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Understanding the UK economy

UK Economy

Explore our dedicated hub showcasing LSE research and commentary on the state of the UK economy and its future

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Video Why has productivity in the UK slowed?

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Video Will UK debt keep increasing?

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Video Inflation: how is the housing market being affected?

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Events Understanding the UK Economy series

Attend our online and in-person events exploring the state of the UK economy and its future.

  News Stories

Food

News Brexit food trade barriers have cost UK households £7bn, LSE report finds (The Guardian)
Daniel Chandler

News Daniel Chandler: ‘Shareholders have all the power. It doesn’t have to be that way.’ (FT)
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News Dr Anna Valero is appointed as a member to the Chancellor’s Economic Advisory Council

  Blogs

Elderly

Blog Should the UK government get active about economic inactivity?
Trade

Blog Accounting for imported and domestically generated inflation
Flat

Blog How can we make homes more affordable?
Levelling up Overman

Blog Why the government’s levelling-up plans need a reality check
Employee

Blog How we can work better to support employee mental health

  Upcoming events

Raj Chetty

Social Capital Measurement and Associations with Economic Mobility
Tyler Cowen

Economics, Hayek, and Large Language Models
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How Can Economists Change Our Lives? | LSE Festival
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What Would a Fairer Society Look Like? | LSE Festival
LSE Festival 2023

LSE Festival 2023 - Monday 12 to Saturday 17 June

  Research

LSE iQ Affordable

LSE iQ Podcast: How can we make homes more affordable?
Growth Commssion

LSE Growth Commission - a blueprint for sustainable and inclusive long-term growth in the UK
Economy 2030

The Economy 2030 Inquiry: Shaping a decade of change

  LSE Press

Spectrum Auctions

Spectrum Auctions: Designing markets to benefit the public, industry and the economy Read and download the book
Tax LPPR

LSE Public Policy Review, Beveridge 2.0: Tax Justice View the journal
Ethical

If You’re So Ethical, Why Are You So Highly Paid? Read and download the book

  Study

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Study at one of the leading economics departments in the world
Econ - behaviroural

Behavioural Economics
Econ dev

Development Economics
Econ geog

Economic Geography
Economic history

Economic History
Econ health

Health Economics

  Events podcasts and videos

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