Six Key Charts on the UK Economy
New data on the UK economy shows real national output growing by 0.7% in the last quarter - more or less in line with trend growth
UK Taxi Wars are Hotting Up
Maaxi has announced plans to join the increasingly competitive taxi market in many UK cities
Four facts about UK manufacturing industry
Manufacturing industry in the UK now accounts for a small percentage of total GDP (by value added) but the sector is important for many other variables such as trade, average wages and research and...
Lessons on managing a fast growing business
BBC news article on fast growing businesses in China
Public sector pay and pensions are why the deficit stays high
Trick or Treat Economics Challenge
Amazon agrees e-book pricing deal with major publisher
Amazon v Simon & Schuster in a battle of market wills
Richard Easterlin on happiness and well-being
An article from Richard Easterlin on the importance of well-being and happiness for policy-makers
Scotland introduces a minimum charge for plastic bags
From the 20th of October, shoppers in Scotland are required to pay a minimum charge of 5 pence for each plastic bag they use.
Supersized tankers - is scale going overboard?
An article on the world's biggest ship provides a telling example of the container principle
Sugar Cane and Economic Development in Mauritius
UK Productivity Gap Widens
Growth and Development in the Ivory Coast
The Power of Remittances
Automation a factor behind falling real wages for millions
Cass Sunstein on Ten Common Behavioural Nudges
Slowing German economy must raise investment