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There's still time to register for tomorrow's webinar on natural capital accounting with ESCoE researchers at @ucl.ac.uk & @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social ⬇️

ESCoE Research Associate @johnlpoquiz.bsky.social presenting AI work.

Delighted to be working with @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk & @productivity.bsky.social on how productivity & economic considerations can help develop & deploy AI from an ethical & legal standpoint, thanks to a Responsible AI grant.

You can also read about ESCoE's economic measurement research on net zero, climate change and the environment: tinyurl.com/mv5h9d6w

Interesting analysis from @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk's / ESCoE's @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social on what economic statistics could reveal as AI advances. ⬇️

ESCoE PhD student @eduinlatimer.bsky.social features in this @theifs.bsky.social podcast alongside @helenmiller.bsky.social & @alanmanning4.bsky.social.

Eduin's ESCoE research uses new data and methods to evaluate the impacts of reforms to the benefit system and labour market regulations.

How can we better understand living standards across income groups?

A new framework combines market consumption with Social Transfers in Kind to make economic measurement more relevant for everyday life. See our blog and discussion paper out today tinyurl.com/3vb4b854

Compiling natural capital accounts for the UK: Accounts for freshwater as an example - ESCoE The webinar will cover the ESCoE work carried out at UCL and UEA to compile accounts for freshwater resources in the UK.

Water is a vital economic resource. How do we account for it?
Join our ESCoE webinar on compiling UK freshwater accounts using the UN SEEA-EA standard: tinyurl.com/yc8ffxmy
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk

The measurement of intangible assets in the healthcare and public sectors: A critical review of current knowledge - ESCoE This webinar will critically review the literature on the measurement of intangible assets in the healthcare and public sectors

The next ESCoE webinar with @york.ac.uk Chris Warmington will critically review the literature on measuring intangible assets in healthcare and the public sector: tinyurl.com/3sszaccd

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Tracking weekly activity using new data sources - ESCoE This webinar presents a methodology to extract information from high-frequency indicators to produce weekly estimates of official monthly statistics.

Join us for the next ESCoE webinar with Ana Galvão to hear about a cutting-edge methodology for using high-frequency indicators to produce weekly estimates of official monthly statistics in real time: tinyurl.com/bdyrdejk

The changing nature of work: What can we learn from time use diaries? - ESCoE This webinar will present new ONS time diary data to examine remote work and its relationship to time use, well-being, and self-perceived productivity.

Interested in the experiences of working from home versus at the workplace during and after COVID? Watch this @escoeorg.bsky.social webinar from @francescafolia1.bsky.social with discussion by me www.escoe.ac.uk/events/the-c... @sriucl.bsky.social

Improving how we measure the UK's voluntary sector - ESCoE This blog examines how improving economic statistics can better capture the UK’s voluntary sector and its contribution to the economy.

How do we better measure the UK’s voluntary sector?

ESCoE work by researchers @fraserofallander.org @unistrathclyde.bsky.social explores innovative approaches to improve data and understanding of this vital part of the economy.

Read the blog: tinyurl.com/yff6e4ns

Capturing the broader benefits of wind in shadow prices for macroeconomic metrics - ESCoE This blog explains why valuing wind is complex and why current methods may not accurately capture its contribution to social welfare.

Some things have more or less social worth than their market price might indicate.

ESCoE researchers @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk are exploring how shadow prices can capture the social value of assets like wind.

Blog by Julia Wdowin: tinyurl.com/b8bw56hz

@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social

⚠️Today is the deadline for paper submissions to our 2026 conference. ⬇️

Jakob Schneebacher joins ESCoE’s Leadership Executive - ESCoE Jakob Schneebacher has joined ESCoE’s Leadership Executive, with a focus on developing UK micro-data.

@jschneebacher.bsky.social has joined ESCoE’s Leadership Executive, with a focus on developing UK microdata.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/yhye8vk9

Two communities, one challenge – Intangibles - ESCoE Josh Martin reflects on the challenges of measuring intangibles in company financial accounting and national accounting.

Intangible assets (such as software and intellectual property) are increasingly central to both company financial reporting and national accounting. Yet, both communities face similar challenges.

Find out more in this blog by @joshmartinecon.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/9rnyshmw

ESCoE Conference on Economic Measurement 2026 - Call for papers open - ESCoE ESCoE will hold its annual conference, organised in partnership with the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), on 19-21 May 2026.

⚠️There are only a few days left to submit a paper for ESCoE's 2026 conference @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social.

Submit by Monday 12 January: tinyurl.com/2v4jwfwn

Missed the UNSW-ESCoE Conference on Economic Measurement 2025 at UNSW Sydney?

Recordings from keynote and plenary sessions are now available: tinyurl.com/e4uavejm

@kevinfoxecon.bsky.social @graftonquentin.bsky.social

The changing nature of work: What can we learn from time use diaries? - ESCoE This webinar will present new ONS time diary data to examine remote work and its relationship to time use, well-being, and self-perceived productivity.

Remote work has become a defining feature of the UK labour market since 2020, but what does this shift mean for how people spend their time, their well-being, and their productivity?

Register for our next webinar with @francescafolia1.bsky.social (@unisouthampton.bsky.social): tinyurl.com/2fu29px8

Opportunity with ESCoE partner @theifs.bsky.social ⬇️

ESCoE Leadership Executive member Paul Mizen awarded OBE - ESCoE ESCoE is delighted to congratulate Leadership Executive member Paul Mizen, who has been recognised in the King’s 2026 New Year Honours.

ESCoE is delighted to congratulate @paulmizen.bsky.social (@kingsbschool.bsky.social), a member of our Leadership Executive, who has been recognised in the King’s 2026 New Year Honours for services to Economic Research and Public Policy.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/44w38dxw

Read about ESCoE work on public service productivity, in collaboration with the UK Office for National Statistics, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, @rug.nl & Birkbeck, University of London: tinyurl.com/ym97ybnc

The graphic shows the front cover of the paper: Revisiting Hotte (2025): A companion analysis with extended evidence from UK inter-industry payment data, 2017-2024

Can payment flows reveal the hidden interdependencies shaping our economy?

That’s now possible thanks to a new Office for National Statistics dataset.

Find out more in this ESCoE paper by Kerstin Hötte: tinyurl.com/2jrd4a34

We caught up with young people after ESCoE's Festival of Social Science event @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social to find out what they learnt and enjoyed and how the workshop will help them as they think about future study or work.

Full video: tinyurl.com/48scryh7

My first year at ESCoE: Reflections and what’s next - ESCoE ESCoE Research Director Paul Schreyer reflects on his first year with ESCoE and what’s next for the Centre in 2026

"I came to know and value a unique institution that bridges academic research and official statistics."

ESCoE Research Director Paul Schreyer reflects on his first year at ESCoE and what's next for the Centre in 2026: tinyurl.com/4hkftnhs

Last chance to sign up for this in-person @niesrorg.bsky.social event, featuring ESCoE Director/ @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social's Rebecca Riley.

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Missed ESCoE's autumn 2025 webinar series?

Recordings are available on our website: www.escoe.ac.uk/webinars/

@kingsbschool.bsky.social

UNSW-ESCoE Conference 2025: Darren Morgan reflects - ESCoE Following the UNSW-ESCoE Conference on Economic Measurement 2025, ESCoE Engagement Director Darren Morgan reflects on the event.

"I was struck by the openness of the discussions, and the willingness of experts from around the world to share the challenges they face and potential solutions to meet them."

ESCoE Engagement Director Darren Morgan reflects on the recent UNSW-ESCoE Conference: tinyurl.com/yc7wbh8b

It’s Time to Modernize Measures of Growth Economic assessments may miss important changes in a rewired, data-driven economy

"Technological advances have rewired our economy, but we’ve been slow to rewire our economic statistics, which leaves huge blind spots for decision-makers."

Read more in this IMF article by ESCoE Director & @kingsbschool.bsky.social Professor Rebecca Riley: tinyurl.com/e8a6jpw7

For more on subnational indicators, read this ESCoE blog by researchers at @fraserofallander.org @unistrathclyde.bsky.social about supporting comparative regional analysis across the UK and in Northern Ireland: tinyurl.com/43c2hfvu