"If the question is relevant, even an imperfect answer can be powerful." We spoke with Marta Paczos - Senior Economic Adviser at the Department for Business and Trade & ESCoE secondee - about bridging research & policy through the Micro-Data Infrastructure project: escoe.ac.uk/introducing-...

Last Friday we hosted an #ESRCFestival of Social Science event @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social with around 70 sixth formers from London schools. Find out more in this blog: tinyurl.com/y5kkbtvf @francescafolia1.bsky.social @johnlpoquiz.bsky.social

Accurate measures of the value generated by public services are vital to understanding developed economies and informing policy and spending on areas like health, education and defence. Read about ESCoE work on this topic: tinyurl.com/ufszw75m

#COP30 has begun, and the discussions around climate, sustainability & the green transition are more important than ever. ESCoE researchers are developing new ways to measure environmental footprints, value natural assets & understand the transition to a greener economy: tinyurl.com/4bnrh2yb

There's still time to apply to join ESCoE as our Events and Office Coordinator. Deadline: 16 November⬇️

Prof Hausmann will reflect on how public policy - especially centred on economic growth - is changing in response to today’s turbulent world. ⬇️

This morning we hosted an ESRC Festival of Social Science event at @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social with around 70 16-18 year olds from London schools.

Fantastic to read about this event. We're looking forward to welcoming young people and teachers to @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social for our Festival of Social Science event tomorrow!

Interesting reflections from ESCoE Advisory Board member @bartvanark.bsky.social. Read about ESCoE work on firms and their management, productivity and resilience: tinyurl.com/ysv6dzd5

Why is job reallocation slowing down across Europe? A new ESCoE paper by Filippo Biondi, Sergio Inferrera, Matthias Mertens & @jmirandal.bsky.social finds that the pace at which jobs move between firms has declined steadily since 2000: tinyurl.com/y4cb48ue

Read about ESCoE work on public service productivity, in collaboration with @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, Birkbeck University, @rug.nl & ONS: tinyurl.com/ufszw75m

Great opportunities with ESCoE partner @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk ⬇️

Artificial intelligence is transforming economies and societies, but how do periods of uncertainty around AI affect markets and labour? Sign up for ESCoE's next webinar with Juan Reyes (ESCoE & @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social): tinyurl.com/542aj34y

Inflation affects our mortgages, wages and pensions, but does the Consumer Price Index truly reflect the real cost of living? ESCoE Leadership Executive member @kevinfoxecon.bsky.social on ABC Australia on why the Australian inflation rate may seem higher than it really is: tinyurl.com/yc3bmk3j

Last chance to sign up to today's webinar with @fraserofallander.org's Brodie Gillan.⬇️

The next Office for National Statistics Economic Forum will take place on 24 November 2025. Register now to discuss the latest economic and social developments with a wide range of analytic topics www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ons-econom...

Can well-being data help us measure the value of our local environment? A new ESCoE discussion paper by Richard Belcher, Daniela Fecht & Martin Weale explores this question: tinyurl.com/aa9e5evt

"Improved standards of living are the foundation of modern democracy." - Martin Wolf Read ESCoE and @theifs.bsky.social work on living standards: tinyurl.com/bfzajkr5 @peterlevell.bsky.social

📢We're hiring 📢 ESCoE is seeking an Events and Office Coordinator to support our Directors across all key areas of the Centre’s work. Apply by 16 November: tinyurl.com/mwkuvkys #Hiring #Jobs

ESCoE will hold its next annual conference, organised in partnership with the UK Office for National Statistics, on 19-21 May 2026 @kingsbschool.bsky.social, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. The call for papers is now open. Find out more & submit by 12 Jan 2026: tinyurl.com/5hxvc7v9

Read about ESCoE work on measuring digital innovation: tinyurl.com/bdfvsayx

The RES Doctoral Training Programme is a series of webinars based on expert skills workshops and masterclasses covering innovative research methods. ⬇️

Opportunity with ESCoE partner @productivity.bsky.social ⬇️

Explore historic UK statistical publications dating back to the 19th century. 🔎 Visit ESCoE’s Historical Data Repository - developed with @boeresearch.bsky.social and the UK Office for National Statistics: escoe.ac.uk/research/historical-data/

There's still time to join us in Sydney! Keynote speakers are Vipin Arora (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis), Catherine de Fontenay ( @pc.gov.au & Economic Society of Australia) & @graftonquentin.bsky.social (Australian National University). @unswecon.bsky.social @kevinfoxecon.bsky.social

The latest episode of @productivity.bsky.social's podcast on trade and UK productivity is now available. For more on this topic, read about ESCoE's event with TPI last National Productivity Week: tinyurl.com/a62t4h4b @bartvanark.bsky.social

Fantastic that this ESCoE work is being presented at the Remote Work Conference, co-hosted by @hooverinstitution.bsky.social and @siepr.bsky.social @stanforduniversity.bsky.social

Read about ESCoE work on making sense of skills with @nestauk.bsky.social : escoe.ac.uk/projects/making-sense-of-skills Before the start of this project, there was no available data on the skills that are commonly required in UK job adverts.

We all observe that the world has become more complex. This means that economic measurement has become more complex. Find out more in ESCoE's new video: youtu.be/4W-Sp-p6cqo @kingsbschool.bsky.social @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social

Join us for an ESCoE webinar on Thursday 30 October with Brodie Gillan to hear about new research from @fraserofallander.org. This is part of ESCoE’s project on measuring the contribution of the voluntary sector. Register: tinyurl.com/mr458jt4

The programme includes a panel featuring ESCoE Advisory Board member @chrisgiles.ft.com - @financialtimes.com

New work on AI and economic statistics from ESCoE Leadership Executive member @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social and ESCoE Research Associate @johnlpoquiz.bsky.social

Great to see ESCoE work on regional nowcasting signposted in this article on productivity in the West of England. Find out more: escoe.ac.uk/projects/reg... @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social

Ahead of his presentation @productivity.bsky.social's recent conference @manchester.ac.uk, we spoke to @joshmartinecon.bsky.social about his new work with Cliodhna Taylor (ONS) on labour productivity estimates with more industry detail. Full video: tinyurl.com/mw53uhpa @kingsbschool.bsky.social

How can we improve measurement of wealth and assets in the UK? ESCoE and @experian-us.bsky.social recently ran a workshop to explore this important question. Find out more in this blog by ESCoE's Paul Mizen and Darren Morgan: tinyurl.com/yj6m3sjc

There's still time to sign up for this Thursday's webinar with Nuriye Melisa Bilgin: tinyurl.com/mr37sjsr

⏰Last chance to complete the @resmedia.bsky.social survey on UK Linked Data and UK Economic Statistics. Your responses will help identify the barriers faced and guide future campaigns. Complete by 5pm Wednesday 15 Oct: tinyurl.com/3rvsdvzj

📊 New report by @joshmartinecon.bsky.social and Cliodhna Taylor for The Productivity Institute and @escoeorg.bsky.social tracks UK labour productivity across 184 industries from 2009–2023, more than double the granularity available from official datasets. 🔗 www.productivity.ac.uk/research/lab...

What counts as "the economy"? How can we factor in unpaid work and everyday life? A new discussion paper by @ucl.ac.uk's Jonathan Gershuny explores how time-use data can reveal this hidden economy: tinyurl.com/4ev8x5fc

How can we measure productivity across the economy in greater detail? In this blog, ESCoE PhD student @joshmartinecon.bsky.social reflects on a new technical report with ESCoE & @productivity.bsky.social's Data Lab, co-authored with ONS's Cliodhna Taylor: tinyurl.com/yc5zecat

For more on this topic, watch the ESCoE webinar on "cheapflation" and the rise of inflation inequality with @theifs.bsky.social's/ ESCoE's @peterlevell.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/2v76ffct

The programme is now out and includes ESCoE's @joshmartinecon.bsky.social and @yannisgalanakis.bsky.social, with a keynote from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social's Jonathan Haskel: tinyurl.com/7st5fv73 @jschneebacher.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk

Why do housing wealth gaps persist? And what drives them? 🏘️ Catch up on the first webinar in our autumn series to find out: tinyurl.com/3xrks7cz

Opportunities with ESCoE partner @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk at @cam.ac.uk. ⬇️

How do the benefits of new technology adoption ripple through supply chains? Can firms that don’t adopt still see gains in productivity and growth? Join us for our next webinar on Thursday 16 October 2025 with Nuriye Melisa Bilgin (University of Turin): tinyurl.com/mr37sjsr

The latest weekly update from @fraserofallander.org's Mairi Spowage and @joaosousa.bsky.social ⬇️

Last chance to sign up to today's webinar at 12-1pm.⬇️

What have we learnt and where next? ESCoE Engagement Director Darren Morgan chairing the final panel session with Vivien Burrows (@nestinsight.bsky.social), @peterlevell.bsky.social (@theifs.bsky.social) and @jamessmithrf.bsky.social (@resfoundation.bsky.social).

Wealth & assets shape our economy - but what can survey data really tell us? Interesting perspectives from researchers and data users at @umich.edu, @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, @ucl.ac.uk, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social.

The workshop session from ONS looked at the plan for economic statistics and ONS wealth and assets surveys, chaired by ESCoE’s Paul Schreyer.