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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
‘Black economy’ activities by self-employed people in the UK amount to 10.6% of GDP, according to new research by Panayiota Lyssiotou, Panos Pashardes... More
Research published in the July 2004 Economic Journal provides a new way of thinking about how experts and policy-makers should disclose... More
Good health unequivocally increases people’s happiness. But while richer individuals and those with steady partners tend to be happier than others,... More
New experimental research by Jordi Brandts and Gary Charness finds strong evidence that imposing a minimum wage lowers productivity at all wages, and... More
While foreign aid generally has been successful in spurring growth it has, on average, been far less effective in the geographical tropics, regardless... More
The National Health Service spends £327 million a year compensating patients injured during medical treatment, according to research by Paul Fenn,... More
A series of articles in the June 2004 Economic Journal examines how to make the best use of aid in reducing poverty in the developing world: · Is a... More
The World Bank takes the view that aid should be targeted at countries that have been pursuing ‘good policies’. Writing in the June 2004... More
In many disputes about social or political issues – whether globalisation is a good thing, for example – the accumulation of evidence does not seem to... More
Low-skilled workers in the United States are worse off than their counterparts in continental Europe. According to new research by Edwin Leuven,... More
How should regulators set limits on the prices charged for access to ‘bottleneck facilities’ in network industries like telecoms, railtrack, water,... More
Society seems to be getting better at exploiting new ‘general purpose’ technologies like computers, electricity and steam. New research by Professor... More
If the gap between rich and poor people in countries like the UK and the United States continues to widen, future economic recessions will be more... More
Economic researchers have developed a new way to measure innovation based on the quality of patents. Jean Lanjouw and Mark Schankerman have used data... More
Splitting the bill equally for a restaurant meal leads a group of diners to spend more than they would were each person to pay for their individual... More
Monopoly power can be good for innovation, according to new research by Professor Federico Etro, published in the April Economic Journal. Despite the... More
Greater labour market flexibility might reduce unemployment but it can also be detrimental to innovation and productivity. That is the conclusion of... More
Britain is unique within Northern Europe in having a workforce with an exceptionally large group of very low skilled workers. That as much as anything... More
The UK’s national minimum wage has resulted in a boost in pay for those at the bottom end of the pay distribution without any adverse effects... More
‘International outsourcing’ – in which multinational firms move parts of their production processes offshore to countries where wages are lower – can... More