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The Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE) is a research centre hosted at King's College London and supported by the ONS.
We provide research on economic statistics for the modern economy. 📈
We provide research on economic statistics for the modern economy. 📈
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We caught up with young people after ESCoE's Festival of Social Science event @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social to find out what they learnt and enjoyed and how the workshop will help them as they think about future study or work.
Full video: tinyurl.com/48scryh7
Full video: tinyurl.com/48scryh7
Some things have more or less social worth than their market price might indicate.
ESCoE researchers @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk are exploring how shadow prices can capture the social value of assets like wind.
Blog by Julia Wdowin: tinyurl.com/b8bw56hz
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
ESCoE researchers @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk are exploring how shadow prices can capture the social value of assets like wind.
Blog by Julia Wdowin: tinyurl.com/b8bw56hz
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
Capturing the broader benefits of wind in shadow prices for macroeconomic metrics - ESCoE
This blog explains why valuing wind is complex and why current methods may not accurately capture its contribution to social welfare.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Some things have more or less social worth than their market price might indicate.
ESCoE researchers @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk are exploring how shadow prices can capture the social value of assets like wind.
Blog by Julia Wdowin: tinyurl.com/b8bw56hz
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
ESCoE researchers @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk are exploring how shadow prices can capture the social value of assets like wind.
Blog by Julia Wdowin: tinyurl.com/b8bw56hz
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
⚠️Today is the deadline for paper submissions to our 2026 conference. ⬇️
⚠️There are only a few days left to submit a paper for ESCoE's 2026 conference @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social.
Submit by Monday 12 January: tinyurl.com/2v4jwfwn
Submit by Monday 12 January: tinyurl.com/2v4jwfwn
ESCoE Conference on Economic Measurement 2026 - Call for papers open - ESCoE
ESCoE will hold its annual conference, organised in partnership with the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), on 19-21 May 2026.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:29 AM
⚠️Today is the deadline for paper submissions to our 2026 conference. ⬇️
@jschneebacher.bsky.social has joined ESCoE’s Leadership Executive, with a focus on developing UK microdata.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/yhye8vk9
Find out more: tinyurl.com/yhye8vk9
Jakob Schneebacher joins ESCoE’s Leadership Executive - ESCoE
Jakob Schneebacher has joined ESCoE’s Leadership Executive, with a focus on developing UK micro-data.
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January 12, 2026 at 9:55 AM
@jschneebacher.bsky.social has joined ESCoE’s Leadership Executive, with a focus on developing UK microdata.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/yhye8vk9
Find out more: tinyurl.com/yhye8vk9
Intangible assets (such as software and intellectual property) are increasingly central to both company financial reporting and national accounting. Yet, both communities face similar challenges.
Find out more in this blog by @joshmartinecon.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/9rnyshmw
Find out more in this blog by @joshmartinecon.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/9rnyshmw
Two communities, one challenge – Intangibles - ESCoE
Josh Martin reflects on the challenges of measuring intangibles in company financial accounting and national accounting.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Intangible assets (such as software and intellectual property) are increasingly central to both company financial reporting and national accounting. Yet, both communities face similar challenges.
Find out more in this blog by @joshmartinecon.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/9rnyshmw
Find out more in this blog by @joshmartinecon.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/9rnyshmw
⚠️There are only a few days left to submit a paper for ESCoE's 2026 conference @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social.
Submit by Monday 12 January: tinyurl.com/2v4jwfwn
Submit by Monday 12 January: tinyurl.com/2v4jwfwn
ESCoE Conference on Economic Measurement 2026 - Call for papers open - ESCoE
ESCoE will hold its annual conference, organised in partnership with the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), on 19-21 May 2026.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:57 AM
⚠️There are only a few days left to submit a paper for ESCoE's 2026 conference @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social.
Submit by Monday 12 January: tinyurl.com/2v4jwfwn
Submit by Monday 12 January: tinyurl.com/2v4jwfwn
Missed the UNSW-ESCoE Conference on Economic Measurement 2025 at UNSW Sydney?
Recordings from keynote and plenary sessions are now available: tinyurl.com/e4uavejm
@kevinfoxecon.bsky.social @graftonquentin.bsky.social
Recordings from keynote and plenary sessions are now available: tinyurl.com/e4uavejm
@kevinfoxecon.bsky.social @graftonquentin.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Missed the UNSW-ESCoE Conference on Economic Measurement 2025 at UNSW Sydney?
Recordings from keynote and plenary sessions are now available: tinyurl.com/e4uavejm
@kevinfoxecon.bsky.social @graftonquentin.bsky.social
Recordings from keynote and plenary sessions are now available: tinyurl.com/e4uavejm
@kevinfoxecon.bsky.social @graftonquentin.bsky.social
Remote work has become a defining feature of the UK labour market since 2020, but what does this shift mean for how people spend their time, their well-being, and their productivity?
Register for our next webinar with @francescafolia1.bsky.social (@unisouthampton.bsky.social): tinyurl.com/2fu29px8
Register for our next webinar with @francescafolia1.bsky.social (@unisouthampton.bsky.social): tinyurl.com/2fu29px8
The changing nature of work: What can we learn from time use diaries? - ESCoE
This webinar will present new ONS time diary data to examine remote work and its relationship to time use, well-being, and self-perceived productivity.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Remote work has become a defining feature of the UK labour market since 2020, but what does this shift mean for how people spend their time, their well-being, and their productivity?
Register for our next webinar with @francescafolia1.bsky.social (@unisouthampton.bsky.social): tinyurl.com/2fu29px8
Register for our next webinar with @francescafolia1.bsky.social (@unisouthampton.bsky.social): tinyurl.com/2fu29px8
Opportunity with ESCoE partner @theifs.bsky.social ⬇️
Accepted onto or working on an economics PhD? We're accepting applications until Friday 6 Feb for our PhD Studentship Awards and our PhD Enrichment Placements scheme.
📊 Find out more here: ifs.org.uk/jobs
📊 Find out more here: ifs.org.uk/jobs
January 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Opportunity with ESCoE partner @theifs.bsky.social ⬇️
ESCoE is delighted to congratulate @paulmizen.bsky.social (@kingsbschool.bsky.social), a member of our Leadership Executive, who has been recognised in the King’s 2026 New Year Honours for services to Economic Research and Public Policy.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/44w38dxw
Find out more: tinyurl.com/44w38dxw
ESCoE Leadership Executive member Paul Mizen awarded OBE - ESCoE
ESCoE is delighted to congratulate Leadership Executive member Paul Mizen, who has been recognised in the King’s 2026 New Year Honours.
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January 6, 2026 at 11:31 AM
ESCoE is delighted to congratulate @paulmizen.bsky.social (@kingsbschool.bsky.social), a member of our Leadership Executive, who has been recognised in the King’s 2026 New Year Honours for services to Economic Research and Public Policy.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/44w38dxw
Find out more: tinyurl.com/44w38dxw
Read about ESCoE work on public service productivity, in collaboration with the UK Office for National Statistics, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, @rug.nl & Birkbeck, University of London: tinyurl.com/ym97ybnc
I've had two outstanding public service experiences this hols: a new passport within 2 days of application & a prescription ready to pick up within 2 hours of request. Time saved is a key (unmeasured) productivity metric: digital tech makes a huge difference when implemented well.
January 5, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Read about ESCoE work on public service productivity, in collaboration with the UK Office for National Statistics, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, @rug.nl & Birkbeck, University of London: tinyurl.com/ym97ybnc
Can payment flows reveal the hidden interdependencies shaping our economy?
That’s now possible thanks to a new Office for National Statistics dataset.
Find out more in this ESCoE paper by Kerstin Hötte: tinyurl.com/2jrd4a34
That’s now possible thanks to a new Office for National Statistics dataset.
Find out more in this ESCoE paper by Kerstin Hötte: tinyurl.com/2jrd4a34
January 5, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Can payment flows reveal the hidden interdependencies shaping our economy?
That’s now possible thanks to a new Office for National Statistics dataset.
Find out more in this ESCoE paper by Kerstin Hötte: tinyurl.com/2jrd4a34
That’s now possible thanks to a new Office for National Statistics dataset.
Find out more in this ESCoE paper by Kerstin Hötte: tinyurl.com/2jrd4a34
We caught up with young people after ESCoE's Festival of Social Science event @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social to find out what they learnt and enjoyed and how the workshop will help them as they think about future study or work.
Full video: tinyurl.com/48scryh7
Full video: tinyurl.com/48scryh7
December 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
We caught up with young people after ESCoE's Festival of Social Science event @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social to find out what they learnt and enjoyed and how the workshop will help them as they think about future study or work.
Full video: tinyurl.com/48scryh7
Full video: tinyurl.com/48scryh7
"I came to know and value a unique institution that bridges academic research and official statistics."
ESCoE Research Director Paul Schreyer reflects on his first year at ESCoE and what's next for the Centre in 2026: tinyurl.com/4hkftnhs
ESCoE Research Director Paul Schreyer reflects on his first year at ESCoE and what's next for the Centre in 2026: tinyurl.com/4hkftnhs
My first year at ESCoE: Reflections and what’s next - ESCoE
ESCoE Research Director Paul Schreyer reflects on his first year with ESCoE and what’s next for the Centre in 2026
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December 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
"I came to know and value a unique institution that bridges academic research and official statistics."
ESCoE Research Director Paul Schreyer reflects on his first year at ESCoE and what's next for the Centre in 2026: tinyurl.com/4hkftnhs
ESCoE Research Director Paul Schreyer reflects on his first year at ESCoE and what's next for the Centre in 2026: tinyurl.com/4hkftnhs
Last chance to sign up for this in-person @niesrorg.bsky.social event, featuring ESCoE Director/ @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social's Rebecca Riley.
📍Tomorrow 5.30pm ⏰ In person only event 🗓️
Rebuilding National #Statistics 📊
A debate to generate constructive ideas on how the #ONS can further improve its systems -
Panel discussion chaired by @philaldrick.bsky.social
Last chance to sign up👇
@escoeorg.bsky.social
niesr.ac.uk/event/rethin...
Rebuilding National #Statistics 📊
A debate to generate constructive ideas on how the #ONS can further improve its systems -
Panel discussion chaired by @philaldrick.bsky.social
Last chance to sign up👇
@escoeorg.bsky.social
niesr.ac.uk/event/rethin...
Rebuilding National Statistics - NIESR
Recent years have seen increasing concern with the quality of ONS data and the impact it is having on macro policymaking in the UK. The complexity of measuring a rapidly evolving modern economy—especi...
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December 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Last chance to sign up for this in-person @niesrorg.bsky.social event, featuring ESCoE Director/ @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social's Rebecca Riley.
Missed ESCoE's autumn 2025 webinar series?
Recordings are available on our website: www.escoe.ac.uk/webinars/
@kingsbschool.bsky.social
Recordings are available on our website: www.escoe.ac.uk/webinars/
@kingsbschool.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Missed ESCoE's autumn 2025 webinar series?
Recordings are available on our website: www.escoe.ac.uk/webinars/
@kingsbschool.bsky.social
Recordings are available on our website: www.escoe.ac.uk/webinars/
@kingsbschool.bsky.social
"I was struck by the openness of the discussions, and the willingness of experts from around the world to share the challenges they face and potential solutions to meet them."
ESCoE Engagement Director Darren Morgan reflects on the recent UNSW-ESCoE Conference: tinyurl.com/yc7wbh8b
ESCoE Engagement Director Darren Morgan reflects on the recent UNSW-ESCoE Conference: tinyurl.com/yc7wbh8b
UNSW-ESCoE Conference 2025: Darren Morgan reflects - ESCoE
Following the UNSW-ESCoE Conference on Economic Measurement 2025, ESCoE Engagement Director Darren Morgan reflects on the event.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
"I was struck by the openness of the discussions, and the willingness of experts from around the world to share the challenges they face and potential solutions to meet them."
ESCoE Engagement Director Darren Morgan reflects on the recent UNSW-ESCoE Conference: tinyurl.com/yc7wbh8b
ESCoE Engagement Director Darren Morgan reflects on the recent UNSW-ESCoE Conference: tinyurl.com/yc7wbh8b
"Technological advances have rewired our economy, but we’ve been slow to rewire our economic statistics, which leaves huge blind spots for decision-makers."
Read more in this IMF article by ESCoE Director & @kingsbschool.bsky.social Professor Rebecca Riley: tinyurl.com/e8a6jpw7
Read more in this IMF article by ESCoE Director & @kingsbschool.bsky.social Professor Rebecca Riley: tinyurl.com/e8a6jpw7
It’s Time to Modernize Measures of Growth
Economic assessments may miss important changes in a rewired, data-driven economy
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December 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
"Technological advances have rewired our economy, but we’ve been slow to rewire our economic statistics, which leaves huge blind spots for decision-makers."
Read more in this IMF article by ESCoE Director & @kingsbschool.bsky.social Professor Rebecca Riley: tinyurl.com/e8a6jpw7
Read more in this IMF article by ESCoE Director & @kingsbschool.bsky.social Professor Rebecca Riley: tinyurl.com/e8a6jpw7
For more on subnational indicators, read this ESCoE blog by researchers at @fraserofallander.org @unistrathclyde.bsky.social about supporting comparative regional analysis across the UK and in Northern Ireland: tinyurl.com/43c2hfvu
📊 Northern Ireland Productivity Dashboard 2025
Explore data on productivity trends across Northern Ireland compared to the rest of the UK. By Ruth Donaldson, @djordanecon.bsky.social, Seán McDonald and @profjohnturner.bsky.social.
🔗 www.productivity.ac.uk/research/nor...
Explore data on productivity trends across Northern Ireland compared to the rest of the UK. By Ruth Donaldson, @djordanecon.bsky.social, Seán McDonald and @profjohnturner.bsky.social.
🔗 www.productivity.ac.uk/research/nor...
Northern Ireland Productivity Dashboard 2025 - The Productivity Institute
The dashboard assesses NI’s performance across the key drivers of productivity, which provide the foundations for long-run productivity growth.
www.productivity.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
For more on subnational indicators, read this ESCoE blog by researchers at @fraserofallander.org @unistrathclyde.bsky.social about supporting comparative regional analysis across the UK and in Northern Ireland: tinyurl.com/43c2hfvu
Interesting piece by ESCoE Leadership Executive member @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social and @michaelkenny.bsky.social ( @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk ).
If you’re involved in research impact, public engagement (in any form) then you really need to read this from @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social and @michaelkenny.bsky.social at @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How to get science back into policymaking
Misunderstanding and hubris have broken public trust in governments’ use of science, but it can be restored.
www.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Interesting piece by ESCoE Leadership Executive member @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social and @michaelkenny.bsky.social ( @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk ).
@theifs.bsky.social is looking for a new Associate Director to lead its healthcare programme. ⬇️
Would you like to lead our @theifs.bsky.social work on healthcare? We are looking to recruit an outstanding economist to become an Associate Director and lead a programme of economic research on health and/or healthcare. Job advert here: app.beapplied.com/apply/jfzr0z...
Associate Director (Health/Healthcare)
Background to the role The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is Europe’s leading centre for research on the microeconomics of public policy. It is a politically independent registered educational c...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
@theifs.bsky.social is looking for a new Associate Director to lead its healthcare programme. ⬇️
New ESCoE blog: tinyurl.com/yff6e4ns
Brodie Gillan (@fraserofallander.org @unistrathclyde.bsky.social) explores how better measurement of Non-Profit Institutions Serving Households could pave the way for a voluntary sector satellite account, giving us a fuller picture of its scale and impact.
Brodie Gillan (@fraserofallander.org @unistrathclyde.bsky.social) explores how better measurement of Non-Profit Institutions Serving Households could pave the way for a voluntary sector satellite account, giving us a fuller picture of its scale and impact.
Improving how we measure the UK's voluntary sector - ESCoE
This blog examines how improving economic statistics can better capture the UK’s voluntary sector and its contribution to the economy.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
New ESCoE blog: tinyurl.com/yff6e4ns
Brodie Gillan (@fraserofallander.org @unistrathclyde.bsky.social) explores how better measurement of Non-Profit Institutions Serving Households could pave the way for a voluntary sector satellite account, giving us a fuller picture of its scale and impact.
Brodie Gillan (@fraserofallander.org @unistrathclyde.bsky.social) explores how better measurement of Non-Profit Institutions Serving Households could pave the way for a voluntary sector satellite account, giving us a fuller picture of its scale and impact.
ESCoE Leadership Executive members Kevin Fox, Darren Morgan, Rebecca Riley and Paul Schreyer, along with ESCoE's Erwin Diewert are contributing to the International NSI SNA25 and BPM7 Roundtable hosted at UNSW Business School.
December 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
ESCoE Leadership Executive members Kevin Fox, Darren Morgan, Rebecca Riley and Paul Schreyer, along with ESCoE's Erwin Diewert are contributing to the International NSI SNA25 and BPM7 Roundtable hosted at UNSW Business School.
What are the most significant challenges in the implementation of SNA25and BPM7 and how can academics help? We find out from 4 NSI leaders Andre Loranger (StatsCanada), Vipin Arora (U.S. BEA), James Benford (UK ONS) and David Gruen (Australian Bureau of Statistics) in our Plenary chaired session.
December 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
What are the most significant challenges in the implementation of SNA25and BPM7 and how can academics help? We find out from 4 NSI leaders Andre Loranger (StatsCanada), Vipin Arora (U.S. BEA), James Benford (UK ONS) and David Gruen (Australian Bureau of Statistics) in our Plenary chaired session.
This morning’s Contributory sessions include presentations from ESCoE Research Associates Larissa Marioni @niesrorg.bsky.social on using new sources of data to understand skill development and supply and @nguyendavid.bsky.social (Stanford) on measuring consumer surplus at scale.
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This morning’s Contributory sessions include presentations from ESCoE Research Associates Larissa Marioni @niesrorg.bsky.social on using new sources of data to understand skill development and supply and @nguyendavid.bsky.social (Stanford) on measuring consumer surplus at scale.
Keynote from @graftonquentin.bsky.social (Australian National University) today on estimates of well-being for individual countries. #EconStats2025
December 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Keynote from @graftonquentin.bsky.social (Australian National University) today on estimates of well-being for individual countries. #EconStats2025