Centre for Economic Performance

Centre for Economic Performance
Formation1990
Headquarters32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PH
Location
  • London, United Kingdom United Kingdom
Stephen Machin
Key people
Stephen Machin, Alan Manning, Sandra McNally, Ralf Martin, Guy Michaels, Catherine Thomas, Richard Layard, Daniel Sturm
Parent organization
London School of Economics
Staff
100+
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) is an interdisciplinary research centre at the London School of Economics dedicated to the study of economic growth and effective ways to create a fair, inclusive and sustainable society.[1] Currently led by Prof. Stephen Machin, it is one of the world's most prestigious economic research institutes,[2] being the most important economic research institute in the United Kingdom, jointly with the Centre for Economic Policy Research.[3] Its research performance has been particularly strong in the research areas of labour economics,[4] productivity,[5] happiness economics,[6] human capital,[7] the knowledge economy,[8] ICT,[9] innovation,[10] education,[11] and European microeconomic issues.[12]

  1. ^ Self-description of the CEP on its website. Retrieved February 16th, 2018.
  2. ^ According to IDEAS/RePEc, CEP ranks among the world's top 10% of economic institutions. Retrieved February 16th, 2018.
  3. ^ Ranking of economic institutions in the United Kingdom on IDEAS/RePEc. Retrieved February 16th, 2018.
  4. ^ Ranking of economic institutions in the field of European microeconomic issues on IDEAS/RePEc. Retrieved February 16th, 2018.
  5. ^ Ranking of economic institutions in the field of productivity and efficiency on IDEAS/RePEc. Retrieved February 16th, 2018.
  6. ^ Ranking of economic institutions in the field of economics of happiness on IDEAS/RePEc. Retrieved February 16th, 2018.
  7. ^ Ranking of economic institutions in the field of human capital and human resources management on IDEAS/RePEc. Retrieved February 16th, 2018.
  8. ^ Ranking of economic institutions in the field of knowledge management and knowledge economy on IDEAS/RePEc. Retrieved February 16th, 2018.
  9. ^ Ranking of economic institutions in the field of information & communication technologies on IDEAS/RePEc. Retrieved February 16th, 2018.
  10. ^ Ranking of economic institutions in the field of innovation on IDEAS/RePEc. Retrieved February 16th, 2018.
  11. ^ Ranking of economic institutions in the field of Education on IDEAS/RePEc. Retrieved November 7th, 2022.
  12. ^ Ranking of economic institutions in the field of European microeconomic issues on IDEAS/RePEc. Retrieved February 16th, 2018.