VAT is Andy Burnham’s best tool if UK public finances go off track, says OECD

New report argues long-term reforms should focus on spending restraint, including end to pensions triple lock

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S3 E8: Space Race, Cold War, and Public R&D Policies with Alex Whalley from the University of Calgary

The Innovation and Diffusion Podcast · Episode

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Malaysia Edge: AI won’t bring back era of rapid growth, says Nobel Prize winner

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Insurance Business: Brexit Bregret? Insurance professionals have their say

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UK national productivity trends: getting the data right

We compare standard productivity estimates of UK output per worker derived from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) with newly released estimates based on more reliable "Real Time Information" (RTI) adminis...

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When trust in official statistics declines

Trust in official economic statistics has become an increasingly salient policy issue, including in the US where the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics was dismissed in August 2025 amid allegations that agency data had been manipulated. This column shows that the events produced a sharp increase in economic policy uncertainty, with existing estimates linking uncertainty to macroeconomic outcomes implying that the resulting loss of confidence may have reduced US GDP by roughly $20 billion. While some economic activity postponed during periods of uncertainty may eventually occur later, there are reasons to believe that at least part of the effect could be lasting.

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Europe is falling behind, can it pick up the pace when it comes to innovation?

Philippe Aghion writes for Polytechnique Insights on how Europe must prepare its own AI strategy if it wishes to make up ground lost to the U.S. in terms of GDP per capita, productivity and disruptive innovations.

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Financial Times: Letter - Why Burnham should keep Reeves as chancellor

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Nobel de Economía defiende que la IA destruirá empleos pero dará crecimiento

Frente a algunos de sus colegas que anticipan que la IA tendrá un impacto negativo sobre el empleo sin traducirse en un mayor crecimiento económico, Aghion sostuvo que, con las políticas públicas adec...

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Want Workers to Reskill? Show Them Who They Can Become | Working Knowledge

New career in IT or construction? It's not easy to get workers to reskill, says Raffaella Sadun, because jobs for many people are more than a paycheck.

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Making Defence Spending Pay

Defence spending is rising whether voters like it or not. The UK has committed to 2.5% of national income and aims for nearer 3.5% over the next decade, £30bn a year for each percentage point. What do...

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Environment Week 2026 — LSE Environment Week

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Why Is Europe’s Economy Falling Short?

Philippe Aghion & Simon Johnson examine how the continent went from scientific powerhouse to cautious follower—and what to do about it.

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Is the UK enjoying a productivity rebound?

One way to find out would be to test if faster growth and lower unemployment are possible without inflation

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Green industrial policies | Panel discussion

1pm Tues 16 Jun | Oliver Harman, Louise Hellem, Anna Valero, David Willetts | Free event at the LSE Festival: How to save the planet | Ticket required

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Generating sustainable economic growth and development | Adair Turner, Robin Burgess, Jonathan Leape, Anna Valero | Thursday 18 June 2026 13:30 - 14:30 | POID Event

An event from the POID Public Event series organised by POID

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The Mismeasurement of Europe’s Productivity

Philippe Aghion, Antonin Bergeaud and Luis Garicano rebut the Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman's recent claim that the gap with the US is a statistical mirage.

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A more productive economy is being delivered under this Labour government | LSE British Politics

The Labour government set raising economic growth as its central target. The new figures published by the Office for National Statistics suggest that the economy is doing a lot better than expected.

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Catalysing climate resilience

The UK is experiencing increasing impacts from climate change, including more frequent and severe floods, heatwaves and storms. It needs to prepare more for these impacts. It also needs to honour its ...

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Measuring national technological trajectories using 200 years of international patent data

Innovation underpins sustained long-run economic growth, yet measuring technological success is challenging. This column compiles two centuries of patent data and leverages filings in multiple patent offices to document the rise and decline of technological leadership. Thie findings suggest that technological progress can be fostered through long-run investments in R&D, education, and national security.

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Remote work can blunt the fertility decline

Fertility has fallen to very low levels in many advanced economies, and many pro-natalist policies appear to deliver modest gains at high cost. Using survey data covering 38 countries, this column shows that both planned and realised fertility are higher among adults who work from home at least one day a week. For couples, fertility is higher still when both partners work from home, indicating that hybrid work may be an overlooked margin for easing the trade-off between family and paid work.

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How Much Are Firms Spending on AI (and What Will Happen to Headcounts)?

A post determines where the impact of AI is most likely to be felt in the macroeconomy.

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Transform Work with Raffaella Sadun, Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School

Podcast Episode · Transform Work · April 27 · 52m

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Polarization is not a myth: it is reflected in the creation and spread of new technologies | LSE United States Politics and Policy

Inventors split along party lines.

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S3 E6: Scientific Production, International Collaborations, and WW1 with Fabian Waldinger (University of Munich)

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