📢 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

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...

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...

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

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

Christian Krekel uses wellbeing data to assess the benefit of green spaces. In CentrePiece magazine

🚨 JUST PUBLISHED – What policies could kick-start economic growth in the UK? By @aadyabahl.bsky.social (@cep-lse.bsky.social)

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

The re-emergence of Hiroshima’s city centre was driven by residents’ expectations find @koheitakeda.bsky.social and Atsushi Yamagishi 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 Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/p...

Why book publishing contradicts conventional wisdom about competition. 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

“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

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 Read:

Brexit means UK services exporters now face more red tape, say @swatidhingra.bsky.social @shaniabhalotia.bsky.social and Danyal Arnold In CentrePiece magazine Read:

🎉 A warm welcome for Philippe Aghion, co-recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, who visited the Department of Economics and @cep-lse.bsky.social this morning! The LSE and CEP community proudly celebrated his remarkable achievement — congratulations, Philippe! 👏

Equilibrium trade regimes: power- vs. rules-based By Cecilia Carvalho, Daniel Monte and Emanuel Ornelas Read at: ow.ly/jeOE50XgahT

What the pandemic reveals about the risks that people are willing to take at work by felix.bsky.social and @massimo-anelli.bsky.social In CentrePiece magazine Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/p...

"Overall, papal speeches are associated with a reduction in violence." Tommaso Sonno, Mathieu Couttenier, Sophie Hatte, Lucile Laugerette In CentrePiece magazine

Lower-paid workers in Mexican firms gained as exports shifted find Natalie Chen, @dennisnovy.bsky.social Diego Solórzano In CentrePiece magazine

Out now! AI and the future of work. Nobel laureate Chris Pissarides and productivity expert Prof Mary O’Mahony on what’s changing and how to prepare. In the redesigned CentrePiece magazine. @helen-ward1.bsky.social @econromesh.bsky.social Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/d...

Sneak peek at the new look CentrePiece – out tomorrow! Featuring: AI and jobs, post-Brexit service exports, tariffs & trade diversion, safety at work, paternity leave policy, rebuilding Hiroshima, city parks, book buying…

Philippe Aghion’s work with @abergeaud.bsky.social and John Van Reenen, suggesting that regulations can hamper innovation – but the negative effects are only for incremental innovations, not radical innovations. In CEP’s CentrePiece magazine: cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/d...

Philippe Aghion’s most recent CEP discussion paper from April 2025 - with @abergeaud.bsky.social Mathias Dewatripont and Johannes Matt Firm dynamics and growth with soft budget constraints Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/d...

Listen: Philippe Aghion on the research ‘goldmine’ he & Peter Howitt found on innovation and economic growth, and why the work of Joel Mokyr is so helpful. All three now joint Nobel prize winners! On the POID podcast with Ruveyda Gozen @johnvanreenen.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to Philippe Aghion, Peter Howitt and Joel Mokyr, on being awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences! www.nobelprize.org

Nice work if you can get it? The distribution of employment and earnings during the early years of the clean energy transition By @jmcolmer.bsky.social, Eva Lyubich and John Voorheis Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/d...

Jo Blanden (CEP), @GillWyness.bsky.social (CEP), @Opmc1.bsky.social (UCL) and @LindseyMacmillan.bsky.social could explain why private school pupils are more likely to end up in higher-ranked HE courses than peers with similar grades. Read:

CEP researchers Janine Boshoff and @McmSandi.bsky.social examine schools’ role in keeping young people away from crime, revealing that schoolyard conflict complicates a simple narrative. Read:

'Every time a highly skilled woman steps out of the workforce or works below her potential because of these caregiving demands, society loses out'. Almudena Sevilla delves into the persisting impact of the child penalty for working mothers of teenagers. Read: blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

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:

New Policy Brief! Domestic abuse: improving risk assessment and response by the police? Evidence and recommendations from Tom Kirchmaier, @drekaterinaoparina.bsky.social, Jeffrey Grogger, and @riaivandic.bsky.social Written by @aadyabahl.bsky.social Read more at: cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/d...

A new model of parental time investments: A paradigm shift for addressing gender inequality in the labor market By Pilar Cuevas-Ruiz, Jose Ignacio Gimenez-Nadal, Sveva Manfredi and Almudena Sevilla Read at: ow.ly/egTq50X062S

📢 Job vacancy: Research Assistant (Pre-doc), Labour Markets Work with Prof. Stephen Machin on projects analysing labour markets & labour policy 📊⚖️ Full-time | 1 year Apply by 8 Oct → ow.ly/oyuZ50X1kVm

Segregation, spillovers and the locus of racial change By Donald R. Davis, Matthew Easton and Stephan Thies Read at: ow.ly/OvNG50X05Z1

Citizen training and the urban waste footprint By Swati Dhingra, Fjolla Kondirolli and Stephen Machin Read at: ow.ly/iWVg50X05So

New Policy Brief! How do you measure a child’s wellbeing? Evidence and recommendations from Isaac Parkes. Written by @aadyabahl.bsky.social Read: http://cep.lse.ac.uk...

🌍 Only 3 days to go until #LSEEnvironmentWeek! 📆22–25 Sept Join us online via Zoom to explore innovation, climate solutions & sustainable growth with leading economists & experts. Registration & programme: lse-environment-week.com/environment-...

The social spillovers of homeownership: evidence from institutional investors by Stephen B. Billings and Adam Soliman Read more at: cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/d...

🌱Valuing nature in a changing climate Tue 23 Sept📍LSE campus + online Leading experts incl. Larry Kramer, Juliano Assunção, Jim Leape, Rohini Pande & Robin Burgess. 🔗Register: lse.ac.uk/events/valui... More of the programme: lse-environment-week.com/environment-... #LSEevents #LSEEnvironmentWeek

🌍 Keynote: Climate & Macro Join us online to explore how climate change & policy affect the global economy. 25 Sept ⏰1:30pm - 2:30pm BST @swatidhingra.bsky.social, Diego R. Känzig 🎤 Chair: Chetan Ghate Register: www.lse-environment-week.com/environment-... #LSEEnvironmentWeek #Macroeconomics

Join us for #LSEEnvironmentWeek! The programme is now live: 🌱Keynote lectures on biodiversity, climate finance & fires 🌱Public lectures on COP30, climate finance & natural capital 🌱World-class academics & policymakers. 🔗https://www.lse-environment-week.com/environment-week-2025 #Sustainability

The CEP newsletter – fresh economics delivered to your inbox every month. In September: 🌍 Upcoming 2025 LSE Environment Week 👩‍🔬 Preferences among women for STEM programmes 🏡 Stamp duty overhaul Read and subscribe: cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/c...

Young people, human capital investment and the Great Recession by @sandramcnally.bsky.social and Chiara Cavaglia

“There are many ways in which Reform UK's policy could end in failure, even on its own terms” @alanmanning4.bsky.social (CEP and LSE) looks at the party’s ‘detect, detain, deport' strategy.

The @cep-lse.bsky.social @warwickecon.bsky.social Junior Trade Workshop will take place on Sept 22 @cep-lse.bsky.social. Come meet and provide feedback to six promising JMCs! UK-based trade/urban/spatial aficionados are welcome to register here: cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/...

Police effectiveness, geographic specialization, police organization By Andrés Barrios Fernández, Jorge Garcia-Hombrados and Daniel Perez-Parra Read at: ow.ly/LH7V50WQuAg

Great programme for the CEP/LSE-Warwick Junior Trade Workshop on 22 September @cep-lse.bsky.social @warwickecon.bsky.social cep.lse.ac.uk/textonly/_ne...

Following in the family footsteps: Incidence and returns of occupational persistence By Maria Ventura Read at:: ow.ly/30O050WQjw2