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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Reminder to submit papers for the next Earnings Symposium by 30 October 2026: tinyurl.com/4mch8s7s

ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

As policymakers consider major reforms to social care, measuring its impact will become even more important. ESCoE research led by @garryyoung.bsky.social and Craig Thamotheram has helped develop methods for including adult social care in distributional statistics: tinyurl.com/afmp7p2b

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Read the ESCoE blog and discussion paper by @trfetzer.com, @christinavpalmou.bsky.social and @jschneebacher.bsky.social, which explores how new approaches to data and analysis can provide policymakers with timely, causal and granular evidence as crises unfold: tinyurl.com/mv4p8rec

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This includes a presentation by ESCoE Director Rebecca Riley on new research published today examining how management practices influence AI adoption among UK businesses: tinyurl.com/2ujpax5u

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Why are some businesses adopting AI much faster than others? An ESCoE discussion paper by @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social, Nghi Nguyen, @johnlpoquiz.bsky.social and Rebecca Riley explores whether management practices help explain this gap: tinyurl.com/57hc6tp2 @productivity.bsky.social

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

How can policymakers make better decisions about water resources? ESCoE researchers @ucl.ac.uk are compiling freshwater natural capital accounts to help tackle growing pressures on the water system. More in the latest @resmedia.bsky.social newsletter: tinyurl.com/yupb754z

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

ESCoE research with @fraserofallander.org helped shape a new Comparability Framework Tool, helping users understand when UK-wide data can be compared and where important differences exist: tinyurl.com/3m99e3np

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Access historical trade data via ESCoE's historic repository, created in partnership with @boeresearch.bsky.social and the Office for National Statistics: tinyurl.com/4t6e7fnk

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Fantastic to see ESCoE work on a new linked employer-employee dataset presented at the recent @nber.org / EMRI conference on "Innovations on Measuring Employment". Find out more about this work: tinyurl.com/4vry8cen

Photo shows John Forth presenting ESCoE work on LEED data at the recent NBER / EMRI conference

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Great to see so many ESCoE researchers contributing to an important new @adr-uk.bsky.social Academic Lead team to drive secure economic public-sector data use. The work builds on ESCoE development of a new Linked Employer Employee Dataset for the UK. Find out more: tinyurl.com/3ejmdmx8

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ESCoE researchers join major ADR UK initiative to expand economic data research - ESCoE

Six ESCoE Research Associates have been appointed to a new ADR UK Academic Lead team that will help transform the use of administrative data for economic research.

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Eduin Latimer @eduinlatimer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Shout out to my @escoeorg.bsky.social colleague @joshmartinecon.bsky.social and to ONS researchers for all their work to improve the measurement of our economy. This is just one example that shows that how we measure things matters!

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

By linking workers to their employers over time, LEED provides a far richer understanding of labour market and economic dynamics than studying households or businesses alone. Find out more about this ESCoE work: tinyurl.com/4vry8cen

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Want to join us in Sydney? 🇦🇺 The UNSW Centre for Applied Economic Research and ESCoE will hold a joint conference on 7-8 December 2026 at UNSW Sydney, Australia. Registrations are open until 20 November 2026: tinyurl.com/26hu36dd

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UNSW-ESCoE Conference on Economic Measurement 2026

UNSW Sydney, 7-8 December 2026

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

ESCoE researchers recently attended the 39th @iariw.bsky.social General Conference - the biennial meeting of the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (IARIW). Find out more: tinyurl.com/v3mf9uh8 @johnlpoquiz.bsky.social

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ESCoE at the 39th IARIW General Conference - ESCoE

ESCoE recently attended the 39th IARIW General Conference - the biennial meeting of the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth.

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Great to see ESCoE work with @theifs.bsky.social by @gautamvyas.bsky.social and @peterlevell.bsky.social published in the Journal of Applied Econometrics. Find out more about the project: tinyurl.com/5awavrak

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Read about ESCoE work on valuing cultural capital, led by @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social, Ricky Lawton and Hasan Bakhshi: tinyurl.com/3f4tr7ty

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Hear the newly-appointed national statistician André Loranger in conversation with @lizmckeown.bsky.social (Office for National Statistics) at ESCoE's 2026 conference. ⬇️

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What is your digital life worth? 🎧 @kevinfoxecon.bsky.social joined ABC Radio National to discuss pioneering research on measuring the value of digital goods and services, including ESCoE work on productive screen time: tinyurl.com/5n755wtp Find out more: tinyurl.com/2nzjkvvy

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

As @johnlpoquiz.bsky.social prepares to leave academia for a new role in the private sector, we spoke to him about his research, highlights from his time at ESCoE and what comes next: tinyurl.com/bdfyb8kn #EconomicStatistics #Research

"I'm really happy to have been part of this community and part of the wider effort to improve economic measurement"

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We're proud to see ESCoE work using UK microdata by Marta Paczos and Adam Haunch featured in this Industrial Strategy Advisory Council report: tinyurl.com/3xfvsmam Fantastic to see ESCoE research helping to shed light on the factors that drive local economic performance.

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Industrial Strategy Advisory Council: Developing local capability for economic growth – insights from Greater Manchester and the West
Midlands

Published: July 2026

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

📢 Call for papers: Earnings Symposium 2027 Join ESCoE, ONS, ADR UK and the @wagedynamics.bsky.social team on 26 January 2027 in London to explore the latest developments in earnings data and statistics. Submit your work by 30 October 2026: t.co/QE6p7GlNug

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Earnings Symposium 2027 - Call for papers - ESCoE

Inviting submissions for the second ONS Earnings Symposium, to be held at 10 Union Street, London, SE1 1SZ, on 26 January 2027.

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Read about ESCoE work on measuring productivity, innovation and business dynamics, in collaboration with partners including @productivity.bsky.social bsky.social, @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and many more: tinyurl.com/5enrtt5s

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

For more on this topic, read the ESCoE blog and discussion paper by Gloria Cicerone, @slosacker.bsky.social and Raquel Ortega-Argilés: tinyurl.com/4ttyzrys

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Read about @johnlpoquiz.bsky.social's ESCoE work here: escoe.ac.uk/people/john-lourenze-poquiz

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

More analysis of pay in the UK in this ESCoE blog: tinyurl.com/26jnynn6 This links with ESCoE work developing a Linked Employer Employee Dataset, in collaboration with @ucl.ac.uk and @citystgeorges.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/4vry8cen

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Lots of ESCoE people at the @iariw.bsky.social conference this week. The last IARIW conference was hosted by ESCoE @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/4e2669p6

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Interesting keynote from @johnvanreenen.bsky.social. Professor Van Reenen has collaborated on various pieces of ESCoE work on measuring management practices, firm performance, and economic productivity. Find out more: shorturl.at/xhEer

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Read about ESCoE work on measuring productivity, innovation and business dynamics, in collaboration with partners including @productivity.bsky.social, @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and many more: tinyurl.com/5enrtt5s

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Still time to apply for this opportunity for PhD students/early career economists. ⬇️

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Why would an inflation measure suddenly "explode"? A new ESCoE Discussion Paper by @kevinfoxecon.bsky.social investigates a surprising issue that can arise when using retailer transaction data to measure inflation, and identifies ways to make these measures more robust: tinyurl.com/4w6yh3rs

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This article by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com highlights some of the important insights it's possible to gain from time use surveys. Read about the Online Time Use Study, a collaboration between ESCoE, the Office for National Statistics and @natcen.bsky.social: natcen.ac.uk/TimeUseStudy

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This Office for National Statistics update on reinstating quarterly regional GDP estimates outlines recommendations being taken forward from ESCoE's 2025 review: tinyurl.com/855uufm9 Read more about this ESCoE work, in collaboration with researchers @fraserofallander.org: tinyurl.com/4cvfjryp

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Regional GDP: Methods review - ESCoE

This ESCoE project will review ONS's new method for producing quarterly regional GDP estimates.

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We look forward to working with Professor Jun Du and @productivity.bsky.social to better understand the UK 'productivity puzzle'. Read about ESCoE work on measuring productivity, innovation and business dynamics: tinyurl.com/5enrtt5s

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

"I think it's important for a well-functioning democracy that people understand and can assess the economic performance of the country and ultimately hold policymakers..accountable". @johnnyrunge.bsky.social Hear about ESCoE work on public understanding of economic stats: tinyurl.com/fhhxxfd8

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

⏰Get your papers in by 23:59 (Sydney local time – AEST) /14:59 (BST) today (10 August)

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Great to see an ESCoE paper on the macroeconomic effects of AI uncertainty by Juan Reyes (@kingsbschool.bsky.social) featured by SUERF - The European Money & Finance Forum as a policy brief: tinyurl.com/2rtmu5ay Read the ESCoE blog and paper: tinyurl.com/4ync6pr5

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Anyone who has made a significant contribution to economics can apply, whether in academia, teaching (including in schools), policy, the private sector, charity sector or beyond. ⬇️

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

⏰ The call for papers closes next Monday (10 August)

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

"One lesson from Manchester is that it takes time for education, employment and health policies to show up in GDP statistics." ESCoE Leadership Executive member @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social (@bennettschool.cam.ac.uk) in @financialtimes.com ⬇️

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Great reflections from Martin Baily & @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social We're pleased to be working with @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk & @productivity.bsky.social on how productivity & economic considerations can help develop & deploy AI from an ethical & legal standpoint, thanks to a Responsible AI grant.

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

@bartvanark.bsky.social is also a member of ESCoE's Advisory Board. Read his reflections as he hands over leadership of @productivity.bsky.social ⬇️ Congratulations to Bart for all his achievements as TPI Managing Director. 👏

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

In the face of the climate emergency and wider environmental challenges, how do we accurately measure the green economy? A new discussion paper by @ucl.ac.uk's @willmcdowall.bsky.social and @hamidngh.bsky.social explores this question: tinyurl.com/2n6nz39d

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Read about ESCoE work on measuring the green economy, led by @willmcdowall.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk: tinyurl.com/33ndd6m2

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

For more on this topic, read the ESCoE paper and blog on firm response to economic shocks by @jschneebacher.bsky.social, @christinavpalmou.bsky.social and @trfetzer.com: tinyurl.com/k76vvvm2

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Recent AI developments may be generating a new form of uncertainty: about how fast technology will advance, which jobs will be affected, and how workers and firms will adapt. Read the blog and paper by Juan Reyes to find out more: tinyurl.com/4ync6pr5

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Time is running out to present at the 2026 UNSW-ESCoE Conference in Sydney. Submit a paper by 10 August 2026: tinyurl.com/3s43m22w

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Read the updated paper and blog by @jschneebacher.bsky.social, @christinavpalmou.bsky.social and @iyotzov.bsky.social on ESCoE's website: tinyurl.com/k76vvvm2

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The call for papers for the @productivity.bsky.social Academic Conference 2026 is now open. Researchers are invited to submit draft papers or extended abstracts by 31 July 2026. ⬇️

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The conference included a presentation from ESCoE Research Associate John Forth on linked administrative data. Find out about ESCoE work to develop a new Linked Employer Employee Dataset for the UK, in partnership with @citystgeorges.bsky.social & @ucl.ac.uk: tinyurl.com/4vry8cen

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