Very interesting looking paper. @nikdatta.bsky.social has a related paper on zero-hour contracts in the UK: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gel89...

Thanks, Heski! Let me know when you're in London next.

From next Monday, I will be looking to build a research sector on productivity, firms and markets at @theifs.bsky.social, and also spending more time helping the @escoeorg.bsky.social develop UK microdata. If this sounds of interest, please get in touch!

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Most of all I am proud to have worked with an outstanding group of smart, dedicated and caring economists building the UK evidence on productivity, competition and innovation, including my frequent coauthors @joelkariel.bsky.social, Ana Rincon-Aznar, Rajssa Mechelli and Luke McWatters.

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The CMA's new discussion paper series, including papers on how to estimate granular local markets boundaries and on firms' reactions to the energy price shock:

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66fd50...

and

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66e958...

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Our work to inform the government's industrial strategy, including a report on past industrial policies and a literature review on the relationship between competition and investment:

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f8d0...

and

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68c3e8...

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Our reports into competition in the aggregate and on labour market power in the UK:

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/671953...

and

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67531c...

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The CMA's first economic research strategy: www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Big thanks to all speakers, Jonathan Haskel for his keynote and my fellow organisers Fizza Jabbar, @gspyros.bsky.social, John Moffat and @joelkariel.bsky.social.

Full programme for those interested in reading up here.

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2) I continue to be amazed by the quality of early-career researchers and their willingness to tackle big questions: @econopete.bsky.social, @gaiadossi.bsky.social and Sergio Inferrera to name just three.

3) Great to see growing turnout from policymakers (this year, 50% of the audience).

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I think this is fair but would consider also announcing this policy in your syllabus or first lecture. I suspect there may be students deserving of a recommendation (particularly from non-academic backgrounds) who don't know the norms or feel coming to your office is an imposition on you.