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CentrePiece article
In Brief... UK gender pay gap reporting: a crude but effective policy Jack Blundell
October 2021
Paper No' CEPCP616:
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CentrePiece 26 (3) Autumn 2021

Tags: wages; equality; gender; pay; pay gap; labour; gender pay gap; gender pay gap reporting; transparency; discrimination; information; public policy

This article summarises 'Wage Responses to Gender Pay Gap Reporting Requirements' by Jack Blundell, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1750.

CEP discussion paper
Wage responses to gender pay gap reporting requirements Jack Blundell
March 2021
Paper No' CEPDP1750:
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JEL Classification: J31; J38; J33; J71; J78; J16; D82; D83

Tags: gender pay gap; gender pay gap reporting; transparency; discrimination; information; public policy

CentrePiece article
Build back happier Richard Layard
March 2021
Paper No' CEPCP595:
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CentrePiece 26 (1) Spring 2021

Tags: wellbeing; public policy; covid-19

Blog
The economic cost of Covid-19's mental health crisis Richard Layard
January 2021
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Tags: covid-19; wellbeing; policy; public policy; infrastructure

Blog
Redundancies and the labour market under Covid. Has furlough helped? And other related things you may have missed Jonathan Wadsworth November 2020
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Tags: employment; covid-19; labour markets; wages; public policy

Blog
Stark contrast between pre- and post-16 provision in UTCs Guglielmo Ventura
October 2020
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Tags: employment; skills; public policy; education

Blog
City of dreams no more: COVID-19 in urban India Shania Bhalotia, Swati Dhingra and Fjolla Kondirolli
September 2020
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Tags: covid-19; inequality; wages; india; public policy

Blog
How economists view the US debate on extending jobless benefits Romesh Vaitilingam
August 2020
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Tags: wages; wellbeing; public policy; usa

Journal article
A happy choice: a response to the responses Andrew E. Clark, Paul Frijters, Christian Krekel and Richard Layard
April 2020
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Tags: subjective wellbeing; life satisfaction; public policy; political economy; social welfare

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How the UK government should respond to the unequal local economic impacts of COVID-19 Henry G. Overman
April 2020
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Tags: covid-19; public policy; inequality

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Covid-19 is increasing the divide in life chances between rich and poor Lee Elliot Major and Stephen Machin
April 2020
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Tags: covid-19; inequality; social mobility; public policy; education

Blog
New chancellor, new challenge: evaluating the coronavirus budget Thomas Sampson
March 2020
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Tags: covid-19; public policy; budget; uk

Blog
Measuring the impact of malfunctioning credit markets on productivity Timothy Besley, Isabelle Roland and John Van Reenen
March 2020
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Tags: the great recession; gdp; public policy

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Budget 2020: will it move the economy onto a sustainable and inclusive growth path? Anna Valero
March 2020
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Tags: brexit; covid-19; public policy; budget; uk; nhs; wellbeing; environment

Blog
Budget 2020: a bold response to coronavirus, but more must be done if it becomes widespread in the UK Thomas Sampson
March 2020
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Tags: covid-19; public policy; budget; uk; fiscal stimulus

CEP discussion paper
A happy choice: wellbeing as the goal of government Andrew E. Clark, Paul Frijters, Christian Krekel and Richard Layard
October 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1658:
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JEL Classification: D60; D70; H11; I31

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

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

CEP Brexit analysis
The economic impact of Boris Johnson’s Brexit proposals Matt Bevington, Hanwei Huang, Anand Menon, Jonathan Portes, Jill Rutter and Thomas Sampson October 2019
Paper No' CEPBREXIT16:
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Tags: brexit; trade; immigration; public policy; government

CentrePiece article
Sustainable growth in the UK Ralf Martin, James Rydge and Anna Valero
March 2019
Paper No' CEPCP550:
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CentrePiece 24 (1) Spring 2019

Tags: growth; climate; climate change; sustainability; industrial strategy; productivity; public policy; cities; transportation; infrastructure; skills; innovation; growth commission

This article summarises ‘Sustainable Growth in the UK: Seizing Opportunities from Technological Change and the Transition to a Low-carbon Economy’, a special report for the LSE Growth Commission published jointly by CEP, the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE

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
Paper No' CEPIS07:
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Tags: growth; climate; climate change; industrial strategy; productivity; public policy; cities; transportation; infrastructure; skills; innovation; growth commission; uk economy

CEP Brexit analysis
The economic consequences of the Brexit deal Peter Levell, Anand Menon, Jonathan Portes and Thomas Sampson
November 2018
Paper No' CEPBREXIT12:
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Tags: brexit; trade; immigration; public policy; government

Journal article
The Power of Voice in Stimulating Morality: Eliciting Taxpayer Preferences Increases Tax Compliance Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Cait Lamberton and Michael I. Norton April 2018
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Tags: ethics and morality; public policy issues;

CentrePiece article
Minimum wages: the economics and the politics Alan Manning
May 2014
Paper No' CEPCP419:
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CentrePiece 19 (1) Spring 2014

JEL Classification: J31;J38; J41

Tags: national minimum wage; employment; living wage; politics; public policy

External publication
Report on Wellbeing and Public Policy
March 2014
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Tags: happiness; wellbeing; public policy

The Commission on Wellbeing and Policy

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Policy Paper
Evaluating Spatial Policies Stephen Gibbons, Max Nathan and Henry G. Overman
March 2014
Paper No' SERCPP012:
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JEL Classification: A11; C81; C93; R00

Tags: spatial economics; evaluation; impact evaluation; econometrics; research design; public policy; economic development

CentrePiece article
Big ideas: wellbeing and public policy Richard Layard
February 2012
Paper No' CEPCP355:
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CentrePiece 16 (3) Winter 2012

Tags: wellbeing; happiness; public policy

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
How Much Can We Learn from International Comparisons of Intergenerational Mobility? Jo Blanden
November 2009
Paper No' CEEDP0111:
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JEL Classification: J62; J68; D63

Tags: intergenerational mobility; public policy; inequality

Journal article
Happiness and public policy: a challenge to the profession Richard Layard
March 2006
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Tags: happiness; public policy; wellbeing

CEP discussion paper
The Internationalisation of Public Welfare Policy James Banks, Richard Disney, Alan Duncan and John Van Reenen
November 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0656:
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JEL Classification: C25; H31; J22

Tags: welfare policy; internationalisation; globalisation; public policy; policy transfer; oecd

CEP discussion paper
Gender Segregation in Employment Contracts Barbara Petrongolo
May 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0637:
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JEL Classification: J22; J28; J71

Tags: gender gap; employment; taxation; public policy

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