What kinds of careers can you build in and around research, and how do you get started?

Career stories from ESCoE researchers and staff members.

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Finally a very interesting presentation from @domignon.bsky.social on the impact of mental health inequalities within regions on productivity levels. More unequal MH is associated with lower productivity (and in previous work they have that lower average MH is also assoc with lower productivity).

Next research by Jun Du on the differential impact of training for staff and managers (both coverage and intensity) on productivity. Positive effects across the board, but intensity matters more. Lots of discussion about recent trends in online training and current attitudes - some worries!

Next, Marius Fourné (Halle) explores the spillover effects of climate policies in production networks. Using inter-country input-output data, and country climate policy measures, he finds significant impacts of foreign climate policies on domestic industry outcomes. Very neat! #econsky

Next @robertinklaar.bsky.social presents exploratory work on occupational specialisation and outsourcing on productivity growth across industries in European countries. Productivity growth has been stronger in industries more intensive in management and R&D type jobs.

I worked in government statistics for some years, including a spell in ONS, and there are a few things to say here.

Finally @kevinfoxecon.bsky.social presents on a nonparametric estimation of mark-ups (not imposing a functional form, but drawing on past input-output observations to infer feasible production technologies). Decomposition of markup change into technology, input and output prices, and (in)efficiency.

Tommaso Bighelli (@bankofengland.bsky.social) looks at the effects on incumbents when competitors engage in M&A using German firm-level data. Outside firms expand their product range, especially in highly concentrated markets. #EconStats2025

Fantastic work by @sophie-piton.bsky.social and co-authors investigating measurement of trade in banking services. Measurement of implicit income is challenging, but finds effect of Brexit once looking at stocks of loans and deposits rather than FISIM. #EconStats2025