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.

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

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.

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

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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

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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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…

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

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

Why did the West get rich?

21st - 25th June at the University of Warwick

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.

What four centuries of conflict can tell us about today

What four centuries of conflict can tell us about today

The government’s new town strategy is one part of its efforts to address the UK’s housing shortage through large-scale development. However, its success depends less on the quantity of housing built…

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

New analysis of fuel prices confirms a long-held suspicion – at times of crisis when wholesale oil prices rise, prices at the pump also rise quickly – but they are slower to match any subsequent fall.

New analysis of fuel prices confirms a long-held suspicion – at times of crisis when wholesale oil prices rise, prices at the pump also rise quickly – but they are slower to match any subsequent fall.

21st - 25th June at the University of Warwick

Over 50 national and international delegates attended the Crafts lecture and workshop on the economics of education and the role of institutions organised by Sascha Becker, James Fenske and Bishnupriy...

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

Scientific Organizers: Annali Casanueva-Artis (ifo Institute) and Mateusz Stalinski (University of Warwick)

21st - 25th June at the University of Warwick

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