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JAMIE OLIVER’S SCHOOL DINNERS IMPROVE TEST SCORES
SPECIAL ACCESS SCHEMES HELP DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS TO SUCCEED AT UNIVERSITY
IRAQ WAR STUNTS CHILDREN’S GROWTH
BETTER EDUCATION HELPED REGIONS ‘CATCH UP’ DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
HIGHER LIFE EXPECTANCY LEADS TO HIGHER GDP
SPECIALIST SCHOOLS HAVE A MODEST POSITIVE EFFECT ON EXAM RESULTS
SMOKERS AND PEOPLE WITH UNHEALTHY DIETS ARE MORE IMPATIENT
THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF BEING IN A COUPLE
HIGH RETURNS TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS IN INDIA
LOTTERY WINNERS ARE HAPPIER BUT SMOKE AND DRINK MORE
FEMALE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP INCREASES THE REPORTING OF CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN
RISING HOUSE PRICES ASSOCIATED WITH GREATER WELLBEING
DISASTER APPEALS CAN REDUCE PEOPLE’S FUTURE CHARITABLE DONATIONS
UK SHOPPERS ARE MORE PRICE CONSCIOUS THAN ITALIANS
BUILT-IN HOME SECURITY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES BURGLARY
NATURAL RESOURCES CAN BENEFIT POOR COUNTRIES IF FIRMS BUY LOCAL
BROADBAND INTERNET DRAMATICALLY INCREASES ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC GROWTH CAN INCREASE CHILD LABOUR
MEASURING VULNERABILITY TO POVERTY: CURRENT LIVING STANDARDS AND FUTURE INCOME ARE KEY
CAP-AND-TRADE SCHEMES WILL HASTEN THE ADOPTION OF CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES
REDUCING POVERTY IS KEY TO REDUCING INEQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIA
IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION WILL SPUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
POLICY CHOICES FOR AID: MATCHING WHAT RECIPIENTS NEED WITH WHAT DONORS THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE
MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, AID IS DAMAGING FOR DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES DO NOT INCREASE ECONOMIC GROWTH
‘CARBON LEAKAGE’ THREATENS TO UNDERMINE EFFECTIVENESS OF EU EMISSIONS REDUCTION SCHEME
GREEK AND PORTUGUESE BUSINESS CYCLES LEAST SYNCHRONISED WITH THE EURO AREA
HOW US HOUSEHOLDS SPENT FUNDS BORROWED AGAINST THEIR HOMES DURING THE BOOM YEARS
FISCAL POLICY COORDINATION VITAL FOR CREDIBILITY OF A MONETARY UNION
HOW TO DEAL WITH INCREASED PUBLIC DEBT
DON’T GO SOFT ON BAILED-OUT BANKS
THE FED WORKS TOWARDS THE GREATER GOOD
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES’ CHOICE OF EXCHANGE RATE REGIME SHOULD DEPEND ON THEIR IMPORT STRUCTURE
NEW EVIDENCE THAT OPENNESS TO TRADE INCREASES COMPETITION AND LOWERS PRICES
LOOSE US MONETARY POLICY NOT TO BLAME FOR THE CRISIS
OVERCONFIDENCE AMONG FINANCE PROFESSIONALS
KEY DRIVERS OF MORTGAGE WRITE-DOWNS
INFLATION TARGETING DOESN’T MATTER FOR EMERGING MARKETS
IF TURKEY JOINS THE EUROPEAN UNION, ALL EUROPEANS WILL BE BETTER OFF
‘EXPLODING OFFERS’ ARE BAD NEWS FOR CONSUMERS
IMPROVED ‘EMPLOYABILITY’ REDUCES THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF UNEMPLOYMENT ON NATIONAL WELLBEING
UNIVERSITY BUSINESS INCUBATORS INCREASE ANTI-COMPETITIVE PATENTING BY THREATENED INCUMBENTS
ASYLUM-SEEKERS IN THE UK EARN FAR LESS THAN ECONOMIC MIGRANTS
BUYING CAR INSURANCE ON THE INTERNET: OLDER DRIVERS AND MEN FACE MUCH GREATER VARIATION IN QUOTES
UNIVERSITY BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITIONS PROVIDE A VALUABLE MEETING PLACE FOR INVESTORS AND START-UPS
GRANDPARENTS COMBINE CHILDCARE AND EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT SANCTIONS
FLEXIBLE WORKERS WHO LOSE THEIR JOBS ARE LESS UNHAPPY THAN THOSE WHO LOSE PERMANENT JOBS
OFGEM MAY INADVERTENTLY RAISE ENERGY BILLS
REGULATORS’ DECISIONS ON MERGERS SHAPED BY THE ‘STANDARDS OF PROOF’ IN THEIR JURISDICTION
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