📝 Read our July round-up of CAGE working papers from across our global academic network of research associates. 📊 #econresearch warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...

CAGE Working Papers July 2026

CAGE research papers draw on our global academic network of research associates and address topics aligned to our four core themes.

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New study suggests areas hit harder during the Blitz were more likely to back Brexit in 2016 - not simply because of economics or demography, but because wartime experience appears to have endured in local memory and political culture.

WWII bombing may have helped shape the geography of Brexit, new study suggests

Areas hit harder during the Blitz were more likely to back Brexit in 2016 - not simply because of economics or demography, but because wartime experience appears to have endured in local memory and…

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Congratulations to Sonia Bhalotra, CAGE Project Lead for health, wellbeing and gender - newly elected fellow of the British Academy warwick.ac.uk/news/pressre...

The British Academy@britishacademy.bsky.social · 3w ago

The British Academy has elected 92 new Fellows in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences. Congratulations to all those elected today. Read the full announcement: https://bit.ly/4f64C4x

Interested in a career in applied economics or quantitative analysis of public policies? There's still time to apply to join our team led by @amritakulka.bsky.social @nikdatta.bsky.social generating UK housing and planning evidence. D/L: Sun 12th July Start: 15th August (flexible) buff.ly/hbI68LX

New research suggests India has become more meritocratic over the past four decades, with historically disadvantaged caste groups making significant gains in education and skilled employment. However, deep inequalities remain.

India’s caste barriers to meritocracy have narrowed but not disappeared, new research finds

India’s caste system historically dictated access to education, occupations and wealth, creating a fundamentally unmeritocratic society in which economic outcomes were determined largely by birth…

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In developing countries pneumonia remains a leading causes of child deaths. New research shows that the first antibiotic treatments for pneumonia in 1937 didn’t just save children's lives – but those who received it saw long lasting effects on their education, employment and income.

Early antibiotics delivered lifelong economic gains - but only where opportunity followed

In the late 1930s and early 1940s pneumonia was the leading cause of infant mortality in the United States, accounting for one in ten deaths. It remains the leading cause of child death today, driven…

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New research tracking children from adolescence into adulthood finds that antidepressant treatment during childhood can deliver significant long-term benefits - improved educational achievement, stronger employment prospects and reduced rates of self-harm and suicide attempts.

Antidepressant treatment in childhood linked to better education, employment and mental health outcomes, new study finds

Large-scale research suggests carefully managed treatment can improve life chances, particularly for disadvantaged children

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🧵 New working paper out today: "Measuring the Regional Economic Cost of Brexit: Evidence as of 2026" with @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social @trfetzer.com & Shizhuo Wang Here's what the data say about who paid the price in these 10 years from the referendum 1/…

Major study by @econopete.bsky.social and @ymschindler.bsky.social suggests that concerns about entry level roles being replaced by AI may be unfounded - and calls for a redesign of hybrid work to better support early-career development.

New research shows that remote work, not AI, is linked to declining early-career hiring

A major study which examined data on millions of new hires and job postings across four advanced economies suggests that concerns about entry level roles being replaced by AI may be unfounded - and…

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Fantastic opportunity for someone interested in a career in applied economics or quantitative analysis of public policies to join a team led by @amritakulka.bsky.social @nikdatta.bsky.social generating UK housing and planning evidence. D/L: Sun 12th July Start: 15th August (flexible) buff.ly/hbI68LX

We were delighted to bring together economists, academics and policy makers at a workshop hosted by @martasantamaria.bsky.social and @jschneebacher.bsky.social this week looking at new research on frictions to trade, regional growth and productivity. warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...

Great to see the work of @trfetzer.com on high street decline and the rise in support for populist politics included in this BBC In Depth analysis:

How the High Street became a window on our political instability

High Streets have declined in recent years. What does this tell us about the UK?

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📝 Read our April and May round-up of CAGE working papers from across our global academic network of research associates. 📊 #econresearch warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...

CAGE Working Papers April and May 2026

CAGE research papers draw on our global academic network of research associates and address topics aligned to our four core themes.

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EVENT: Unlocking UK-wide growth One-day workshop on Tues 9th June with the @theifs.bsky.social to discuss new research on the UK's internal market, regional inequalities and domestic frictions to trade, regional growth and productivity. 📅 Sign up here: buff.ly/8lECovW

In the final episode of our #economichistory podcast Stephen Broadberry and Bishnupriya Gupta discuss their work on the impact of British colonialism on India and continue the broader story of living standards of the pre-industrial world. 🎧️ Listen: buff.ly/mxNQ39P Hosted: @ilarimakela.bsky.social

The big picture: Measuring the origins of the modern world (with Bishnupriya Gupta and Stephen Broadberry)

Listen to from wherever you get your podcasts!

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Great to see the work of @nikdatta.bsky.social and Johannes Brinkmann on profits when fuel prices rise and fall covered by the FT today.

Tim Harford@timharford.ft.com · 3mo ago

A guide to 'greedflation' as.ft.com/r/5d20f811-2...

The tech gap between China and the West is closing fast. But why did the land that invented paper and gunpowder ever fall behind? In this episode of our #economichistory podcast Debin Ma approaches the making of modernity from an eastern perspective. 🎧️ Listen at:

A view from the East: China, Japan, and the other paths to prosperity (with Debin Ma)

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Launching a new video series with @discoverecon.bsky.social which looks at how migration shapes economies. Our first episode discusses why the Irish Famine caused one of the biggest exoduses from a single island in history - and what more could have been done to help. ▶️

Why the Irish Famine relief failed

Between 1845 and 1855 at least 1 million people died and 2.1 million left Ireland because of famine caused by potato blight and the limited relief provided by the UK government. One of the greatest…

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Why was the steam engine invented in Britain and not other parts of Europe? In this episode of our #economichistory podcast we talk to Oxford professor Robert Allen on the dynamics that shaped the British economy at the time - cheap fossil fuels and high wages. 🎧️ Listen at: buff.ly/rxDUO8D

Join our one-day workshop on Tues 9th June with @theifs.bsky.social discussing new research on the UK's internal market, regional inequalities and domestic frictions to trade, regional growth and productivity. Find out more and sign up: buff.ly/pHv5MKZ

“The Industrial Revolution happened after the Scientific Revolution, and that's probably not a coincidence.” In this episode of our #economichistory podcast Joel Mokyr, 2025 Nobel laureate explores the many ways science contributed to Europe’s economic rise. 🎧️ Listen at: buff.ly/lbfDqgF

Why was Europe the birthplace of industrial modernity? Why not China, the land of paper and gunpowder? In his iconic, "The Great Divergence", Kenneth Pomeranz offered a surprising answer: American colonies & English fossil fuels. Is he right? 🎧 54min 📖 10min @cagewarwick.bsky.social #history

Why the West?

Was the rise of Europe powered by colonialism, inventions, or something else entirely? And what happened to China? Kenneth Pomeranz explains.

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In the first episode of our #economichistory podcast we talk to Kenneth Pomeranz who coined the term Great Divergence. He explains his theories on why Europe became the birthplace of industrial modernity. 🎧️ Listen at: buff.ly/tlzwdzo 🎙️ Hosted by @ilarimakela.bsky.social

"The hardest truth about the Iran war is not that 'someone is winning.' It is that multiple actors are benefiting from different parts of the same crisis." Writes @trfetzer.com for the Globalist:

Ten Inconvenient Truths About the Energy Implications of the Iran Crisis - The Globalist

Yes, the Iran crisis is a matter of global security.  But it is also an event redistributing market shares in a declining hydrocarbon system.

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It's out! 👏 Our new series explores one of history's great questions: Why did the West get rich? And what happened to the medieval might of China—or India? Colonialism, science, fossil fuels: we cover it all with superb guests, including a 2025 Nobel laureate 🏆 with @cagewarwick.bsky.social

The Great Divergence

Why did the West get rich?

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🎧️ Listen to our new economic history podcast exploring the great divergence between Europe and Asia. Hosted by @ilarimakela.bsky.social our first series hears from leading experts discussing the roles colonialism, technology and institutions play in the making of the modern world. buff.ly/aiSOJUJ

📢 There’s still time to apply for the 2026 CAGE summer school – open to undergraduates interested in a career in academic or policy research. 📅 21st to 25th June 2026 at the University of Warwick Deadline extended to Thurs 30th April. Apply at 👉

CAGE Summer School 2026: Develop the research skills needed for data analysis

21st - 25th June at the University of Warwick

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We were delighted to host a fantastic group of women at our Venice venue last week - showcasing their research and expertise in environmental economics.

Women at the forefront of environmental economics

Over 20 women working in environmental economics joined forces to showcase their research and expertise at an event held at the University of Warwick’s Venice venue.

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Does economic warfare work? Sometimes... but it can also go very badly wrong. In this week's podcast I spoke to the brilliant @mark4harrison.bsky.social about what lessons we can learn from history www.ft.com/content/2404...

Economic warfare: lessons from history, with Mark Harrison

What four centuries of conflict can tell us about today

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A grim subject for most, but a pleasure for me to chat with the excellent @soumayakeynes.ft.com on the Economics Show of @financialtimes.com about three centuries of economic warfare and sanctions www.ft.com/content/2404...

Economic warfare: lessons from history, with Mark Harrison

What four centuries of conflict can tell us about today

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