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Henry G Overman
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Economics, Cities, Policy. Professor, London School of Economics. Research Director Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social. Director @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social. President @urbaneconomics.bsky.social

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Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social · 3d
Our North American #UEA2025 meeting, hosted by Université du Québec à Montréal, featured keynotes by Cecile Gaubert & Keith Head and more than 60 paper sessions.

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Thanks to local organizers Kristian Behrens, Julien Martin & Florian Mayneris.
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Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social · 3d
Congratulations to Andrea Herrera @aaherrerab.bsky.social (LSE) & Zane Kashner @zkashner.bsky.social (Stanford), who shared the student prize at our North American #UEA2025 meeting in Montréal.

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Read their papers: aaherrerab.github.io & www.zanekashner.com
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Henry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social · 3d
Thanks to everyone who came to the @urbaneconomics.bsky.social North American Meetings in Montreal and to all those who worked behind the scenes to make it happen. Our next meeting will be in Barcelona, 8-9 May 2026. Call for papers coming soon.
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What Works Growth @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social · 3d
In September the government published the last of eight sector plans in the industrial strategy, covering defence.

Our new blog gives suggestions for how places can think through support to local businesses in responding to these plans👇
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Local opportunities in the Defence Industrial Strategy - What Works Growth
In September the government published the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025. This is the last of eight sector plans in the national Industrial Strategy, alongside Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy…
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What Works Growth @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social · 23d
Capital is an important driver of productivity 📈

If businesses want to improve productivity, they might invest in new machinery to speed up production, or new software to tackle more complex and higher value tasks 💰

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Understanding the drivers of productivity: Capital - What Works Growth
The drivers of productivity include skills, capital, innovation, enterprise and competition, and land. This blog focuses on capital.
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Henry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social · 29d
Looking forward to our North American @urbaneconomics.bsky.social meeting. Program now online: urbaneconomics.org/meetings/uea....
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Isabela Manelici @imanelici.bsky.social · Sep 5
The @cep-lse.bsky.social @warwickecon.bsky.social Junior Trade Workshop will take place on Sept 22 @cep-lse.bsky.social. Come meet and provide feedback to six promising JMCs! UK-based trade/urban/spatial aficionados are welcome to register here: cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/...
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Henry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social · Sep 3
An important point from @centreforcities.bsky.social on the uneven impact of the university crisis. While bigger universities matter for the national impact, the local economic impact will be bigger where smaller universities dominate their local economy www.centreforcities.org/publication/...
Town and gown: The role of universities in city economies - Centre for Cities
This briefing sets out how local universities contribute to cities’ economic development as high-skilled employers, international exporters, catalysts for city-centre regeneration and innovators.
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What Works Growth @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social · Sep 2
In the first blog in our new series we provide an overview of skills and local growth—looking at policy levers available, things to consider, and useful resources.

This is a great primer to understanding how skills affect local growth and productivity👇
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Understanding the drivers of productivity: Skills  - What Works Growth
This blog is the first in our new series on the drivers of productivity, including include skills, investment, innovatio and enterprise.
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Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social · Aug 29
Paul Cheshire cautions against rushed, short-term changes to stamp duty when there is a overwhelming case for a fully thought-through reform of stamp duty and council tax in combination.
Housebuyers hate stamp duty. Why hasn’t it been reformed before now?
Stamp duty has been around for centuries but it is bad in principle and poor in execution.
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What Works Growth @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social · Aug 28
With more flights than ever taking off from the UK, airport expansion is a hot topic ✈️

But what might expansion mean for local growth in the areas around airports? Our new blog discusses some of the issues to consider👇
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Can expanding airports help local growth take off? - What Works Growth
August means airports, and now that air travel has rebounded from the lows during the Covid-19 pandemic to reach levels where globally there are more flights than ever, airports face bigger and…
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Henry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social · Dec 3
@whatworksgrowth.bsky.social is running our final 'thinking through' event next Wednesday 11th December 09.15-10.00 on Local Green Growth. Sign up details here: whatworksgrowth.org/events/think...
Thinking through local green growth - What Works Growth
09:15 – 10:00 Wednesday 11th December The green transition necessary to deliver on the UK’s net zero commitment will have impacts on all parts of the country, and the government is keen to drive this ...
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Megan Streb @meganstreb.bsky.social · Jan 29
Looking forward to this session on devolution next week. @henryoverman.bsky.social and Victoria Sutherland will pack a lot into this 45min session for policymakers.
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What Works Growth @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social · Jan 29
📅 Effective devolution: lessons learned over ten years

With an increased focus on devolved local growth powers, how can we improve the effectiveness of local growth policies? What roles do data, analysis, and evaluation play?

Join us on 5th February 👇
Effective devolution: lessons learned over ten years - What Works Growth
09:15 – 10:00 Wednesday 5th February With an increased focus on devolved local growth powers, how can we improve the effectiveness of local growth policies? What roles do data, analysis, and…
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What Works Growth @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social · Feb 10
EVENT | Thinking through multipliers: Learning from BBC relocation

Hear from @maxnathan.bsky.social, Professor of Economic Geography at @ucl.ac.uk, on the multipliers arising from the relocation of the BBC to Salford.

Join us on Wednesday 👇
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Thinking through multipliers: Learning from BBC relocation - What Works Growth
09:15 – 10:00 Wednesday 12th February Policymakers want to understand the direct and indirect effect of policies on the local economy. Multipliers are one way of capturing the way that increased emplo...
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Henry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social · Feb 6
@poid-lse.bsky.social is recruiting a research assistant to work with me and Steve Machin on UK spatial disparities in private and public capital stocks, self-employment and productivity. Details here: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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What Works Growth @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social · Feb 13
EVENT | Economic inactivity: Thinking through local responses

Join us to hear from @naomiclayton.bsky.social , Director of Policy and Research at @learnworkuk.bsky.social and our Deputy Director, Victoria Sutherland.

Book your place for 26th February 👇
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Economic inactivity: Thinking through local responses - 26th February 2025 - What Works Growth
09:15 – 10:00 Wednesday 26th February More people in work, and higher productivity from those workers, will – all else equal – increase local economic growth.  This matters to places—not only in terms...
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Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social · Mar 11
Check out the latest edition of the Innovation and Diffusion podcast. Tune in to hear about directed technical change, inventors / engineers, why the British Industrial Revolution persisted. Walker Hanlon from Northwestern University joins Ruveyda Gozen.

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S2 E6: Inventors/Engineers, Directed Technical Change, and the British Industrial Revolution with...
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Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social · Apr 17
📣 Call for papers 📣

19th North American Meeting of the Urban Economics Association
October 3 - 4, 2025
Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada

Keynotes by Cecile Gaubert and Keith Head.

Please submit your paper by May 30.

urbaneconomics.org/meetings/uea...
UEA 2025 Montréal
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Henry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social · Apr 29
Two more weeks left to apply for our @urbaneconomics.bsky.social summer school. Details below.
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Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social · Mar 27
PhD students interested in urban: Apply to join us at Tufts University for summer school July 21–23.

Learn from leading scholars, including @alvinmurphy.bsky.social, @econhist-allday.bsky.social. Get feedback on your research and meet other urban economists.

urbaneconomics.org/workshops/su...
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · May 8
For the first time in (at least) 15 years @centreforcities.bsky.social is looking for a brilliant individual to be the our next Director of Research & Policy. If you fancy it check out the details on our website www.centreforcities.org/about/career...
Director of Policy and Research - Centre for Cities
Title: Director of Policy and Research Location: London (3 or 4 days in the office with flexibility). Full-time remote position will not be offered.
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Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social · Mar 27
PhD students interested in urban: Apply to join us at Tufts University for summer school July 21–23.

Learn from leading scholars, including @alvinmurphy.bsky.social, @econhist-allday.bsky.social. Get feedback on your research and meet other urban economists.

urbaneconomics.org/workshops/su...
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Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social · May 21
Ten days until the submission deadline for our meeting in Montréal. #econsky
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Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social · Apr 17
📣 Call for papers 📣

19th North American Meeting of the Urban Economics Association
October 3 - 4, 2025
Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada

Keynotes by Cecile Gaubert and Keith Head.

Please submit your paper by May 30.

urbaneconomics.org/meetings/uea...
UEA 2025 Montréal
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Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social · May 29
The submission deadline for our October conference in Montréal is tomorrow!

Submit at editorialexpress.com/conference/n...
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Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social · Apr 17
📣 Call for papers 📣

19th North American Meeting of the Urban Economics Association
October 3 - 4, 2025
Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada

Keynotes by Cecile Gaubert and Keith Head.

Please submit your paper by May 30.

urbaneconomics.org/meetings/uea...
UEA 2025 Montréal
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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · Jun 18
✍️ "While correctly rejecting criticisms that existing guidance is biased, the latest Green Book review suggests changes that should improve appraisal and decision making."

Professor @henryoverman.bsky.social‬, Director of @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social, gives his overview👇
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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation.bsky.social · Jun 23
🚨 New research published today

Our latest report by Richmond Egyei @emilyfry.bsky.social‬ ‪‪@tasoskitsos.bsky.social‬ @gthwaites.bsky.social @dalilariba.bsky.social‬ & Enrico Vanino looks at the impact of place in regional inequality.

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Greg Thwaites, Research Director at the Resolution Foundation, said: “England is beset by stark and persistent geographic wage inequalities, with Londoners’ typical earning twice as much as those living in places like Liskeard or Cromer. It’s often assumed that people are driving these divides, but in fact place-based pay penalties are rife across England. A typical early career worker could lose out on £1,300 a year just because of where their job is located. “Policy makers at local, regional and national levels can address these divides by creating the conditions for high-paying firms to locate to their areas, while avoiding an arms race between regions in subsidies for firms. “Moving to higher-paying areas can hugely boost young people’s career earnings, but housing is a major barrier to making these moves. Policy makers should do more to bring these housing barriers down.”
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Henry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social · Jul 23
Three days of great lectures and student talks at the @urbaneconomics.bsky.social summer school. Thanks to students, faculty and organisers.
Group photo showing participants at the summer school
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What Works Growth @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social · Jul 14
Local Growth Plans are a key part of the government’s growth strategy.

Devolution will need to generate jobs, investment and economic activity more than the sum of their parts – multipliers can help assess these wider benefits.

Read how in our new blog👇
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Multiplying the benefits of Local Growth Plans - What Works Growth
Last month the government published new guidance for Mayoral Strategic Authorities on Local Growth Plans. These are a key foundation of the new Industrial Strategy and the government’s ambitions for d...
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Henry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social · Jul 4
Call for papers for @cep-lse.bsky.social LSE / Warwick Junior Trade Seminar: cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/.... Deadline 27 July.
CEP-LSE-Warwick Junior trade workshop 2025 | Various speakers | Monday 22 September 2025 09:30 - 17:30 | CEP Event
An event from the CEP Public Events series organised by the CEP
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Henry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social · Jul 1
We added a new @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social review on the evidence on multipliers from public spending to our local multipliers page: whatworksgrowth.org/resource-lib... [in short - for local impacts, proceed with caution or use employment multipliers instead]
Local multipliers - What Works Growth
Local employment multipliers toolkit published on 20 May 2019. Local multiplier effects of changes in public spending rapid evidence review published on 1 July 2025. Multipliers are a concept used by ...
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Henry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social · Jun 30
Call for papers for LSE Environment Week: www.lse-environment-week.com/environment-... [submission deadline 14th July] @poid-lse.bsky.social
LSE Environment Week 2025 — LSE Environment Week
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