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| Published: | September, 2024 |
London Economics were commissioned by the Met Office to estimate the value that the UK public places on the Met Office’s Public Weather Service. The value was estimated through conducting a survey of the UK general population. The overall value is explored, as well as the value of different aspects of weather forecasts. The study […]
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| Published: | September, 2024 |
In light of SpaceX’s recent uncharacteristic setbacks and Boeing’s ongoing challenges, the lack of a strong spaceflight competitor has never been more evident. The industry’s heavy reliance on a single provider raises concerns, yet the current landscape shows little sign of shifting. This first Space in Focus instalment of a two-part series on an outlook […]
| Client: | Met Office | |
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| Published: | September, 2024 |
London Economics was commissioned by the Met Office to provide an independent economic evaluation of the UK Met Office. The benefits of the Met Office’s activities to the UK are substantial. The study identified £56 billion of economic value deriving from the Met Office’s activities over the next decade (2024-20233). The return of investment estimate of £18.8 of […]
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| Published: | September, 2024 |
In August 2024, the UK Competition and Markets Authority rejected commitments proposed by Google to resolve concerns around the Google Play billing system for in-app purchases. The CMA’s decision is one of a growing series of rulings in high-profile competition investigations and cases that have explicitly or implicitly drawn upon behavioural economics, including a number […]
| Client: | Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation | |
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| Published: | June, 2024 |
Incidents of GPS disruption lasting 24 hours or more at Dallas Fort Worth and Denver International Airport in 2022 caused no observable impact but provoked discourse – alternative methods of navigation are a necessity where essential procedures rely on GPS. Backup systems at both airports salvaged operations and maintained service in the absence of the […]
| Client: | University of Birmingham | |
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| Published: | June, 2024 |
London Economics were commissioned to assess the economic, social and cultural impact of the University of Birmingham to the United Kingdom. The total economic impact on the UK economy associated with the University of Birmingham’s activities in the 2021-22 academic year was estimated at approximately £4.4 billion. Of this total: The University of Birmingham’s research […]
| Client: | Higher Education Policy Institute and Kaplan International Pathways | |
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| Published: | June, 2024 |
London Economics were commissioned by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and Kaplan International Pathways to assess the benefits and costs of international higher education (HE) students to the UK economy in 2021-22 based on the new UK parliamentary constituency boundaries, building on our previous work which used the previous boundaries (see here). The new […]
| Client: | Nuffield Foundation | |
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| Published: | June, 2024 |
Funded by the Nuffield Foundation, London Economics are undertaking a range of in-depth analyses in relation to higher education fees and funding arrangements across the four Home Nations of the UK, ahead of the next General Election. Following our earlier in-depth analyses of higher education fees and funding across the UK (available here), this report […]
| Client: | EC DG Communication | |
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| Published: | May, 2024 |
This study for the European Commission used behavioural experiments with consumers across multiple countries to assess ways to increase awareness and uptake of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) through information provision. ADR is intended to offer consumers and traders a quick and inexpensive route to resolve disagreements, and so is important for providing access to redress […]
| Client: | Higher Education Policy Institute, Kaplan International Pathway, and National Union of Students | |
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| Published: | May, 2024 |
In the context of the ongoing rapid review of the Graduate Route visa by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), due to report its findings by 14th May 2024, and the significant political debate on restrictions on the number of international students and graduates (and their dependants) in the UK, London Economics was commissioned by the […]