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Professor of Economic Geography, LSE
Ooof Pension fund allocations into UK equities, 1997-2022 From the very interesting select committee report on scaling
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Duncan Robinson
3 days ago
Tax policy on the British left is pure "anti-bedtime left". Bizarre idea that you can have a big social democratic welfare state without everyone contributing properly
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Suss / Piketty
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Financial Times
5 days ago
Thomas Piketty: ‘The left has been a victim of its own success’
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Thomas Piketty: ‘The left has been a victim of its own success’
The economist on populism, fiscal debt and the long-term trend of economic equality
https://on.ft.com/47TjkYV
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Simon Hix
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Please spread the word word 👇
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Disagree with this - but huge respect to Tim for, as ever, making the intelligent counter to the conventional wisdom
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Centre for Cities
19 days ago
Since 2019, large cities’ economies have decoupled from the national trend and grown faster than the rest of the country 📈 What is driving the recent growth of large cities? 👇
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TOMORROW We have Carl Benedikt Frey speaking about his brilliant new book on innovation, technology, and the fate of nations which I have *almost* finished. Respondents Jane Gingrich (Oxford) and Michael Storper (LSE / UCLA) 21st October, 6.30 at LSE. Join us live or online:
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21 days ago
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Aveek Bhattacharya
23 days ago
If there isn't an AI dating assistant called "Cyrano" by the end of the year these guys have no culture or imagination
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Centre for Cities
24 days ago
Do you know anyone who wants to work in urban policy at the UK's leading think tank in this area? We're
#hiring
a new Analyst to join the Centre for Cities Research team 💼 Apply today 👇
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Analyst - Centre for Cities
We are seeking to appoint a new member to our research team to conduct authoritative analytical research on UK cities and large towns, and help shape the
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2023: I meet Simon Johnson -> 2024: Wins Nobel 2024: I meet Philippe Aghion -> 2025: Wins Nobel 2025: Still available for lunches / drinks / dinners
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Nye Cominetti
28 days ago
Can't believe someone a) had the data to write this paper b) wrote this paper
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NBER
about 1 month ago
AI and digital platforms improve efficiency in processing and transmitting information but erode producer incentives, resulting in less truthful news and more misinformation, from Joseph E. Stiglitz and Maxim Ventura-Bolet
https://www.nber.org/papers/w34318
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James Phipps
about 1 month ago
A bit late posting it, but the latest round of our seed grants programmes is currently open to support researchers in developing and piloting innovative experimental research ideas, which could inform research, innovation and business growth policy.
www.innovationgrowthlab.org/about/resear...
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Seed Grants
Browse the 2024/2025 Seed Grants Recipients Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the second round of IGL Seed Grants will support researchers in developing and piloting innovative experimental…
https://www.innovationgrowthlab.org/about/research-network/seed-grants
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Nobel prize season and I always think of my wife's distant cousin who died seven months before his co-authors won it
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Ronald Drever - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Drever
about 1 month ago
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International Growth Centre
about 1 month ago
🚨 We're hiring! Two exciting roles: Data Analyst & Head of Zambia Evidence Lab (ZEL). Work with leading researchers and policymakers to shape data-driven development. 📍 Based in Lusaka | 🌍 Global collaboration | 📈 Real-world impact Apply now 👉
www.theigc.org/about/careers
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LSE EUROPP Blog
about 1 month ago
New research shows ageing populations and the power of the “grey vote” are undermining Europe’s economic growth. Yet an ageing Europe need not be a stagnant one if the sources of the grey power trap can be addressed. ✍ Tim Vlandas
@dspi-oxford.bsky.social
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Grey power, pension reforms and the politics of slow growth in Europe -
Ageing populations are undermining Europe’s economic growth, but an ageing Europe need not be a stagnant one if we confront the sources of the grey power trap.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2025/09/30/grey-power-pension-reforms-and-the-politics-of-slow-growth-in-europe/
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Grim but eye-opening - especially for those of us lucky enough never to face this
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about 1 month ago
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Stephen Jarvis
about 1 month ago
New paper out in
@pnas.org
! We study the effect of air pollution on pets, finding increased vet admissions when air quality is worse. Tackling air pollution doesn't just matter for human health - it's important for animals too, including people's much loved cats and dogs
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Centre for Economic Performance
about 1 month ago
Mobile internet has rapidly expanded in the Philippines. Researchers Zhiwu Wei,
@neillee.bsky.social
(CEP) and Yohan Iddawela find that it has helped boost household wealth – but can widen the urban-rural wealth gap. Read:
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Mobile internet access and wealth inequality in the Philippines
Mobile connectivity can boost jobs and incomes. But how does it shape household wealth inequality? The 7000+ islands of the Philippines is an ideal case study
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/2025/09/23/mobile-internet-and-wealth-inequality-in-the-philippines/
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LSE Inequalities
about 2 months ago
We are excited for the start of this term's Inequalities Seminar Series! In our first seminar,
@katymorris.bsky.social
explores the effects of income misperceptions on inequality beliefs and preferences. 🎟️ Attend in-person:
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💻 Attend online:
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LSE Inequalities
about 2 months ago
Mobile connectivity can positively impact on jobs and incomes. But how does it affect household wealth inequality?
@neillee.bsky.social
, Zhiwu Wei & Yohan Iddawela investigate, taking the Philippines as the ideal case study
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
Read the post here:
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Mobile internet access and wealth inequality in the Philippines
Mobile connectivity can boost jobs and incomes. But how does it shape household wealth inequality? The 7000+ islands of the Philippines is an ideal case study
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/2025/09/23/mobile-internet-and-wealth-inequality-in-the-philippines/
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Mobile internet access and wealth inequality in the Philippines
Mobile connectivity can boost jobs and incomes. But how does it shape household wealth inequality? The 7000+ islands of the Philippines is an ideal case study
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/2025/09/23/mobile-internet-and-wealth-inequality-in-the-philippines/
about 2 months ago
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Iversen and Soskice on the bookshelf 🔥🔥🔥
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about 2 months ago
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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
about 2 months ago
PhD fellowship in
#Innovaton
and
#Regional
Studies at
@unistavanger.bsky.social
. Study the
#Green
Transition and its implications. Join RENOVATE, where true intellectual calibre meets genuine collegiality and warmth. Deadline for applications: 16 Oct. Full info:
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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PhD Fellowship in Innovation and Regional Studies (285983) | University of Stavanger
Job title: PhD Fellowship in Innovation and Regional Studies (285983), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Thursday, October 16, 2025
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/285983/phd-fellowship-in-innovation-and-regional-studies
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Diane Coyle
about 2 months ago
We
@bennettschool.cam.ac.uk
are hiring a postdoc to work on AI and geopolitics
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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Research Assistant/Associate (Fixed Term)
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance. Applications are invited for a Research Assistant/Associate at the new Bennett School of Public Policy in the
https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/research-assistantassociate-fixed-term-jb47334
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World Inequality Lab
about 2 months ago
📢 We’re excited to announce that the 3rd edition of the World Inequality Conference will take place on 4–5 June 2026 in Paris. 📄The call for papers is now open — submit by December 1! ▶️
inequalitylab.world/en/event/wor...
@pse.bsky.social
@cris-sciencespo.bsky.social
@taxobservatory.bsky.social
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World Inequality Conference 2026 - World Inequality Lab
The World Inequality Lab is organizing the third edition of the World Inequality Conference, to be held at the Paris School of Economics on June 4-5, 2026.
https://inequalitylab.world/en/event/world-inequality-conference-2026/
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Sophie E. Hill
about 2 months ago
We often forget that the UK is a big outlier: our welfare state is almost all redistribution (not social insurance). People in other countries know that high earners face real economic risks - it's why they support the welfare state!
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Dan de Kadt
about 2 months ago
LSE's Department of Methodogy is searching for an Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science. Applicants from across the social sciences are very welcome! Please reach out if you would like any more details.
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Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science
Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science, , <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></em></p> <p styl...
https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/5265/0/457122/15539/assistant-professor-in-computational-social-science
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They were replaced in the top 30 cities list by: - Delhi - Dhaka - Beijing - Chongqing - Karachi - Kinshasa - Lagos - Istanbul - Manila - Guangzhou, Guangdong - Lahore - Bangalore - Chennai - Bogotá - Jakarta - Shenzhen
about 2 months ago
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16 of the world's 30 most populous cities in 1950 were not in the top 30 in 2025 (UN Urbanisation Prospects) - London - Paris - Chicago - Berlin - Philadelphia - Saint Petersburg - Detroit - Boston - Manchester - Nagoya - Birmingham - Shenyang - Rome - Milan - San Francisco - Barcelona
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Kieron Flanagan
about 2 months ago
Tremendous long read from
@jenwilliamsft.bsky.social
in the FT on the mysterious owner of the notorious Brittania Hotels group, Alex Langsam.
on.ft.com/46B1bhO
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The crumbling seaside palaces at the centre of Britain’s asylum crisis
How one hotelier built an empire from beloved community assets — and a government struggling to cope with a surge in migration
https://on.ft.com/46B1bhO
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16 of the world's 30 most populous cities in 1950 were not in the top 30 in 2025 (UN Urbanisation Prospects) - London - Paris - Chicago - Berlin - Philadelphia - Saint Petersburg - Detroit - Boston - Manchester - Nagoya - Birmingham - Shenyang - Rome - Milan - San Francisco - Barcelona
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Liz McKeown
about 2 months ago
In today's Monthly GDP bulletin (
www.ons.gov.uk/economy/gros...
) we have made some changes in presentation to lead with the three-month on three-month movements which I explain further in an accompanying blog (
blog.ons.gov.uk/2025/09/12/g...
). We've also introduced new charts 👇 - feedback v welcome!
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EVENT! How Progress Ends 🖥️🧠😵 Innovation megastar
@carlbfrey.bsky.social
will be talking about his superb new book Delighted with great respondents: Jane Gingrich and Michael Storper LSE, 21st October, 6.30 at LSE
about 2 months ago
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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
2 months ago
Truly honoured & grateful to receive the Sir Peter Hall Award from
@regstud.bsky.social
- Please watch the online ceremony here:
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...
Many thanks to the RSA and all who make its intellectual community such a rare and generous thing.
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With apologies for poor data visualisation, using the Rosés-Wolf database to see the richest 5 regions in Europe, by year Using 2011 PPPs and GDP per capita, you basically get oil / gas producers since 1980
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The UK is the 114th most unequal country by Gini income inequality of 191 in the UN Wider Database We are only 32nd highest of 171 by wealth Gini, according to the World Bank
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Gavin Jackson
2 months ago
How to take over a government through pdfs: it's Torsten Bell's Britain
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
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How to take over a government via PDFs
The long march of the Resolution Foundation
https://www.economist.com/britain/2025/09/03/how-to-take-over-a-government-via-pdfs?giftId=62c03f44-9268-4422-accb-10476e8140f8&utm_campaign=gifted_article
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An interesting policy debate: should you just give institutions money to do research, or make them bid? In think-tanks, two of the most effective outfits over the past twenty years have been Resolution Foundation and Centre for Cities - both with core funding
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
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How to take over a government via PDFs
The long march of the Resolution Foundation
https://www.economist.com/britain/2025/09/03/how-to-take-over-a-government-via-pdfs?utm_campaign=shared_article
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My book is now available in paperback should you need a second copy
www.amazon.co.uk/Innovation-M...
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Amazon.co.uk
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Innovation-Masses-Benefits-High-Tech-Economy/dp/0520425030/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BZK6hLZFTrUhNCCr5mzmMvbeVjqrDXGzn0tDZEnfrr2ghUvz-IGguelmFKWBbY-VOX7vzObSFveZzHy608-_pw.-Az2N5P8H40TH9c0XlgSBL_kFaDqkHzYEo77J6uFJkY&qid=1756894392&sr=8-1
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Really excellent column
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GDP per capita in UK cities over time, relative to national average Milton Keynes stands out (OECD, FUA data)
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Jacob Edenhofer
2 months ago
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Doing some work on growth accelerations These are UK cities which grew faster than the national average in GDP per capita terms for the longest time spells
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There haven’t been any classic books about the pandemic, as far as I’m aware. Why? Or am I missing something?
3 months ago
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Max Nathan
3 months ago
For the heads: plausibly exogenous staggered rollout across London boroughs x time, treatment switching on and off, now just need to think of some outcomes to test
#EconSky
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STICERD & CASE @ LSE
3 months ago
21 Oct 6.30pm - LSE Geography & Environment's Michael Storper and Neil Lee are hosting
@oii.ox.ac.uk
Carl Frey as he explores his new book 'How Progress Ends'. A 1,000-year journey through global history reveals why AI alone won’t guarantee a leap forward.
www.lse.ac.uk/events/how-p...
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AI and tech
6.30pm Tues 21 Oct | Carl Benedikt Frey, Michael Storper | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/how-progress-ends
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While we’re discussing inflation: people have higher faith that the NHS (!) will bring down inflation than politicians
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