The UK faces crises, from housing & health to slow economic growth, at home, as well as globally, stemming from climate change & geopolitical challenges. The country will soon vote for the party they believe best placed to rise to the occasion.
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In case you missed it... #Argentina under a new #government : what are the big economic challenges? By Fernando Garcia and Lucila Venturi Harvard's Growth Lab #EconTwitter #javiermilei 👇
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Awkward.

Military service raises likelihood of future crimes, mostly among young men from disadvantaged backgrounds & with previous criminal history; only +ve effect of #conscription for this group is decrease in disability benefits & number of sick days, VoxEU cepr.org/voxeu/columns/…

How the earnings announcements of high carbon emitters suggest mispricing of transition risk - in conversation with Tim Phillips, Alex Edmans argues that we should think of #ESG as both extremely important – & nothing special, VoxEU cepr.org/multimedia/mis…

🗳️ The UK will go to the polls on 4 July.

🚨 'Promises will need to be scrutinised, claims subject to rigorous analysis' writes Anand Menon.

We'll be here to do exactly that, helping you make sense of it all. Find out more 👇

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Military conscription weakens the relationship between the citizen & the state, VoxEU evidence from 15 European countries in a study by Vincenzo Bove et al, #NationalService #ElectionEconomics #EconTwitter Economics Observatory cepr.org/voxeu/columns/…

Mandatory military service significantly increases both the likelihood of crime & the number of crimes committed by young men aged 23-30, The Economic Journal evidence from #Sweden - #NationalService #EconTwitter Economics Observatory res.org.uk/mediabriefing/…

The first post-Brexit election. Latest post on my Brexit & Beyond Blog. Labour have denied the Tories a 'defend Brexit' campaign & the govt has few Brexit benefits to point to. But though Brexit may not figure much, it will be in the shadows throughout: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-fi…

Yes Minister on bringing back national service

Very pleased to see this issue clarified.
It at elections when the expertise of scientists is arguably most valuable. And should certainly not be under 'purdah'.

🎩 Science Media Centre UK Stian Westlake

Royal Economic Society Nuffield Foundation The Leverhulme Trust Romesh Vaitilingam
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia CamEcon

TODAY on the Economics Observatory - How are geopolitical risks affecting the world economy? By Ahmet Ihsan Kaya #EconTwitter #NIESR #globalisation #Ukrainewar #Israel #Gaza
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JUST PUBLISHED - How have the institutions of #UK #devolution affected economic performance? By Esmond Birnie Ulster University #EconTwitter #Wales #Scotland #NorthernIreland 👇
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NEW on the Economics Observatory - Pause for thought By Charlie Meyrick #EconTwitter #globalisation #generalelection 👇
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Heightened violence in hometowns of Syrian-born school children led to improved scores in their new Turkish schools, with larger gains in their Turkish language scores than their maths scores, VoxEU evidence on hometown conflict & refugees' integration cepr.org/voxeu/columns/…

Super post on research communication in the pre-election period from the brilliant Science Media Centre UK, who have been indefatigable on this issue over the years, working with Sue Gray and other senior Cabinet Office officials.

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Now that a general election has been called, I thought it was worth pre-emptively laying to rest some rumours that sometimes circulate about Economic and Social Research Council rules on what ESRC-funded researchers supposedly are and aren't allowed to say during the ‘pre-election period’. (1)

Inflation among the world's most populous countries ranged from 0.7% in 🇹🇭 Thailand to 59.5% in 🇹🇷 Türkiye as of April 2024. #dataviz #Inflation

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Staggering chart of age distributions by Economics Observatory data team for forthcoming new piece with LSE School of Public Policy.

This chart (21 most populous countries) is around three-quarters of the people on earth.

JUST PUBLISHED - Pause for thought By Charlie Meyrick #EconTwitter #globalisation #generalelection 👇
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