Responsive Public Policy
Addressing these problems in a timely way requires a deep capability in research design and data analysis. Our research programme on Responsive Public Policy produces high-quality, timely research. It focuses on capacity building underpinned with long-term research projects including:
- Improving UK energy efficiency and compliance with environmental regulations.
- Solving Britain's Housing Crisis: Where and How to Build 1.5 Million Homes.
Project Contacts:
Ludovica Gazze
Associate Professor of Economics, University of Warwick
Thiemo Fetzer
Professor of Economics, University of Warwick
Amrita Kulka
Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Warwick
Project News
Excess profits are being made at the pumps – but not when you think
New analysis of fuel prices confirms a long-held suspicion – at times of crisis when wholesale oil prices rise, prices at the pump also rise quickly &n...
Tuesday 17 Mar 2026
Data management and AI skills training for government economists
Thirty-five members of the Government Economic Service from across government departments and regions attended a winter school hosted by the CAGE Research Ce...
Tuesday 20 Jan 2026
Can AI tools make economists happier and more productive? How should economists be using AI themselves?
Over 200 economists gained valuable insights into how AI is transforming economics at a mini-conference held at HM Treasury.
Monday 22 Dec 2025
Where to build - new research and mapping tool shows planners where people actually want to live
Warwick economists Dr Amrita Kulka and Dr Nikhil Datta have analysed billions of UK homebuyer searches, rental and sales listings, actual build patterns, and...
Tuesday 11 Nov 2025
Research Highlights
Working papers
Environmental Permits, Regulatory Burden, and Firm Outcomes
Monday 22 Dec 2025
Training or Retiring? How Labor Markets Adjust to Trade and Technology Shocks
Tuesday 11 Nov 2025
Immigrant Rights Expansion and Local Integration: Evidence from Italy
Tuesday 14 Oct 2025
Journal Articles
Heads up: Does air pollution cause workplace accidents?
Journal of Public Economics, 2025
Environmental lead risk in the 21st century
Nature, 2025
Local decline and populism
Economic Letters, 2025
Feature
Insights from pandemic research
The COVID-19 pandemic presented unprecedented challenges and opportunities for research. Thiemo Fetzer writes about his studies which explored the way government actions influenced public health outcomes and economic stability.