Brexit: Could Liechtenstein be a model for the UK?
Liechtenstein is in the European Economic Area. It also has restrictions on the free movement of people. Could it be a model for the UK’s Brexit? This short report comes from BBC Newsnight.
How the Reconquista still shapes Spain’s economy
The Christian kingdoms’ reconquest of Spain between the eight and fifteenth centuries set in motion processes that generated persistent inequality, which remains evident in big income differences...
Globalisation's discontents
New survey evidence that the low skilled in rich countries and the high skilled in poor countries have most negative attitudes to multinationals
Lesson Starter activity for your first Year 1 (or AS) Economics A Level class this year - the Bridge of Sighs
I've heard of a number of favourite starter activities that teachers have to introduce Economics on day one of the course, so we've included one here that you may find valuable. It's called 'The...
Chronically low employment rates for Greek graduates
This new infographic drawing on employment data for the European Union illustrates the chronic problems facing people in the Greek labour market. In the UK, 89.9% of graduates are in work but in...
The Hartz Reforms and the German Economic Miracle
Labour market reforms that reduced unemployment benefits, improved public job intermediation and relaxed regulations on temporary help agencies or marginal employment have been key to the German...
Professional football teams struggling against relegation are much more likely to get the result they need on the last day of the season in countries with higher levels of corruption. For example,...
Gender Pay Gap widens for women with degrees
The pay gap in the UK between men and women with higher level qualifications has not changed for 20 years, despite several government initiatives. Gemma Tetlow, FT economics correspondent, uses...
Famine and the Savings Ratio - Evidence from China
The experience of the Great Famine of 1959-61 is an important part of the explanation for the strikingly high level of household savings in China today. That is one of the findings of research on...
Historical context of Brexit
Becoming a member of the EU had positive effects on UK’s economy. In this video, Professor Nick Crafts suggests that leaving the EU will very probably have a negative effect on UK GDP, but history...
Gender Pay Gap in UK remains high
The gap between the average hourly wages of men and women in the UK remains high despite equality legislation, according to a report out by the Institute of Financial Studies. The report's outcomes...
Brexit and Income Inequality
Wage inequality was partly behind the vote for Brexit. In this short video, Brian Bell argues that the costs of Brexit should be evaluated in terms of income distribution.
Public investment and employment effects
Here is evidence of the employment impact of public investment programmes drawing on evidence from Germany.
Can the ideas of Joseph Chamberlain revitalise the British economy?
In her first major policy speech one of the people incoming Prime Minister Theresa May name checked - Joseph Chamberlain - raised more than a few eyebrows. Who was Joseph Chamberlain? And why is he...
Consumer boycotts can have permanent effects
A four-month boycott of Danish dairy products in Saudi Arabia in 2005 was massively successful, according to research by Alexis Antoniades and Sofronis Clerides, presented at the annual congress of...
Commercial banks and capital requirements
What are capital requirements, and can they prevent future crises? This short video features Professor David Miles.
Economics After Brexit - Immigration and the Single Market
Free movement of workers within the EU is an essential principle of the EU. In this video, Jonathan Portes discusses the possible impact of Brexit on UK immigration.
A* - A grades fall for A level and AS Economics in 2016
You may be interested to know that the percentage of students achieving A or A grades in Economics has fallen in 2016. The percentage of students achieving A or A in A Level economics fell from...
How Much Does a Grecian Earn?
This time last year Greece received a third bailout, the Syriza government ate humble pie and we were assured that at some point the Greek economy would improve. A year on, and other things,...
Is the Euro to Blame For Europe's Poor Growth?
Today's Guardian carries an excerpt from Nobel Prize winner, Joseph Stiglitz's new book, "The Euro and Its Threat to the Future of Europe". In it he suggests that, in its current form, the Euro is...