Professor Mark Harrison draws ten lessons on how Europe can prepare its industry for war and discusses the role of industrial policy in a new report published by the @kiel.institute. buff.ly/dsrNTsL

Ten lessons from history for Europe’s rearmament

Most European countries have neglected their readiness for war. That undermines deterrence and can even bring aggression forward, warns economic historian Mark Harrison (University of Warwick) in a…

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📣 Don't miss the 31st October deadline for applications to our Crafts Small Grants Fund. It's open to UK based researchers who are looking for funding to support innovative social science led research. More info at: buff.ly/8nqS102

🚀 From 30 September to 2 October 2026, the 1st Women in International Trade (WIT) European Conference brought together women working in international trade 🌍

The 1st Women in International Trade (WIT) European Conference starts tomorrow in Gerzensee, Switzerland. Programme: cepr.org/events/1st-w... Partners: @kiel.institute and the CAGE Research Centre Organisers: @estherboler.bsky.social, K Erhardt, @martinamagli.bsky.social @martasantamaria.bsky.social

📣 Launching our Crafts Small Grants Fund now open to UK based researchers who are looking for funding to support innovative social science led research. Applications should link to CAGE's core themes and be using data science insights and techniques for impactful outputs. More info: buff.ly/fBbpdnv

Crafts Small Grants Fund

The CAGE Research Centre is funded until 2030 by the Economic Social and Research Council to deliver independent policy-driven research informed by culture history and behaviour.

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📝 Read our August 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 August 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 resources are now available to accompany our economics podcast which delves into lessons from the past to help inform our future. 🎧 In this series hosted by @ilarimakela.bsky.social leading experts discuss why the West became the richest corner of the early modern world. buff.ly/wvoRhlv

A new study suggests that property prices are an incomplete guide to people’s true location preferences - and that housing search data offer a much clearer picture of what households actually want. buff.ly/xp3GUtl

House prices miss what people really want from where they live, study finds

A new study suggests that property prices are an incomplete guide to people’s true location preferences - and that housing search data offer a much clearer picture of what households actually want.

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📝 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 · 3mo 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 · 5mo 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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