Des McNulty and Anne Green ask why some English city-regions turn devolved powers into effective strategy while others struggle to get off the ground. Their answer revives and updates a decades-old idea from economic geography — institutional thickness — to explain the gap. This blog draws on their new working paper and accompanying policy briefing, … Continue reading “Rethinking Institutional Thickness: What England’s Uneven Devolution Reveals”
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What Online Job Posting Data Reveals About How Flexible and Remote Work Vary Across the UK
Dr Kostas Kollydas and Professor Anne Green investigate the geography of flexible and remote work in the UK, drawing on trends from online job posting data. Background Working from home (WFH) and flexible (‘hybrid’) working patterns in the UK vary markedly across time, industries, and local areas. Previous studies report that homeworking was modest before … Continue reading “What Online Job Posting Data Reveals About How Flexible and Remote Work Vary Across the UK”