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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
It has become fashionable for academic economists to argue that ‘culture matters’, and that ‘hierarchical religions’ such as Catholicism and Islam... More
Despite increasing global economic integration, there continue to be large and persistent differences between countries in the prices of many... More
Changing the amount of time that children spend in school each year has little effect on how they do in terms of employment and earnings in later... More
Public sector employees are markedly more educated than their private sector counterparts. And ‘low-employability’ individuals face large potential... More
Offshore financial centres might encourage bad behaviour, such as tax evasion and money laundering. But according to new research by Professor Andrew... More
Human instincts tell us to be fair, while our cognitive reasoning is needed to weigh up the pros and cons of bargaining for an advantage over someone... More
The use of new information and communication technology (ICT) in schools can have a positive effect on pupils’ performance, according to research by... More
Political campaigns aimed at giving the electorate information about what parties would do if they won the election have profound implications for... More
Policies aimed at encouraging research joint ventures (RJVs) between firms are likely to be frustrated, according to research by Professors... More
Limited stocks and uncertainty about demand are the reasons why firms prefer clearance sales of seasonal goods to selling policies where prices remain... More
Nearly two-thirds of workers are willing to reciprocate higher pay with higher work effort, according to an experimental study by Sandra Maximiano,... More
What do companies do when a merger turns out not to have been such a great idea after all? Research by Professor Steffen Huck and colleagues suggests... More
People who think of themselves as humanitarians are even more likely than others to base their donations to the poor on whether they believe poverty... More
Employers’ intentions matter, according to experimental research by Professors Gary Charness and David Levine, published in the July 2007 issue of the... More
The more that a proposed merger threatens to harm rival European firms through increased competition, the greater the likelihood of European... More
In the UK, firing a worker is easier than anywhere else in Europe. At the other end of the spectrum, in Portugal, it is very costly and... More
Greater protection against dismissal can increase employment for highly skilled workers, according to new research by Professors Bentley MacLeod and... More
Rates of both firm and job turnover are similar across most OECD countries even with the very different regulation of their labour and product... More
Employment protection legislation and collective bargaining agreements disproportionately protect the jobs of prime age men, according to new research... More
Unregulated labour markets, low taxes and weak unions are not necessary for sustaining high levels of labour input. That is the conclusion of new... More