In this paper we estimate the importance of local labour structure in the spread of COVID-19 during the first year of the pandemic. We build a unique data set across 6,700 neighbourhoods in England that allows us to distinguish between people living (residents) and people working (workers) in a...

This study explores the characteristics and determinants of innovation of exceptionally innovative small and medium sized UK enterprises. The focus is placed on 'serial' innovators, defined as independent companies with a persistent unusually high frequency of innovations over time. The aim of...