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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 Inflation: how long do recessions last?

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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

Alan Manning

News Alan Manning: ‘Achieving growth by just having more people is not what we should aim for’ (FT)
Richard Layard

News Richard Layard: Make wellbeing central to public policy (FT)
Doorkeys

News LSE London report proposes solutions to potentially free 200,000 mortgage prisoners

  Blogs

Bitcoin

Blog The case against aggressive government action on crypto
Children

Blog A half-baked early years funding policy risks negatively impacting children
Skills

Blog Train in vain? Skills, tasks, and training in the UK labour market
Growth

Blog: A budget for (green) growth? Unfortunately, not yet.
SVB

Blog Lessons from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

  Upcoming events

Nadia Calviño

Towards a New Economic Paradigm?
LSE Environment Day event

LSE Environment Day 2023
Pranab Bardhan

A World of Insecurity: democratic disenchantment in rich and poor countries
Claudia Goldin

Why Women Won
LSE Festival 2023

LSE Festival 2023 - Monday 12 to Saturday 17 June

  Research

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LSE iQ Podcast Do we always need to pay our debts?
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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