Jacques Melitz has sadly passed away. cepr.org/about/people/j… Colleagues will know of his many important contributions to international economics. And that he was an exceptional human being.

💻There has been a dramatic + rapid decline in creative FE over last decade – while the creative economy continues to grow and needs a skilled, diverse workforce🎨 This is the finding of our new Arts and Humanities Research Council funded State of the Nations report. 👇 pec.ac.uk/state_of_the_n… (1/4)

Interested in creative industries and foreign direct investment in the UK? Then join the launch online of our next Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre report on 20 November. Register to get the link. Report with my coauthors Jonathan Jones, Daniel Simandjuntak and Giofa