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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
The 1947 increase in the UK’s minimum school leaving age from 14 to 15 raised men’s wages but had no noticeable effect on women’s wages. That is... More
Auctions of the rights to use radio spectrum may not always deliver the best outcome for society, warns research by Professor Maarten Janssen and Dr... More
If economic policy-makers are to take deliberate steps to prevent or deflate asset price bubbles, they need a realistic model of a bubble. In a... More
Carefully matching people who find themselves out of work with job counsellors with whom they can more easily identify could prove a relatively ... More
Regulation that makes it more difficult and costly for new firms to enter a market can substantially reduce an economy’s productivity. That is... More
Class size matters for student performance, particularly the most able students. That is the central finding of research by Professor Oriana... More
Basel II regulation fails to protect the banking sector from the consequences of periods of excessive credit growth, according to research by... More
More numerate people among the over-50 age group in England tend to have substantially more liquid financial wealth than less numerate people.... More
There is plenty of evidence that a large proportion of adults in most countries are unfamiliar with even the most basic economic concepts, such... More
A form of premium bonds paying out prizes worth £24 million a year could help meet the soaring cost of elderly care, according to new proposals... More
Couples who score well on a simple test of numeracy ability accumulate more wealth by middle age than couples that score poorly on such a test.... More
People who are born during a recession may suffer adverse consequences in their later years in terms of the impact of a stroke and other serious... More
Victorian investors allocated their portfolios in much the same way as a modern investment adviser armed with the latest techniques would recommend,... More
Extensions of the voting franchise to the middle classes in England in the latter half of the nineteenth century led to growing pressures for... More
Analysis of recent cross-country survey data on people’s feelings, values, religious beliefs, social habits and opinions finds no support for the... More
Offering a prize for contributions to a new project that benefits a whole community raises more funds (net of the cost of the prize) than... More
Gradual changes in the inflation target have played a major role in the euro area business cycle, according to research by Patrick Fève, Julien ... More
People who are unemployed are generally less satisfied with their lives than people in work, but their day-to-day emotional wellbeing is the same.... More
Victorian investors allocated their portfolios in much the same way as a modern investment adviser armed with the latest techniques would... More
An overseas visitor planning to catch a musical in London and hoping to save money should book their airline ticket long in advance but... More