Tasos Kitsos

Europe's innovation problem

New WP with Herbertson, Storper, Soskice, and Pardy

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Sorry never got to the bottom of how famous (the original) Aesop is 😄. Not that politics don't have anything in common with soap

Probably a decade and a half late but Aesop's the fox and the monkey is uncomfortably close to our political reality

Gambling centres 'clustered' in deprived areas of the UK People in deprived areas are more likely to have adult gaming centres on their doorstep, data shows.

more context - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Starmer urged to scrap ‘outdated’ law limiting power to stop new gambling premises ‘Aim to permit’ rule places legal duty on licensing authorities to err on the side of allowing new bookmakers or 24-hour slot machine shops

latest context - www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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Good to see calls for stricter #planning regulations on gambling shops. We find #evidence that #proximity to gambling shops is linked to increased probabilities of #gambling and problematic gambling
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It is the 5th of January and I still have more citations (overall) than Acemoglu (in 2026). A win is a win

Fast and furious: the productivity effects of the geography of experienced internet speeds: Tranos, Emmanouil; Kitsos, Tasos; Wolf, Levi John

KIBS’ and non-KIBS’ business creation and closure: Evidence from the urban micro-space: Pylak, Korneliusz; Mickiewicz, Tomasz; Kitsos, Tasos

Don't shoot the pianist: creative firms, workers, and neighborhood gentrification: Kitsos, Tasos; Nathan, Max; Gutierrez-Posada, Diana

🙏many thanks! #proximity to dense #gambling environments and gambling #harms. Grateful for funding from @afsguk.bsky.social Do have a look and let us know 👇

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Digital Lifelines: Can Better Internet Quality Bridge the Regional Productivity Gap? This post discusses the findings from our (Emmanouil Tranos, Tasos Kitsos, Levi Wolf) recently published paper in the Journal of Economic…

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Fast and furious: the productivity effects of the geography of experienced internet speeds Abstract. The link between digital technologies and productivity has long intrigued researchers. Key to unpacking this relationship is detailed data connec

🚨📣 We have a new paper with Emmanouil Tranos & @levijohnwolf.bsky.social in the Journal of #Economic #Geography linking #internet speeds to #firm level #productivity benefits. There is a 2% productivity boost pulling slowest to fastest speeds across #UK LAs 👀👇

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Early Career Colloquium 2026 Our popular Online Early Career Colloquium is returning on the 21st and 22nd of January 2026 . This is a great opportunity for PhD researchers and early career researchers (within 3 years of their...

Our annual online Early Career and Doctoral Research Colloquium will take place on January 21 and 22 2026. Call for abstracts is now open. Details here: www.rsai-bis.org/early-career... #EconSky #GeogSky #AcadSky #RegionalScience @spatialeconomic.bsky.social

Regional Inequalities in the UK: a Research Showcase Join us for an afternoon of insight and discussion on regional inequalities with a special focus on the West Midlands.

📢 You’re invited: “Regional Inequalities in the UK: A Research Showcase”

Join us for an #Festival of #Social #Science showcase of #research and evidence on #regional #inequalities of opportunity and #wellbeing.

When: Friday 24/10, 2-4
Where: Library of Birmingham
Register 👉: tinyurl.com/bdx77a3u

Our new paper on "Place-based solidarity: Crisis, austerity and the devolution of responsibility"

authors: Coco Huggins and Mia Gray

is now available free online: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

3/3 and a podcast!!

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KIBS and Non-KIBS Business Dynamics in Urban Micro-Spaces A Google Notebook Briefing Document of our research: KIBS’ and non-KIBS’ business creation and closure: evidence from the urban…

2/3 Quite interesting results. a 6 minute grasp of the paper

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KIBS’ and non-KIBS’ business creation and closure: evidence from the urban micro-space Our study explores the factors influencing the creation and closure of firms in urban micro-spaces, highlighting the relationship between knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) and non-KIBS s...

📣 I've got Google Notebook to make a briefing note of our recent #research paper with Korneliusz Pylak and @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social "KIBS’ and non-KIBS’ #business creation and closure: evidence from the #urban micro-space" in @regionalstudies.bsky.social

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Job Vacancy at Aston University: Lecturer Aston Business School, located in the heart of Birmingham – England’s second largest city – seeks to appoint a highly motivated, ambitious and committed academic with a passion for making a positive c...

📢📢 We have an #academic #job ( #lectureship) in #International #Business at @astonpress.bsky.social. Would particularly suit a quantitative oriented scholar that will benefit from and contribute to our great local environment.

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A major new report published for anyone interested in #innovation, #productivity, #industrialstrategy, #econsky. I'll now do a short thread that pulls out the main findings and recommendations...

🚨 Heads up! If you're working on skilled migration and innovation, submit your papers to our GeoInno 2026 sessions in Budapest, 28-30 January 👇

Closing date or papers or extended abstracts: 14 July 2025.

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toilet paper shortages soon

⭐ Star collaborators @emilyfry.bsky.social @gthwaites.bsky.social, @dalilariba.bsky.social, Richmond Egyei and Enrico Vanino

🔗 Want to find out more? See the report launch (www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/the-p...) or read the report itself (www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...)

🚨 🚨 Interested in #regional #economic #inequalities in the #UK? Have a look at the video that came out of our project on the drivers of #wage disparities across English #cities.

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Our latest report by @emilyfry.bsky.social @tasoskitsos.bsky.social @gthwaites.bsky.social @dalilariba.bsky.social Richmond Egyei and Enrico Vanino looks at the impact of place in regional inequality.

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Special thanks to @ukri.org for the support and collaborators Richmond Egyei, @gthwaites.bsky.social, @emilyfry.bsky.social, @dalilariba.bsky.social & Enrico Vanino.

‪📣📣 Very happy to see our work on #regional #pay #disparities in the UK out.

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Have a look at the event and the report and stay tuned for more!

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