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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
New research published in the September 2010 Economic Journal casts doubt on the usefulness of the ‘banks versus capital markets’ distinction that... More
Countries with a higher proportion of students enrolled in private schools score higher on internationally comparable exams taken by 15 year olds. New... More
Just before they start school, ethnic minority children significantly underperform in early cognitive tests compared with white British-born children.... More
No natural disaster in recent world history has claimed the lives of so large a share of a single country’s population as the earthquake in Haiti... More
Providing teachers with ‘low-stakes’ feedback on their students’ performance and conducting low-stakes classroom monitoring is not enough – on its own... More
No natural disaster in recent world history has claimed the lives of so large a share of a single country’s population as the earthquake in... More
Just before they start school, ethnic minority children significantly underperform in early cognitive tests compared with white British-born children.... More
When does trade lead to stronger growth and development outcomes? A study by Ronald Mendoza, published in the August 2010 Economic Journal, ... More
Providing teachers with ‘low-stakes’ feedback on their students’ performance and conducting low-stakes classroom monitoring is not enough – on... More
Countries with a higher proportion of students enrolled in private schools score higher on internationally comparable exams taken by 15 year... More
Hanukkah is a minor religious holiday, barely observed by Jews in most of the world. Yet in North America, it has come to be known as the... More
Class size has a very significant effect on examination marks at the end of compulsory schooling, according to new research by Dr Eskil... More
New research casts doubt on the policy in England and Wales that allows households to choose whether or not to have their water use metered... More
Women in developing countries who have access to family planning programmes as teenagers stay in school longer and get better jobs later in... More
International aid in support of new resource extraction projects in Africa may be counterproductive for achieving sustained economic growth.... More
It is by now well-known that the internet has made it much easier for consumers to compare prices and find the best local outlet to buy things... More
Introducing or increasing ‘co-payments’ in medical care – where patients contribute directly to the costs of their treatment – can be an... More
Well-managed firms are substantially more energy-efficient than badly managed firms. That is the central finding of research by Nick Bloom, Ralf... More
Keeping a check on African population growth will reduce the frequency of civil conflicts that have killed and maimed millions of people in... More
Downturns in the price of international commodities increase the probability of civil wars in African countries that are big exporters,... More