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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
Tenancy rent control policies aimed at protecting tenants actually end up dividing tenants into winners and losers based on how long they are able to... More
Should the foreign exchange (FX) markets be regulated because of 'excessive volatility' and massive trading volume unrelated to the underlying trade... More
Rural roads provide substantial benefits to households in low-income countries, especially the poorest, but they are not a panacea for poverty... More
Eight to ten million households across the world benefit from 'microlending' programmes of the kind pioneered by the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh. And... More
Is public investment in transport, education and health-related infrastructure socially productive? In other words, is an extra pound of tax revenue... More
Corporate downsizing is bad for society as a whole, according to new research by Jan Boone, published in the latest issue of the Economic Journal. The... More
Few British students want to be academic economists, according to a report published in the latest Economic Journal by Professors Stephen Machin and... More
In December 1999, the UK government introduced a first wave of university performance indicators. A further wave will be published in 2001, including... More
Since the early 1980s, Japan's transnational corporations have become dominant players in the global economy. Corporate Japan's foreign direct... More
Mismeasurement in the UK's Regional Accounts during the 1980s may have led certain parts of the country to miss out on European Union funds for... More
Academic economics in the UK is dominated by men, according to a new report by Professor Alison Booth and Dr Jonathan Burton that is published in the... More
Universities have been shocked to discover clear evidence that women are disadvantaged in UK universities. But what about ethnic minorities? A new... More
What kinds of firms drive innovation - small ones or big ones? It all depends on the industry, according to new research by Stefano Breschi, Franco... More
Are tariffs good or bad for economic growth? There is now a consensus among economists, based on extensive empirical evidence for the late 20th... More
What should be the principal objective of central bankers? The prevailing view - reflected in the mandates given to the Bank of England and the... More
Buyers in almost any market fall into one of two groups - those who are extremely loyal to their supplier and those who systematically 'search' for... More
The United States is running the largest trade deficit in its history - almost $340 billion for 1999 - and many policy-makers are concerned about the... More
It is commonly believed that by displacing schooling, child labour is a major factor perpetuating poverty in the developing world. But according to... More
The allocation of limited foreign aid resources to particular parts of the world is heavily influenced by the activities of ethnic groups within the... More
It is commonly thought that workers are reluctant to accept pay cuts and that this causes unemployment, which in turn can only be alleviated by... More