GLA Economics Publications

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London's Economy Today

London's Economy Today - Published monthly.
The most up-to-date information on London's economy, published by email every month. Each issue includes an overview of current economic conditions, the latest indicators and a supplement on a significant issue facing London.

Latest publications

Self-directed adult social care in London - September 2008
Working Paper 33: The evolution of UK and London employment rates
Current Issues Note 22: Patterns of low pay in London - August 2008
Working Paper 32: Building Bridges: Some lessons from the Middle Ages on the long-term economic impact of bridges over the Thames - August 2008
London's environmental effectiveness - an update: Comparing London with other English regions - July 2008
Current Issues Note 21: Rising energy prices and their effects on environmental behaviour - July 2008
A Fairer London: The 2008 Living Wage in London - July 2008
London Economic Development Snapshot Issue 7 (LDA website) - July 2008
GLA Economics Annual Report - June 2008
Working Paper 31: Employment in London by firm size - May 2008
Credit crunch and the property market - May 2008
London's Economic Outlook: Spring 2008 : The GLA's medium-term planning projections - May 2008
The rationale for public sector intervention in the economy II - March 2008
Working Paper 30: London's housing submarkets - March 2008
Women in London's Economy - February 2008
Working Paper 29: Overcoming barriers to institutional investment in residential housing - February 2008
Current Issues Note 20: The housing market and the economic climate - February 2008
Working Paper 28: Comparing locations: Grouping wards in London, the South East and East of England - January 2008
London's Central Business District: Its global importance - January 2008
London Economic Development Snapshot Issue 6 (LDA website) - January 2008
Working Paper 27: Assessment of global imbalances? - January 2008

Reports

Self-directed adult social care in London - September 2008
London's environmental effectiveness - an update: Comparing London with other English regions - July 2008
A Fairer London: The 2008 Living Wage in London - July 2008
London Economic Development Snapshot Issue 7 (LDA website) - July 2008
GLA Economics Annual Report - June 2008
Credit crunch and the property market - May 2008
The rationale for public sector intervention in the economy II - March 2008
Women in London's Economy - February 2008
London's Central Business District: Its global importance - January 2008
London Economic Development Snapshot Issue 6 (LDA website) - January 2008
Modelling transport and the economy in London - December 2007
Asian Business Report - December 2007
The London Story - October 2007
Social Enterprises in London - October 2007
More residents, more jobs? - July 2007
London Economic Development Snapshot Issue 5 (LDA website) - July 2007
GLA Economics' London Employment Projections. Panel Note, for the Examination in Public into the Draft Alterations to the London Plan - June 2007
GLA Economics Annual Report - July 2007
A Fairer London: The Living Wage in London - April 2007
Transport and Economy Model (TANDEM) - March 2007
Women in London's Economy - February 2007
London Economic Development Snapshot Issue 4 (LDA website) - January 2007
Heathrow Economics Study - November 2006
Retail in London - October 2006
Employment Projections Technical Papers - October 2006
What works with tackling worklessness? - September 2006
GLA Economics Annual Report - July 2006
A Fairer London: The Living Wage in London - May 2006
The rationale for public sector intervention in the economy - March 2006
Business and economic impacts of the congestion charge - February 2006
Laying the foundations: London's construction industry - February 2006
Women in London’s Economy – January 2006
Our London. Our Future: Planning for London's Growth II - November 2005
GLA Economics Annual Report - August 2005
The Environmental Effectiveness of London: Comparing London with other English regions - June 2005
From the Ganges to the Thames: An analysis of Indian FDI into London - June 2005
The contribution of Asian-owned businesses to London's economy - June 2005
A Fairer London: The Living Wage in London - March 2005
Time is money: The economic effects of transport delays in Central London - February 2005
Ready for Business: The contribution of black businesses to London's economy - February 2005
Growing Together: London and the UK Economy - February 2005
Women in London's Economy - January 2005
More residents, more jobs? - January 2005
Enter the Dragon: An analysis of Chinese FDI into London - December 2004
GLA Economics Annual Report 2004 - August 2004
World City, World Knowledge: The economic contribution of London’s higher education sector - April 2004
Lone Parents in London - April 2004
London's Creative Sector: 2004 Update - April 2004
The GLA's Economy-Environment Model - April 2004
London's Housing Submarkets - April 2004
The Case for London - March 2004
Technical report of the GLA Economy-Environment Model - March 2004
Spending Time: London's Leisure Economy - November 2003
The GLA's London Workforce Employment Series - September 2003
Valuing Greenness: Green spaces, house prices and Londoners' priorities - June 2003
London's Ecological Footprint - June 2003
Market failure and the London housing market - May 2003
GLA Economics Annual Report 2003 - May 2003
London's Economy Tomorrow - March 2003
Sensitivity tests on forecasts for employment in London - February 2003
Play it right: Asian Creative Industries in London - February 2003
Spreading Success: How London is Changing - January 2003
Creativity: London's Core Business - October 2002
Planning for London's Growth - March 2002

Forecasts

London's Economic Outlook: Spring 2008 - May 2008
London's Economic Outlook: Autumn 2007 - October 2007
London's Economic Outlook: Spring 2007 - April 2007
London's Economic Outlook: Autumn 2006 - October 2006
London's Economic Outlook: Spring 2006 - April 2006
London's Economic Outlook: Autumn 2005 - October 2005
London's Economic Outlook: Spring 2005 - April 2005
London's Economic Outlook: Autumn 2004 - October 2004
London's Economic Outlook: Spring 2004 - April 2004
London's Economic Outlook: The GLA's medium-term planning projections - December 2003
The GLA's Medium-term Economic Projections - July 2003
Review of Independent Forecasts - July 2003
Medium-Term Economic Planning Projections - January 2003

Current issues notes

Current Issues Note 22: Patterns of low pay in London - August 2008
Current Issues Note 21: Rising energy prices and their effects on environmental behaviour - July 2008
Current Issues Note 20: The housing market and the economic climate - February 2008
Current Issues Note 19: The role of financial services sector in mitigating and adapting to climate change - September 2007
Current Issues Note 18: Institutional investment in housing - July 2007
Current Issues Note 17: Defining and measuring metropolitan regions - June 2007
Current Issues Note 16: Labour Market Balance Sheets - June 2007
Current Issues Note 15: The economics of climate change - March 2007
Current Issues Note 14: Patterns of low pay in London - March 2007
Current Issues Note 13: Updated borough-level employment projections to 2026 - February 2007
Current Issues Note 12: Why are there so few part-time jobs in London? - February 2007
Current Issues Note 11: Historical revisions to the GLA workforce employment series' - December 2006
Current Issues Note 10: Investing for Britain - Modernising the Sustainable Investment Rule - November 2006
Current Issues Note 9: Borough employment projections to 2026 - May 2006
Current Issues Note 8: Comparison of London’s employment forecasts by gender – January 2006
Current Issues Note 7: London’s living wage for young people - November 2005
Current Issues Note 6: Comments on CEBR’s report on the western extension of the congestion charge - August 2005
Current Issue Note 5: Has London continued to export taxes in 2003/04? - August 2005
Current Issues Note 4: Interim borough level employment projections to 2016 - May 2005
Current Issues Note 3: Financial services and climate change - July 2004
Current Issues Note 2: Guidance on Preparing an Economic Impact Report - July 2004
Current Issues Note 1: What is driving business investment in London? - May 2003

Working papers

General

Working Paper 33: The evolution of UK and London employment rates
Working Paper 32: Building Bridges: Some lessons from the Middle Ages on the long-term economic impact of bridges over the Thames - August 2008
31: Employment in London by firm size - May 2008
30: London's housing submarkets - March 2008
29: Overcoming barriers to institutional investment in residential housing - February 2008
28: Comparing locations: Grouping wards in London, the South East and East of England - January 2008
27: Assessment of global imbalances? - January 2008
26: What makes employees more likely to be low paid in London? - November 2007
25: An expenditure-based approach to employment sectors in London - November 2007
24: An analysis of London's employment by sector - October 2007
23: The implications of misleading estimates of London’s output - August 2007
22: London's Creative Sector – 2007 Update - July 2007
21: The GLA's interim metro area dataset - April 2007
20. Employment Projections for London By Sector and Borough - February 2007
19. Innovation in London - February 2007
18. Borough employment projections to 2026 - October 2006
17. Why distance doesn’t die: Agglomeration and its benefits - June 2006
16. Women at Work… Looking Ahead - London employment projections by gender and sector – January 2006
15. Worklessness in London – Explaining the differences between worklessness in London and the UK – January 2006
14. Working Future – Employment projections for London by sector – December 2005
13. Towards a common standard - Comparing European and American cities - July 2005
12. The congestion charge’s impact on retail - The London experience - May 2005
11. Working London - November 2004
10. Productivity indicators submission - September 2004
9. Measuring and Comparing World Cities - May 2004
8. Submission to the Treasury Select Committee Inquiry into Regional Productivity - April 2004
7. London's Housing Submarkets - April 2004
6. Calculating London's Tax Export - March 2004
5. Submission to the Allsopp Review - October 2003
4. Long-term employment projections for London: Alternative methodology and results - September 2003
3. Valuing Greeness: Is there a segmented preference for housing attributes in London? - June 2003
2. The Economic and Social Structure of London and the South East - February 2003
1. Labour Market Balances and Employment in the Wider South East - February 2003

Retail

Retail in London: Working Paper J - The impact of planning on competition and productivity - June 2006
Retail in London: Working Paper I - Service and delivery Issues - June 2006
Retail in London: Working Paper H - London’s Retail Trends - 1971-2000 - April 2006
Retail in London: Working Paper G - Small Retailers - March 2006
Retail in London: Working Paper F - International Comparisons of Retail – March 2006
Retail in London: Working Paper E - Retail and the Labour Market – March 2006
Retail in London: Working Paper D - Retail and Leisure - February 2006
Retail in London: Working Paper C - Grocery Retailing – October 2005
Retail in London: Working Paper B - Retail and Regeneration - August 2005
Retail in London Working Paper A - Retail in the West End - March 2005