Europe's innovation problem New WP with Herbertson, Storper, Soskice, and Pardy researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/13...

Probably a decade and a half late but Aesop's the fox and the monkey is uncomfortably close to our political reality

Good to see calls for stricter #planning regulations on gambling shops. We find #evidence that #proximity to gambling shops is linked to increased probabilities of #gambling and problematic gambling osf.io/preprints/so... @byrobdavies.bsky.social @paulbradshaw.bsky.social @afsguk.bsky.social

It is the 5th of January and I still have more citations (overall) than Acemoglu (in 2026). A win is a win

Fast and furious: the productivity effects of the geography of experienced internet speeds: Tranos, Emmanouil; Kitsos, Tasos; Wolf, Levi John

KIBS’ and non-KIBS’ business creation and closure: Evidence from the urban micro-space: Pylak, Korneliusz; Mickiewicz, Tomasz; Kitsos, Tasos

Don't shoot the pianist: creative firms, workers, and neighborhood gentrification: Kitsos, Tasos; Nathan, Max; Gutierrez-Posada, Diana

🙏many thanks! #proximity to dense #gambling environments and gambling #harms. Grateful for funding from @afsguk.bsky.social Do have a look and let us know 👇 osf.io/preprints/so...

🚨📣 We have a new paper with Emmanouil Tranos & @levijohnwolf.bsky.social in the Journal of #Economic #Geography linking #internet speeds to #firm level #productivity benefits. There is a 2% productivity boost pulling slowest to fastest speeds across #UK LAs 👀👇 #geosky #econsky 📈📉 shorturl.at/NJ4rE

Our annual online Early Career and Doctoral Research Colloquium will take place on January 21 and 22 2026. Call for abstracts is now open. Details here: www.rsai-bis.org/early-career... #EconSky #GeogSky #AcadSky #RegionalScience @spatialeconomic.bsky.social

📢 You’re invited: “Regional Inequalities in the UK: A Research Showcase” Join us for an #Festival of #Social #Science showcase of #research and evidence on #regional #inequalities of opportunity and #wellbeing. When: Friday 24/10, 2-4 Where: Library of Birmingham Register 👉: tinyurl.com/bdx77a3u

Our new paper on "Place-based solidarity: Crisis, austerity and the devolution of responsibility" authors: Coco Huggins and Mia Gray is now available free online: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📣 I've got Google Notebook to make a briefing note of our recent #research paper with Korneliusz Pylak and @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social "KIBS’ and non-KIBS’ #business creation and closure: evidence from the #urban micro-space" in @regionalstudies.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/3

📢📢 We have an #academic #job ( #lectureship) in #International #Business at @astonpress.bsky.social. Would particularly suit a quantitative oriented scholar that will benefit from and contribute to our great local environment. #econsky #geosky 👀👇 jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

A major new report published for anyone interested in #innovation, #productivity, #industrialstrategy, #econsky. I'll now do a short thread that pulls out the main findings and recommendations...

🚨 Heads up! If you're working on skilled migration and innovation, submit your papers to our GeoInno 2026 sessions in Budapest, 28-30 January 👇 Closing date or papers or extended abstracts: 14 July 2025. www.geoinno2026.com/session/s8-g... ##EconSky 📉📈 #geosky

🚨 🚨 Interested in #regional #economic #inequalities in the #UK? Have a look at the video that came out of our project on the drivers of #wage disparities across English #cities. #econsky📉📈 #geosky @astonpress.bsky.social @resfoundation.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social

Our latest report by @emilyfry.bsky.social @tasoskitsos.bsky.social @gthwaites.bsky.social @dalilariba.bsky.social Richmond Egyei and Enrico Vanino looks at the impact of place in regional inequality.

Calling economists, analysts & researchers! If you have experience in Excel spreadsheet creation or data analysis, these charities could use your help: 📈 Map data & make an impact with Hackney Foodbank 🔢 Help Leukaemia Care understand its reach Find out more here 👇 pbe.co.uk/get-involved...

‪📣📣 Very happy to see our work on #regional #pay #disparities in the UK out. #econsky📈📉 #geosky @astonpress.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @resfoundation.bsky.social Have a look at the event and the report and stay tuned for more! 👀👇 www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...

Great insight from @xiaoweixu.bsky.social in her presentation of new ‪@theifs.bsky.social‬ research - why overall job mobility across the UK is declining, for young graduates geographic mobility is increasing. Young people know where the high paying labour markets are...‪

Starting at 9.30am! The pay postcode lottery: What is driving Britain’s place-based wage divides? Watch our event with @ruthcurtice.bsky.social @gthwaites.bsky.social @xiaoweixu.bsky.social @henrimurison & Rachel Taylor, PWC here www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/the-p...

All ready and looking forward to welcome attendees to our annual #conference in #Cork next week! #RSAIBIS25 @decjordan.bsky.social @calvjones.bsky.social www.rsai-bis.org/cork-2025-co...

This is going to be so much craic the Grand Canyon gonna scuttle off to the gym and get on the 'roids to beef up.

Happy to see my article published now in JEMS @scmrjems.bsky.social ! Heartfelt thanks to all the participants who generously shared their experiences. This work wouldn’t be possible without you. @warwick-smlc.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1369...

Great as always attending the #RSA25 conference @regstud.bsky.social in Porto (amazing city)! Glad for the feedback I received on my work with @tasoskitsos.bsky.social S Grabner & Delis on #transformative #resilience through #innovation

🚨🚨 We have a #PhD #studentship with @ibprofaston.bsky.social (Centre for Business Prosperity (CBP), Aston Business School) and Miroslav Palanský @taxjustice.net on the #impact of #Tax #Policy on #MNEs funded by @mgsesrcdtp.bsky.social #econsky📈📉 📅 Deadline: May 19! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMW972/p...

The Paris School of Economics Stone center on Global Wealth Dynamics is offering fully-funded PhD fellowships for student working on inequality. Deadline May 4. Details and applications here 👇👇👇 stone-center-pse.eu/grants/phd-f...

"At what point is cities changing just part of the general flux that makes places interesting to live in and when is it a problem?" Holly Lewis of We Made That talks creative firms, workers, and neighbourhood gentrification in the latest episode of City Talks🎧 Listen now 👇 buff.ly/1DItntB

📣📣 Do you work at the intersection of #digital transitions and #space? Do consider submitting to our (@tasoskitsos.bsky.social‬ & I) special issue in REGION 👀👇 "#DIGITAL #DISRUPTIONS OF SPACE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR #REGIONS AND #CITIES" #econsky #geosky #geoinno tinyurl.com/3msaceys

"We are tackling the link between creatives and gentrification." @tasoskitsos.bsky.social of Aston Business School talks his latest paper on creative firms, workers, and neighbourhood gentrification 🎧 Listen now 👇 buff.ly/yAT0yKA

👂📚 Great to hear Tasos talking on our paper with Holly and Andrew!

Here’s the full paper - it’s open access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Had a great time doing a @centreforcities.bsky.social podcast on our new paper (joint work with @maxnathan.bsky.social and @diana-gupo.bsky.social). Have a read of the paper, listen to the podcast and get in touch for more info! links 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

PODCAST | Creative firms, workers, and neighbourhood gentrification 🎧 @andrewcities.bsky.social is joined by @tasoskitsos.bsky.social, Aston Business School and Holly Lewis, We Made That to discuss creative firms, workers, and neighbourhood gentrification 🖼️ Listen now👇

We are still recruiting for 3 studentships to commence in October 2025. Full details are available here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...

An amazing @mgsesrcdtp.bsky.social Collaborative PhD @lborouniversity.bsky.social: "Digital Gaming/Gambling Harms and Students: Financial Literacy and the Transition to Adulthood". Sadly due to funding, now only available to Home fee status applicants. Deadline 23/04 @ 11am: tinyurl.com/mr4582zh

We are extending the deadline for our call for abstracts! The deadline is now: midday on 31st March Submissions are invited for flash talks (5 minutes), presentations (15 or 20 minutes), and poster presentations For more information visit: www.mgsdtp.ac.uk/news/seminar...

New #PhD #studentship in the Department of #Economics and #International #Business and the Centre for Business Prosperity. Focus is on #impacts of #trade #policy, #fdi and the #green economy. 🙏 share widely :) #econsky📉📈 #geosky @regstud.bsky.social @rsaibis.bsky.social shorturl.at/qx5qx

This workshop looks superb - would recommend for anyone interested in think tanks / public policy 👇👇👇

"For Greeks this mass protest was unusual in that it was unrelated to the economy and their personal finances." That's a bit unfair when you are in charge of how Brits see the world. We demonstrate for democracy and justice at least three times a year www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Our entry on The Geography of Drugs is now published in the newest edition of The Encyclopedia of Human Geography. Led by Sotiria Kyriakidou, and among some other great entries & authors! #DrugPoli #HarmReduction #PublicHealth link.springer.com/referencewor...

🚨🚨 10 days left for your abstract submission to our annual #RSAIBIS25 conference organised by @decjordan.bsky.social at @ucc.ie. Expect a packed schedule with papers on #regional & #spatial science plus lots of great chats and fun! 👀👇 www.rsai-bis.org/cork-2025-co...

🚨🚨 @ibprofaston.bsky.social, @taxjusticenet.bsky.social and I, have a funded #PhD studentship at @astonuniversity.bsky.social on #profit #shifting, #taxhavens, tax policy and #MNEs Please help us spread the word! #econsky📈📉 #geosky @gabrielzucman.bsky.social 👀👇 tinyurl.com/3cb4njau

There's a studentship here on 'Digital Gaming/Gambling Harms and Students: Financial Literacy and the Transition to Adulthood'. Application deadline is soon, though - Friday 21 Feb.

📢📢Research Policy 9th online conference for Early Career Researchers! Fri 25th April 2025, 2-4pm (UK time) Submit a 3 page abstract by Sun 23rd March Link: www.sciencedirect.com/journal/rese... @mariasavona.bsky.social @maryannfeldman.bsky.social @paulnightingale.bsky.social #EconSky

🎲 Can games make cities more climate-resilient? Hendawy & Abdel-Moneim explore Debatable Urbs & CLAP NOW, showing how play sparks urban innovation! 🌍🏙️ Read more: bit.ly/3CGQdLF @regstud.bsky.social @rsa-regions.bsky.social @rsaeurope.bsky.social

📢Read about the latest UK Women in Economics Network expert panel event on ‘Ageing Britain: Is our future already written?’ Hosted at Vanguard, with insights from Mehreen Khan, @jumanasaleheen.bsky.social, Rana Sajedi, Georgina Yarwood & Heidi Karjalainen. Read👉 bit.ly/42KWgcz #EconSky

📣📣 Do you work at the intersection of #digital and #space? Do consider submitting to our (@anpanori.bsky.social & I) special issue in Region 👀👇 "DIGITAL #DISRUPTIONS OF SPACE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR #REGIONS AND #CITIES" #econsky #geosky #geoinno tinyurl.com/3msaceys