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🌐 Why is immigration policy hard? In this @CEP_LSE lecture, Prof Alan Manning argues that to solve this problem, we should start by ditching simplistic views that frame immigration as either wholly good or wholly bad. #LSEEvents See more 👇 lse.ac.uk/events/why-imm…

Immigration policy is complex, full of trade-offs—but we can do better. Join Alan Manning, former chair of the UK Migration Advisory Committee, for 3 free lectures using evidence to rethink how immigration affects jobs, services and communities. ow.ly/tI8B50Y0IlG

A wartime labor market: the case of Ukraine By Giacomo Anastasia, Tito Boeri and Oleksandr Zholud ow.ly/zWh150XY61j

Crime and prices: evidence from thefts of expensive precious metal By: Gerald Foong, Stephen Machin and Matteo Sandi Read at: ow.ly/gIKT50XY5Z7

🌐 Join us for the first @CEP_LSE 2025 Lionel Robbins Memorial Lecture by Alan Manning. Prof Manning will examine why immigration policy is hard and why we make such a mess of them. #LSEEvents See more 👇 lse.ac.uk/events/why-imm…

🌐 Join us for the second @CEP_LSE 2025 Lionel Robbins Memorial Lecture by Alan Manning. In this second lecture, Prof Manning will examine the foundations of immigration policy and their implications. #LSEEvents See more 👇 lse.ac.uk/events/a-pictu…

Household taxation, nonlinear occupations, and gender gaps By Piotr Denderski and Tim Obermeier Read at: ow.ly/OfnJ50XY5VI

📢 Call for papers: 1st Annual CEP–IFS Labour Conference London | 15–16 June 2026 We invite papers on wages & inequality, firm wage-setting, monopsony, unions, worker mobility & place-based policies. Submit by 13 Feb 2026. 🔗 Details & submissions: ow.ly/5utl50XY3fL

📢 Job vacancy: Research Assistant, Programme on Innovation and Diffusion, LSE Work with John Van Reenen on cutting-edge research on innovation, diffusion & productivity, contributing to co-authored, top-journal-quality outputs 📈💡 Apply by 16 Feb 2026

New research from Huang, @BennyKleinman, @ErnestLiuEcon & Redding (CEP) for VoxEU shows that China’s and Japan’s productivity booms reduced the US share of global GDP — but raised US welfare. Read more: ow.ly/SQGU50XVpmc

🌐 Join us for the 2025 Lionel Robbins Memorial Lectures which this year will be delivered by Alan Manning. This @CEP_LSE lecture is one of three based on the newly published book, "Why Immigration Policy Is Hard". #LSEEvents See more 👇 lse.ac.uk/events/why-imm…

The CEP newsletter – fresh economics delivered to your inbox every month. In January: 💰 Slow-burn Brexit hit 📅 Event: Alan Manning on immigration 🏠 Supply is driving housing crisis

ICYMI Why is there a gender gap in STEM subjects even as girls' educational achievement rises? Using data from 10 countries @andres_bafer and Aspasia Bizopoulou show that STEM education is only part of the story. blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202…

👏 Congratulations to CEP associate Professor Jonathan Wadsworth (Royal Holloway) – awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours List! gov.uk/government/pub…

🎄 A reminder from this year's World Happiness Report that the wellbeing boost from sharing meals is equivalent to the effect of doubling your income. CEP associate Alberto Prati explains: theconversation.com/why-sharing-me…

We are hiring one to two predocs to work on urban economics starting summer 2026. The work will be jointly supervised by Sara Bagagli (@sbagagli_), Giorgio Pietrabissa (@GioPietrabissa) and myself. Apply by 30th of January at: tinyurl.com/y5582bbb @econ_ra

"Unless Britain tackles the barriers that prevent new housing from being built where it is most needed, the affordability crisis will persist" New from @ChrisALHilber & Andreas Mense blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…

Adoption, incidence and welfare impacts of interest-free loans: evidence from solar PV By Leanne Cass, Misato Sato and Aurélien Saussay Read at: ow.ly/q11j50XItgU

Minority bureaucrats' networks and career progression: evidence from the Chinese maritime customs service By Yan Hu and Stephan Maurer Read at: ow.ly/4I5q50XItez