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James Robert Evans

@jrevans.bsky.social

Industrial Policy Analyst at the Department for Business and Trade; formerly Analyst at the Centre for Cities, and just finished a DPhil on deindustrialisation processes. Interested in economic history, policy, innovation, and economic geography.

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1969: The Cost of BRITISH MOTORWAYS | Nationwide | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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This is such an interesting bit of archive footage, touching on infrastructure, planning, road safety, and (in a way) local decision making from the 1960s

youtu.be/jcPpgiK4-T8?...

21.09.2025 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm really pleased about this! Our big local housebuilding data digitisation project has been recognised in MHCLG's newest housing statistics release

It was a massive effort from the team @antbreach.bsky.social @jrevans.bsky.social @xuanrulin.bsky.social

20.06.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

I did this during my DPhil and learned a lot. Do apply!

28.05.2025 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - CentreforCities/local_housebuilding_1946_2022: Local authority housebuilding data 1946-2022, digitised in 2024 by Centre for Cities Local authority housebuilding data 1946-2022, digitised in 2024 by Centre for Cities - GitHub - CentreforCities/local_housebuilding_1946_2022: Local authority housebuilding data 1946-2022, digitis...

My former workplace @centreforcities.bsky.social have published the historical local housebuilding data (1946-2022) underpinning their latest reports. A fantastic resource for researchers. Grateful I got to work on this during my time there github.com/CentreforCit...

23.01.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This was a really interesting read. The declining strength of local government has also probably played a role; maybe devolution will change things in the long run?

18.12.2024 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The work by @mauricelange.bsky.social @xuanrulin.bsky.social on public housebuilding is here: bsky.app/profile/maur...

03.12.2024 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A summary of the private housebuilding paper by @antbreach.bsky.social is here: bsky.app/profile/antb...

03.12.2024 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This morning @centreforcities.bsky.social has put out reports on public and private housebuilding, with one more (on land value capture) to come! The work builds on a rich dataset that I am proud to say I helped to assemble. I am sure it will be a valuable resource for future research

03.12.2024 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

...all of which had an impact on employment opportunities for working-class people. I will decide how to disseminate the research once everything is finalised in a month or so, but please do drop me a line if you have questions! #EconHist

06.09.2024 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My thesis is a quantitative β€” if not inaccessibly econometric β€” account of how deindustrialisation processes played out after 1921. Rather than a sudden shock, deindustrialisation played out gradually as a result of the changing fortunes of different industries and places...

06.09.2024 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pleased to say that yesterday I passed my viva examination. The list of people to whom I owe thanks is enormous, but I would like to give a shoutout to my supervisors Jane Humphries and Stephen Broadberry, as well as my examiners Jim Tomlinson and Aled Davies

06.09.2024 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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