CVER | Publications

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Does benchmarking help firms grow? Gonzalo Nunez-Chaim
March 2021
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Tags: uk economy; growth; benchmarking

External publication
Brexit and UK trade: what next? Thomas Sampson
January 2021
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Tags: brexit; trade; uk economy

CEP discussion paper
Worker and firm responses to trade shocks: The UK-China case Josh De Lyon and Joao Paulo Pessoa
January 2021
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JEL Classification: F14; F16; J3; J6

Tags: globalisation; employment; wages; uk economy.

CEP Covid-19 analysis
Innovation for a strong and sustainable recovery Ralf Martin, Sam Unsworth, Anna Valero and Dennis Verhoeven
December 2020
Paper No' CEPCOVID-19-014:
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Tags: covid-19; productivity; technological change; uk economy; climate change; net zero; innovation; r&d

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COVID-19 has disrupted businesses' ability to prepare for Brexit, but the lack of clarity on the UK-EU relationship is worse Josh De Lyon, Swati Dhingra and Edoardo Tolva December 2020
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Tags: brexit; covid-19; uk; business; economy; trade

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The cost of Brexit is likely to be more than double that of COVID - it must be delayed John Van Reenen
October 2020
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Tags: brexit; uk economy; trade

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Monetary financing: why the government should not be worrying about the deficit Alan Manning
October 2020
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Tags: covid-19; deficit; uk economy

Journal article
Solo self-employment and alternative work arrangements: a cross-country perspective on the changing composition of jobs Tito Boeri, Giulia Giupponi, Alan B. Krueger and Stephen Machin October 2020
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Tags: wages; labor demand; self-employment; gig economy

External publication
Vulnerabilities of Supply Chains Post-Brexit Jan David Bakker, Nikhil Datta, Josh De Lyon and Elitsa Garnizova
September 2020
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Tags: brexit; uk economy; trade; food and beverage sector

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The Gig Economy Beyond Local Services and Transportation Christopher T. Stanton and Catherine Thomas
September 2020
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Tags: gig economy; hiring; online labour markets

Journal article
The effects of supporting local business: evidence from the UK Elias Einiö and Henry Overman
July 2020
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Tags: uk economy; employment; inequality; economic geography

CEP discussion paper
Generalized linear competition: from pass-through to policy Christos Genakos, Felix Grey and Robert A. Ritz
July 2020
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JEL Classification: D43; H23; L51; L93

Tags: pass-through; imperfect competition; regulation; carbon pricing; airlines; political economy

CEP Covid-19 analysis
Strategy, investment and policy for a strong and sustainable recovery: an action plan Nick Robins, James Rydge, Nicholas Stern, Sam Unsworth, Anna Valero and Dimitri Zenghelis July 2020
Paper No' CEPCOVID-19-005:
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Tags: covid-19; sustainable recovery; investment; productivity; infrastructure; net zero greenhouse emissions; 'building back better'; uk economy

CentrePiece article
The UK's self-employed workers: who they are and what they need Jack Blundell is developing a typology of self-employed workers, in part to identify vulnerable groups who may benefit from policy support. Jack Blundell
March 2020
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CentrePiece 25 (1) Spring 2020

Tags: self-employment; gig economy; worker characteristics

This article summarises 'Clusters in UK Self-Employment' by Jack Blundell, CEP Occasional Paper 48. The work was funded by the Turing-HSBC-ONS Economic Data Science Award.

CEP occasional paper
Clusters in UK Self-Employment Jack Blundell
February 2020
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Tags: self-employment; gig economy; worker characteristics

CEP election analysis
#GE2019Economists: the research evidence on key issues for voters in the 2019 UK General Election
December 2019
Paper No' CEPEA056:
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Tags: uk 2019 general election; uk economy; labour market; brexit economics; immigration; social mobility; education and skills; people; places and politics; housing; energy and climate change; health and social care; policing and crime

CEP election analysis
Immigration Jonathan Wadsworth
November 2019
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Tags: immigration; immigration policy; taxes; state benefits; economy

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A happy choice: wellbeing as the goal of government Andrew E. Clark, Paul Frijters, Christian Krekel and Richard Layard
October 2019
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JEL Classification: D60; D70; H11; I31

Tags: subjective wellbeing; life satisfaction; public policy; political economy; social welfare

This paper has been published as:
A happy choice: wellbeing as the goal of government, Paul Frijters, Andrew E. Clark, Christian Krekel and Richard Layard, Behavioural Public Policy, Vol. 4, Special Issue 2, pp. 126-165, July 2020

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Residential mobility in the UK: how distance and local economic conditions drive residential choices Monica Langella and Alan Manning August 2019
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Tags: british and irish politics and policy; cep; featured; lse comment; economic conditions; economy; employment; immigration; migration; moblity; moving; opportunity; regional; regions; residential mobility; unemployment

Journal article
The effect of house prices on household borrowing: A new approach James Cloyne, Kilian Huber, Ethan Ilzetzki and Henrik Kleven
June 2019
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Tags: house prices; borrowing; uk economy

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Amplifying Islamophobic hate crime: UK media in the wake of terror attacks Ria Ivandic, Tom Kirchmaier and Stephen Machin
May 2019
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Tags: cep; economy and society; featured; lse comment; crime; extremism; hate crime; islamophobia; religion; terror; terrorist attacks

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Childhood circumstances and young adult outcomes: the role of parental financial problems Marta Barazzetta, Andrew E. Clark and Conchita D'Ambrosio April 2019
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Tags: cep; economy and society; featured; lse comment; austerity; childhood poverty; economics; economy; education; housing; life chances; life outcomes; mental health; opportunities; outcomes; parents; poverty; resources

CEP discussion paper
Missing trade in tasks: employer outsourcing in the gig economy Christopher T. Stanton and Catherine Thomas
March 2019
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Tags: gig economy; outsourcing; hiring

CEP industrial strategy paper
Sustainable growth in the UK: seizing opportunities from technological change and the transition to a low-carbon economy James Rydge, Ralf Martin and Anna Valero December 2018
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Tags: growth; climate; climate change; industrial strategy; productivity; public policy; cities; transportation; infrastructure; skills; innovation; growth commission; uk economy

CEP report
Urban Capacity and Economic Output Stephen Gibbons and Daniel J. Graham
August 2018
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Tags: spatial economy; output; large cities

Journal article
The limits of political compromise: Debt ceilings and political turnover Alexandre B. Cunha and Emanuel Ornelas
June 2018
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Tags: political economy; public debt

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‘The Everyday Economy’ and the next economic settlement Dan Chandler
June 2018
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Tags: everyday economy; labour party; political economy

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Becoming a Research Institute: the Centre for Economic Performance Stephen Machin
May 2018
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Tags: economy and business; centre for economic performance; cep; research institute

Journal article
Emerging Economy MNEs: How does home country munificence matter? Saul Estrin, Klaus E. Meyer and Adeline Pelletier
March 2018
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Tags: emerging economy multinationals; foreign direct investment; home country munificence; liability of foreignness; location choice;

Journal article
Immigration, trade and productivity in services: Evidence from U.K. firms Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Giovanni Peri and Greg C. Wright March 2018
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Tags: immigration; services trade; uk economy; productivity

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Where industry is strong and where it’s weak – key facts of UK business geography Sandra Bernick, Richard Davies and Anna Valero October 2017
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Tags: brexit; british and irish politics and policy; cep; economy and society; featured; british business; british economy; business; firms; geography; industry

CentrePiece article
Industry in Britain: an atlas Sandra Bernick, Richard Davies and Anna Valero
October 2017
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CentrePiece 22 (3) Autumn 2017

Tags: productivity; business performance; regional disparities; uk economy; industrial strategy

This article summarises ‘Industry in Britain – An Atlas’ by Sandra Bernick, Richard Davies and Anna Valero, CEP Special Paper No. 34, September 2017.

CEP report
Industry in Britain - an atlas Sandra Bernick, Richard Davies and Anna Valero
September 2017
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JEL Classification: R12;O25;O52

Tags: productivity; business performance; regional disparities; uk economy; industrial strategy

CEP Brexit analysis
The local economic effects of Brexit Swati Dhingra, Stephen Machin and Henry G. Overman
July 2017
Paper No' CEPBREXIT10:
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Tags: brexit; trade; uk economy; uk politics; north and south divide; uk living standards; local authorities

CentrePiece article
Towards a new UK industrial strategy Richard Davies and Anna Valero
July 2017
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CentrePiece 22 (2) Summer 2017

Tags: uk industrial strategy; business regulation; uk economy

This article draws on UK Growth: A New Chapter, the LSE Growth Commission’s 2017 report.

CEP election analysis
Brexit and the UK Economy Swati Dhingra and Thomas Sampson
May 2017
Paper No' CEPEA040:
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Tags: brexit; economy; eu; single market

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CEP election analysis
Immigration and the UK Economy Jonathan Wadsworth
May 2017
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CEP election analysis
Real Wages and Living Standards in the UK Rui Costa and Stephen Machin
May 2017
Paper No' CEPEA036:
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Tags: real wages; uk 2017 general election; brexit; uk economy; labour market

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How English care homes have coped with the National Living Wage Giulia Giupponi and Stephen Machin
April 2017
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Tags: economy and business; public services; society; care homes; centre for economic performance; cep; employees; england; giulia giupponi; low pay commission; minimum wage; national living wage; nlw; stephen machin; wages; workers

CEP discussion paper
Who voted for Brexit? A comprehensive district-Level analysis Sascha O. Becker, Thiemo Fetzer and Dennis Novy
April 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1480:
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JEL Classification: D72; N44; R23; Z13

Tags: political economy; voting; referendum; migration; austerity

CEP report
UK growth: a new chapter Philippe Aghion, Terra Allas, Timothy Besley, John Browne, Francesco Caselli, Richard Davies, Richard Lambert, Rachel Lomax, Stephen Machin, G.I.P. Ottaviano, Christopher Pissarides, Isabelle Roland, Xavier Rolet, N Stern and Anna Valero February 2017
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Tags: gdp; innovation; infrasstructure; uk economy; skills; apprenticeships; education; growth; government policy; uk economy

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Distributive Politics Inside the City? The Political Economy of Spain's Plan E Felipe Carozzi and Luca Repetto
February 2017
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JEL Classification: R53; H76; D72

Tags: political economy; distributive politics; core voters; turnout; partisan alignment

CentrePiece article
Four principles for the UK's Brexit trade negotiations Thomas Sampson
December 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (3) Winter 2016

Tags: brexit; trade; uk economy; uk politics

This article summarises ‘Four Principles for the UK’s Brexit Trade Negotiations’, CEP Brexit Analysis No. 9 by Thomas Sampson. Published October 2016.

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Does immigration harm the job prospects of the UK-born? Brexit and the UK labour market
October 2016
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Tags: barbara petrongolo; brexit; cep; economy and society; featured; uncategorized

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Who voted Leave? Monica Langella and Alan Manning
October 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (2) Autumn 2016

Tags: brexit; eu referendum; immigration; demographics; uk politics; uk economy

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Brexit and the UK labour market Barbara Petrongolo
October 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (2) Autumn 2016

Tags: brexit; eu referendum; uk economy; immigration; labour market

This analysis of the UK labour market was first published in the VoxEU ebook Brexit Beckons: Thinking ahead by leading economists.

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The aftermath of the Brexit vote – the verdict from a derided expert John Van Reenen
August 2016
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Tags: brexit; brexitvote; economy and society; featured; john van reenen; lse comment; experts; immigration

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Who voted Leave: the characteristics of individuals mattered, but so did those of local areas Monica Langella and Alan Manning July 2016
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Tags: alan manning; brexit; cep; economy and society; featured; lse comment; monica langella; demographics; eu referendum; vote leave

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Why leaving the EU would almost certainly damage our economic prospects Jagjit Chadha, Paul Johnson and John Van Reenen
June 2016
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Tags: brexit; cep; economy and society; featured; economic growth

CEP Brexit analysis
BREXIT 2016: policy analysis from the Centre for Economic Performance Holger Breinlich, Swati Dhingra, Saul Estrin, Hanwei Huang, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson, John Van Reenen and Jonathan Wadsworth June 2016
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Tags: brexit; eu referendum; uk economy; uk politics; trade; foreign investment; growth; productivity; immigration; wages; labour

CentrePiece article
Brexit: the final assessment John Van Reenen
June 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (1) Summer 2016

Tags: eu referendum; uk economy; uk politics; brexit

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Why immigration is no reason to leave the EU Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, John Van Reenen and Jonathan Wadsworth
June 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (1) Summer 2016

Tags: immigration; eu referendum; jobs; wages; uk economy; brexit

This article summarises ‘Brexit and the Impact of Immigration on the UK’, CEP Brexit Analysis No. 5 by Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, John Van Reenen and Jonathan Wadsworth, May 2016.

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Foreign investors love Britain - but Brexit would end the affair Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen June 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (1) Summer 2016

Tags: brexit; productivity; foreign direct investment; uk economy; eu referendum

This article summarises ‘The Impact of Brexit on Foreign Investment in the UK’, CEP Brexit Analysis No. 3 by Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen, April 2016.

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Brexit: the impact on UK trade and living standards Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen
June 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (1) Summer 2016

Tags: trade; brexit; living standards; uk economy; eu referendum

This article summarises ‘The Consequences of Brexit for UK Trade and Living Standards’, CEP Brexit Analysis No. 2 by Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen, March 2016.

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The ‘Britain Alone’ scenario: how Economists for Brexit defy the laws of gravity Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen May 2016
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Tags: brexit; cep; economy and society; featured; economists for brexit

CEP Brexit analysis
Brexit and the impact of immigration on the UK Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, John Van Reenen and Jonathan Wadsworth
May 2016
Paper No' CEPBREXIT05:
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Tags: brexit; immigration; uk government policy; uk economy; wages; employment; eu referendum

CEP Brexit analysis
The UK Treasury analysis of 'The long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives': CEP Commentary Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen April 2016
Paper No' CEPBREXIT04:
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Tags: brexit; hm treasury; eu referendum; uk politics; uk economy; europe; trade; canada

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The question is not whether Brexit will cost the UK in economic terms but how much Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen March 2016
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Tags: cep; economy and society; featured; john van reenen; lse comment; uncategorized; brexit; eu

Submissions to parliamentary inquiries and government consultations
Response to the Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy for the Apprenticeships Inquiry K Hadjivassilou, Claudia Hupkau, Steven McIntosh, Sandra McNally, Stefan Speckesser and Guglielmo Ventura March 2016
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Tags: education; skills; economy; apprenticeships

CEP report
Why Governments Won't Invest Sir Vince Cable
March 2016
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JEL Classification: H54; H60; G10; H83

Tags: uk economy; public investment; public debt; government policy; infrastructure

Submissions to parliamentary inquiries and government consultations
Response to the Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy for the Careers Advice Inquiry Sandra McNally
January 2016
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Tags: education; skills; economy

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Making the world a happier place Richard Layard
September 2015
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Tags: economy and business; esrc at 50; health and wellbeing; centre for economic performance; esrc 50; happiness; health and wellbeing; richard layard; wellbeing

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Corbyn and the political economy of nostalgia John Van Reenen
August 2015
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Tags: cep; economy and society; featured; john van reenen; lse comment

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Summer budget 2015: Osborne is right to raise wages, but a clearer productivity plan is required John Van Reenen
July 2015
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Tags: cep; economy and society; featured; john van reenen; budget 2015

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Productivity Plan: A sound framework, but gaps in policy persist. More is needed to get productivity growing again Anna Valero and John Van Reenen July 2015
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Tags: anna valero; cep; economy and society; featured; john van reenen; lse comment

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Policy Paper
Planes, Trains and Automobiles: The Economic Impact of Transport Infrastructure Steve Gibbons
April 2015
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Tags: transport; infrastructure; uk economy

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Austerity in the UK: past, present and future John Van Reenen
March 2015
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Tags: economy and society; featured; general election 2015; john van reenen; lse comment

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Budget 2015: What the Chancellor said and didn’t say John Van Reenen
March 2015
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Tags: cep; economy and society; featured; john van reenen; lse comment; budget

CEP discussion paper
Voting behaviour and public employment in Nazi Germany Stephan E. Maurer
February 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1326:
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JEL Classification: D72; D73; N44; N94

Tags: political connections; public employment; political economy; nazi regime

CEP occasional paper
Mapping Information Economy Businesses with Big Data: Findings for the UK Max Nathan and Anna Rosso
December 2014
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JEL Classification: C55; C81; L63; L86; O38

Tags: quantitative methods; firm-level analysis; big data; text mining; icts; digital economy; industrial policy

This paper has been published as:
Mapping Digital Businesses with Big Data: Some Early Findings from the UK, Max Nathan and Anna Rosso, The New Data Frontier: Special issue of Research Policy, Volume 44, Issue 9, November 2015

CEP election analysis
The Scottish Referendum: Breaking Up is Hard – and expensive - to Do John Van Reenen
September 2014
Paper No' CEPEA018:
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Tags: scottish referendum; uk economy

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Firms with more structured management practices are more productive, innovative and have faster employment growth. John Van Reenen May 2014
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Tags: economy; erik brynjolfsson; itay saporta; john van reenen; lse comment; lucia foster; megha patnaik; nicholas bloom; ron jarmin; employment; firms; management; work

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Leaving the European Union would likely have a significant negative impact on the UK’s economy Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen May 2014
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Tags: gianmarco ottaviano; joão paulo pessoa; john van reenen; lse comment; thomas sampson; brexit; cost to uk economy of leaving the eu; uk

CEP discussion paper
The Political Economy of Inclusive Rural Growth Michael Carter and John Morrow
February 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1259:
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JEL Classification: O1; D2; H4; Q1

Tags: poverty traps; political economy; inequality; lobby formation

CentrePiece article
In brief: Mrs Thatcher's industrial legacy John Van Reenen
February 2014
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CentrePiece 18 (3) Winter 2014

Tags: industrial policy; margaret thatcher; economy; growth; productivity

This paper has been published as:
Chapter 1 in Investing for Prosperity: A Manifesto for Growth(2013)edited by Tim Besley and John Van Reenen.

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The state of the UK economy: Diagnosis, prognosis and recommended treatment John Van Reenen
January 2014
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Tags: john van reenen; lse comment; the euro; european economics; finance; business and regulation; economic growth; economics; infrastructure; uk; uk economy; unemployment

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Here Be Startups: Exploring a young digital cluster in Inner East London Max Nathan and Emma Vandore
November 2013
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JEL Classification: L2; L52; M13; O18; O31; R11

Tags: digital economy; cities; clusters; innovation; london; silicon roundabout; tech city

This paper has been published as:
Here be startups: exploring London’s Tech City digital cluster by Max Nathan and Emma Vandore, Environment and Planning A, Volume 46, Issue 10 April 2014

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UK Spending Review 2013: A triumph of politics over reason? John Van Reenen
June 2013
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Tags: john van reenen; the euro; european economics; finance; business and regulation; budget; economics; spending cuts; spending review; uk; uk economy

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The economic legacy of Margaret Thatcher is a mixed bag John Van Reenen
April 2013
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Tags: economy; john van reenen; margaret thatcher; thatcherism; uk

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No Triple Dip does not mean a good recovery for the UK John Van Reenen
April 2013
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Tags: john van reenen; the euro; european economics; finance; business and regulation; welfare states and public services; west europe; economy; growth; recession; uk

CEP report
Investing for Prosperity: Skills, Infrastructure and Innovation Philippe Aghion, Timothy Besley, John Browne, Francesco Caselli, Richard Lambert, Rachel Lomax, Christopher Pissarides, Nick Stern and John Van Reenen January 2013
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Tags: gdp; innovation; infrasstructure; uk economy; skills; apprenticeships; education; government policy

CEP report
Fiscal consolidation during a depression Nitika Bagaria, Dawn Holland and John Van Reenen
August 2012
Paper No' CEPSP27:
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Tags: fiscal consolidation; economy; unemployment; financial crisis; growth

This paper has been published as:
National Institute Economic Review No. 221 July 2012

CEP discussion paper
A Model of Equilibrium Institutions Bernardo Guimaraes and Kevin D. Sheedy
February 2012
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JEL Classification: E02; O43; P48

Tags: institutions; political economy; power struggle; property rights; time inconsistency

This paper has been published as:
'Guarding the Guardians', Bernardo Guimaraes and Kevin Sheedy, The Economic Journal, Volume 127, November 2017

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From ‘Plan B’ to ‘Plan V’: what the UK economy needs to reboot and rebalance growth John Van Reenen
February 2011
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Tags: economy and society; john van reenen; austerity; budget 2011; cep; coalition; csr; cuts; economic growth; economic policy; gdp; growth; inflation; osborne; politics; power; public spending

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To avoid creating a ‘lost generation’, with perhaps a fifth of all 18 year olds unemployed and outside training, a new push on apprenticeships would help Hilary Steedman September 2010
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Tags: economy and society; hilary steedman; apprenticeships; cep; economy; employment; neets; training; uk government; uk politics; young people

CEP discussion paper
Collective Agreements, Wages and Restructuring in Transition Iga Magda, David Marsden and Simone Moriconi
November 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0959:
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JEL Classification: J31; J51; P2

Tags: collective agreements; wages; transition economy; restructuring

CEP discussion paper
Monetary Policy Under Alterative Asset Market Structures: the Case of a Small Open Economy Bianca De Paoli
April 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0923:
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JEL Classification: F41; G15; E52;E61

Tags: welfare; optimal monetary policy; asset markets; small open economy

CEP discussion paper
Leader Behavior and the Natural Resource Curse Francesco Caselli and Tom Cunningham
March 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0913:
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JEL Classification: O11; O13; P26

Tags: natural resource endowment; resource curse; political economy

CEP discussion paper
On the International Dimension of Fiscal Policy Gianluca Benigno and Bianca De Paoli
January 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0905:
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JEL Classification: E62; E63; F41

Tags: optimal policy; fiscal policy; small open economy

CEP discussion paper
A Swing-State Theory of Trade Protection in the Electoral College Mirabelle Muûls and Dimitra Petropoulou
February 2008
Paper No' CEPDP0849:
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JEL Classification: D72; D78; F13; R12

Tags: political economy; elections; electoral college; swing states; trade policy

CEP discussion paper
Monetary Policy Committees and Interest Rate Smoothing Carlos Montoro
February 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0780:
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JEL Classification: E43; E52; D72

Tags: monetary policy committee; interest rate smoothing; new keynesian economics; political economy

CEP discussion paper
Is Numérairology the Future of Monetary Economics? Unbundling numéraire and medium of exchange through a virtual currency and a shadow exchange rate W.H. Buiter January 2007
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JEL Classification: E3; E4; E5; E6

Tags: zero lower bound; cashless economy; price level determinacy; optimal inflation

CEP discussion paper
Shifts in Economic Geography and their Causes Anthony J. Venables
December 2006
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JEL Classification: F1; R1

Tags: economic geography; urbanisation; world economy; productivity

CEP discussion paper
Job Creation and Job Destruction in the Presence of Informal Labour Markets Mariano Bosch
November 2006
Paper No' CEPDP0761:
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JEL Classification: J64; H26; O17

Tags: informal economy; search models; labour markets; regulations.

CEP discussion paper
Information and Communication Technologies in a Multi-Sector Endogenous Growth Model Evangelia Vourvachaki
August 2006
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JEL Classification: O40; O41

Tags: multi-sector economy; endogenous growth; balanced growth path; information and communication technologies

Journal article
Evaluating the employment impact of a mandatory job search program Richard Blundell, Monica Costa Dias, Costas Meghir and John Van Reenen June 2004
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Tags: equilibrium wage effects; new deal for young people; labor market; uk economy; employment

CEP discussion paper
Monetary Policy and Welfare in a Small Open Economy Bianca De Paoli
May 2004
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JEL Classification: F41; E52; E58; E61

Tags: welfare; optimal monetary policy; small open economy

CEP discussion paper
The 'Network Economy' and Models of the Employment Contract: Psychological, Economic and Legal David Marsden
February 2004
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JEL Classification: M55; K31; J44; J53

Tags: network economy; labor contracting; labor law; labor management relations

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JEL Classification: D60;L12;O30;R12

Tags: aspatial; emergence; idea; information; innovation; intellectual asset; internet; knowledge; open source; weightless economy

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JEL Classification: N10;N15;O33;O57

Tags: aspatial; demand; endogenous growth; endogenous technology; human capital; industrial revolution; infinitely expansible; neoclassical growth; nonrival; productivity paradox; weightless economy

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Tags: product standards; trade policy; environmental policy; political economy

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Tags: distribution dynamics; economic geography; internet; location; space; time; toepitz; weightless economy

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