Join our ESCoE webinar on compiling UK freshwater accounts using the UN SEEA-EA standard: tinyurl.com/yc8ffxmy
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
Join our ESCoE webinar on compiling UK freshwater accounts using the UN SEEA-EA standard: tinyurl.com/yc8ffxmy
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
The next ESCoE webinar with @york.ac.uk Chris Warmington will critically review the literature on measuring intangible assets in healthcare and the public sector: tinyurl.com/3sszaccd
The measurement of intangible assets in the healthcare and public sectors: A critical review of current knowledge - ESCoE
This webinar will critically review the literature on the measurement of intangible assets in the healthcare and public sectors
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January 26, 2026 at 9:23 AM
The next ESCoE webinar with @york.ac.uk Chris Warmington will critically review the literature on measuring intangible assets in healthcare and the public sector: tinyurl.com/3sszaccd
ESCoE sends out regular emails about news and upcoming events.
Subscribe to our mailing list to stay updated on all things economic measurement: eepurl.com/g7J2tL
Subscribe to our mailing list to stay updated on all things economic measurement: eepurl.com/g7J2tL
January 23, 2026 at 3:13 PM
ESCoE sends out regular emails about news and upcoming events.
Subscribe to our mailing list to stay updated on all things economic measurement: eepurl.com/g7J2tL
Subscribe to our mailing list to stay updated on all things economic measurement: eepurl.com/g7J2tL
Join us for the next ESCoE webinar with Ana Galvão to hear about a cutting-edge methodology for using high-frequency indicators to produce weekly estimates of official monthly statistics in real time: tinyurl.com/bdyrdejk
Tracking weekly activity using new data sources - ESCoE
This webinar presents a methodology to extract information from high-frequency indicators to produce weekly estimates of official monthly statistics.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Join us for the next ESCoE webinar with Ana Galvão to hear about a cutting-edge methodology for using high-frequency indicators to produce weekly estimates of official monthly statistics in real time: tinyurl.com/bdyrdejk
Reposted by ESCoE
Interested in the experiences of working from home versus at the workplace during and after COVID? Watch this @escoeorg.bsky.social webinar from @francescafolia1.bsky.social with discussion by me www.escoe.ac.uk/events/the-c... @sriucl.bsky.social
The changing nature of work: What can we learn from time use diaries? - ESCoE
This webinar will present new ONS time diary data to examine remote work and its relationship to time use, well-being, and self-perceived productivity.
www.escoe.ac.uk
January 16, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Interested in the experiences of working from home versus at the workplace during and after COVID? Watch this @escoeorg.bsky.social webinar from @francescafolia1.bsky.social with discussion by me www.escoe.ac.uk/events/the-c... @sriucl.bsky.social
How do we better measure the UK’s voluntary sector?
ESCoE work by researchers @fraserofallander.org @unistrathclyde.bsky.social explores innovative approaches to improve data and understanding of this vital part of the economy.
Read the blog: tinyurl.com/yff6e4ns
ESCoE work by researchers @fraserofallander.org @unistrathclyde.bsky.social explores innovative approaches to improve data and understanding of this vital part of the economy.
Read the blog: tinyurl.com/yff6e4ns
Improving how we measure the UK's voluntary sector - ESCoE
This blog examines how improving economic statistics can better capture the UK’s voluntary sector and its contribution to the economy.
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January 16, 2026 at 10:28 AM
How do we better measure the UK’s voluntary sector?
ESCoE work by researchers @fraserofallander.org @unistrathclyde.bsky.social explores innovative approaches to improve data and understanding of this vital part of the economy.
Read the blog: tinyurl.com/yff6e4ns
ESCoE work by researchers @fraserofallander.org @unistrathclyde.bsky.social explores innovative approaches to improve data and understanding of this vital part of the economy.
Read the blog: tinyurl.com/yff6e4ns
Some things have more or less social worth than their market price might indicate.
ESCoE researchers @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk are exploring how shadow prices can capture the social value of assets like wind.
Blog by Julia Wdowin: tinyurl.com/b8bw56hz
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
ESCoE researchers @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk are exploring how shadow prices can capture the social value of assets like wind.
Blog by Julia Wdowin: tinyurl.com/b8bw56hz
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
Capturing the broader benefits of wind in shadow prices for macroeconomic metrics - ESCoE
This blog explains why valuing wind is complex and why current methods may not accurately capture its contribution to social welfare.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Some things have more or less social worth than their market price might indicate.
ESCoE researchers @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk are exploring how shadow prices can capture the social value of assets like wind.
Blog by Julia Wdowin: tinyurl.com/b8bw56hz
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
ESCoE researchers @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk are exploring how shadow prices can capture the social value of assets like wind.
Blog by Julia Wdowin: tinyurl.com/b8bw56hz
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
⚠️Today is the deadline for paper submissions to our 2026 conference. ⬇️
⚠️There are only a few days left to submit a paper for ESCoE's 2026 conference @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social.
Submit by Monday 12 January: tinyurl.com/2v4jwfwn
Submit by Monday 12 January: tinyurl.com/2v4jwfwn
ESCoE Conference on Economic Measurement 2026 - Call for papers open - ESCoE
ESCoE will hold its annual conference, organised in partnership with the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), on 19-21 May 2026.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:29 AM
⚠️Today is the deadline for paper submissions to our 2026 conference. ⬇️
@jschneebacher.bsky.social has joined ESCoE’s Leadership Executive, with a focus on developing UK microdata.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/yhye8vk9
Find out more: tinyurl.com/yhye8vk9
Jakob Schneebacher joins ESCoE’s Leadership Executive - ESCoE
Jakob Schneebacher has joined ESCoE’s Leadership Executive, with a focus on developing UK micro-data.
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January 12, 2026 at 9:55 AM
@jschneebacher.bsky.social has joined ESCoE’s Leadership Executive, with a focus on developing UK microdata.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/yhye8vk9
Find out more: tinyurl.com/yhye8vk9
Intangible assets (such as software and intellectual property) are increasingly central to both company financial reporting and national accounting. Yet, both communities face similar challenges.
Find out more in this blog by @joshmartinecon.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/9rnyshmw
Find out more in this blog by @joshmartinecon.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/9rnyshmw
Two communities, one challenge – Intangibles - ESCoE
Josh Martin reflects on the challenges of measuring intangibles in company financial accounting and national accounting.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Intangible assets (such as software and intellectual property) are increasingly central to both company financial reporting and national accounting. Yet, both communities face similar challenges.
Find out more in this blog by @joshmartinecon.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/9rnyshmw
Find out more in this blog by @joshmartinecon.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/9rnyshmw
⚠️There are only a few days left to submit a paper for ESCoE's 2026 conference @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social.
Submit by Monday 12 January: tinyurl.com/2v4jwfwn
Submit by Monday 12 January: tinyurl.com/2v4jwfwn
ESCoE Conference on Economic Measurement 2026 - Call for papers open - ESCoE
ESCoE will hold its annual conference, organised in partnership with the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), on 19-21 May 2026.
tinyurl.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:57 AM
⚠️There are only a few days left to submit a paper for ESCoE's 2026 conference @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social.
Submit by Monday 12 January: tinyurl.com/2v4jwfwn
Submit by Monday 12 January: tinyurl.com/2v4jwfwn
Missed the UNSW-ESCoE Conference on Economic Measurement 2025 at UNSW Sydney?
Recordings from keynote and plenary sessions are now available: tinyurl.com/e4uavejm
@kevinfoxecon.bsky.social @graftonquentin.bsky.social
Recordings from keynote and plenary sessions are now available: tinyurl.com/e4uavejm
@kevinfoxecon.bsky.social @graftonquentin.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Missed the UNSW-ESCoE Conference on Economic Measurement 2025 at UNSW Sydney?
Recordings from keynote and plenary sessions are now available: tinyurl.com/e4uavejm
@kevinfoxecon.bsky.social @graftonquentin.bsky.social
Recordings from keynote and plenary sessions are now available: tinyurl.com/e4uavejm
@kevinfoxecon.bsky.social @graftonquentin.bsky.social