Understanding the UK economy

Video 100 days to kickstart Britain: what should the government's priorities be?

Publication CentrePiece Summer 2024: The failing planning system

Research for the World magazine Placing wellbeing at the centre of government decision-making

  Understanding the UK Economy video series

Video Inflation: what's going on right now?

Video How can interest rates control inflation?

Video Why has productivity in the UK slowed?

Video The future of Crypto and Blockchain

Video series See the full playlist for more videos explaining what’s causing inflation and how it's being tackled

  Public events

Free and open to all Public events at LSE on economics themes

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Event What went wrong with capitalism

Wed 3 Jul

LSE Live Our new online events experience. Join the global debate at LSE, wherever you are in the world

  News stories

News Austerity spending cuts cost average person nearly half year in life expectancy

News Services exports grow strongly but trade in goods is hit by Brexit: LSE experts

News Professor Henry Overman made OBE in King's birthday honours

  Blogs

Blog How to grow the UK’s dwindling productivity

Blog Boomers owe Britain’s left behind an apology

Blog Smarter, not more regulation will lead to better work

Blog Using evidence for making sense of policy debates in this election

Blog An "army of people" investigating how to make work and life more enjoyable

  LSE iQ Podcast 

LSE iQ Podcast Is AI coming for our jobs?

LSE iQ Podcast How can we make homes more affordable?

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

  Research

Research for the World magazine Why don't we level up?

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

The Economy 2030 Inquiry: Shaping a decade of change

  LSE Press

How Did Britain Come To This? A century of systemic failures of governance Read and download the book

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

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

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