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economics
The China-OECD trade divide: building bridges
Today’s largest trade frictions stem from differences between China and the OECD regarding the appropriate role of government.…
Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Housing Supply
Rachel Ong provides an analysis of spatial and temporal patterns in housing supply in Australia over the period…
Income Contingent University Loans
In Europe, the need for additional funding coming from either budget cuts and/or increased costs due to increased…
Understanding Social Preferences
Departures from self-interest in economic experiments have recently inspired models of “social preferences.” Gary Charness discusses a range…
The Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method
The famous (and occasionally infamous) Duckworth-Lewis methodology for dealing with interruptions in limited overs cricket matches made its…
Fiscal consolidations and distributional effects
Distributional consequences of fiscal austerity, while being increasingly recognized in the policy debate, have received little attention in…
Cultures of Inequality: Financialisation, Labour and Social Finance
Lisa Magnani analyses the role of Social Finance as an example of financial innovation and provides an insight…
The Four Horsemen of Economic Collapse
Ian Chapman discusses The Four Horsemen of Economic Collapse, Economic Theory for the Anthropocene.
Income Risk, the Tax‐benefit System and the Demand for Children
Because children represent an irreversible commitment, parents might hedge against higher income risk by having fewer children. Clive…
The economic impact on the UK of a customs union deal with the EU
In the wake of Parliament’s rejection of the proposed Brexit deal, there have been discussions between the Government…