Our economics team is focussed on changing places and people’s lives for the better, generating long-term, shared prosperity. By enabling places to achieve their full economic potential, we can ensure that nowhere, and nobody, is left behind.


As an economist, I have an opportunity to help places, industries and development projects secure an inclusive, resilient, net zero future, wherever they are in the world.
Jim Coleman Head of Economics, WSP in the UK
Thriving community

Creating conditions for thriving communities

How can we link economic and societal outcomes for sustained positive change?
 

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Net Zero can we have winners without losers?

Net Zero: Can We Have Winners Without Losers?

The transition to a zero-carbon society will only succeed if we recognise the impact on different sectors of society, and ensure that no one is left behind.
 

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The Economics Changemaker

Economist and Professor, Jim Coleman, is bridging the gap between higher education and industry with research and project work that addresses current, real-world issues.

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