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It’s often small things that brighten our days the most.
Wishing everyone a very happy holiday season🎄
#MerryChristmas
#HappyHolidays
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Head of Commercial
@ValeSanMar
lets you in on our mission: doing good through improving policy – and having fun while we’re at it.
Interested in joining us?
Visit
#thisalmalife
#policy
#impact
#research
#communication
#technology
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We love democracy. And, when major changes are afoot, we love helping ensure that all voices are heard. That's why we are pleased to have played a role in helping residents have their say on the landmark Lincolnshire devolution deal.
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Lights, Camera, Economics is a short documentary produced by Alma Economics on the growing economic challenges faced by independent filmmakers wrapped in a love letter to the world of UK independent film.
Watch the full doc here (free):
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Last night,
@C4Ciaran
reported on independent research commissioned by five prominent children's charities from Alma Economics. The research focused on the government's response to last year's Independent Review of Children's Social Care.
The background:
In 2019, the UK
An extra 10,500 children could go into care in England, costing £1bn more over ten years. That's the conclusion of research exclusively shared with
@Channel4News
by five leading children's charities:
@C4Ciaran
has been looking at the numbers.
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The
@reviewCSC
asked us to work with them to estimate the social cost of adverse outcomes experienced by children who need a social worker. In addition, we were asked to estimate annual expenditure on children’s social care
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📢Just released! As part of the Scottish Government first-in-the-world Lands Rights and Responsibilities Statement, we worked with the
@ScottishLandCom
to deliver proposals for tax reforms that can help achieve the Commission’s long-term aims for land reform 🏡💷
📃Full report👇
Taxes on land & property could serve as a powerful tool for helping Scotland develop a robust, resilient wellbeing economy, according to a new report we have published today 📑 ➡
#LandReform
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Politico’s Brussels Playbook features the maps we created for
@eliamepgr
illustrating Turkey’s relationship with its neighbours
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is joining European Council chief Charles Michel on the last leg of his trip around the EU’s neighborhood.
Brussels Playbook looks at their joint mission to achieve better relations with Turkey.
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In our ongoing study, we explore the capital, operational and maintenance costs of investing in a wind farm in Greece as well as the social costs to local communities that such an investment can generate.
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Our team developed a ground-breaking new cost-benefit analysis framework to assess the costs and benefits of investing in offshore wind energy. This research was commissioned by
@eliamepgr
, funded by
@EEANorwayGrants
.
Report:
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In our ongoing research for
@eliamepgr
, funded by
@EEANorwayGrants
, we are exploring the socioeconomic benefits from investing in offshore wind farms in Greece from an international, national and local perspective.
Thread 👇
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Social cost of a *single child* entering care is £1.2 million over their lifetime. That’s why
@JoshMacAlister
@reviewCSC
focus on early help makes sense: huge savings to exchequer & vastly positive impact on children’s lives
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A big round of 👏to charities around the world spreading love and support to those that need it most. This week, we recognise
@WiseThoughts
for empowering the
#LGBTQI
+ and the
#BAME
communities through art
#PrideMonth
#StrongerTogether
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At Alma Economics, we have one overarching goal: we want to be happy at work. We’ve written a little book about this, and we’ll use this thread to tweet our guiding principles over the next few weeks (or you can just download the full booklet here: )
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17.3 million UK workers are unable to
#workfromhome
. In the bottom 20% of wage earners, only 1 in 4 workers can work remotely, compared to 3 out of 4 workers in the top 20%:
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Our London office is in full bloom around this time of year. Did someone say cherry blawesome? 🌸
#cherryblossom
#officeview
#officegoals
#spring
#london
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Here is some more detail on our research on
#fairwork
in
#Scotland
, published today by
@FairWorkScot
.
Our report first presents a framework for assessing Scotland’s progress in Fair Work over the last few years.
Our results show clear progress on some fronts – for example, 4
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We estimate 1 in 3 employees
#furloughed
, at a
#cost
of £13.1bn/month. Twice as many employees in the bottom 20% will likely be furloughed compared to the top 20%. This varies widely between industries and occupations, but is similar across regions:
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Why
#COVID19
increases the case for moving central banks away from
#inflation
targeting and onto targeting the path of money
#GDP
:
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Publication 📢 Check out our first report on the introduction of the right to adequate housing in
#Wales
, commissioned by
@CIHCymru
,
@TaiPawb
and
@ShelterCymru
.
Report:
Some key findings in the thread 👇
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In our ongoing study, we develop scenarios for investing in offshore wind farms in Greece to replace conventional energy produced by national gas or oil. This is expected to yield socio-economic benefits at the international and national level.
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Many thanks for the positive review
@seriousfeather
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A very good little documentary about the independent British film industry. 10 minutes. This is why it took 8 years to complete, distribute and market 'Nobody Loves You and You Don't Deserve to Exist'
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In 2022 our work for
@BFI
investigating the economics and viability of the UK independent film industry was published. We are now proud to present Lights, Camera, Economics, a short documentary on (and love letter to) UK independent film
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We are very happy to have contributed to the independent review's effort to propose reforms to the children's social care system 👫
Today we publish our final report and recommendations.
Read them here👇
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We are big fans of economics and... football! Alma Economics is a proud sponsor of the under-14s Hawks team at
@SevenoaksTownFC
, a community-led club known for its large youth involvement and, at the senior level, its highly successful powerchair football teams. If you would like
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Young refugees face many hardships. From their own mouth, this report published by
@phf_uk
and
@childrensociety
shows how you can lend a hand 👐
#stand4refugees
⭐ Stand Together 4 Refugees⭐
A group of young refugees (ST4R) have published a booklet that they hope will improve life for young refugees in the UK.
Watch their LIVE launch event at 1pm tomorrow 👉
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Our work for
@crisis_uk
on restoring local housing allowance rates mentioned during the
@HouseofCommons
debate this week:
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The latest analysis by our economist Rob Dutfield uncovers an important limitation of the UK government’s
#GreenHomesGrant
and suggests an alternative policy🌱
Read more 👇
#GreenRecovery
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Evidence Map by Alma Economics is a powerful tool to explore the research on a topic, understand connections and identify knowledge gaps.
To find out more, visit:
#research
#evidence
#evidencemap
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Raising awareness of the adverse effects of
#endometriosis
on women's life. Check out this week's blog post:
#EndoMarch
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At Alma Economics, being happy at work is our ultimate goal. Check out our guiding principles:
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One of our guiding principles is to take the
#wellbeing
of our colleagues seriously and raise
#MentalHealthAwareness
at the workplace and beyond every chance we get
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Nothing about our fight against the
#coronavirus
pandemic is business as usual – except our approach to data. We need an aggressive data strategy now:
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From all of us at Alma, wishes for a happy and peaceful Eid 🌙
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Using Evidence to End Homelessness, a groundbreaking new book edited by
@LigiaTeixeira
and
@jdmcartwright
brings together insights from an all-star cast of contributors from the government, the third sector and academia
#EndItWithEvidence
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The latest statistics published by ONS show that 47% of people in employment did at least some of their work from home, matching nearly exactly our estimate of 46% published 3 months ago. Read more analyses on our blog
New analysis examining different jobs’ potential for remote working shows employees in higher paying jobs are more likely to be able to work from home.
How does your job compare?
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We are proud to announce that our Economist, Victoria Mousteri, was awarded her
#PhD
in Economics. Check out a paper from her doctoral thesis investigating the effect of unemployment on psychological well-being across Europe
#unemployment
#mentalhealth
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We do things differently and want to continue to do so. We work at the crossroads of economics, software development and communication. We challenge ourselves to attain excellence in everything we do, but our personal and professional happiness always comes first
#HappyAtWork
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The Housing Support Grant is a programme designed to reduce
#homelessness
and to support independent living for vulnerable groups. Check out our approach to developing a funding formula for it on the
@WelshGovernment
website:
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The Scottish Parcel Delivery Map, developed by
@almaeconomics
for
@scotgov
, is now live 📦🏴🚀
Today
@scotgov
has launched a new online parcel delivery pricing map to help people find the best deals
#FairerDeliveries
📦
Just enter your postcode to compare charges for a range of parcel sizes ➡️
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We are happy to share that over the next 3 years we will be working with the
@WelshGovernment
to evaluate
#LeasingSchemeWales
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Exciting to see our latest research for the
@ScottishLandCom
featured in
@thetimes
🗞️
We are continuing our work with the
@ScottishLandCom
to encourage a more productive use of land in 🏴
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The infographics our team created for
@eliamepgr
highlight the key points of its latest policy paper on European defence integration.
Read Eliamep's latest policy paper by S. Blavoukos and P. Politis-Lamprou about the current developments and the positions of the seven key
#EU
member-states on
#defence
#integration
Executive summary:
Policy paper:
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Check out our senior economist Victoria Mousteri's new paper featured on
@LSEpoliticsblog
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Underemployment among part-time workers may have detrimental psychological consequences
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How can
#Greek
#SMEs
increase their
#exports
? In our recent collaboration w/
@eliamepgr
& the Leventis Foundation, we used
#visualstorytelling
to highlight two viable models:
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What is the impact of the benefits system on homelessness? We contributed to new research by
@HomelessLink
with
@trustforlondon
@ItsGroundswell
@SueChristoforou
with a focus on London💡
#EndHomelessness
#EndItWithEvidence
New report from Homeless Link shows how the benefits system sometimes causes homelessness. . Thanks to
@trustforlondon
@almaeconomics
@ItsGroundswell
@SueChristoforou
for your help in making this important research happen
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Our recently published report with
@ChildrensComm
estimates the number of vulnerable babies in England:
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We can’t wait to present the interactive web-based cost-benefit calculator tool we developed in partnership with
@LWARB
, which measures the costs and benefits of the Flats Recycling Package - a package of measures to improve
#recycling
amongst residents of flats 🏘️🚮🌳
Interested in improving
#recycling
in purpose-built flats and estates? Our Flats Recycling Package, a result of a two-year research project in partnership with
@peabody
and six inner London boroughs can help! Join our upcoming webinar to find out more➡️
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We are happy to announce that tomorrow our very own
@ValeSanMar
and
@elisab_pasini
will be presenting our work on the children’s social care nationwide sufficiency statement at the
#commissionersconference
@nccTc
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@PublicHealthW
has just published our research on interventions that could mitigate the adverse health effects of Covid-19 related employment changes in Wales.
Find the reports on the Public Health Wales website:
More information in the thread 👇
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We’re happy to share that
@almaeconomics
has been commissioned by the
@WelshGovernment
to evaluate the ongoing expansion of the Flying Start programme.
Flying Start is Wales’s targeted Early Years programme for families with children under 4 years of age who live in some of the
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Realignment of local housing allowance rates with the 30th percentile of local private rents will help 35,000 households with dependent children to exit
#poverty
by 2024/25. Most of these households will be
#singleparent
families
#CovertheCost
@crisis_uk
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Our modelling suggests that 7% to 10% of people in Scottish prisons have
#socialcare
needs – a much higher proportion than in the wider community. Our full report has just been published on the Scottish Government website:
Some key findings⤵️
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Proud to have contributed to this critical piece of work looking at numbers of
#vulnerable
children in
#England
.
Over two million children in England are growing up in families where there are serious risks, our latest major study reveals
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Our latest report for
@ScottishLandCom
is now live. Our work supported the Scottish Land Commission’s advice to Scottish Ministers on options for Land Reform and Taxation, published today.
Read the full report here:
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To mark
#WorldHomelessDay2022
here’s why treating housing as a human right can make economic sense for countries. A thread.
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We’re pleased to announce that Alma Economics has been commissioned by
@SocialCareWales
to support the ongoing development of the National Data Resource (NDR) programme.
The National Data Resource (NDR) is a large-scale programme managed by Digital Health and Care Wales that
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The independent review of children’s social care represents a unique opportunity to transform the current system and improve the lives of children and their families. We are looking forward to contributing to its work
The cost of children’s social care – a thread 👇
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Greece approves first offshore wind energy law -
@GreekReporter
covers the latest developments making reference to our groundbreaking work on the costs and benefits of offshore wind energy commissioned by
@eliamepgr
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💙 👨🏫 🚚 🧑🍳 🛵 💙
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Who are the UK's
#keyworkers
? Our latest report:
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Last week
@ofqual
published the results from their consultation on running an autumn exam series in 2021. We worked with Ofqual to ensure that everyone who participated in this consultation has their voice heard.
Report 👉
Thread 👇
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Earlier today we presented initial findings from our research on the right to adequate housing in
#Wales
for
@CIHCymru
,
@TaiPawb
and
@ShelterCymru
. Read the executive summary of our report here
#HumanRightsDay
#BacktheBill
📢 ‘
#WALES
CAN LEAD THE WAY’ on
#housing
as a human right.
That’s the message from us,
@ShelterCymru
@CIHCymru
in publishing findings of international research on rights-based housing legislation.
More follows in thread…
#HumanRightsDay
#BacktheBill
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🌍 Today is
#EarthDay
.
This day, let's reflect on our collective responsibility towards a sustainable economy and a green future in harmony with nature.
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We are hiring! If you are an experienced economist with exceptional technical, leadership and stakeholder management skills, we want to hear from you
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Can
#VirtualReality
change the way professionals make decisions, interact and support children in care? Here's a snapshot from our work for the Cornerstone Partnership
@cornerstone_vr
. Follow the link to find out more:
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Celebrating
#PrideMonth
by staying aware of the adversities
#LGBTQ
+ people have to overcome year-round. We value
#diversity
and commit to providing equal opportunities and a nourishing environment to all employees, regardless of gender identity or sexuality
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This video is incredible: 5 stars!
Or is it? How much trust can you put in reviews online? What percentage of them are fake, and how easy is it to spot those written in bad faith?
Despite efforts on the part of companies to remove fake reviews, these remain a problem for online
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We are very pleased to announce that Alma Economics has been commissioned by
@scotgov
to analyse the responses to its public consultation on the draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan.
The plan “sets a vision for Scotland's energy system to 2045 and a route map of
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Almost showtime 🍿 We are looking forward to seeing our film 'Lights, Camera, Economics' screened at this year's
@EdinburghShorts
. See you at the Summerhall venue this Sunday!
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Our director, Nick Spyropoulos, presenting at the
@cornerstone_vr
@ImmerseUK_
event last night
Wow! The evidence for using VR for social impact is compelling
@cornerstone_vr
@ImmerseUK_
@almaeconomics
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The Welsh Government has just published our report on the integration of EU citizens in
#Wales
.
Report➡️
Alma Economics blog post➡️
🧵summarising our research ⬇️
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.
@el_pais
cites our
#Covid19
work in insightful
@Pablolinde
article arguing the way we should look at the data is now different
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According to the latest
#UNHCR
#GlobalTrends
report, the number of people forcibly displaced from their homes has reached a record 110M globally.
We support every effort to meaningfully address the violence, environmental destruction and other factors behind this distressing
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Our offices received this important document today. Our analysts are still decoding it, but sources say that Evangelia (aged 4) wants to spread the love and for everyone to have a wonderful day.
#HappyFriday
#ThisAlmaLife
#AlmaKids
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A comprehensive look into the experience of
#developingcountries
with
#COVID19
and a discussion of some of the
#policy
responses. An excellent read for policy practitioners, especially in the developing world, edited by
@SimeonDjankov
and
@upanizza
"Emerging from
#COVID19
, countries can reach beyond their previous achievements, raising
#HumanCapital
accumulation,
#socio
-economic inclusion, & productivity to new levels in the years to come"
@WorldBank
economists in the new CEPR/
@DevPolJournal
eBook:
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When
#ThisAlmaLife
meets Halloween: Our colleague Ryan’s fiancée carved these lovely Alma jack-o’-lanterns – we could barely believe this was a real photo. Happy Halloween to you too, Ellie!
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#LGBTQ
young people are disproportionately affected by
#homelessness
. Take action this
#PrideMonth
by donating to
@aktcharity
, which supports LGBTQ+ young people by providing advice, accommodation, and access to an elaborate support network
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Really wonderful to see
@JohnLewisRetail
shine a spotlight on children in care in their 2022 Christmas ad. This is an area that is particularly close to our hearts at Alma, as we have worked extensively on issues relating to children and the care system...(1/2)
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Here is more coverage from
@BBCNews
on the call by
@londoncouncils
for the government to end the freeze on the London Housing Allowance (LHA) on the basis of research by Alma Economics.
#Homelessness
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We look forward to assisting
@HomesEngland
in their mission by driving evidence-based improvements in England’s neighbourhoods and helping local communities grow 🏘️
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How does adolescent mental health impact unemployment? Our economist Victoria Mousteri has a new paper out:
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