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The chances of a company being found guilty of abuse of a monopoly position by the UK’s Competition Commission increase enormously if the chair of the... More
The stock market and the unemployment rate are like two drunks walking down the street tied together with a rope, according to Professor Roger Farmer,... More
Governments and central banks should think twice before designing policies aimed at the housing market in an effort to stimulate household demand and... More
Raising the compulsory school leaving age in the UK is likely to reduce the rate of teenage pregnancy, currently among the highest in Europe. That is... More
A temporary policy of removing penalties for possessing cannabis in the London borough of Lambeth increased the number of admissions to hospital for... More
Using burglar-proof windows and doors in new residential construction makes homes 25% less likely to be burgled than comparable new homes without... More
One year of extra education significantly reduces property crime – and the costs of extra schooling are outweighed by the social benefits ... More
Private security can be a highly cost-effective way of cutting crime, according to a study of the impact of ‘business improvement districts’... More
A loosening and tightening of mortgage credit standards drove the US house price boom and bust of the 2000s. New research by John Duca, John... More
With surging domestic public debts in most advanced economies since the financial crisis began in 2007, research published in the May 2011 issue ... More
‘Animal spirits’ – or psychological factors – can account for about half of the business cycle fluctuations in the United States since the 1960s.... More
Expanding a country’s broadband infrastructure dramatically increases national economic growth. According to research by Nina Czernich and colleagues,... More
Higher pensions not only improve the quality of life for beneficiaries but they can also substantially extend their lives. That is the central ... More
Developing countries that are well endowed with natural resources should use the revenues to increase wages and employment, boost private and public... More
The more valuable the oil resources of a non-democratic country, the less likely it is to become democratic. That is the key conclusion of research by... More
Parts of the world that enjoy an abundance of natural resources need not find it a curse. Indeed, in the right circumstances, such riches can be... More
The quality of a country’s political institutions determines whether an endowment of natural resources turns out to be a curse or a blessing. Where... More
Regulations that prevent new retail outlets being set up have a series of damaging consequences, including reducing local employment and investment... More
Attracting overseas students can serve as a policy to increase the future inflow of highly talented workers. That is the implication of research... More
Pre-industrial societies had about the same level of measured inequality as rich, modern societies, but their elites extracted a much greater share of... More
Research published in the March 2011 Economic Journal provides the first comprehensive estimates of the level and distribution of global household... More
Technical change, which benefits many in the economy by increasing their productivity and incomes, also causes losses to some older workers, who find... More
The quality of a country’s political institutions determines whether an endowment of natural resources turns out to be a curse or a blessing.... More
Parts of the world that enjoy an abundance of natural resources need not find it a curse. Indeed, in the right circumstances, such riches can be... More
The more valuable the oil resources of a non-democratic country, the less likely it is to become democratic. That is the key conclusion of... More