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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
Openness to trade boosts economic growth rates in developing countries – but not indefinitely. That is the central conclusion of Professor Alan... More
Developing countries should relax restrictions on imports more slowly than barriers to exports, according to research by Amelia Santos-Paulino... More
Does increased openness to international trade raise or lower wage inequality in developing countries? Research by Professor Francis Green, Dr... More
Many British taxpayers expect to pay more – often a lot more – when income tax and VAT rates increase than they actually do. That is the central... More
Globalisation leads to faster growth and poverty reduction in poor countries. That is the central conclusion of new research by David Dollar and... More
Changes in workplace organisation – such as ‘re-engineering’, profit sharing and the greater use of computers by non-managerial employees – can have... More
European policy-makers have focused on two particular areas in their efforts to close the substantial gap in expenditure on research and... More
New research by Stephen Wright of Birkbeck College, University of London, suggests that today’s central bankers may be pursuing their inflation... More
Opinion polls suggest that European public opinion is overwhelmingly hostile to food products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs).... More
Both the probability of someone making charitable contributions and the size of the gift are strongly related to their age, according to new research... More
The ‘Samaritan’s dilemma’ is the name of a game analysed by economists. It shows how altruistic behaviour can lead to inefficiencies in, for... More
Candidates for political office can benefit from telling some voters that they should vote for their opponent. That is the implication of Kai Konrad‘s... More
When it comes to infectious diseases, many non-economists see the role of economists being to assess the costs of infection – both the... More
New economic research suggests some winning strategies for buyers and sellers taking part in auctions in which a number of similar items are sold... More
Microsoft’s competitors argue that the company’s ‘bundling’ practices – in which, for example, an internet browser is tied into its Windows... More
Export promotion is a central goal of many development assistance programmes, particularly to countries in Africa. One way of doing this is to offer... More
The received image of emerging markets as being basically characterised by pervasive and inefficient government controls on economic activity, lack... More
The damages that UK courts award to people involved in accidents fail to compensate them fully for the loss of future earnings. That is the conclusion... More
Product market competition is more intense in leading developing countries like Brazil, India, Korea, Malaysia and Mexico than in developed... More
Firms in developed countries with English-origin legal systems are the best at delivering returns on investment; firms in developing countries with... More