Why crime is falling
Economic statistics are the bane of forecasters' lives. Cynics might say that this is because the data reveal how bad their predictions are. But a big practical problem is that initial estimates of...
Zero inflation is the new normal
Zero inflation is trending. The consumer price index in the UK was at the same level in February as it was a year earlier.
Tuition Fees and Applications for Degrees - New Evidence
Increases in tuition fees have a negative effect on university applications, particularly for courses with lower expected salaries after graduation. The number of students attending university also...
Would Norway benefit from being inside the European Union?
Norway would clearly benefit from membership of the European Union (EU), according to new research by Nauro Campos and colleagues presented at the Royal Economic Society's 2015 annual conference.
A2 Macroeconomics Concepts: Can You Distinguish Between...?
Here are thirty examples of where a student might want / need to make a distinction between different A2 macroeconomics concepts. How many can you get right?
Financing the UK current account deficit
You should already know that the UK has a large current account deficit. Despite a falling UK £, UK export performance has been disappointing. A current account deficit has to be paid for with a...
LSE Summer Lectures
The summer 2015 programme for public lectures at the LSE has been launched.
Trade treaties and multinational company power
Do trade pacts threaten democracy? A recent article and broadcast on the BBC News website about growing opposition to treaties such as the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership...
Government regulation: minimum wage and the homecare industry
It is a sad fact that many of us will need to call on the assistance of Homecare workers at some time, to help us to provide care for sick or elderly relatives who are living at home rather than in...
Lower inequality is strongly correlated with faster and more durable growth, according to research by Charalambos Tsangarides and colleagues, presented at the Royal Economic Society's 2015 annual...
Geographical immobility of the low skilled workforce
UK university graduates are more than twice as likely to move region compared with non-graduates.
This video from the FT takes us to Rwanda to learn more about the fledgling textile manufacturing sector which is being partly backed by Chinese investment.
Graphene: effective supply side policy
We have been talking about supply side policies a lot, at the AS and A2 Macro Revision Conferences around the country for the last week or so. The objectives of those policies is to boost the level...
Recent changes to UK labour migration policy
Drawing on a summary provided by the UK Parliament Research body, here are some of the key changes to UK labour migration policy in recent years:
Cocoa futures war
A really useful short video from the Financial Times on the emergence of new futures markets in cocoa
Case for HS2 not fully made argues Lords Report
At a cost of £50bn HS2 will be one of the most expensive infrastructure projects ever undertaken in the UK. The House of Lords Economic Select Committee argues that the Government have not yet made...
Loo roll index
On a day with some pretty significant economic news, this item might well pass you by. But consider the macroeconomic implications of the fact that sales of luxury toilet roll in the UK have been...
Kickstarting Industry in Rwanda
This Financial Times video looks at the possible impact of foreign direct investment from a Chinese textiles company
Dermot Nolan - Energy: Competition and Regulation
A lecture on competition policy / regulation in the energy sector given in March 2015 by the CEO of Ofgem
Sir Partha Dasgupta - Wealth and Well-Being
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, the Cambridge Professor and renowned development economist, speaks to the Warwick Economics Summit 2015 with a speech entitled "Wealth and Well-Being"