Publications

Carbon Reduction Plan 2023

Client: N/A
Published: June, 2023

London Economics is committed to reducing our environmental footprint. This is embedded in our Environmental Management System and seeking to achieve Net Zero by 2050.

Consumer Focused Regulation in Legal Services – June 2023

Client: Legal Services Consumer Panel
Published: June, 2023

London Economics was commissioned by the Legal Services Consumer Panel – an independent arm of the Legal Services Board –  to undertake research to develop a set of indicators to serve as guidance on good practice in consumer focused regulation. The Legal Services Consumer Panel is calling on legal services regulators to focus more of […]

The Economic Impact of the University of Edinburgh – June 2023

Client: The University of Edinburgh
Published: June, 2023

The total economic impact on the UK economy associated with the University of Edinburgh’s activities in 2021-22 was estimated at approximately ÂŁ7.522 billion. In terms of the components of this impact, the value of the University’s research and knowledge exchange activities stood at ÂŁ3.180 billion (42% of total), while the impact associated with the University’s […]

Post Covid Business Bankruptcies in the EU – Trends Differ Markedly Across EU Member States

Client: N/A
Published: May, 2023

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, public support measures and other legal and administrative changes may have postponed bankruptcies among businesses that would have gone bankrupt in normal economic circumstances.   With the financial support provided during the peak of the pandemic ending or tapering out, certain businesses may find it difficult to meet […]

The Benefits and Costs of International Higher Education Students to the UK Economy: Analysis for the 2021-22 Cohort – May 2023

Client: Higher Education Policy Institute, Universities UK International, and Kaplan International Pathways
Published: May, 2023

Download the Summary Report Download the Full Report   With 679,970 international students studying at higher education institutions across the United Kingdom – equivalent to 24% of all higher education students in 2021/22 – international students contribute significantly to our economic and social prosperity, both in the short term during their studies as well as […]

Understanding the Challenges Faced by Fuel Poor Households – May 2023

Client: Committee on Fuel Poverty
Published: May, 2023

London Economics was commissioned by the Committee on Fuel Poverty – an advisory Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero –  to undertake research to better understand the issues faced by fuel poor households and options as to how these issues can be addressed. This study is an important […]

Analysing Loan Forgiveness for Nurses – April 2023

Client: Royal College of Nursing
Published: April, 2023

London Economics were commissioned by the Royal College of Nursing to assess the economic costs associated with introducing loan forgiveness for nurses after the Department for Education’s recent proposals following the Augar review of post-18 education. Under the Department’s response to Augar, the reduction in the repayment threshold (and slower uprating) and the extension of […]

The Economic Impact of the University of Cambridge – March 2023

Client: University of Cambridge
Published: March, 2023

London Economics was commissioned to assess the economic impact of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, focusing on the 2020-21 academic year. The analysis identified that the total economic impact on the UK economy associated with the University of Cambridge’s activities in 2020-21 was estimated at approximately ÂŁ29.8 billion. Compared to the University […]

Space: Who’s in the Airlock Without a Spacesuit?

Client: N/A
Published: March, 2023

  “A rising tide floats all boats, but only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.”  – Warren Buffet With the recent failure of Silicon Valley Bank, falling stock prices, and deteriorating investment appetite, there are signs that the space industry is reaching the end of a strong upward cycle. […]