#WorldCup2026
England's expected goals in their third match vs Panama are the highest of any team in the group stages at 3.6
Tomorrow night, Switzerland have the second highest: the most likely result vs Qatar is 3-0
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⚽️ Football economics: are the lower league clubs getting left behind? By @jjreade.bsky.social
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#WorldCup2026 previews for Groups A and B: what does scorecasting suggest?
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Scorecasting economics suggests that #Argentina have a higher probability(23%) of winning #WorldCup2026 than bookies’ co-favourites, #France (14%) & #Spain (12%); #England’s likelihood of winning is 8%
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#WorldCup2026 - 30 years on, is football finally coming home?
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#DigitalMoney - new @cepr.org report
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#MacroMonitor, a real-time dashboard tracking UK GDP & inflation, launches this week @ucleconomics.bsky.social
5 June speakers include Swati Dhingra, Ana Galvao, @chrisgiles.ft.com, Simon Lloyd @bankofengland.bsky.social & Ivan Petrella
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American versus Europe - how do incomes & living standards compare?
Views of top economists in this @kentclarkcenter.bsky.social poll
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We set immigration policy trying to reflect the views of people who understand the least about what's actually going on
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It's the opposite of leadership! And not what representative democracy should be about
🌐NEW on Econ Brief – Faster, better, stronger: the UK economy, in real time, by Raffaella Giacomini
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Launching 5th June, the UCL MacroMonitor will provide reliable and timely signals for the UK economy for policymakers, business, academics, and the media
This European survey examines (a) Over the past 25 years, the income of the median European citizen has declined substantially relative to the income of the median American citizen; (b) The living sta...
On 1 June 2025, over 52,000 people went to Wembley stadium to watch Oldham Athletic versus Southend United in the play-off final of English football’s fifth division. This was a record crowd for such…
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The crypto system is no longer a sideshow. Dollar stablecoins now put dollar claims into circulation well beyond the regulated US banking perimeter, and cryptoisation is beginning to transform the int...
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The World Cup kicks off this evening, and over today and tomorrow, the teams in Groups A and B will start their campaigns. Scorecasting economics suggests that the likeliest results are wins for Mexic...
The World Cup kicks off this evening, and over today and tomorrow, the teams in Groups A and B will start their campaigns. Scorecasting economics suggests that the likeliest results are wins for Mexic...
Scorecasting economics suggests that Argentina have a far higher probability of winning the 2026 World Cup than the bookies’ co-favourites, France and Spain. England’s trophy-winning likelihood is 8%;...
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Scorecasting economics suggests that Argentina have a far higher probability of winning the 2026 World Cup than the bookies’ co-favourites, France and Spain. England’s trophy-winning likelihood is 8%;...
Being able to know what’s happening in the economy in something close to real time is of great value to policy-makers, business leaders, journalists and households. A new ‘nowcasting’ tool developed h...
