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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
Does everybody really think they are above average? New research by Dr Jeremy Clark and Dr Lana Friesen, published in the January 2009 issue of the... More
Economic recessions may be primarily an outcome of widespread pessimism among businesses and individuals rather than the result of inherent systemic... More
Cricket captains make poor decisions when they win the toss in one day internationals (ODIs) played entirely in daylight: they bat first too often,... More
Improving the salaries of public officials is often suggested as a way to fight corruption. But according to research by Rafael Di Tella and... More
Leading firms can play completely different roles in markets where there is a strong threat of entry of new competitors and those where the potential... More
Restricting competition may not help to curb ‘irresponsible lending’ – lending which the lender knows to be against the interest of the borrower.... More
Governments should make the best use of national or state lotteries to support the public finances. And according to research by Akira Maeda, there is... More
Making the transition to democracy can have significant economic benefits for a country, according to research by Professors Elias Papaioannou and... More
Just got married? Well, economics professor Peter Thompson has some bad news for you: you probably won’t like it as much next year as you do now. And... More
Competition authorities like the UK’s Competition Commission are relied on to break up monopolies and protect consumers. But regulators can’t always... More
When a financial crisis strikes, people are able to avoid damaging their physical health and long-term well-being by changing their spending on food... More
The happiness we get from marriage or having children tends to fade over time because of ‘adaptation’. On the more positive side, getting divorced or... More
Office space in Britain has been the most expensive in the world in recent years. And according to a new study by Professor Paul Cheshire and Dr... More
Princeton economics professor Orley Ashenfelter has managed to cause turmoil in the wine industry in the last two decades with his newsletter LIQUID... More
If young women are less likely to socialise with their bosses than young men, they will have fewer opportunities to signal their abilities to their... More
Margaret Thatcher spearheaded a right-wing programme of reform in Britain throughout the 1980s – but in two out of the three elections she won (in... More
The prevalence of the sexually transmitted infection syphilis has fallen by nearly a half in parts of continental Europe as a result of recently... More
Globalisation significantly increases the wages of high-skilled workers, according to new research by Paolo Epifani and Gino Gancia, published in the... More
Words as well as deeds can be effective for central banks trying to influence the strength of their currency. That is the conclusion of new research... More
The Bank of England’s decision on the next move in interest rates can be decided by tiny differences in economic statistics. But if such statistics... More