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Our Research

Our Research

CAGE builds its research programme to deliver economic analysis and address real-world issues.

We are a small team of experts who seek to apply economic principles to ask new and innovative questions of data. We want to know how and why economies are successful, and the ways in which culture, history and behaviour shape the global economy.

Using a quantitative and interdisciplinary approach, we work with global academic partners to address topics aligned to our four 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.

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

All our research is underpinned by the principles of culture, history and behaviour.

CAGE Research Associates

Our network of research associates means that we can draw on expertise from academic institutions globally.

If your research links with CAGE’s programme of work and you would like to input into our working paper series contact: cage.centre@warwick.ac.uk

Our Research Programmes

Global Economic History

Reviewing historical data and qualitative research for large scale analysis to understand patterns of global economic growth.

Designing and Building Institutions

Analysing the attention economy and the models that guide information processing and decision-making.

Gender, Health and Wellbeing

Investigating the social and economic causes and consequences of mental ill health and the inclusion of women in society.

Responsive Public Policy

Designing research and data analysis to provide policy insight and support capacity building.

Our Impact

Non-doms: the end of an era

The non-dom tax regime has been in place for well over a century. Rigorous independent research finally helped bring it to an end.

Wednesday 6 Nov 2024

The long road to housing

Despite a lack of affordable housing in the UK, local councils receive millions of planning applications every year. But developers can face significant hurd...

Wednesday 6 Nov 2024

Insights from pandemic research

The COVID-19 pandemic presented unprecedented challenges and opportunities for research. During this period there was a focus on understanding the economic a...

Wednesday 6 Nov 2024

How could the system for live event ticketing be improved?

Buying tickets for big music events like the Oasis reunion or Taylor Swift’s Eras tour is a hassle. That’s because fixed supply and fixed price a...

Monday 23 Sep 2024