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Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social · 20h

🎧 Happy International Podcast Day! We're launching the first episode of Inspiring Economics, where @econromesh.bsky.social speaks with Swati Dhingra about the research papers that shaped her career in academia and policy. open.spotify.com/show/6eD3MYl... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

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Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Every economist has a paper they always remember. In our new podcast series, Inspiring Economics, writer @econromesh.bsky.social explores the research that has shaped leading economists' thinking. Our first guest is Swati Dhingra (CEP, LSE). Tune in tomorrow for the first episode! 🎙️📚

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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Full house and great first session at the inaugural #LondonMacroPolicyForum A fireside chat between Sir Charlie Bean and New York Fed's President John Williams #MonetaryPolicy #LMPF2026

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#LondonMacroPolicyForum #LMPF2026 Great lineup at this inaugural @niesrorg.bsky.social event tmrw, 24 Sept 2026 @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social - including David Aikman, Charlie Bean, Sarah Breeden, Diane Coyle, Swati Dhingra, Jonathan Haskel, David Miles, Helen Miller & John Williams

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

How households & firms react to macroeconomic shocks will vary depending on their own circumstances @ucleconomics.bsky.social research shows the value of understanding who responds most, illustrating with variations in firms’ financial health & investment decisions after an unexpected rate cut

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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We are hiring for a Director of Communications and External Affairs. The successful candidate will be key to ensuring our research has impact. They will work closely with the Director and others to extend our reach with policymakers and the media. Apply by 27/09/26 niesr.ac.uk/vacancy/dire...

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Director of Communications and External Affairs - NIESR

NIESR is one of the UK's most respected independent economic research institutes — trusted by policymakers, journalists and business leaders for rigorous, evidence-led analysis. We're looking for a Di...

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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Yesterday's Bank of England decision on Quantitative Tightening (QT) started generating a big debate, but looking at the economics of it, what has actually changed? Director David Aikman gives his verdict unpacking the decision in his latest #blog ⬇️ niesr.ac.uk/blog/unpicki...

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Unpicking The Economics Of The Bank’s QT Decision - NIESR

The Monetary Policy Committee voted 6–3 to hold Bank Rate at 3.75 per cent on Thursday. Alongside this, it announced that the Bank will reduce its stock of gilts held for monetary policy purposes to z...

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A rare hybrid role: part strategist, part editor, part newsroom contact, part digital creator; you’ll sit close to our researchers & director, spotting the story inside complex economics before anyone else does, then shaping it, pitching it, writing it & publishing it yourself, @niesrorg.bsky.social

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

There are several historical precedents for large-scale & sustained unemployment following technological change; Understanding these past experiences will help researchers & policy-makers to have a clear view of the potential effects of artificial intelligence on the labour market

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Women running new businesses likelier to have loan applications rejected than comparable men; this not only holds back individual firms: when productive ones can’t obtain enough finance to invest & grow, capital ends up in wrong places & the whole economy produces less @ucleconomics.bsky.social

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Firms & the banks that lend to them have unique relationships; policymakers relying on models that ignore these specific links can underestimate the headwinds faced by certain businesses or fail to spot how financial risks are concentrating in specific parts of the market, @ucleconomics.bsky.social

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A full round of EFL fixtures tonight & tomorrow: 36 matches across the Championship, League One & League Two @econ-observatory.bsky.social scorecasts just posted - see link In 23 of them, we don't make anyone better than a 50% chance of winning www.economicsobservatory.com

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Economics Observatory | Insights on the UK and global economy

Questions and answers about coronavirus and the UK economy

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

How teachers interact with their pupils can have a clear effect on educational outcomes, as well as the development of executive skills; research evidence from #Ecuador highlights the value of a good teacher in raising the performance of children who have struggled in the past

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Emma Jacobs @emmavj.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Publishing is having a moment

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The unbalanced competitive nature of @premierleagueuk.bsky.social football means that the last 3 champions are by far the most likely winners this season: @mancity.com have a 60% chance of winning the title, @arsenalfc.bsky.social 22% & @lfcr.bsky.social 15%; no other club’s probability is above 1%

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Scorecasts for the Football League season 2026/27: West Ham look likely to dominate the Championship, Wolves & Burnley next; Leicester City will be almost as strong in League One, Stockport County & Luton Town follow; in League Two, the top picks are Barnet, Swindon Town & Rotherham United, #EFL

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Policy-makers at central banks often use financial markets to make predictions about inflation; but research suggests that market movements are often disconnected from real-world beliefs about future price changes, on occasion leading to misguided policy decisions, @ucleconomics.bsky.social

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Scorecasting the fifth & sixth tiers of English football: what are the most likely outcomes for the 2026/27 season in the #NationalLeague, NLNorth & NLSouth? English Football League & Premiership scorecasts coming soon ahead of their opening weekends www.economicsobservatory.com/national-lea...

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National League football: can we scorecast the 2026/27 season? - Economics Observatory

Over the summer, we scorecast the FIFA World Cup – the world’s best players in the biggest ever edition of the pinnacle tournament of the global sport of football (or soccer, as one of the host nation...

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Economics Observatory @econ-observatory.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

NEW on the Economics Observatory – What can Colombia expect after the 2026 presidential election? By Andrea Correa 🇨🇴👇 buff.ly/9iJvonv

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Economics Observatory @econ-observatory.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Andy Burnham has promised a cut in business rates for the country’s pubs as well as other social venues. Whether this helps pubs’ prospects of survival depends on how much of the pressures on these local institutions are really about costs, rather than changing consumer tastes. buff.ly/C9296XC

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The great British pub: do we really need to worry? - Economics Observatory

The new prime minister has promised a cut in business rates for the country’s public houses as well as other social venues. Whether this helps pubs’ prospects of survival depends on how much of the…

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

As #LatinAmerica swings to the political right, sustained development will depend not only on restoring macroeconomic stability & improving national security, but also on strengthening institutions, raising productivity, fostering innovation & creating more diversified & resilient economies

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

New evidence of the growing psychological intensity of many jobs indicates the need to prepare workers for the high-stress, self-directed environments of the modern economy; we need to ensure that people can manage greater professional independence without suffering from extreme mental strain

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A programme in #Chile that expanded access to higher education for disadvantaged youngsters has been delivering on its objective; but it has also had unintended consequences for students' efforts, reducing their study hours, grades & other measures of endeavour in the final year of high school

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

#India's rapid development in the C20th is a remarkable story; new pressures include converting growth into health, education & human capability; reducing dollar dependency; & navigating the transition to green energy @econ-observatory.bsky.social www.economicsobservatory.com/indias-econo...

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India’s economic rise: a long and winding road - Economics Observatory

The rapid development of India in the 20th century is a remarkable story, albeit one with uneven outcomes. Today, the country faces new pressures: from converting growth into health, education and hum...

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Whenever a score is used to allocate something valuable that can't be priced, people have an incentive to manipulate it; the policy question is whether allocation rules can be designed that deter gaming while still targeting those who genuinely merit what is being allocated @ucleconomics.bsky.social

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Presence of disruptive children in a classroom can harm attainment of the wider peer group: evidence from #Ecuador shows that poor behaviour can reduce scores in both maths & languages, as well as eroding classmates’ sense of belief in their abilities or value of hard work, @ucleconomics.bsky.social

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Helen Ward @helen-ward1.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Such a great piece by my colleage @econromesh.bsky.social - "There is one final irony. The referendum is often presented as evidence that expertise no longer matters. I draw the opposite conclusion. Expertise matters enormously. That is precisely why it became a target."

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LSE Business Review @lsebr.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The conflict in Iran has been reignited by disagreements about control of a critical shipping lane. But the Strait of Hormuz is not the only chokepoint making global trade vulnerable. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

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World trade remains dangerously dependent on a handful of shipping lanes - LSE Business Review

Despite the digitisation of the global economy, world trade is still only as resilient as the physical routes it depends on.

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Ed Ng @edng.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Excellent piece by @econromesh.bsky.social, explaining with illuminating clarity that "In an age when authority itself is contested, economists need to devote as much care to how evidence is communicated – and why it should be trusted – as they do to producing it in the first place"

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#WorldCup2026: the 4 quarterfinal favourites turned out winners, some with more difficulty than others Look out for semifinal scorecasts & latest probabilities on the 4 remaining teams to lift the trophy @econ-observatory.bsky.social @jjreade.bsky.social #Argentina vs #England #France vs #Spain

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John Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Interesting piece by @econromesh.bsky.social. I always thought the right frame was the trade-off between (formal) sovereignty and living standards, and we emphasised that from the start. But the Leave campaign was effective with 'wrong then, wrong now' and so forth 1/ blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

Economic hubris, political nemesis
There was another mismatch too. Economists believed they were answering the central question facing the country: would Brexit make the country more or less prosperous?

Many voters were asking a different question altogether. Who should make UK laws? How should immigration be controlled? What kind of country do we want to be?

These are not questions that economics can settle, nor should it pretend to. Looking back, one of our mistakes was to assume that because the economic consequences were important, they would also be decisive.

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

#WorldCup2026 - #Spain's 2-1 defeat of #Belgium was the joint most likely result of that match at 9% Tonight's most likely result, at 10%, is also 2-1, a victory for #England over #Norway #ItsComingHome ?? @jjreade.bsky.social @econ-observatory.bsky.social

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Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Despite a near total academic consensus on the negative consequences of Brexit, voters were not swayed. In a new LSE Impact blog, @econromesh.bsky.social (Economics Observatory, CEP) argues economists must communicate findings as carefully as they produce them. blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

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Did Brexit make us better at communicating economics? - LSE Impact

The referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU was a watershed moment for research communication. Despite a near total academic consensus on the negative economic consequences of a vote to Leave, thi...

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

#WorldCup2026 Yesterday, #France were at 70% to beat #Morocco In today's quarterfinal, #Spain have a 66% likelihood of winning; #Belgium are at 34% The joint likeliest scorelines, both at 9%, are a 2-1 Spain win or a 1-1 draw Spain are at 18% to lift the trophy; Belgium 5% Latest #scorecasts

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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

#France vs #Morocco tonight - likely outcomes: Mbappé & co are at 70% probability of winning; their opponents, Africa's last representative in the tournament, are at 30% Likeliest result at 16%: 1-0 to the French 49% chance that each team scores at most one goal #WorldCup2026

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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 09/07/2026

I had a lot of fun recording this podcast about my book We Are Not Machines with @timharford.ft.com live at the Bristol economics festival - watching Tim with an audience in the palm of his hand was truly watching a master at work. timharford.com/2026/07/caut...

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Cautionary Tales Live – We Are Not Machines, with Sarah O’Connor

When the Luddites smashed factory frames in a bid to defend their craft and livelihoods, the machines came out on top. Today, AI and automation threaten to wipe out skilled jobs and flood us w…

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