Henry Overman is Professor of Economic Geography in the department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics. He is also the Research Director of the Centre for Economic Performance and the director of the What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth. His current research interests include the causes and consequences of spatial disparities and the impact of urban and regional policy. He has provided policy advice to, amongst others, the European Commission, Department for International Development, Department for Business Innovation and Skills, Department for Communities and Local Government, HS2 and the Department for Transport, HM Treasury, the Manchester Independent Economic Review, and the North East Independent Economic Review.

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How the UK government should respond to the unequal local economic impacts of COVID-19
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- COVID-19 
- Poverty and Income Inequality

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The impact of big research infrastructure facilities on local scientific output
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- Productivity and Innovation

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New road infrastructure: The effects on firms
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- Industrial organisation 
- Labour Markets 
- Productivity and Innovation
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Why birthplace matters so much: Sorting, learning and geography
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- Labour Markets 
- Poverty and Income Inequality
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Effectiveness of place-based policies: UK evidence
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- Competition Policy 
- Labour Markets 
- Poverty and Income Inequality