Place-based policies are back on the political agenda to address widening spatial inequalities. However, recent policies generally adhere to a narrow set of regional development strategies: create ...

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A journal of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. The journal publishes multi-disciplinary research on the spatial dimensions of contemporary socio-economic-political change, and examines the effe...

It is far too early for statistical models to fully grasp voting behaviour

Department/Location: Department of Public Policy (Bennett School of Public Policy)Salary: £33,002-£46,049Reference: JB47263Category: ResearchDate published: 12 September 2025Closing date: 10 October 2...

Abstract. We update Bagnasco’s work on the Third Italy and its interpretative model of Italy’s economic geography adding a Fourth Italy to the existing tax

Editors: Emil Evenhuis, Stefania Fiorentino, Huiwen Gong, Ron Martin, Johan Miörner and Christian Schulz. The world is facing a number of historic challenges,

The Department of Land Economy is looking to appoint a Research Associate to join the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research (CCHPR).CCHPR was established in 1990 with the aim of undertaki...

Director of the Downing Battcock Institute, Downing College, University of Cambridge

“We need to be united because Europe is strong if it’s united,” French industry chief warns as Italian PM heads to the White House.

House prices in a Welsh county have fallen by more than 12% year-on-year, according to new figures.

Assistant Professor in Rural and Agricultural Economics in the Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge.

Editors: Betsy Donald, Meric Gertler, Amy Glasmeier, Siqi Zheng Scientific evidence that human activity is the principal cause of global climate warming is une

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Abstract. The UK, like other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) economies, has experienced a dismal decade and a half since the

Another vast tourist resort project promising jobs and prosperity. But critics say such developments imperil the pristine environments they advertise * Read more in this series Joseph Darville has fond memories of swimming with his young son off the…

Adam Rutherford with Annie Gray, Vicky Payne and Angela Hui.

Visitors can help sustain and diversify local services in some standout UK destinations. But for most cities where the visitor economy is small, there may be more pressing economic challenges.

Night-time economies in #cities generate billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs. However, unreliable services and safety issues remain an issue. #wef24

As part of the 2025 RSA Annual Conference, there will be a number of  Special Sessions running throughout the academic programme. Click here to submit your abstract.