LSE Business Review (2025)

15/01/2025

Donald Trump was elected by an unlikely alliance between the US lower and upper classes.
The poor want decent-paying jobs, while the super-rich want a classic agenda of ever freer markets and low or no taxes.
How will Trump reconcile such disparate interests? Francesco Caselli discusses the incoming president’s likely economic policies and their possible impacts for the UK and Europe.

Donald Trump was elected by an unlikely alliance between the US lower and upper classes. The poor want decent-paying jobs, while the super-rich want a classic agenda of ever freer markets and low o…

14/01/2025

Meta doesn’t give employees or board members the same free-speech leeway it now extends to its users.
Gerry Brown and Randall S Peterson write that internally, there is structurally no opportunity for departure from whatever Mark Zuckerberg decides should go without community notes, fact checkers and freely expressed dissenting voices.
They say the company’s board suffers from various dysfunctions, including lack of independence.

Meta doesn’t give employees or board members the same free-speech leeway it now extends to its users. Gerry Brown and Randall S Peterson write that internally, there is structurally no opportunity …

09/01/2025

Driven by a deep desire for purpose, growth and fulfilment, younger generations of professionals are defying traditional boundaries, fostering enjoyment and creativity in the workplace and viewing offices as collaborative playgrounds rather than mere workspaces.
Nicole de Fontaines lays out ten steps for creating an inclusive and growth-oriented environment for young professionals.

Driven by a deep desire for purpose, growth and fulfilment, younger generations of professionals are defying traditional boundaries, fostering enjoyment and creativity in the workplace and viewing …

07/01/2025

Given wage pressures, UK inflation is likely to rise above the two per cent target throughout 2025.
Unpredictability around the future policies of US President Elect Donald Trump might confirm a scenario in which it makes sense for the Bank of England to keep interest rates on hold for most of 2025.
Costas Milas analyses the monetary policy scenarios in the twelve months ahead.

Given wage pressures, UK inflation is likely to rise above the two per cent target throughout 2025. Unpredictability around the future policies of US President Elect Donald Trump might confirm a sc…

03/01/2025

AI is enhancing human decision-making, driving better outcomes and operational efficiency across the board.
José Miguel Diez Valle and Nikita discuss the power of AI to improve business outcomes and its limitations for complex decision-making in which context and human insight are indispensable.

AI is enhancing human decision-making, driving better outcomes and operational efficiency across the board. José Miguel Diez Valle and Nikita discuss the power of AI to improve business outcomes an…

30/12/2024

COP29 and a number of consequential elections informed our choice of the environment as the key topic of 2024.
Here we present five editor picks of relevant blog posts by Dirk Jenter (sustainability v profitability), Nick Robins (just transition), Rodrigo Tavares (financialising ESG), Nuri C Onat and Murat Kucukvar (environmental consequences of bitcoin mining) and Aadya Bahl (skills for net zero).
Happy readings and happy new year!

COP29 and a number of consequential elections informed our choice of the environment as the key topic of 2024. Here we present five editor picks of relevant blog posts by Dirk Jenter (sustainabilit…

27/12/2024

We tend to see the end of the year as a time to reflect on what’s behind us and make plans for the journey ahead.
As we say goodbye to 2024, Grace Lordan reminds us that it’s time to think big in order to put our aspirations into practice and not let them fade away.
She offers practical advice on how to achieve our goals one step at a time.

We tend to see the end of the year as a time to reflect on what’s behind us and make plans for the journey ahead. As we say goodbye to 2024, Grace Lordan reminds us that it’s time to th…

19/12/2024

The incoming Trump administration will likely be a boon to crypto businesses, enthusiasts and markets, aligning US economic policy with crypto-economic nationalist ideals, fossil fuel interests and a nativist agenda.
In this long read, Antulio Rosales and Ty Tarnowski analyse what this means for the American crypto industry, the regulatory landscape and the fight against climate change.

The incoming Trump administration will likely be a boon to crypto businesses, enthusiasts and markets, aligning US economic policy with crypto-economic nationalist ideals, fossil fuel interests and…

18/12/2024

John Lathrop, Irem Dikmen, Emma Soane and Terje Aven helped create the Risk Analysis Quality Test and discuss how risk analysis can be improved in an organisation.

John Lathrop, Irem Dikmen, Emma Soane and Terje Aven helped create the Risk Analysis Quality Test and discuss how risk analysis can be improved in an organisation. A risk analysis can sometimes jus…

13/12/2024

Short-term rentals don’t just happen in a vacuum. They affect the environment around them, contributing to the closure of low-productivity firms and the expansion of surviving ones, especially tourist-oriented enterprises.
Ronize Cruz, Francisco Nobre and João Pereira dos Santos write that short-term rentals may reshape the urban business landscape, creating a division between touristic and residential areas.

Short-term rentals don’t just happen in a vacuum. They affect the environment around them, contributing to the closure of low-productivity firms and the expansion of surviving ones, especially tour…

12/12/2024

Peer influence isn’t always negative, as commonly thought. There are positive aspects too.
Nicolette Sullivan presented teenagers with situations in which they would receive more money than their friends.
In the presence of peers, teens were less likely to accept advantages and preferred to share the money equally.
She writes that peer presence can be leveraged to promote positive social behaviours in adolescents.

Peer influence isn’t always negative, as commonly thought. There are positive aspects too. Nicolette Sullivan presented teenagers with situations in which they would receive more money than their f…

10/12/2024

Refraining from some purchases in order to save for others is a cornerstone of financial wellbeing.
However, children, like some adults, lack that understanding and tend to see people who refrain from buying as poor. This belief can lead to financial vulnerability.
Heather Kappes writes that learning to reframe spending in childhood could have beneficial consequences years later.

Refraining from some purchases in order to save for others is a cornerstone of financial wellbeing. However, children, like some adults, lack that understanding and tend to see people who refrain f…

04/12/2024

The foreign exchange market is subject to significant credit and settlement risks.
While there are risk mitigation mechanisms, about one third of foreign exchange settlements are estimated to take place without them.
Ousmène Mandeng writes that the adoption of central bank and other digital currencies can give rise to an entirely new settlement approach, collapsing the foreign exchange life cycle and freeing transactions from credit and settlement risks.

The foreign exchange market is subject to significant credit and settlement risks. While there are risk mitigation mechanisms, about one third of foreign exchange settlements are estimated to take …

03/12/2024

Internship is a period of intense emotions to which managers must pay attention if they want to retain potential future employees.
Jiaqing (Kathy) Sun and Courtney Masterson studied the experiences of 75 interns among US college students and found that their overall happiness only tells part of the story. Daily fluctuations in happiness also matter.

Internship is a period of intense emotions to which managers must pay attention if they want to retain potential future employees. Jiaqing (Kathy) Sun and Courtney Masterson studied the experiences…

28/11/2024

Regional governments are increasingly reluctant to allow foreign takeovers of their businesses, focussing more on attracting foreign companies to build new facilities, something known as greenfield investments.
Vito Amendolagine, Riccardo Crescenzi and Roberta Rabellotti write that the trick lies in creating a welcoming environment for investment while safeguarding governments’ interests and managing potential risks.

Regional governments are increasingly reluctant to allow foreign takeovers of their businesses, focussing more on attracting foreign companies to build new facilities, something known as greenfield…

26/11/2024

Investing in employee training and development doesn’t always produce straightforward effects.
Workers change jobs for a number of reasons and organisations bear the costs of recruitment and retraining.
Alessandro Lo Presti, Assunta De Rosa and Beatrice Van der Heijden researched how to enhance the knowledge, skills and attitudes that enable workers to perform effectively and whether a tendency to change workplaces could hamper this goal.

Investing in employee training and development doesn’t always produce straightforward effects. Workers change jobs for a number of reasons and organisations bear the costs of recruitment and retrai…

22/11/2024

Countries pledged to phase out fossil fuel subsidies “over the medium term” 15 years ago.
Not only have they failed to make progress, but subsidies have increased. Setenay Hizliok, Giorgia Monsignori and Antonina Scheer explore the domestic commitments of countries in this matter.
During COP29, some of them have made promising announcements to accelerate phaseout, but G20 declaration announced early this week could not go beyond repeating the same old pledge.

Countries pledged to phase out fossil fuel subsidies “over the medium term” 15 years ago. Not only have they failed to make progress, but subsidies have increased. Setenay Hizliok, Giorgia Monsigno…

20/11/2024

As COP29 brings climate action into focus, it’s clear that policy must go beyond carbon trading and finance.
To make net zero a reality, the workforce must be equipped with the right skills.
Aadya Bahl examines what this transition means for the UK labour market, highlighting the urgent need for targeted skills policies.

As COP29 brings climate action into focus, it’s clear that policy must go beyond carbon trading and finance. To make net zero a reality, the workforce must be equipped with the right skills. …

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