This paper proposes a semiparametric and a nonparametric instrumental variable (IV) estimator, under the assumption that the conditional mean of the endogenous variable, given the instrumental variabl...

Tues 28 Oct, 6.30pm at LSE | Join us for the launch of 'The London Consensus: Economic Principles for the 21st Century'

An event from the STICERD Public Events and Lectures series organised by STICERD

Now in its second year, The Independent is proud to publish its list of the world’s leading environmentalists – marking the campaigners, change makers and innovators who are working to stop the damage...

An event from the CASE Special Events series organised by CASE

This event featuring Dr Zhu Min and Professor Nicholas Stern will consider how China is shifting its economic development strategy in the face of Trump’s trade war and an internal real estate downturn...

An event from the STICERD Public Events and Lectures series organised by STICERD

An event from the STICERD Public Events and Lectures series organised by STICERD

What’s the point of having a job? Clearly, to make money for ourselves and our families. But is it possible for us to discover some bigger purpose or meaning at work. And, if we do, who benefits? That’s the idea that a multinational organisation had when it called in a team of economists to analyse its internal programme called “Find your Purpose” (FYP). The resulting RCT set out to measure whether FYP changed how employees behaved at work, whether it helped them enjoy their jobs, and whether it increased profits too. Oriana Bandiera of London School of Economics and CEPR was one of those economists. She tells Tim Phillips how she took the programme and found her purpose, why FYP increased the quit rate but improved productivity, and why employees who took the programme stopped worrying about their work-life balance

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An event from the STICERD Public Events and Lectures series organised by STICERD

This report presents headline findings from interviews with 100 residents living in ten low-income neighbourhoods across England. This is the first in a series of reports summarising our current resea...

The government has committed to tackling poverty among all children, including those subject to the UK’s asylum and immigration system. But recent reforms and proposals to immigration policy mean that...