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Jeanette Winterson

Industrial policy is on the rise, but new research shows that it is not a magic bullet for economic growth. Instead, fiscal policies that support innovation and technology diffusion more broadly—plus basic research—are the answer. Read our blog: imf.org/en/Blogs/Artic…

The Regional Studies Association Policy Impact Book ‘Social infrastructure and left behind places’ by John Tomaney Maeve Blackman Lucy Natarajan Dimitris Panayotopoulos Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite and Myfanwy Taylor now available as #OpenAccess at shorturl.at/ruyLS

One of the critiques of the Government's programme to tackle regional inequalities is that the investment doesn't offset the reductions in local authority funding.

From the FT:

How can we deliver benefits across the UK through research and innovation while respecting the unique needs of specific areas?

Alison Park, Economic and Social Research Council Deputy Executive Chair, explores activating communities for regional renewal: orlo.uk/fSY6V

#UKRIVoices

New Social Policy Report on Creating Partnerships among Researchers, Practitioners, and Policymakers to Maximize Evidence Use: srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/23793988/2… Visit SPR’s website for guidance and to submit topic proposals. #EvidenceUse #Research -PolicyPartnerships #CallForProposals '

Thrilled to be published in The Fabian Society' 140th anniversary Fabian Review, exploring what Labour's science policy can learn from the Blair and Brown years 🌹🔬

A few highlights...

Theory of change offers a graphic & narrative explanation, allows choices of activities, helps surface assumptions in a group, provides documentation of #changemodel & has quality control criteria. Revisiting i2insights.org/2021/08/24/the…

Changing places outlines five new directions for social value - David Burch outlines them at the People’s History Museum in Manchester. 🧵

Really great to be collaborating with our friends Co-operatives UK NEF Centre for Thriving Places on how we can build economic innovation alongside accountability within metro mayor authorities.

Take a look at our new report 👀

Come & work with us! We are a lovely team Andrew Laird

Last head to head of the West Midlands mayoral and PCC campaigns tonight courtesy of the brilliant Citizens UK @bhamcitizens - what a wonderful turnout in Uni of Birmingham Great Hall - follow thread for highlights Andy Street Richard Parker for West Mids Mayor 🌹 Simon Foster Tom Byrne

One of the most rewarding aspects of working within the regional academic policy engagement community in England is the genuine collaboration between universities &regions. Great to be in Birmingham today to meet friends from City-REDI WMREDI Economic and Social Research Council Research England Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN)

An increase in childcare provisions means more childcare professionals will be needed. Our analysis suggests that regions are likely to face a significant bottleneck without policy intervention 🧵: Blog shorturl.at/lGIMN

NEW ESSAY COLLECTION

Labour economics: Thinking through Labour's economic agenda

What is Labour's economic philosophy? Is it enough? And how could it be improved?

Aveek Bhattacharya and I asked leading economists what they thought

The results are revealing:
smf.co.uk/publications/l…

Want to know more about our Fairer World research?

Explore what we're working on: birmingham.ac.uk/research/spotl…

This week we won the Uni of Birmingham impact prize for commerce the economy and productivity. We'll done to an excellent team! City-REDI

Thought provoking thread for those interested in #localgovernment

Thanks for all the interest in The University of Birmingham Colour Palette. First batch of prints are in their tubes for collection this weekend 🧡

Communities don't care about siloes, they care about outcomes.

Place-based budgets would drive integration around their priorities, not Whitehall's.

Our report 👉 newlocal.org.uk/publications/r…