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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
Clustering of economic activity – as in Silicon Valley or the Akron tyre industry – is driven not by public policy but by successful firms spawning... More
Elimination contests, in which contestants are initially divided into pairs or groups to determine who goes through to later rounds, rarely produce... More
The big industrialised economies are pulling each other down at an unprecedented rate, according to new research that measures how much changes in... More
The credit crunch had its roots in ‘securitisation’ – the parcelling and selling on of risks by banks to other investors. That is the finding of... More
Smaller class sizes and fully trained teachers make a significant difference to children’s educational outcomes, according to new research by Pascal... More
The completion of the European Union’s ‘single market’ – which removed all restrictions on trade in goods between member countries – has meant that... More
People value having clean air much more than previously thought, according to research by Simon Luechinger published in the March 2009 issue of the... More
Giving people extra years in education – for example, by raising the minimum school leaving age – not only raises their average earnings but also... More
New empirical research indicates that the formation of reputation in repeated interactions between people and/or organisations strengthens the... More
Even if bosses are well paid, their staff are likely to be happy rather than envious, according to research by Professor Andrew Clark and colleagues... More
The numbers of people applying for asylum in Britain has fallen by three-quarters since the peak year of 2002. According to research by Professor Tim... More
Welfare programmes like the UK’s Working Tax Credit – which target poor families with income supplements that are contingent on work – have increased... More
The Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC), which was introduced nearly ten years ago as the main package of in-work support for low-income families with... More
The current tax and benefit systems for lone parents in the UK and Germany are difficult to make sense of unless the governments in the two countries... More
Telling the truth is an option that many people or organisations will take as a way of deceiving another party with whom they are negotiating or... More
Many developing countries are getting their priorities wrong in world trade negotiations. That is the implication of research by Marcelo Olarreaga and... More
Skilled workers who are over-qualified for their current job and looking for a new one explain an important fraction of recent increases in wage... More
The guiding motto of ‘an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth’ brings neither success nor happiness. That is the conclusion of research by... More
The majority of people are honest in good relationships where all parties have behaved well in the past but dishonest towards people who have let them... More
Spectators at sports events get the most entertainment from players’ efforts when the game is close and the outcome still uncertain. According to new... More