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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
Britain’s position as a centre of scientific research has remained remarkably strong over the course of the twentieth century and continues to the... More
How mobile are the world’s top research scientists, and do they migrate disproportionately to the richest countries? Writing in the June 2009 Economic... More
The better economic performance of the UK economy in the 15 years before the recession reflects improved understanding by policy-makers of the... More
Innovation demands top talent – and top talent demands top compensation. That is the central finding of a new research report, published in the June... More
Subscribers to mobile telephone networks may lose out as a result of the May 2009 call by the European Commission for operators to slash their charges... More
People quickly realise they can use simple ‘cues’ such as smiling as a genuine sign of trustworthiness. That is the main result of a laboratory... More
Farmers in Ethiopia enjoy better harvests if they have big and diverse social networks. That is the central finding of research by Pramila Krishnan... More
Governments and other regulatory bodies should ‘over-invest’ in safety when there is public uncertainty about such widely publicised risks as... More
Feeding very young children a high-energy, high-protein supplement leads to increased educational attainment in adulthood, especially for women,... More
Will the dollar lose its place as the premier international currency? New research by Marc Flandreau and Clemens Jobst argues that the previous... More
The European Union’s co-ordinated fiscal expansion plan launched in November 2008 was the right response to the rapid economic slowdown that was... More
People quickly realise they can use simple ‘cues’ such as smiling as a genuine sign of trustworthiness. That is the main result of a laboratory... More
Farmers in Ethiopia enjoy better harvests if they have big and diverse social networks. That is the central finding of research by Pramila Krishnan... More
Governments and other regulatory bodies should ‘over-invest’ in safety when there is public uncertainty about such widely publicised risks as... More
Feeding very young children a high-energy, high-protein supplement leads to increased educational attainment in adulthood, especially for women,... More
Will the dollar lose its place as the premier international currency? New research by Marc Flandreau and Clemens Jobst argues that the previous... More
Sealed bid auctions typically raise much higher revenues than open auctions when several units of the same good are sold simultaneously. That is the... More
Advertising can seriously damage the quality and accuracy of content in the print, broadcast and online media. According to research by Professors... More
In what circumstances will people help others out in time of need by providing loans, gifts or financial transfers? Research by Gary Charness and... More
Greater competition may drive firms to avoid paying corporate taxes. That is the central conclusion of research by Hongbin Cai and Qiao Liu. Their... More