Stephen P. Jenkins

Applications open for our @cep-lse.bsky.social summer internship programme.

Congratulations!

Confirmed speakers:

• Stephen Jenkins (LSE; @stephenpjenkin1.bsky.social) — Assessing the Statistical Significance of Inequality Differences: The Problem of Heavy Tails

• Francisco Tomás-Valiente Jordà (ETH) — Differential Mobilization and Turnout Inequality

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I could not agree more with the conclusion to this excellent piece from a serving Labour MP who actually understands public opinion. The party has got stuck veering back (and now perhaps forth) on the social dimension but that is not what will win back voters. They need to focus on economy full stop

Anyone who wants Britain to join the war in Iran needs their head examined They don't know what they want to achieve, why they're doing it or what the consequences might be. They are lost in the void.

Anyone who wants Britain to join the war in Iran needs their head examined open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

A sickening society is clear in these statistics

So why is it not in the news?

Powerful wake-up call from @chakrabortty.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The 3rd Annual Gender Workshop - It's next week at LSE! 🚨 📢 🗣️

There is still time to register in person or online to hear about some frontier research around gender inequalities! 👇

Call for papers of the Italian Labour Economics Association
to be held in Rome, 17–19 September 2026.

🗓 Submission deadline: 15 April 2026

Further details are available on the AIEL website and in the official call
aiel.it/Files/Admini...

Bravo @iandunt.bsky.social. Now that change has been rung in Number 10 I very much hope the party can think again, particularly about the shabby rule-change on ILR for people already here. Britain should keep its word.

Policy-making as gardening Policy-makers must be more like gardeners than mechanics.

Blogged: some similarities between policy-making and gardening. chrisdillow.substack.com/p/policy-mak...

Department of Social Policy | seminar series | global research on social policy topics The International Social and Public Policy seminar series presents cutting-edge research on global social policy topics.

📣 In our seminar this week, @zparolin.bsky.social will present evidence on why certain cash transfers toward families with children have failed to reduce intergenerational poverty.

📆 19 Feb

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Britain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They Were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next? How private equity reshaped the local and the postcode tool that shows the pubs most at risk.

My brother wanted a London pub crawl. The result? My new Substack post: "Britain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next?" How private equity reshaped the local, which pubs are most at risk and most importantly what to do about it.
open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...

We’re hiring a Research Assistant at LSE’s School of Public Policy!

Support research in applied microeconomics, development and political economy with Professor Sandra Sequeira, working with big data and experimental methods.

Apply by 22 March 2026 (23.59 UK time):
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

I’m looking for three PhD students for my new ERC project, starting 1 September. The goal is to understand how firms shape inequality in workers’ careers—using population registers.

Please spread the word! Deadline is March 8, more info here (see projects 4-6):

ics-graduateschool.nl/vacancies/

One approach to the age-period-cohort problem: Just don’t. Just to cause yourself more problems, you seek for something. But there is no need for you to seek anything. You have plenty, and you have just enough problems. Shunryū Suzuki in a 1971 talk A ...

New blog post about the age-period-cohort identification problem!

In which, for the first time ever, I ask "What's the mechanism?" and also suggest that sometimes you may actually *not* be interested in causal inference.

www.the100.ci/2026/02/13/o...

We’re growing! 🚀

The Bennett School is hiring an Associate Professor in Public Policy and an Assistant Professor in Public Policy.

Join us and make an impact in public policy.

More details: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...

📢We are hiring Research Assistants at @cunef.bsky.social. Join a dynamic, international, and research-oriented environment. Competitive salary and a wide range of topics:

EconJobMarket
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EURAXESS
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/409796

Postdoctoral researcher on applications of AI in sociological research Are you able to lead sociological research into the AI age?

📢WORK! At the Sociology department of @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social we are hiring a postdoc who will work on applications of AI in sociological research. Join our vibrant-yet-cohesive research community doing cutting-edge research. Please share or apply! www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

We're inviting paper submissions for the 1st annual CEP-IFS Labour Conference, which takes place in London on 15–16 June 2026.

📅 Find out more about the conference and how to submit papers by Friday 13 February here: cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/...

Flyer for Unsung Britain Final Conference: A portrait of the country's poorer half Tuesday 10 February 2026 9:00 am - 1:30 pm Central Hall Westminster

Flyer for Unsung Britain Final Conference: A portrait of the country's poorer half Tuesday 10 February 2026 9:00 am - 1:30 pm We will hear keynote speeches from the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and Chief Executive of Tesco Ken Murphy.

Join us next week for a conference launching our new book on lower income families in Britain and the challenges they face today.

Alongside discussions on work and the cost of living, we will have keynote speeches from Andy Burnham @andyburnham.bsky.social & Ken Murphy.

Register ➡️ buff.ly/2tG8LsY

1. UC will soon be fully rolled out Thirteen years aer its introduction in 2013, UC will be fully rolled out in April. At this point, just under half of all children in the UK (42 per cent) will be living in families recieving UC. But despite its huge role in modern life, UC remains a source of anxiety for many. The Government must improve the system, and rebuild trust with claimants.

2. key problems remain Despite its long period of implementation, problems remain, like the five-week-wait for support, inflexible assessment periods, and the confusing structure of its online portal. But, there are aordable and fair solutions to all of these problems.

But technical or structural improvements need to be complemented by a fundamental ‘culture reset’ that puts dignity and respect at the heart of UC. The Government should work directly with claimants to deliver this possibly via the co-production of a Charter of Rights and retraining of staff.

4. which needn’t break the bank The sixteen policy recommendations outlined in the Foundation’s analysis would cost an estimated £400 million in one-off costs, and between £700-900 million in additional benefit expenditure each year. This marginal increase in the year-on-year benefit spend would be worth it to transform claimants' day-to-day experiences of the system.

April 2026 will mark a true milestone for the UK benefits system: the end of the thirteen-year rollout of Universal Credit that has brought together all means-tested working-age benefits.

But there are still further improvements to be made ⤵️ buff.ly/TjrE4OW

Why immigration policy is hard | Alan Manning 6:30pm Mon 2 Feb | Alan Manning | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

Video of Alan Manning's immigration policy lectures (part 1) now online. Second lecture next Monday 10th Feb. www.lse.ac.uk/events/why-i...

🚨Rare and exciting opportunity 🚨

We're looking to hire an exceptional economist to work on fiscal policy at the IFS. We don't do this often. It's a chance to shape, carry out and communicate research on some of the highest-profile topics in UK economic policy. [1/4]

Re your irritation, you'd better not try The Melancholy of Resistance, by Lászó Krasznahorkai (321 pages without paragraphs).

First announcement: GLO Bonn 2026 Conference – November 30 to December 2 (in person with online access) & December 3-4 (online only) Dear GLO network and supporters, The past year concluded with GLO Bonn 2025, the network’s flagship event, supported by the Journal of Population Economics (JOPE). For a detailed report on this impressive gathering, please see LINK. NOW: Please save the dates for GLO Bonn 2026. November 30 to December 4, 2026, once again in hybrid form, both in Bonn and globally.

First announcement: GLO Bonn 2026 Conference – November 30 to December 2 (in person with online access) & December 3-4 (online only)

Dear GLO network and supporters, The past year concluded with GLO Bonn 2025, the network’s flagship event, supported by the Journal of Population Economics (JOPE).…

Working in the think tank sector Webinar for undergraduates or those with similar experience interested in working in the sector Think tanks are research organisations that develop ideas and suggestions for action on a whole range of subjects affecting society. Using research, analysis and commentary, we aim to inform and influence politicians, policy makers and the public. This event is aimed at people from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups, people with work-limiting health conditions or impairments, young adults with caring responsibilities (including young parents), mature students, people from lower-income backgrounds, care leavers and LGBT+ students. Wednesday 18 February 2026 3:30 pm - 6:05 pm

Thinking of a career in think tanks?

We're hosting a webinar for undergraduates or those with similar experience interested in working in the sector. We'll have speakers from numerous organisations sharing their insight and experience.

Register here 👉 buff.ly/DYHqI26

Great! Very well-deserved

#cometoGESIS #workwithus #Gastforschungsaufenthalt #researchvisit

We invite Ph.D. students and early career postdocs to come to GESIS. Visiting researchers of the Junior Research Program are involved in our research to publish with GESIS staff, and to develop research ideas and joint projects.

Department of Social Policy | seminar series | global research on social policy topics The International Social and Public Policy seminar series presents cutting-edge research on global social policy topics.

📣 In our seminar this week, Jonathan Lilliedahl will examine why and how selective institutions & elite secondary schooling have acquired legitimacy within education systems committed to egalitarian principles, focusing on the changing Swedish educational landscape.

📆 5 Feb
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