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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
Developing countries that are well endowed with natural resources should use the revenues to increase wages and employment, boost private... More
Research published in the March 2011 Economic Journal provides the first comprehensive estimates of the level and distribution of global ... More
Pre-industrial societies had about the same level of measured inequality as rich, modern societies, but their elites extracted a much greater... More
Technical change, which benefits many in the economy by increasing their productivity and incomes, also causes losses to some older workers, who... 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
Regulations that prevent new retail outlets being set up have a series of damaging consequences, including reducing local employment and... More
The European Union’s co-ordinated fiscal expansion plan launched in November 2008 was the right response to the rapid economic slowdown that was... More
Getting a fiscal stimulus package ‘wrong’ could mean that any short-run gains in economic growth are achieved at a cost of lower, perhaps... More
When the economy is in recession, the best taxes to cut early on are income taxes for people on low incomes. When, as now, the economy is in... More
The 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States had directly detrimental consequences for the wellbeing of UK citizens, according to new... More
The 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States had directly detrimental consequences for the wellbeing of UK citizens, according to new research by... More
When the economy is in recession, the best taxes to cut early on are income taxes for people on low incomes. When, as now, the economy is in recovery... More
Getting a fiscal stimulus package ‘wrong’ could mean that any short-run gains in economic growth are achieved at a cost of lower, perhaps... More