CAGE Research Centre

CAGE Working Papers February 2026 CAGE research papers draw on our global academic network of research associates and address topics aligned to our four core themes.

📝 Read our February round-up of CAGE working papers from across our global academic network of research associates. 📊 #econresearch

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Workshop on Digital Platforms: Methods, Policy and Politics | ifo Institute Scientific Organizers: Annali Casanueva-Artis (ifo Institute) and Mateusz Stalinski (University of Warwick)

📣 Call for papers: submissions are open for our Workshop on Digital Platforms: Methods, Policy and Politics in collaboration with @cesifo.org 19 - 20 June 2026 at the University of Warwick.

📅 Deadline: 31st March 2026.

👉 More info and how to submit:

📢 Teachers! Want to get your students to think differently? We've got free, fully resourced lessons on topics from topics from Trump, propaganda, revolution, to democracy.

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Open minds today! 👉 www.tes.com/teaching-res...

“We are now in a world where policymakers need to take this seriously.”
@duncanweldon.bsky.social commends the importance and accessibility of 'Economic Warfare and Sanctions Since 1688' by @mark4harrison.bsky.social and Stephen Broadberry at the book's launch event last week.
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CAGE Summer School 2026: Develop the research skills needed for data analysis 21st - 25th June at the University of Warwick

📢 Applications are now open for the annual CAGE summer school for undergraduates interested in a career in academic or policy research.

📅 21st to 25th June 2026
🎓️ University of Warwick

👉 Find out more and apply by Monday 9th March

Housing reports and policy documents from 2025 A repository for reports from across the housing sector published in 2025.

Congratulations to @cagewarwick.bsky.social Their report: Solving Britain’s Housing Crisis: Where and how to build 1.5 million homes has been selected by our Editorial Panel as one of the 'must read' reports of 2025, www.thinkhouse.org.uk/reports/2025/ #ukhousing #housingresearch #housingpolicy

@amritakulka.bsky.social and my housing work was featured on ITV Tonight yesterday. You can play with a fun map and read more about it here: wheretobuild.warwick.ac.uk

Our WhereToBuild mapping tool was on ITV Tonight last night!! Super interesting episode on new builds and housing quality! wheretobuild.warwick.ac.uk @nikdatta.bsky.social @cagewarwick.bsky.social @annapowellsmith.bsky.social

“We analysed over 3 million new builds in the UK and found that about 70% .. had worse access to jobs and employment than the average pre-existing house.”
📺️ Watch @nikdatta.bsky.social discuss the #wheretobuild research for ITV Tonight on the government’s overhaul of planning rules.

📝 Read our December and January round-up of CAGE working papers from across our global academic network of research associates. 📊 #econresearch

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Book Launch: Economic Warfare and Sanctions since 1688 How have economic warfare and sanctions been applied in modern history? A new book Economic Warfare and Sanctions Since 1688 edited by leading economic historians Stephen Broadberry (University of…

How have economic warfare and sanctions been applied in modern history?
📅 On Thurs 19th Feb leading economic historians Stephen Broadberry and @mark4harrison.bsky.social
will be launching their new book covering three centuries of global history at the British Academy.
👉 Register your place:

Doom loop of decline: how struggling high streets fuel far-right sympathies in UK Retail accounts for 5% of the UK economy – but its visibility gives it an outsize influence on public perception

Analysis in the Guardian highlights the work of Professor Thiemo Fetzer @trfetzer.com linking the decline of local high streets with the rise of populism. 📰
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Is the Global Shadow Fleet Now Seriously Degraded? - The Globalist After the Trump administration’s actions against oil tankers in international waters, there is a strong possibility that the global shadow fleet is at a tipping point.

"After the Trump administration’s actions against oil tankers in international waters, there is a strong possibility that the global shadow fleet is at a tipping point." Professor Thiemo Fetzer @trfetzer.com writes for the Globalist 📰

A fantastic day two of our Winter School for GES members. With thanks to @econopete.bsky.social for tips on using AI tools to achieve research tasks more effectively and @amritakulka.bsky.social for an insightful presentation on the #wheretobuild project.

Great to have @jamessmithrf.bsky.social Research Director at the @resolutionfoundation.org deliver the keynote to GES members at the CAGE Winter School this week. He discussed the low growth challenge and the need for a place-based approach to ensure equality of pay and productivity across the UK.

How have economic warfare and sanctions been applied in modern history? New book by @mark4harrison.bsky.social and Stephen Broadberry looks across three centuries of global history for clues to how economic sanctions and warfare worked and why their effects often came as a surprise.
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We’re recruiting for a proactive administrator to be a key part of our small team and provide high-quality research administrative support for all the activities of the CAGE Research Centre. Closing date: 18th January 2026.

Find out more and apply: 👉

How do we know where to build new homes? Where homes are built within a local authority matters more than the targets set for each area, write Nikhil Datta and Amrita Kulka of the University of Warwick.

"Where homes are built within a local authority matters far more than the headline targets set for each area."
@NikDatta.bsky.social and @AmritaKulka.bsky.social discuss their research into tackling the UK’s housing crisis for Inside Housing magazine.

Economic Warfare and Sanctions Since 1688 | Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Today three years of work come to fruition with publication of Steve Broadberry's and my book, Economic Warfare and Sanctions since 1688 www.cambridge.org/gb/universit... @cagewarwick.bsky.social @warwickecon.bsky.social @cepr.org @britishacademy.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org 1/4

Nikhil Datta, Amrita Kulka: Housing gap shows where to build New research shows what really matters is where new homes are placed within local authority boundaries, write two assistant professors at the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick.

🏘️ “Closing the housing gap will require building in the right places, not just building more.” @NikDatta.bsky.social and @AmritaKulka.bsky.social discuss their research into tackling the UK’s housing crisis for the Local Government Chronicle. 📰

The Trump Effect: How One Man’s Politics Rewired Europe From defense to trade to climate policy, Trump’s second term has shaken Europe’s foundations and forced leaders across the continent to adapt to a new transatlantic reality.

📰 Professor Thiemo Fetzer @trfetzer.com writes for Politico Europe on the need for the EU to shape its own economic identity in the Trump era.

14th Economics PhD Conference 25-27 May 2026

Another great opportunity for PhD students to gather feedback on their work, learn from national and international colleagues, and build up networks. Submissions by 31st January 2026. Find out more: sites.google.com/view/warwick...

Professor @sbhalotra.bsky.social shares further research about workplace sexual harassment

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#NoExcuse #16Days
#ForAllWomenAndGirls

📝 Read our November round-up of CAGE working papers from across our global academic network of research associates. 📊 #econresearch

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Join us for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.

Could new tenants’ rights usher in rent controls? Here’s why that wouldn’t necessarily be a positive The government says it doesn’t back rent controls – but new protections should limit how much landlords can push up prices.

New piece from me and Jan Bakker in The Conversation

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Students in Y12 or 13 from state schools are invited to join this free workshop on 20 March 2026 at Uni of Warwick - focusing on #migration in all its forms to show how the movement of people shapes world economies.
Find out more here: buff.ly/uy9taeA
#DiscoverEconomics #EconomicsAlevel

Where should Britain build 1.5 million homes?
@amritakulka.bsky.social l and I analysed 20 billion housing searches + availability to map demand at a hyper-local level.
Map 👉 wheretobuild.warwick.ac.uk
Full + 350 LA reports 👉 www.warwick.ac.uk/cage/whereto...
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New research has found that new homes are increasingly being built in areas with low demand, poor access to jobs, and limited amenities. The study and online mapping tool with LA specific reports shows where and how new homes should be built to meet actual demand. 🏘️ #wheretobuild
👉 bit.ly/4p3dcD6

📝 Read our October round-up of CAGE working papers from across our global academic network of research associates. 📊 warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...