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New research concludes that there are many “Lost Einsteins” in America – children who had the ability to become inventors but didn’t because of where they were born. Shutterstock.com

How talented kids from low‑income families become America’s ‘Lost Einsteins’

Alexander Bell, Harvard University; John Van Reenen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Raj Chetty, Stanford University, and Xavier Jaravel, London School of Economics and Political Science

A new analysis shows how family background influences who grows up to invent. The key to turning things around? Expose kids to more inventors.
Chancellor George Osborne delivers his eighth budget. Hannah McKay / PA Wire

Budget 2016: experts respond

Geraint Johnes, Lancaster University; Alan Shipman, The Open University; Andrew Street, University of York; Anya Ahmed, University of Salford; Daniel Muijs, University of Southampton; David Eiser, University of Stirling; Eoin Flaherty, Queen's University Belfast; Gavin Midgley, University of Southampton; John Maloney, University of Exeter; John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and Political Science; Jonquil Lowe, The Open University, and Stephen Roper, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick

Amid sluggish global growth and a stuttering UK economy, George Osborne delivers his eighth budget.
All smiles for the Conservatives. Andy Rain/EPA

Election 2015: Conservatives gain in England, SNP rampant across Scotland – experts react

Fran Amery, University of Bath; Catherine Happer, University of Glasgow; Charles Lees, University of Bath; Craig McAngus, University of Stirling; David Cutts, University of Bath; Eric Shaw, University of Stirling; Jennifer Thomson, Queen Mary University of London; John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and Political Science; Jonathan Tonge, University of Liverpool; Louise Thompson, University of Surrey; Michael Saward, University of Warwick; Neil Matthews, Queen's University Belfast; Peter Lynch, University of Stirling; Rainbow Murray, Queen Mary University of London; Roger Awan-Scully, Cardiff University; Sophie Whiting, University of Liverpool; Stuart Wilks-Heeg, University of Liverpool, and Victoria Honeyman, University of Leeds

Experts provide a rolling response, live as the results come in for the 2015 general election.
Ready for the hard sell? Hannah McKay/PA Wire

Autumn Statement: the experts respond

John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and Political Science; Alan Shipman, The Open University; Amrita Dhillon, King's College London; Christopher Kirkland, University of Sheffield; Craig Berry, University of Sheffield; David Spencer, University of Leeds; Dean Garratt, University of Warwick; Graeme Currie, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick; James Foreman-Peck, Cardiff University; Jo Blanden, University of Surrey; Jonathan Reynolds, University of Oxford; Karen Rowlingson, University of Birmingham; Michael Ben-Gad, City St George's, University of London; Nicholas Barr, London School of Economics and Political Science; Paul Wakeling, University of York, and Ronen Palan, City St George's, University of London

The chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne, has delivered the financial package he hopes will convince voters to deliver a Conservative majority in May 2015. Here, our team of academic experts responds…
Green shoots? Dominic Lipinski/PA

Budget 2014: experts respond

Karen Rowlingson, University of Birmingham; Chris Martin, University of Bath; Eleonora Belfiore, Loughborough University; Jo Blanden, University of Surrey; John Appleby, City St George's, University of London; John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and Political Science; Kenneth Gibb, University of Glasgow; Michael Kitson, University of Cambridge; Naomi Eisenstadt, University of Oxford; Neil Carter, University of York; Prem Sikka, University of Essex; Richard Fairchild, University of Bath; Richard Jones, University of Sheffield; Rob Hayward, University of Brighton; Suzy Moat, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, and W David McCausland, University of Aberdeen

Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled his fourth budget. The blueprint for recovery includes wholesale changes to pensions and savings, attempts to boost business investment, new relief for the costs…
Have I broken it? Matt Cardy/PA Archive

How to return the UK to growth and solve the productivity puzzle

John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and Political Science; Anna Valero, London School of Economics and Political Science, and Joao Paulo Pessoa, London School of Economics and Political Science

The latest data from the ONS show that the UK’s productivity gap with other G7 nations is at its widest since 1992. This bad news comes against the backdrop of increased optimism as the economy seems finally…
It’s far from grim in Nissan’s north. Owen Humphreys/PA

Over here and over productive: let’s welcome foreign owners

John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and Political Science

The proportion of UK-quoted shares owned by overseas investors passed the 50% mark for the first time last week. Predictably there was much wringing of hands about the decline of British business and short-termism…
Osborne: coming after an extra £11.5bn from departmental expenditure. PA

Spending review 2013: a triumph of politics over reason

John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and Political Science

The spending review is a strange beast. Invented by Gordon Brown, it would normally cover 3 to 4 years instead of a single year – but this one is aimed at 2015-16. Chancellor George Osborne’s 2010 Review…
Time to start building, George. Lefteris Pitarakis/PA

IMF no longer BFF for Osborne

John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and Political Science

The International Monetary Fund’s annual investigation into the health of the UK economy makes ugly reading. The IMF points out that “per capita income remains 6% below its pre-crisis peak, making this…
So much for green shoots. Lynne Cameron/PA

Should we really be boasting about the British jobs market?

John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and Political Science

The UK labour market has done much better than expected since the start of the recession. Although we are suffering the worst recovery for over a century – national income has shrunk by almost 3% since…

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