Centre for Economic Performance
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Welcome to the Centre for Economic Performance at LSE. News, events and analysis from a world-leading economics and policy research institute.
🎺 Sign up for our free LSE event: Women in economics: progress, challenges and perspectives.
Speakers Almudena Sevilla, Clare Lombardelli and Janet Henry, will share research on women in economics, insights from their own experiences and advice.
Chair: Stephen Machin
📅 Mon 8 Dec
⏲️ 6.30pm to 8pm
Speakers Almudena Sevilla, Clare Lombardelli and Janet Henry, will share research on women in economics, insights from their own experiences and advice.
Chair: Stephen Machin
📅 Mon 8 Dec
⏲️ 6.30pm to 8pm
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🎺 Sign up for our free LSE event: Women in economics: progress, challenges and perspectives.
Speakers Almudena Sevilla, Clare Lombardelli and Janet Henry, will share research on women in economics, insights from their own experiences and advice.
Chair: Stephen Machin
📅 Mon 8 Dec
⏲️ 6.30pm to 8pm
Speakers Almudena Sevilla, Clare Lombardelli and Janet Henry, will share research on women in economics, insights from their own experiences and advice.
Chair: Stephen Machin
📅 Mon 8 Dec
⏲️ 6.30pm to 8pm
Factors beyond mere economic expansion are vital for fostering a happier national population, especially in more affluent societies, say Ekaterina Oparina, Andrew Clark and Richard Layard.
https://www.economicsobservatory.com/does-getting-richer-make-people-happier
https://www.economicsobservatory.com/does-getting-richer-make-people-happier
Does getting richer make people happier? - Economics Observatory
The relationship between economic growth and happiness is not as straightforward as it first appears. While higher income is associated with greater wellbeing, other factors like healthcare and friendship are important too, especially in richer countries.
www.economicsobservatory.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Factors beyond mere economic expansion are vital for fostering a happier national population, especially in more affluent societies, say Ekaterina Oparina, Andrew Clark and Richard Layard.
https://www.economicsobservatory.com/does-getting-richer-make-people-happier
https://www.economicsobservatory.com/does-getting-richer-make-people-happier
Great to hear @alanmanning4.bsky.social on the Oh God, What Now? podcast talking about his new book: Why Immigration Policy is Hard: And How to Make it Better.
"We make more of a mess of it [immigration policy] than we need to, and that is connected to this binary, polarised debate."
"We make more of a mess of it [immigration policy] than we need to, and that is connected to this binary, polarised debate."
NEW EPISODE
Can Britain break out of migration madness? Former head of the Migration Advisory Committee Prof Alan Manning joins us to talk about the “infernal cycle” of migration policy … whether Labour really are just trying to outbid the Tories and Reform 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
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Can Britain break out of migration madness? Former head of the Migration Advisory Committee Prof Alan Manning joins us to talk about the “infernal cycle” of migration policy … whether Labour really are just trying to outbid the Tories and Reform 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#ukpolitics
November 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Great to hear @alanmanning4.bsky.social on the Oh God, What Now? podcast talking about his new book: Why Immigration Policy is Hard: And How to Make it Better.
"We make more of a mess of it [immigration policy] than we need to, and that is connected to this binary, polarised debate."
"We make more of a mess of it [immigration policy] than we need to, and that is connected to this binary, polarised debate."
Being at school during a downturn means teens are more likely to opt to stay in education - particularly vocational education, by Chiara Cavaglia and Sandra McNally
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2025/11/13/how-the-great-recession-affected-millennial-education-and-careers/
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2025/11/13/how-the-great-recession-affected-millennial-education-and-careers/
How the Great Recession affected millennial education and careers - LSE Business Review
How much impact do the educational choices young people make have on their future careers? And how do those choices change during a downturn?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Being at school during a downturn means teens are more likely to opt to stay in education - particularly vocational education, by Chiara Cavaglia and Sandra McNally
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2025/11/13/how-the-great-recession-affected-millennial-education-and-careers/
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2025/11/13/how-the-great-recession-affected-millennial-education-and-careers/
When do employers share? Rent sharing, monopsony and minimum wages
By Ihsaan Bassier and Joshua Budlender
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By Ihsaan Bassier and Joshua Budlender
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November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
When do employers share? Rent sharing, monopsony and minimum wages
By Ihsaan Bassier and Joshua Budlender
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By Ihsaan Bassier and Joshua Budlender
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Cleaner energy, higher risk? Firm-level exposure to critical minerals
By Viet Nguyen-Tien
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By Viet Nguyen-Tien
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November 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Cleaner energy, higher risk? Firm-level exposure to critical minerals
By Viet Nguyen-Tien
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By Viet Nguyen-Tien
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A familiar offence: how households shape juvenile reoffending
By Tobias Auer and Tom Kirchmaier
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By Tobias Auer and Tom Kirchmaier
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November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A familiar offence: how households shape juvenile reoffending
By Tobias Auer and Tom Kirchmaier
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By Tobias Auer and Tom Kirchmaier
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In this blog @nikdatta.bsky.social and Jan David Bakker set out the measures in the Renters’ Rights Act which are good – and not-so-good – for tenants.
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How new renters’ rights could drive landlords out of the market
Landlords could see costs increase while profits fall.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
In this blog @nikdatta.bsky.social and Jan David Bakker set out the measures in the Renters’ Rights Act which are good – and not-so-good – for tenants.
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The CEP newsletter – fresh economics delivered to your inbox every month. In November:
✏️ Upcoming CEP-ADR UK Workshop
👩 How caring for teens affects women’s work
💷 Trade regime equilibrium
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✏️ Upcoming CEP-ADR UK Workshop
👩 How caring for teens affects women’s work
💷 Trade regime equilibrium
Read and subscribe: cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/contact...
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The CEP newsletter – fresh economics delivered to your inbox every month. In November:
✏️ Upcoming CEP-ADR UK Workshop
👩 How caring for teens affects women’s work
💷 Trade regime equilibrium
Read and subscribe: cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/contact...
✏️ Upcoming CEP-ADR UK Workshop
👩 How caring for teens affects women’s work
💷 Trade regime equilibrium
Read and subscribe: cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/contact...
📢 Job vacancy: Research Assistant (Pre-doc), Youth Criminal Justice
Work with Rui Costa, Nikhil Datta & Matteo Sandi on a major project linking education and youth justice data to study diversion and system change 📊⚖️
Apply by 30 Nov → ow.ly/V8PT50Xn1l5
Work with Rui Costa, Nikhil Datta & Matteo Sandi on a major project linking education and youth justice data to study diversion and system change 📊⚖️
Apply by 30 Nov → ow.ly/V8PT50Xn1l5
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📢 Job vacancy: Research Assistant (Pre-doc), Youth Criminal Justice
Work with Rui Costa, Nikhil Datta & Matteo Sandi on a major project linking education and youth justice data to study diversion and system change 📊⚖️
Apply by 30 Nov → ow.ly/V8PT50Xn1l5
Work with Rui Costa, Nikhil Datta & Matteo Sandi on a major project linking education and youth justice data to study diversion and system change 📊⚖️
Apply by 30 Nov → ow.ly/V8PT50Xn1l5
In the latest issue of CentrePiece magazine - Chris Pissarides recommends the book that he thinks economists must read.
"I'd talk to Richard, we'd have informal lunches - a sandwich in his office - and he'd tell me how important it [wellbeing] was...."
cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publica...
"I'd talk to Richard, we'd have informal lunches - a sandwich in his office - and he'd tell me how important it [wellbeing] was...."
cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publica...
November 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
In the latest issue of CentrePiece magazine - Chris Pissarides recommends the book that he thinks economists must read.
"I'd talk to Richard, we'd have informal lunches - a sandwich in his office - and he'd tell me how important it [wellbeing] was...."
cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publica...
"I'd talk to Richard, we'd have informal lunches - a sandwich in his office - and he'd tell me how important it [wellbeing] was...."
cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publica...
Great piece here on the work of Philippe Aghion - winner of the Nobel prize, which was awarded jointly with Peter Howitt and Joel Mokyr. Written by John Van Reenen published by the European Economic Association.
www.eeassoc.org/news...
www.eeassoc.org/news...
November 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Great piece here on the work of Philippe Aghion - winner of the Nobel prize, which was awarded jointly with Peter Howitt and Joel Mokyr. Written by John Van Reenen published by the European Economic Association.
www.eeassoc.org/news...
www.eeassoc.org/news...
Rare earth elements and value chains - @vietecon.bsky.social and @gavindjharper.bsky.social look at the background to the recent US - China deal.
The US-China rare earths deal shows the importance of critical materials in a new era of strategic interdependence | USAPP
As resource competition sharpens, resilience and innovation will be key to navigating this new era of strategic interdependence.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Rare earth elements and value chains - @vietecon.bsky.social and @gavindjharper.bsky.social look at the background to the recent US - China deal.
Anatomy of automation: CNC machines and industrial robots in UK manufacturing, 2005-2023
By Aniket Baksy, Daniel Chandler and Peter Lambert
Read at: ow.ly/44sZ50XhEQm
By Aniket Baksy, Daniel Chandler and Peter Lambert
Read at: ow.ly/44sZ50XhEQm
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Anatomy of automation: CNC machines and industrial robots in UK manufacturing, 2005-2023
By Aniket Baksy, Daniel Chandler and Peter Lambert
Read at: ow.ly/44sZ50XhEQm
By Aniket Baksy, Daniel Chandler and Peter Lambert
Read at: ow.ly/44sZ50XhEQm
Better stealing than dealing: how do felony theft thresholds impact crime?
By Stephen B. Billings, Michael D. Makowsky, Kevin Schnepel and Adam Soliman
Read at: ow.ly/Y6Qb50XhEzk
By Stephen B. Billings, Michael D. Makowsky, Kevin Schnepel and Adam Soliman
Read at: ow.ly/Y6Qb50XhEzk
October 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Better stealing than dealing: how do felony theft thresholds impact crime?
By Stephen B. Billings, Michael D. Makowsky, Kevin Schnepel and Adam Soliman
Read at: ow.ly/Y6Qb50XhEzk
By Stephen B. Billings, Michael D. Makowsky, Kevin Schnepel and Adam Soliman
Read at: ow.ly/Y6Qb50XhEzk
Christian Krekel uses wellbeing data to assess the benefit of green spaces.
In CentrePiece magazine
In CentrePiece magazine
The value of green spaces
Using wellbeing data to assess benefits for residents.
cep.lse.ac.uk
October 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Christian Krekel uses wellbeing data to assess the benefit of green spaces.
In CentrePiece magazine
In CentrePiece magazine
Reposted by Centre for Economic Performance
🚨 JUST PUBLISHED – What policies could kick-start economic growth in the UK?
By @aadyabahl.bsky.social
(@cep-lse.bsky.social)
By @aadyabahl.bsky.social
(@cep-lse.bsky.social)
What policies could kick-start economic growth in the UK? - Economics Observatory
For two decades, the UK economy has seen weak growth, driven by low business investment, inadequate market dynamism and persistent policy instability. These failures shape the daily reality of…
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October 22, 2025 at 9:31 AM
🚨 JUST PUBLISHED – What policies could kick-start economic growth in the UK?
By @aadyabahl.bsky.social
(@cep-lse.bsky.social)
By @aadyabahl.bsky.social
(@cep-lse.bsky.social)
Reposted by Centre for Economic Performance
Peter Klenow explains how Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt's work transformed creative destruction from an evocative metaphor into a rigorous analytical framework that fundamentally altered how economists understand prosperity and technological progress.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
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#EconSky
October 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Peter Klenow explains how Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt's work transformed creative destruction from an evocative metaphor into a rigorous analytical framework that fundamentally altered how economists understand prosperity and technological progress.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
The re-emergence of Hiroshima’s city centre was driven by residents’ expectations find @koheitakeda.bsky.social and Atsushi Yamagishi
In CentrePiece magazine
In CentrePiece magazine
Hiroshima: urban resilience after the atomic bomb
Why the city centre re-emerged from destruction.
cep.lse.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The re-emergence of Hiroshima’s city centre was driven by residents’ expectations find @koheitakeda.bsky.social and Atsushi Yamagishi
In CentrePiece magazine
In CentrePiece magazine
How outsourcing management of sponsored academy schools to independent organisations led to improved pupil performance by attracting higher-performing teachers.
Emma Duchini, Victor Lavy, Stephen Machin & Shqiponja Telhaj
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Emma Duchini, Victor Lavy, Stephen Machin & Shqiponja Telhaj
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October 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
How outsourcing management of sponsored academy schools to independent organisations led to improved pupil performance by attracting higher-performing teachers.
Emma Duchini, Victor Lavy, Stephen Machin & Shqiponja Telhaj
Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/p...
Emma Duchini, Victor Lavy, Stephen Machin & Shqiponja Telhaj
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Why book publishing contradicts conventional wisdom about competition.
By @cgenakos.bsky.social Lorien Sabatino, Tommaso Valletti
In CentrePiece magazine
By @cgenakos.bsky.social Lorien Sabatino, Tommaso Valletti
In CentrePiece magazine
Cultural exception?
Why book publishing contradicts conventional wisdom about competition.
cep.lse.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Why book publishing contradicts conventional wisdom about competition.
By @cgenakos.bsky.social Lorien Sabatino, Tommaso Valletti
In CentrePiece magazine
By @cgenakos.bsky.social Lorien Sabatino, Tommaso Valletti
In CentrePiece magazine
Analysing the value of de-novo planning in Tanzania
Vernon Henderson, Francisco Libano-Monteiro, Martina Manara, Guy Michaels @tannerwdregan.bsky.social
In CentrePiece magazine
Vernon Henderson, Francisco Libano-Monteiro, Martina Manara, Guy Michaels @tannerwdregan.bsky.social
In CentrePiece magazine
Allocating land for housing in Tanzania
The economics of greenfield urban planning
cep.lse.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Analysing the value of de-novo planning in Tanzania
Vernon Henderson, Francisco Libano-Monteiro, Martina Manara, Guy Michaels @tannerwdregan.bsky.social
In CentrePiece magazine
Vernon Henderson, Francisco Libano-Monteiro, Martina Manara, Guy Michaels @tannerwdregan.bsky.social
In CentrePiece magazine
“In earlier work we were just talking about jobs – now we’re talking about good jobs.” Christopher Pissarides on why Richard Layard’s work is a must-read.
In CentrePiece magazine
In CentrePiece magazine
My must-read paper
Christopher Pissarides shares a body of research that has blended psychology with economics.
cep.lse.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
“In earlier work we were just talking about jobs – now we’re talking about good jobs.” Christopher Pissarides on why Richard Layard’s work is a must-read.
In CentrePiece magazine
In CentrePiece magazine
Use-it-or-lose-it paternity leave with full pay is changing norms in Spain.
@claudiahupkau.bsky.social @lidiafarre.bsky.social @libertadgonzalez.bsky.social Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela
In CentrePiece magazine
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@claudiahupkau.bsky.social @lidiafarre.bsky.social @libertadgonzalez.bsky.social Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela
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Supporting new fathers, Spanish style
Use-it-or-lose-it paternity leave combined with full pay is changing norms.
cep.lse.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Use-it-or-lose-it paternity leave with full pay is changing norms in Spain.
@claudiahupkau.bsky.social @lidiafarre.bsky.social @libertadgonzalez.bsky.social Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela
In CentrePiece magazine
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@claudiahupkau.bsky.social @lidiafarre.bsky.social @libertadgonzalez.bsky.social Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela
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Brexit means UK services exporters now face more red tape, say @swatidhingra.bsky.social @shaniabhalotia.bsky.social and Danyal Arnold
In CentrePiece magazine
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In CentrePiece magazine
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Deglobalisation in disguise?
Brexit means that UK exporters of services now face more red tape and fewer opportunities.
cep.lse.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Brexit means UK services exporters now face more red tape, say @swatidhingra.bsky.social @shaniabhalotia.bsky.social and Danyal Arnold
In CentrePiece magazine
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