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Neil Lee

@neillee.bsky.social

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Professor of Economic Geography, LSE

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Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 1d

Populism was always coming for you guys. I will toast you in the Dewey as I drink alone.

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NBER @nber.org · 1d

AI and digital platforms improve efficiency in processing and transmitting information but erode producer incentives, resulting in less truthful news and more misinformation, from Joseph E. Stiglitz and Maxim Ventura-Bolet https://www.nber.org/papers/w34318

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James Phipps @jphipps.bsky.social · 2d

A bit late posting it, but the latest round of our seed grants programmes is currently open to support researchers in developing and piloting innovative experimental research ideas, which could inform research, innovation and business growth policy.

www.innovationgrowthlab.org/about/resear...

Seed Grants

Browse the 2024/2025 Seed Grants Recipients Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the second round of IGL Seed Grants will support researchers in developing and piloting innovative experimental…

www.innovationgrowthlab.org

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Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 2d

Nobel prize season and I always think of my wife's distant cousin who died seven months before his co-authors won it

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Ronald Drever - Wikipedia

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International Growth Centre @theigc.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 We're hiring! Two exciting roles: Data Analyst & Head of Zambia Evidence Lab (ZEL).

Work with leading researchers and policymakers to shape data-driven development.

📍 Based in Lusaka | 🌍 Global collaboration | 📈 Real-world impact
Apply now 👉 www.theigc.org/about/careers #EconSky

Head of Zambia Evidence Lab and Data Analyst vacancies

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Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 7d

Grim but eye-opening - especially for those of us lucky enough never to face this

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 8d

This is the weird thing I'm having to check myself for in the tone of tomorrow's newsletter, is conveying my sense of 'yeah, I mean...I'm not *surprised*!' We have to have extra security for book festivals!' sense of despair rather than accidentally seeming bored.

Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 8d

If your kids have to do "active shooter"-style anti-terror drills at their schools in suburban London (as mine have), why on earth would you be shocked?

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 8d

Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 8d

If your kids have to do "active shooter"-style anti-terror drills at their schools in suburban London (as mine have), why on earth would you be shocked?

Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 8d

One reflection talking to other Jews today is how unshocking this is.

Numbing, upsetting, scary but not shocking. We all knew it was coming. Given the enormous rise in antisemitic incidents in recent years, it's a surprise it hasn't happened more often.

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Stephen Jarvis @stephenjarvis.bsky.social · 9d

New paper out in @pnas.org! We study the effect of air pollution on pets, finding increased vet admissions when air quality is worse. Tackling air pollution doesn't just matter for human health - it's important for animals too, including people's much loved cats and dogs www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social · 10d

Mobile internet has rapidly expanded in the Philippines. Researchers Zhiwu Wei, @neillee.bsky.social (CEP) and Yohan Iddawela find that it has helped boost household wealth – but can widen the urban-rural wealth gap.

Read:

Mobile internet access and wealth inequality in the Philippines

Mobile connectivity can boost jobs and incomes. But how does it shape household wealth inequality? The 7000+ islands of the Philippines is an ideal case study

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 10d

New research shows ageing populations and the power of the “grey vote” are undermining Europe’s economic growth.

Yet an ageing Europe need not be a stagnant one if the sources of the grey power trap can be addressed.

✍ Tim Vlandas @dspi-oxford.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Grey power, pension reforms and the politics of slow growth in Europe -

Ageing populations are undermining Europe’s economic growth, but an ageing Europe need not be a stagnant one if we confront the sources of the grey power trap.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 14d

More IPPR than Resolution Foundation, right?

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Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 16d

Nice to see that AI superintelligence is still unable to deal with the first name surname we all suffer from

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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 17d

We are excited for the start of this term's Inequalities Seminar Series!

In our first seminar, @katymorris.bsky.social explores the effects of income misperceptions on inequality beliefs and preferences.

🎟️ Attend in-person: buff.ly/VGrS38l
💻 Attend online: buff.ly/U7CxSmD

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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 17d

Mobile connectivity can positively impact on jobs and incomes. But how does it affect household wealth inequality?

@neillee.bsky.social, Zhiwu Wei & Yohan Iddawela investigate, taking the Philippines as the ideal case study #LSEInequalitiesBlog

Read the post here: buff.ly/cobkSQE

Mobile internet access and wealth inequality in the Philippines

Mobile connectivity can boost jobs and incomes. But how does it shape household wealth inequality? The 7000+ islands of the Philippines is an ideal case study

blogs.lse.ac.uk

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 17d

blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...

Mobile internet access and wealth inequality in the Philippines

Mobile connectivity can boost jobs and incomes. But how does it shape household wealth inequality? The 7000+ islands of the Philippines is an ideal case study

blogs.lse.ac.uk

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 18d

without a coffin in it *yet*

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 18d

Iversen and Soskice on the bookshelf 🔥🔥🔥

Dr. Jeevun Sandher MP @jeevunsandher.bsky.social · 18d

Parliament is now in recess. That means I get to spend more time at home, in Loughborough, Shepshed, and the Villages.

Here's a day in my life 👇

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 18d

PhD fellowship in #Innovaton and #Regional Studies at @unistavanger.bsky.social. Study the #Green Transition and its implications. Join RENOVATE, where true intellectual calibre meets genuine collegiality and warmth.
Deadline for applications: 16 Oct.
Full info: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

PhD Fellowship in Innovation and Regional Studies (285983) | University of Stavanger

Job title: PhD Fellowship in Innovation and Regional Studies (285983), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Thursday, October 16, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Dr. Jeevun Sandher MP @jeevunsandher.bsky.social · 18d

Parliament is now in recess. That means I get to spend more time at home, in Loughborough, Shepshed, and the Villages.

Here's a day in my life 👇

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 20d

We @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk are hiring a postdoc to work on AI and geopolitics www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

Research Assistant/Associate (Fixed Term)

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance. Applications are invited for a Research Assistant/Associate at the new Bennett School of Public Policy in the

www.cam.ac.uk

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Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 21d

Fyre Festival on Netflix style

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World Inequality Lab @wid.world · 23d

📢 We’re excited to announce that the 3rd edition of the World Inequality Conference will take place on 4–5 June 2026 in Paris.

📄The call for papers is now open — submit by December 1!

▶️ inequalitylab.world/en/event/wor...

@pse.bsky.social @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social @taxobservatory.bsky.social

World Inequality Conference 2026 - World Inequality Lab

The World Inequality Lab is organizing the third edition of the World Inequality Conference, to be held at the Paris School of Economics on June 4-5, 2026.

inequalitylab.world

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Sophie E. Hill @sophieehill.bsky.social · 24d

We often forget that the UK is a big outlier: our welfare state is almost all redistribution (not social insurance).

People in other countries know that high earners face real economic risks - it's why they support the welfare state!

oecd bar chart of benefits in unemployment, % of previous income. UK is by far the lowest.

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Dan de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 25d

LSE's Department of Methodogy is searching for an Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science. Applicants from across the social sciences are very welcome!

Please reach out if you would like any more details.

Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science

Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science, , LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university <p styl...

jobs.lse.ac.uk

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Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 25d

great paper - congrats!

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Kieron Flanagan @kieronflanagan.bsky.social · 26d

Tremendous long read from @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social in the FT on the mysterious owner of the notorious Brittania Hotels group, Alex Langsam. on.ft.com/46B1bhO

The crumbling seaside palaces at the centre of Britain’s asylum crisis

How one hotelier built an empire from beloved community assets — and a government struggling to cope with a surge in migration

on.ft.com

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Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 26d

(These are projections for 2025, of course, and there will be huge measurement issues)

Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 26d

They were replaced in the top 30 cities list by:
- Delhi
- Dhaka
- Beijing
- Chongqing
- Karachi
- Kinshasa
- Lagos
- Istanbul
- Manila
- Guangzhou, Guangdong
- Lahore
- Bangalore
- Chennai
- Bogotá
- Jakarta
- Shenzhen

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Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 26d

16 of the world's 30 most populous cities in 1950 were not in the top 30 in 2025 (UN Urbanisation Prospects)
- London
- Paris
- Chicago
- Berlin
- Philadelphia
- Saint Petersburg
- Detroit
- Boston
- Manchester
- Nagoya
- Birmingham
- Shenyang
- Rome
- Milan
- San Francisco
- Barcelona

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Liz McKeown @lizmckeown.bsky.social · 28d

In today's Monthly GDP bulletin (www.ons.gov.uk/economy/gros...) we have made some changes in presentation to lead with the three-month on three-month movements which I explain further in an accompanying blog (blog.ons.gov.uk/2025/09/12/g...). We've also introduced new charts 👇 - feedback v welcome!

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