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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
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Does the ethnic composition of the locality in which individuals live lead to more negative attitudes towards minorities in England? That is one of... More
Politicians have frequently argued that the government should favour UK firms in defence procurement contracts when they are in competition with... More
Sports are big business - the European Commission has estimated that trade in sports-related activities now constitutes 3% of world trade - and they... More
Existing policies to tackle child poverty through changes in taxes and benefits are set to reduce the number of children living in poor families by... More
In the big North American sports - baseball, basketball, American football and ice hockey - restrictive agreements to ensure more competitive balance... More
Football fans are losing interest in the FA Cup. And according to new research by Stefan Szymanski of Imperial College Management School, published in... More
New evidence from the United States suggests that class sizes of around 15 pupils for children aged between 5 and 8 years old (American grades K-3)... More
In 1989, the Brazilian tax collection authority introduced a bonus programme to reward tax officials for their performance in collecting overdue... More
Labour market and business practices differ between the United States and Japan in a variety of ways. Writing in the latest issue of the Economic... More
What explains the dramatic widening of wage inequality in the UK over the past 20 years? According to new research by Professors Jonathan Haskel and... More
Comparative labour costs are becoming more important in determining countries' export success for most industries, according to new research by Wendy... More
Suppose someone were to forgo a personal gain in order to help you out. Would you return the favour? And if you were to act first, could you trust the... More
Can we afford our planned public spending on pensions, health and education over the long run? One way of trying to find out is a new economic... More
Although the pay levels of chief executive officers (CEOs) in the UK have grown in recent years, they remain far behind those enjoyed by CEOs in the... More
Since government tax and spending policies affect people differently at various times in their lives, it is important to understand the impact of... More
Manufacturing firms in developing countries often hold surprisingly large stocks of inputs compared to similar firms in the developed world. In new... More
Studies of what makes people happy have found that employment and low inflation are two key factors, but until now there has been no research on the... More
Numerous empirical studies indicate that higher marginal income tax rates stimulate the supply of goods and services in the underground economy. But... More
What determines the success or failure of World Bank reform programmes in the developing world? According to new research by David Dollar and Jakob... More
The presence of a child's biological mother in the household increases expenditure on an important input into the production of healthy children -... More