Overview of the Centre

About Us

The ESRC Centre for Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) was founded in 2010 to examine routes to success for both developed and emerging economies around the world. Since then, the centre has used historical and theoretical economic analysis to integrate the study of history and address real-world policy issues.

Based in the department of economics at the University of Warwick, the centre delivers policy-driven economics research informed by culture, history and behaviour.

Our research findings have been used by policymakers, journalists, practitioners and the general public to drive policy debate and reform opinion.

Using a quantitative and interdisciplinary approach, we work with global academic partners to address topics aligned to our core themes. These are as diverse as the historical roots of Britain's economic problems, the role of social norms in shaping the success of different policies, and the new challenges of the attention economy.

We use our unique position to equip the next generation of researchers and policy practitioners with the knowledge and skills to implement our ideas, through our novel training programmes and capacity-building collaborations with local and regional organisations.

CAGE is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and our work is overseen by independent members of an advisory board.