UK regional economic policy starter pack
People working on / interested in all things UK regional economic policy, at a time when devolution and the new government is super-charging work on all these lovely gnarly geographical/economic/social questions.
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@danolner.bsky.social
@psglshtm.bsky.social
Population Studies Group at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - psg.lshtm.ac.uk
@spatialeconomic.bsky.social
Pioneering economics journal dedicated to the development of theory and methods in spatial economics and spatial data analysis. Part of Regional Studies Association (@regstud.bsky.social). https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rsea20
@dgbailey.bsky.social
#industrialstrategy Birmingham Business School, UK in a Changing Europe Senior Fellow, Contemporary Social Science Editor in Chief, Editor Regional Studies, ‘activist academic’ (Gove’s 🪓man Max Caller), Birmingham Post Columnist, Likes EVs. Baggies fan.
@rsaibis.bsky.social
The account of the Regional Science Association International - British and Irish Section #regional #spatial #science #research #economics #geography
@christianspence.co.uk
Economics · Data Science · Public Policy Founder & Chief Economist @economic-analytics.co.uk Economic Data Lead @open-innovations.org Chief Economist & Fellow @insplacemanagement.bsky.social #EconSky #Rstats #Rshiny
@adamlbrown.bsky.social
Economist, formerly a physicist. Head of UK Economic Policy & Modelling at Cambridge Econometrics. Visiting Researcher at Oxford Brookes Business School. Also interested in cricket, baseball and metal. Displaced Salopian. Vmo
@curdsnewcastle.bsky.social
Based at Newcastle University, UK. Producing academically rigorous and policy relevant research in urban and regional change and development since 1977. Only follow accounts with a bio. https://www.ncl.ac.uk/curds/
@ioramashvili.bsky.social
Lecturer in Innovation Policy, SPRU, University of Sussex. British Academy innovation fellow with the Evaluation Task Force, UK Cabinet Office Interested in regions, innovation and inequality https://sites.google.com/view/carolin-ioramashvili
@tompope.bsky.social
Deputy Chief Economist @instituteforgov.bsky.social On Twitter @tompope0
@edferrari.bsky.social
Director of the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University. (All views my own.)
@nickbailey37.bsky.social
Professor of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow Director, Urban Big Data Centre Associate Director, Scottish Centre for Admin Data Research
@paulhayes01.bsky.social
Senior Policy Fellow, Leeds University Business School. Defrocked #localgov policy bod. Into: Cities, Devo, Councils, Localism and all things The North. Doesn't have a podcast.
@paulcconnell.bsky.social
Founder @OpenInnovates non-profit, mission-led, innovation with data. Co-founder @TheDataCity mapping the world's economy with data. Also #MDANT Life is for living - let's get on with it.
@michaelkenny.bsky.social
Professor of Public Policy, Inaugural Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge, Author
@whatworksgrowth.bsky.social
The What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth provides evidence on #WhatWorks to drive local economic growth. Partners: @cep-lse.bsky.social, @centreforcities.bsky.social
@meganstreb.bsky.social
Head of Outreach at @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social Non-Exec Director at @theied.bsky.social Also, fan of good planning, transport, and local gov. American living in Southampton, UK with ADHD. she/her
@alexsingleton.bsky.social
Prof Geographic Information Science at the University of Liverpool; Author of Urban Analytics (https://amzn.to/2l5txth) https://mapstodon.space/@alexsingleton
@ipprnorth.bsky.social
We're the leading think-tank based in the North丨Developing bold, progressive ideas to empower England’s regions丨21 years of independent research & influence
@bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk
An academic research institute rethinking public policy in an era of turbulence & growing inequality. A part of the University of Cambridge. bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk
@centreforcities.bsky.social
The Centre for Cities is an independent think tank dedicated to improving the economies of the UK's largest cities and towns
@jpspencer.bsky.social
Director of Devolution Policy, Labour Together. Economist. Posts about policy, politics and the Pennines (and beyond). 📍 West Yorkshire.
@mikebrewerecon.bsky.social
Deputy Chief Executive Resolution Foundation & Visiting Prof in Practice at LSE Social Policy. 'Calm, Measured, Withering' http://tinyurl.com/y6wxlxhj). He/him
@tomforth.co.uk
Same as @thomasforth on X. Gone back to Twitter for now. Quality filter, locations in bios, and polls pls. Leeds, Yorkshire, UK.
@kateraworth.bsky.social
Author of Doughnut Economics, Co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Lab, Senior Teaching Fellow at Oxford Uni Environmental Change Institute. doughnuteconomics.org
@tom-clark.bsky.social
Contributing Editor at Prospect Magazine; Principal Editor at Resolution Foundation
@victimofmaths.bsky.social
Professor of Alcohol Policy in the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (@SARG-SCHARR), graph drawer, data botherer, cake eater, incompetent cyclist and intermittent birder.
@electionmaps.uk
🗳️ Mapping UK Elections & Collating Polling Data nowcast / posters / much more @ electionmaps.uk support my work @ https://ko-fi.com/electionmapsuk
@jamestplunkett.bsky.social
Interested in more human ways to govern our lives together. Also digital stuff. Book: End State: http://amzn.to/3FzY7lv. 🏳️⚧️
@resfoundation.bsky.social
Resolution Foundation is a think-tank working to improve the lives of people on low-to-middle incomes. Launched May 2021: The Economy 2030 Inquiry.
@jrf-uk.bsky.social
We work to speed up and support the transition to a future free from poverty, in which people and planet can flourish. https://www.jrf.org.uk/
@gilesyb.bsky.social
Former politico, comment writer, spread betting dealer, editor, now think tanker, consultant, baker of overly dense loaves. I run five times a week so does that make me a Running Punk?
@robfordmancs.bsky.social
Politics Professor, University of Manchester. Author of "Brexitland" and "The British General Election of 2019" My Substack, "The Swingometer", is here: https://swingometer.substack.com/ https://www.robertford.net/
@jdportes.bsky.social
Professor of Economics and Public Policy, King's College London; Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe. Immigration, economics, public policy. Personal views only; usual disclaimers apply. Books: Immigration (Sage), Capitalism (Quercus)
@drjennings.bsky.social
I research and write about politics, public policy, public opinion, polls, elections, geography, place, trust. I run on espresso.
@olihawkins.com
Editorial data scientist working on computational investigations for the visual and data journalism team at the Financial Times.
@pkrugman.bsky.social
@jburnmurdoch.ft.com
Columnist and chief data reporter the Financial Times | Stories, stats & scatterplots | john.burn-murdoch@ft.com 📝 ft.com/jbm
@henryoverman.bsky.social
Economics, Cities, Policy. Professor, London School of Economics. Research Director Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social. Director @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social. President @urbaneconomics.bsky.social
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge; economist
@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.
@dtturner.bsky.social
Sheffield-based researcher. Interested in regional growth, populism and political economy.
@danolner.bsky.social
Policy fellow @Y_PERN_ @SouthYorksMCA Data scientist / geospatial+economics / climate / political economy / "tepid centrist" / bit of sci-fi too danolner.net github.com/DanOlner