Out of shape: Taking the pulse of the UK economy
Institute for Public Policy Research
By many measures, Britain is an economically successful country – yet its top-line success conceals fundamental and damaging problems that […]
Economics
Rethinking Capitalism: Economics and Policy for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
Institute for Public Policy Research
Western capitalism is in crisis. For decades investment has been falling, living standards have stagnated or declined, and inequality has […]
Better Growth, Better Climate
Global Commission on the Economy and Climate
The next 15 years will be critical, as the global economy undergoes a deep structural transformation that will determine the future of the world’s […]
Persuasion: A Case Study of Papal Influences on Fertility-Related Beliefs and Behavior
University College London
Imran Rasul discusses the persuasive impacts of non-informative communication on the short-run beliefs and long-run behavior of individuals in the […]
Labor Markets and Poverty in Village Economies
University College London
Imran Rasul, UCL, discusses women’s choices over labor activities in village economies correlate with poverty and whether enabling the poorest women […]
Blissful Ignorance? A Natural Experiment on the Effect of Feedback on Students’ Performance
Institute for Fiscal Studies
Imran Rasul presents a theoretical framework and empirical strategy to measure whether and how providing university students with feedback on their […]
Living Standards 2017: the past, present and possible future of UK incomes
Resolution Foundation
This is the Resolution Foundation’s eighth annual state of the nation report on UK living standards. It comes at a […]
Forging ahead or falling behind? Devolution and the future of living standards in the Sheffield City Region
Resolution Foundation
Stephen Clarke, Resolution Foundation, outlines some of the key living standards facing the Sheffield City Region. Worryingly the delay to devolution […]
Culture and Institutions
Harvard University
A growing body of empirical work measuring different types of cultural traits has shown that culture matters for a variety […]
Ethnic Inequality
Harvard University
Alberto Alesina, Harvard University, IGIER, CEPR, and NBER, explores the consequences and origins of between-ethnicity economic inequality across countries.