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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
Much of the current debate over the relationship between growth and income distribution misses the point, argue Mattias Lundberg and Lyn... More
How can emerging bond markets be made more efficient so as to avoid excessive financial crises? New research by Sayantan Ghosal and Marcus Miller,... More
New research published in the March 2003 Economic Journal provides overwhelming evidence that central bank independence helps smooth out the cycle of... More
Analysts and policy-makers often focus on poverty statistics in formulating policy. But new research by Professor Ethan Ligon and Laura Schechter of... More
Consumers are far more willing to postpone spending today in order to have more in the future than is generally believed, according to a study of... More
In the UK and the United States, over 90% of non-profit firms are found in the ‘caring sectors’ – social services, health, education and culture. New... More
A wealth of research evidence points to the importance of ‘the invisible handshake’, according to Professors Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis, writing... More
Children from poorer families are much less likely to go to university than richer families. Two University of Chicago economists have examined the... More
A growing body of research is documenting a strong connection between ‘social capital’ – the degree to which individuals are socially linked – and a... More
Employment discrimination on the basis of race and sex is widespread, according to a new research report by Dr Peter Riach and Dr Judy Rich, published... More
Central banks have long been associated with secrecy. But over the last decade, this has gradually changed, and transparency has now become one of the... More
The use of technology in schools, and especially computers, is increasingly popular. Yet according to Professors Joshua Angrist and Victor Lavy,... More
Does economic and monetary union (EMU) reduce the cost of capital and hence stimulate corporate investment? New research by Professor Enrique Sentana... More
What kind of active labour market policies are the most effective at increasing the reemployment chances of the unemployed? Writing in the la test... More
Given the prevalence of squatter communities in the developing world, ambitious and costly programmes for granting title to land have been proposed as... More
Public policy that combines compulsory education and redistributive taxation will reduce child labour and fertility rates a nd spur economic growth in... More
Ireland is commonly believed to have been a poor backward economy in the latter part of the 19th century and early 20th century. But according to two... More
Regional policy has been surprisingly unsuccessful in promoting the take-off of backward regions across Europe. Indeed, according to Dr Klaus Desmet,... More
The use of technology in schools, and especially computers, is increasingly popular. Yet according to Professors Joshua Angrist and Victor Lavy,... More
In what circumstances will a church become more liberal and less strict? That is the question addressed in new research by Pedro Pita Barros and Nuno... More