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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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When the Bank of England was given operational independence to set monetary policy in 1997, it quickly gained the credibility to fight inflation and... More
Robert Parker is widely regarded as the most influential wine expert in the world, particularly for his power over the prices of en primeur Bordeaux... More
It is wine-making technologies rather than ‘terroir’ that determines the quality of wine, according to new economic research by Professors Olivier... More
Money sent home to developing countries by migrant workers in the rich world is typically spent wisely, helping to pay for family members to go to... More
Greater transparency of central bank policy-making – in which committee deliberations are made more open to the public – may prevent the full... More
If you think your parents let your younger siblings get away with everything, you’re probably right. Parents punish older children more harshly – and... More
Because central banks inevitably make mistakes in their forecasts, they should only disseminate information about macroeconomic fundamentals to... More
Low life expectancy, low levels of education and high inequality act together to trap many countries in poverty, according to new research by... More
The emigration of skilled workers from poor countries to rich countries is often viewed as a kind of predation through which the latter extract the... More
Economics professor Alvin Roth has used the principles of market design to devise a system for putting junior doctors into their first jobs, to... More
A local authority that cuts business taxes by one percentage point increases the probability that a new business will locate in their area (rather... More
The surge in the size of the third sector as a way of delivering public services in the UK and elsewhere stems directly from increases in income... More
Allowing the second-biggest firm in an industry to get stronger by acquisition or by the dominant firm selling off capacity can have the opposite... More
The balance of power in household decision-making depends on the relative incomes of the two partners, according to new research by Professor... More
Inflation and government spending (except on defence and education) may retard economic growth, while trade increases it, according to new research by... More
Before the arrival of children, more than four out of five (85%) working women in Britain are in full-time employment, working more than 30 hours a... More
Women working part-time in the UK have hourly earnings that are on average 26% lower than women working full-time. While some of this ‘part-time pay... More
The majority of new mothers who remain in work switch to part-time employment. But since part-time professional jobs are few and far between, this... More
Having children in the household brings no increase in life satisfaction for men – and an increase in women’s life satisfaction only once the children... More