13+ hour, 14+ min ago  (514+ words) Connecting business research with policy, practice and public debate Using analysis of WTO membership and the Global Peace Index, Julia Croce argues that trade itself, and the organisations that govern it, have a significant role to play in fostering peace…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago  (320+ words) Latest commentary and analysis on the United States from academic experts On May 22, 2026, Kevin Warsh began his tenure as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve (the "Fed). A Trump appointee, the new Chair has pledged to bring about institutional change…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (488+ words) The latest social science books reviewed by academics and experts Tax is a powerful tool for improving our lives, but decades of crossborder tax abuse have undermined its potential. Drawing on his book, What Do We Know and What Should…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (595+ words) Informed debate for better governance Putting up trade barriers, higher import prices and uncertainty have made the UK poorer. Thomas Sampson provides the evidence showing how Brexit has negatively affected the UK's economy. The overall findings are emphatic: Brexit has…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (499+ words) The latest social science books reviewed by academics and experts Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) claims that governments could fill revenue gaps for key projects like unemployment programmes and energy security without raising taxes: they could simply print more money, with…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (407+ words) LSE's engagement with Africa By producing more refined petroleum products at home, Nigeria can help reduce its trade imbalance and protect itself against external shocks. But premonitions of a magic bullet are overplaying its significance, writes Ayo Agbaje and Kwabena…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (281+ words) Second, median worldwide income from property is zero, and even with the broadest cash definition of income from property, income at the 75th percentile is very small in 2020 and was zero in 2000. This indicates that most of the world population has…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (194+ words) Informed debate for better governance The UK's productivity stagnation since 2008 is often blamed on weak investment and poor skills. Christopher Sandmann argues that an overlooked channel " soaring industrial energy costs " explains why Britain failed to capitalise on a cheaper pound....

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (175+ words) Connecting business research with policy, practice and public debate Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Ahead of an event at LSE that marks the50thanniversary of the Meidner plan, afailedplanfrom Sweden's trade unionsfor Swedish businesses to gradually become union-owned, Neil Warnerlooks at the prospects…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (189+ words) Connecting business research with policy, practice and public debate 0 comments | 5 shares Some of the five "giant evils" preventing social progress have been tamed, but the battle is not over. In his new book Sandy Pepper introduces the three "wicked monsters…...