Some really interesting sessions to catch up on, including on evidence-based policymaking and AI and public services. ⬇️

Improving methods for calculating living standards with financial data In this working paper, the IFS estimates the average equivalised consumption measures across 367 local authority districts in Great Britain.

Great to see ESCoE research on living standards with @theifs.bsky.social featured as a resource by @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/3udr82ve

The research has improved methods of calculating consumption patterns across 367 local authority districts in Great Britain.

What does it take to improve NHS productivity? - ESCoE Join ESCoE and The Productivity Institute for a panel discussion with experts across healthcare productivity, research, analysis and policymaking.

What does it take to improve NHS productivity?

Join ESCoE & @productivity.bsky.social for a #NationalProductivityWeek panel discussion
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social on 30 April, bringing together leading experts in healthcare productivity, research, analysis & policymaking: tinyurl.com/44ubenbc

📊 Join the next ONS Economic Forum on 27 April for the latest developments in:

• The state of the UK economy
• The ONS Economic Statistics Plan and Survey Improvement and Enhancement Plan
• The transformation of labour market statistics

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Read Ron Smith's ESCoE work on the challenges of measuring defence output: tinyurl.com/53hnr6un

This work uses Management and Expectations Survey (MES) data.

MES was created by ESCoE in partnership with the UK Office for National Statistics to analyse business management practices, current performance and future expectations.

Find out more: youtu.be/vqTqMvq1uBA

Registrations for the next IARIW conference in Brussels are now open: iariw.org/39th-iariw-g...

Read about the last IARIW conference @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social in this blog post: tinyurl.com/4n78w7mz

Measuring wealth and assets was the focus of a 2025 ESCoE event with @experian.com.

Read more in this blog: tinyurl.com/2mranwa7

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Can we estimate labour productivity at a more detailed industry level?

Catch up on the ESCoE webinar with @joshmartinecon.bsky.social (ESCoE, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and @productivity.bsky.social): youtu.be/M5SwEl8jPr0?...

And what about measurement of public sector productivity?

Read about ESCoE work in this area, in collaboration with the Office for National Statistics, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, Birkbeck and @rug.nl: tinyurl.com/ym97ybnc

Also, how do you account for the role that the wind direction played in the development of London?

Nice @escoeorg.bsky.social blog from my @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk colleague Julia Wdowin on capturing the broader benefits of wind.

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The call for papers for the @nber.org Innovations in Measuring Employment Conference on 17-18 September 2026 is open until Wednesday 15 April: tinyurl.com/4k3kkf7j

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Cardiff Business School is offering a fully funded Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences studentship, starting in October 2026.

Find out more and register interest: tinyurl.com/2u3667rc

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VAT data is fast, comprehensive & already collected from all UK firms with turnover above £90,000. But how reliable is it for measuring economic growth?

Catch up on the ESCoE webinar with Russell Black (Department for Business & Trade, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social & ESCoE): youtu.be/8TVTGPXdMz0

Graphic says: World Bank workshop: Exploring global poverty and inequality data King's College London, 21 May 2026

ESCoE will host a World Bank workshop on exploring global poverty and inequality data.

This will take place at 14:00 – 16:00 on Thursday 21 May 2026 at @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social.

Find out more and register: tinyurl.com/28kerx48

Interesting week of events planned, including an economic measurement-focused podcast with ESCoE Leadership Executive member @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social ⬇️

ESCoE Research Associate Marta Paczos recently spoke at this @lsedepofstatistics.bsky.social event on 'trade in turbulent times', alongside Francesca Torti (@ec.europa.eu).

And what about AI uncertainty?

Read the blog and paper by ESCoE PhD student Juan Reyes on why AI uncertainty matters for the economy: tinyurl.com/4ync6pr5

Last chance to sign up for today's webinar. ⬇️

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Interesting article by @kevinfoxecon.bsky.social on GDP-B: a framework to measure what free services are worth: tinyurl.com/4vs6y2nm

Hear more about this ESCoE work in the keynote interview with @erikbryn.bsky.social at our 2025 conference: youtu.be/SstOWPTg7hk

ESCoE work by @trfetzer.com, @christinavpalmou.bsky.social and @jschneebacher.bsky.social outlines a blueprint to help policymakers respond to economic shocks: tinyurl.com/mv4p8rec

Image shows a screenshot of the speakers in this webinar: Presenter: Vasiliki Sogia, UK Office for National Statistics Discussant: Andrew Oswald, University of Warwick Chair: Darren Morgan, ESCoE

How is the UK Office for National Statistics streamlining its approach to measuring national well-being?

Catch up on the ESCoE webinar with Vasiliki Sogia: youtu.be/LNizeMW49Dw

And read the ONS blog on the topic: tinyurl.com/4bj8uu49

Catch up on this BBC Radio Cambridgeshire interview with @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk's @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social, who is also a member of ESCoE's Leadership Executive. ⬇️

Hear about measuring healthcare productivity in this keynote interview with @pc.gov.au's Catherine de Fontenay at the 2025 UNSW-ESCoE Conference: tinyurl.com/47vs54ze

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Can Artificial Intelligence fill the data gaps in disaster contexts? - ESCoE This blog outlines research using machine learning and Indonesian survey data to estimate missing pre-disaster health spending.

When disasters strike, aid comes first - but measuring the economic impact is another challenge.

A new ESCoE discussion paper by Rozana Himaz, Dimitra Salmanidou and Saman Ghaffarian explores how machine learning can help fill data gaps: tinyurl.com/ysvm3dnu

Graphic says: Trade in turbulent times: Tracking customs evasion, sanctions and tariff effects with trade data Wednesday 25 March 2026, 5:30pm-7PM GMT Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3EU

ESCoE Research Associate Marta Paczos is speaking at this @lsedepofstatistics.bsky.social event on trade in turbulent times next Wednesday 25 March, 17:30 - 19:00.

Sign up for free 👉 tinyurl.com/bde536w7

Has global human well-being peaked?

Catch up on @graftonquentin.bsky.social's keynote interview with @kevinfoxecon.bsky.social at the UNSW-ESCoE Conference on Economic Measurement 2025: youtu.be/PmaoGEPhOGE

Last chance to sign up for today's webinar ⬇️

Graphic says: ESCoE Conference on Economic Measurement 2026 King's College London, 19-21 May 2026 Registrations open until 5 May

📣 Registrations for ESCoE's 2026 conference on economic measurement are now open!

The conference is organised in partnership with the ONS and will take place on 19-21 May 2026 at @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

Register for your free ticket by 5 May: tinyurl.com/rzrfx4se

Public understanding of economic statistics - ESCoE Summary Public understanding of economics is essential for democracy, shaping people’s ability to assess economic […]

At ESCoE, we know that financial literacy is key to economic well-being.

Our research helps improve understanding of the modern economy. Find out more: tinyurl.com/yck2u8hy

@johnnyrunge.bsky.social #GMW2026