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Once the current recession is finally over, poverty researchers might well find themselves confronted with a puzzle. For it is … Continue reading “Will the economic crisis reduce poverty?”

In the last few days, there have been two well-publicised claims that women are likely to suffer relatively more in … Continue reading “Women and the recession”

In his excellent book, The Origin of Wealth, Eric Beinhocker argues that it is markets, not individual companies, which are … Continue reading “Let them eat debt”

The Conservative Party has proposed an alternative to the £9 billion expansion of Heathrow. A high-speed rail line would be … Continue reading “Heathrow expansion vs high-speed rail”

Some people have suggested that the current crisis suggests that ‘free’ markets are dead. Given the high degree of regulatory … Continue reading “The financial crisis shows why we should admire Friedrich Hayek”

In a recent IEA discussion paper, Nick Silver argues that official figures display less than a fifth of the UK’s … Continue reading “German think tank confirms fears over UK debt levels”

The Financial Times’ chief economics commentator, Martin Wolf, has put forward a convincing explanation for the ultimate cause of the … Continue reading “Demography and the financial crisis”

Should the UK government really be encouraging households to borrow money to buy houses in the current climate? And should … Continue reading “Should banks be lending to house buyers?”

There is a country in Europe where it is estimated that 20% of households have to live on less than … Continue reading “Poverty-stricken, in relative terms”