Economics writer on new findings, policy analysis & commentary from a wide range of researchers & institutions; editor-in-chief of @EconObservatory
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Monetary tightening induces households to adjust their labour supply; adjustment margins include hours worked, labour market participation, job search & household balance sheets
@voxeu evidence from Australia, the Eurozone, the UK & the US
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Submissions are now open for the RES Annual Conference 2027, taking place at the University of Reading from 28–30 June.
We welcome papers & posters from economists at all career stages.
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UK debt has passed £3 trillion. As a share of GDP it has been higher before but this time it is not on track to come back down: the growth that once eroded past debt has faded, while an ageing population pushes spending up.
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It is widely anticipated that the Chancellor will use the Budget on Wednesday to set out the government's path to fully funding their existing defence commitments. Our earlier blog hubs.la/Q04Cgqm00 explores the economics of how this should be financed.
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"In Defence of Business School": my response to the NYT op-ed that misportrays both business and business schools and makes large, unsupported leaps to claim unwarranted conclusions.
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Fiscal devolution in England: what lessons from Scotland’s experience?
@stuartgmcintyre @ProfGraemeRoy @ProfJMitchell & David Waite @EconObservatory
#Budget2026 #AutumnBudget2026 #FiscalDevolution #Devolution
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Why give foreign aid, and how? The why is complicated yet often converges to the same policy. The how is about the evidence, from @deankarlan nber.org/papers/w35926
While French companies clearly automated extensively between 1994 & 2019, @voxeu evidence from nearly all of the country's firms shows that technology can profoundly reshape jobs & production without necessarily shifting income from labour to capital
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Safe government bonds enjoy a discount: the convenience yield; when a government issues more debt, it erodes this discount for itself & other countries - but safe asset issuers also have market power & incentives to reduce issuance to boost the yield
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GLP-1 treatment reduces long-term sickness leave, as well as emergency department visits & cardiovascular medication use, @voxeu evidence from #Denmark, #Ozempic
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The US administration made more than 50 tariff-related announcements during 2025: #TariffConfusion stemming from the frequency & complexity of these statements doubled their negative impact on US imports, according to @CEP_LSE research
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Young people face a double whammy: remote working has made them less desirable to hire & AI has made them less necessary; part of the decline in junior hiring is due to #WFH – but workplace reorganisation can address this, @CEP_LSE research
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World trade remains dangerously dependent on a handful of shipping lanes, @CEP_LSE analysis of maritime #chokepoints
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What is the minimum credibility test for next week's Autumn Budget? Our latest blog considers whether a quiet Budget that expands borrowing is the right macroeconomic call. It asks, assuming that this happens, what the minimum credibility test would be?
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EV growth driven by batteries, not oil shocks: as the electric vehicle network reaches a tipping point, the economics changes & the link with oil prices breaks, @CEP_LSE analysis
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#Japan’s productivity dynamics are moving from internal firm improvements to market-driven reallocation; the country’s unique ‘negative exit effect’ on productivity is mainly driven by the mergers & acquisitions activity of high-productivity firms, @voxeu
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The UK govt aspires to boost regional growth by letting local leaders retain a share of tax revenues such as income tax & business rates; Scotland’s experience suggests that benefits of fiscal devolution will depend on the design of its core financial & institutional arrangements
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The childcare track: one in three women & one in six men leave academia after becoming a parent, @CEP_LSE research
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Read about ESCoE work on communicating and valuing economic statistics: tinyurl.com/5ejt8vt6
Did Brexit make us better at communicating economics?
Me in @CEP_LSE's Autumn 2026 #CentrePiece magazine, @LSEImpactBlog
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