CAGE Research Centre
Independent policy-driven research informed by history, culture and behaviour.
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WWII bombing may have helped shape the geography of Brexit, new study suggests
Areas hit harder during the Blitz were more likely to back Brexit in 2016 - not simply because of economics or demography, but because wartime experience app...
Thursday 23 Jul 2026
Sonia Bhalotra elected to Fellowship of the British Academy
CAGE Project Lead, Professor Sonia Bhalotra is one of three University of Warwick academics to have been elected as Fellows of the British Academy, in recogn...
Monday 20 Jul 2026
India’s caste barriers to meritocracy have narrowed but not disappeared, new research finds
India’s caste system historically dictated access to education, occupations and wealth, creating a fundamentally unmeritocratic society in which econom...
Tuesday 7 Jul 2026
Antidepressant treatment in childhood linked to better education, employment and mental health outcomes, new study finds
Large-scale research suggests carefully managed treatment can improve life chances, particularly for disadvantaged children
Wednesday 24 Jun 2026
Our Research Programmes
Global Economic History
Reviewing historical data and qualitative research for large scale analysis to understand patterns of global economic growth.
Designing and Building Institutions
Analysing the attention economy and the models that guide information processing and decision-making.
Gender, Health and Wellbeing
Investigating the social and economic causes and consequences of mental ill health and the inclusion of women in society.
Responsive Public Policy
Designing research and data analysis to provide policy insight and support capacity building.
Upcoming Events
Digital History workshop: Methodological Advances in Quantitative Economic History
Thursday 22 October, 9:00am, 1 day 8 hours
CAGE Summer School 2026: Develop the research skills needed for data analysis
Sunday 21 June, 5:15pm, 3 days 15 hours 45 minutes