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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
Thousands of microfinance institutions around the world collectively provide financial services to over 100 million clients through an incredible... More
The experience of beginning to export to foreign markets makes British firms more productive, according to new research by Professor David Greenaway... More
In group lending schemes of the kind pioneered by 2006 Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, personal trust and group homogeneity are more important for... More
New research finds that the single-issue focus of many neighbourhood watch schemes – the reduction of crime – may create a dilemma in which these... More
‘In-work benefits’ like the UK’s Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC), which target the working poor, are much more effective than traditional... More
When a currency comes under attack, central banks typically raise short-term interest rates to defend it. But new research by Professors Amartya... More
Annuities are insurance products that provide a payment stream for as long as the insured individual is alive. According to a new study by Professor... More
Single women in Britain spend an average of 10 hours a week on housework whereas single men only spend 7 hours a week. But as soon as men and women... More
The emerging research programme of ‘behavioural economics’ draws on ideas from psychology to explain economic behaviour. A new study by Professors... More
New research on how police officers decide which types of drivers to stop and search for drugs and weapons suggests that they choose their search... More
Welfare to work programmes like the UK’s New Deal seem to be the most effective way of increasing employment among the poor and socially excluded. But... More
What motivations should govern the choice of a profiling policy in law enforcement where decisions to search for evidence of crime – say drug sales or... More
When a prospective student applies to several different universities, how one of them evaluates the applicant can influence the admission offers made... More
Police officers often claim to be searching motorists so as to deter crime rather than to catch as many criminals as possible. According to a new... More
The initial decision of a farmer in a developing country to adopt a new agricultural technology is related to the decisions of the people in his... More
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s argument that poverty is more than a simple lack of income is widely accepted in theory. But according to a new study by... More
How well individuals from ethnic minorities do in the labour market is heavily influenced by the structure of the particular city in which they live... More
What is the impact of introducing a market in the use of land in developing countries? Martin Ravallion and Dominique van de Walle’s study of... More
Homeowners are typically more educated and have more labour market experience than people who rent their accommodation. And while unemployed... More
Firms benefit from investing in a combination of general and specific training for their employees – say an MBA programme and an internal trainee... More