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Around 220,000 people are trapped in “scam centres” in Cambodia and Myanmar, forced to coerce strangers into handing over money online.
@drslazarus.bsky.social describes how economics, politics, organised crime and global business support this horrifying industry.
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@drslazarus.bsky.social describes how economics, politics, organised crime and global business support this horrifying industry.
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Inside Southeast Asia’s industrialised fraud factories - LSE Business Review
An estimated 220,000 people are currently trapped in “scam centres” in Cambodia and Myanmar, forced to coerce strangers into handing over money online.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Around 220,000 people are trapped in “scam centres” in Cambodia and Myanmar, forced to coerce strangers into handing over money online.
@drslazarus.bsky.social describes how economics, politics, organised crime and global business support this horrifying industry.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
@drslazarus.bsky.social describes how economics, politics, organised crime and global business support this horrifying industry.
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How technology and "work from anywhere" employment policies are reversing the brain drain.
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Are jobs getting better?: The ability to work from anywhere will redistribute talent around the world - LSE Business Review
How "work from anywhere" technology is reversing the brain drain.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
How technology and "work from anywhere" employment policies are reversing the brain drain.
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British teachers use EdTech extensively. But the sector is largely unregulated and how it is used differs hugely.
What do children think?
Ahead of an event at LSE on 12 February this blog introduces the findings of the Better EdTech Futures for Children project.
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What do children think?
Ahead of an event at LSE on 12 February this blog introduces the findings of the Better EdTech Futures for Children project.
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What does “good” EdTech look like – and what do schoolchildren think about it? - LSE Business Review
The British government encourages schools to use education technology and AI. But the sector is largely unregulated and its use differs considerably.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:29 PM
British teachers use EdTech extensively. But the sector is largely unregulated and how it is used differs hugely.
What do children think?
Ahead of an event at LSE on 12 February this blog introduces the findings of the Better EdTech Futures for Children project.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
What do children think?
Ahead of an event at LSE on 12 February this blog introduces the findings of the Better EdTech Futures for Children project.
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New apps driven by artificial intelligence are giving informal workers in Mexico access to healthcare, social security and financial services
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AI tools are helping Mexican workers move into the formal economy - LSE Business Review
Apps driven by AI are allowing Mexico’s informal workers to enter the formal economy by giving them access to healthcare, social security and finance.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
New apps driven by artificial intelligence are giving informal workers in Mexico access to healthcare, social security and financial services
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Historically America has pursued three aims: supporting political alliances; building an international trade system that serves its interests; and unilateralism. Donald Trump has placed unilateralism above alliance-based and international economic co-operation.
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How has American trade diplomacy changed under Donald Trump? - LSE Business Review
The recent history of American trade diplomacy, and how it is wielded by Donald Trump.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Historically America has pursued three aims: supporting political alliances; building an international trade system that serves its interests; and unilateralism. Donald Trump has placed unilateralism above alliance-based and international economic co-operation.
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Your brand’s chatbot is building a reputation. Not with customers. With other chatbots.
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Moltbook is social media for AI. The way they interact will surprise you - LSE Business Review
When AI evaluates AI, permission beats credentials; relationships beat (existential) philosophy; vulnerability beats polish.A social media platform for AI agents feels like science fiction. AI agents ...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Your brand’s chatbot is building a reputation. Not with customers. With other chatbots.
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Google's Fabien Curto Millet explains his scepticism that technology is harming labour markets and offers advice to young people entering the AI-economy.
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Are jobs getting better? “AI has the potential for a massive productivity uplift” - LSE Business Review
Fabien Curto Millet, the chief economist at Google, explains his excitement about AI and his scepticism that technology is harming labour markets.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Google's Fabien Curto Millet explains his scepticism that technology is harming labour markets and offers advice to young people entering the AI-economy.
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Valuations are increasingly driven by FOMO and optimistic growth narratives rather than sustainable financial fundamentals.
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Meta’s $2 billion purchase of Manus raises concerns over AI valuations - LSE Business Review
For investors and policymakers alike, the $2 billion Meta-Manus deal should be read as a warning.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Valuations are increasingly driven by FOMO and optimistic growth narratives rather than sustainable financial fundamentals.
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Closer relations between Canada and China will be mutually beneficial. But the two countries will have to tread a careful line not to irritate America.
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A trade deal between Canada and China infuriates America - LSE Business Review
Closer economic relations between Canada and China will be mutually beneficial. But the two countries will have to tread a careful line not to irritate America.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Closer relations between Canada and China will be mutually beneficial. But the two countries will have to tread a careful line not to irritate America.
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Not for the first time the British public was able to predict the latest inflation much more accurately than the Bank of England’s policymakers.
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Why public expectations of inflation matter - LSE Business Review
Not for the first time the British public was able to predict the latest inflation much more accurately than the Bank of England’s policymakers.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Not for the first time the British public was able to predict the latest inflation much more accurately than the Bank of England’s policymakers.
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Bosses are paid handsomely not because they refuse to work hard without the carrot of an extra yacht, but because they wish to be recognised for a job well done blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
What is “fair” pay for a chief executive? - LSE Business Review
CEOs are paid for performance not because they refuse to work hard without incentives but because it is human to want to be recognised for a job well done.
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January 27, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Bosses are paid handsomely not because they refuse to work hard without the carrot of an extra yacht, but because they wish to be recognised for a job well done blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
Companies are under pressure to communicate their climate strategies. But new analysis reveals a growing distance between what they say about the energy transition and what they currently deliver.
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When climate discourse outpaces climate action - LSE Business Review
Analysis of language used by energy firms reveals a distance between what they say about the energy transition and what they can currently deliver.
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January 24, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Companies are under pressure to communicate their climate strategies. But new analysis reveals a growing distance between what they say about the energy transition and what they currently deliver.
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Rather than taking jobs away, automation in British factories is linked to higher employment.
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Automation is not hollowing out British factory jobs - LSE Business Review
Fears that new technology will wipe out jobs are as old as the factory floor. But automation in British factories is linked to higher employment.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Rather than taking jobs away, automation in British factories is linked to higher employment.
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Why don’t more employees own and control the companies they work for? blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
If worker co-operatives work, why aren’t there more of them? - LSE Business Review
Firms with majority workforce control are generally successful but increasingly rare. Why don’t more employees own and control the companies they work for?
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January 21, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Why don’t more employees own and control the companies they work for? blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
“R-star” does not merely describe the economy. It participates in shaping it.
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Why the “natural rate of interest” is no longer just a number - LSE Business Review
Monetary policy debates increasingly revolve around whether interest rates are “above” or “below” the “natural rate of interest”.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:32 AM
“R-star” does not merely describe the economy. It participates in shaping it.
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The failure of large-scale strategy initiatives is usually blamed on the execution of the project rather than the integrity of the idea. This assumption is intuitively appealing but empirically weak.
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Why strategic initiatives fail before execution even begins - LSE Business Review
When strategic initiatives fail, the post-mortem almost always points to “poor execution”. This may be comforting for senior decision-makers. But is it correct? also incorrect.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:41 AM
The failure of large-scale strategy initiatives is usually blamed on the execution of the project rather than the integrity of the idea. This assumption is intuitively appealing but empirically weak.
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Standard development models assume that technological leadership is the preserve of high-income economies. China broke this pattern. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
How China became the first middle-income tech superpower - LSE Business Review
Middle-income countries are generally not leaders in innovation. But China’s development is a striking exception to this pattern.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Standard development models assume that technological leadership is the preserve of high-income economies. China broke this pattern. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
New research shows that industry is surprisingly willing to initiate and fund basic research, even when immediate commercial applications are unclear.
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Why companies use academic partnerships to invest in basic research - LSE Business Review
New analysis finds that most industrial partnerships were not aimed at near-term applications. Rather their shared goal was to advance scientific knowledge.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
New research shows that industry is surprisingly willing to initiate and fund basic research, even when immediate commercial applications are unclear.
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"Jensen Huang pivoted Nvidia overnight from gaming to AI, and that gamble paid off."
NEW✨ Read an interview with Stephen Witt about his book The Thinking Machine @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social, a deep dive into the towering microchip company Nvidia, the man behind it, and the future of #AI.
NEW✨ Read an interview with Stephen Witt about his book The Thinking Machine @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social, a deep dive into the towering microchip company Nvidia, the man behind it, and the future of #AI.
Stephen Witt – “Jensen Huang re-engineered Nvidia to make it the most valuable company in the world” - LSE Review of Books
An interview with Thinking Machine author Stephen Witt about, Nvidia which the microchips powering the AI "industrial revolution” and its CEO Jensen Huang.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:51 PM
"Jensen Huang pivoted Nvidia overnight from gaming to AI, and that gamble paid off."
NEW✨ Read an interview with Stephen Witt about his book The Thinking Machine @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social, a deep dive into the towering microchip company Nvidia, the man behind it, and the future of #AI.
NEW✨ Read an interview with Stephen Witt about his book The Thinking Machine @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social, a deep dive into the towering microchip company Nvidia, the man behind it, and the future of #AI.
Securing social stability and reviving a devastated economy are among challenges faced by Donald Trump and a Trump-compliment regime in Caracas.
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Venezuela’s economy under Maduro, and what happens now he has gone - LSE Business Review
How responsible is Nicolás Maduro for Venezuela’s economic crisis? And how realistic are Donald Trump's plans for the country's oil industry?
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January 7, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Securing social stability and reviving a devastated economy are among challenges faced by Donald Trump and a Trump-compliment regime in Caracas.
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Artificial intelligence creates goods that do not behave like anything classical economics textbooks describe. This shift challenges business models, public administration and tax systems. The gains, and the risks, are significant. And governments are unprepared. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
AI is changing the nature of economic goods - LSE Business Review
AI is redrawing economics. The shift challenges business models, public administration and tax systems. And governments are unprepared.
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January 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Artificial intelligence creates goods that do not behave like anything classical economics textbooks describe. This shift challenges business models, public administration and tax systems. The gains, and the risks, are significant. And governments are unprepared. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
Business leaders, not machines, remain accountable for how decisions are made and executed. When something goes wrong, explanations that begin with “the algorithm…” do not go down well.
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An AI playbook for working with non-human minds - LSE Business Review
How should your businesses use artificial intelligence in 2026? Follow this set of rules for understanding, using and monitoring AI.
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January 2, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Business leaders, not machines, remain accountable for how decisions are made and executed. When something goes wrong, explanations that begin with “the algorithm…” do not go down well.
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Donald Trump risks undermining the independence of the Fed and forcing American inflation up. Meanwhile the Bank of England’s QT policy and Britain’s trade union movement are pushing inflation to opposite directions. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
What Americans and Britons should expect from the economy in 2026 - LSE Business Review
Donald Trump risks undermining the independence of the Fed and forcing American inflation up. In Britain two forces are pushing inflation to opposite directions.
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December 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Donald Trump risks undermining the independence of the Fed and forcing American inflation up. Meanwhile the Bank of England’s QT policy and Britain’s trade union movement are pushing inflation to opposite directions. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
Your favourite blogs on LSE Business Review this year included the global pursuit of sovereign AI, Africa’s drone industry and the benefits of universities. Thank you all for reading. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
What readers of LSE Business Review read most in 2025 - LSE Business Review
Which stories were you most interested in in 2025?
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December 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Your favourite blogs on LSE Business Review this year included the global pursuit of sovereign AI, Africa’s drone industry and the benefits of universities. Thank you all for reading. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
Effective communication is not just an art, but also science.
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Lessons for chief executives using LinkedIn - LSE Business Review
Most business leaders strive for "authenticity" on social media. But is there a better way to boost your profile?
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December 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Effective communication is not just an art, but also science.
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