Topic
Business and Economy
Learning lessons from previous pandemic-related and other shocks
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 5 years ago
The purpose of this report is to collate literature on the health, social, community, economic and environmental impacts of epidemics, pandemics and other shocks that have had large-scale impacts on different countries and cities internationally. The literature review will help to answer the question, “What could an effective, evidence-based, long-term plan to drive London’s recovery from the impacts of the...
London Job Posting Analytics
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Added over 5 years ago
This workbook summarises recent Job Posting Analytics related to delivery drivers in London. The data is provided by Emsi, a data modelling company. It looks at job postings based on two different classifications: Job title ('Delivery Driver') Occupations ('Van drivers' and 'Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers') Please note: Job postings are collected from various sources and processed to...
COVID-19 and London's Economy - impacts and economic outlook
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Added over 5 years ago
This paper summarises the latest evidence and analysis on the impacts of COVID-19 on London’s economy so far and on the economic outlook so that key actors and stakeholders engaged in responding to the pandemic can have a readily available evidence base to inform policy responses.
Lost worker vs. tourism expenditure in the Central Activities Zone (CAZ) during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 5 years ago
During the pandemic, the loss of expenditure in London’s Central Activities Zone (CAZ) due to both workers staying at home and tourists being unable or choosing not to visit has had a major impact on the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors.This analysis seeks to investigate the relative importance of these two cohorts to the CAZ. We estimate local expenditure from...
Wealth Inequality
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Updated over 5 years ago
Percentage of total wealth owned by households in each decile for London and Great Britain. Data extracted from the ONS Wealth and Assets Survey (WAS) microdata. This dataset is one of the Greater London Authority's measures of Economic Fairness. Click here to find out more.
Map of Community Views
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 5 years ago
Image: Snapshot from the Map of Community Views To understand different communities’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Mayor for Social Integration, Social Mobility and Community Engagement, Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard and the GLA Community Engagement Team convened a series of virtual roundtable conversations and community meetings with groups and community leaders between April and September 2020. These conversations covered a...
An Emerging Tech Charter for London – insight and consultation
GLA Opinion Research
Updated over 5 years ago
Consultation is being carried out by the GLA in November and December 2020 on the new Emerging Tech Charter for London. This is a plan to guide emerging tech innovations deployed the capital.The Smarter London Together Roadmap was published in 2018 after consultation with Londoners and opinion research (see below) around some of the
Life in Generation Z
Museum of London and Partnership for Young London
Updated over 5 years ago
This is a survey of over 3,000 young Londoners that was completed in June 2020 in partnership with the Museum of London. This focuses on the key issues and concerns affecting young people aged between 16-24 and reviews the challenges they face and what needs to happen to help young people thrive across the capital.This dataset is being reviewed. The...
Tourism estimates for London in 2019 and forecasts for 2020
London & Partners and Visit Britain
Updated over 5 years ago
London’s Tourism Direct GVA (TDGVA) in 2019 is estimated by taking London’s share of the latest ONS regional TDGVA publication (2013) and multiplying it with the latest TDGVA estimate (2017) for the UK. The resulting figure is then multiplied with a ratio of London spend data from VisitBritain’s International Passenger Surveys from 2019 and 2017. This approach assumes 1) that...
The future of London’s high streets
GLA Opinion Research
Added over 5 years ago
Qualitative research and polling with Londoners undertaken by the GLA's Opinion Research team.The research explored current public opinion towards high streets, including: Current use and experiences of high streets (prior to COVID-19) Longer term aspirations and views on the future of high streets