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Families & households
Health, physical & mental
• 04 May 23
How is the cost of living crisis affecting public health?
Banks & financial markets
• 04 Sep 23
Why did the global financial crisis of 2007-09 happen?
Public spending, taxes & debt
• 20 May 24
Which taxes are best and worst for growth?
Prices & interest rates
• 07 Mar 24
Why have insurance premiums gone up so much?
Energy & climate change
• 24 May 22
Why are UK energy prices rising?
Jobs, work, pay & benefits
• 11 Sep 23
What explains the gender division of labour and how can it be redressed?
Families & households
• 19 Oct 21
Does rent control work?
Families & households
• 02 Mar 23
How does the housing market affect financial and economic stability?
Pensions, savings & investment
• 06 Jun 24
Can the UK afford the triple lock on state pensions?
Prices & interest rates
• 11 Nov 21
How has inflation behaved during the pandemic?
Banks & financial markets
• 15 Oct 20
How is coronavirus affecting the insurance industry?
Attitudes, media & governance
• 19 May 21
What is the likely impact of advertising restrictions on obesity?
Health, physical & mental
• 28 May 20
What are the effects of recessions on health?
Families & households
• 24 Apr 24
What are the effects of paid family leave programmes in the United States?
Business, big & small
• 28 Jul 22
How is the cost of living crisis affecting retailers and their customers?
Productivity & growth
• 14 Mar 24
How can the UK revive its ailing productivity?
Prices & interest rates
• 19 Jul 23
How does inflation affect mortgages in light of rising interest rates?
Jobs, work, pay & benefits
• 08 Nov 21
What might be the effects of a four-day working week?
Energy & climate change
• 21 Oct 21
How are agricultural economies affected by climate change?
Families & households
• 20 Apr 23
Why should we invest in early childhood education and care?
Families & households
• 02 Oct 23
How can UK policy-makers make homes more affordable?
Business, big & small
• 14 Dec 23
How is consumer spending around Christmas 2023 likely to affect retailers?
Families & households
• 10 Apr 24
How can we tackle the UK’s housing crisis?
Families & households
• 12 Jul 22
How will the reversal of Roe v. Wade affect American women?
Families & households
• 27 Feb 23
How does the housing market affect UK productivity?
Inequality & poverty
• 06 Jun 22
What explains the UK’s racial wealth gap?
Public spending, taxes & debt
• 15 Feb 24
What would be the effects of abolishing or reforming inheritance tax?
Energy & climate change
• 29 Nov 22
How are rising energy prices affecting the UK economy?
Inequality & poverty
• 08 Sep 22
How might the cost of living crisis affect long-term poverty?
Schools, universities & training
• 29 Oct 24
UK higher education finance: what’s the problem and what can be done?
Data stories
• 10 Jun 21
How does the Cornish economy compare with the rest of the UK?
Families & households
• 28 Jun 23
What’s been happening in the UK’s housing market in the first half of 2023?
Attitudes, media & governance
• 12 Aug 24
Does success in the Olympic Games boost public participation in sport?
Schools, universities & training
• 15 Jun 23
Which educational policies are most effective for equalising opportunities?
Families & households
• 31 Aug 22
Does access to abortion vary across the UK?
Schools, universities & training
• 26 Sep 22
US student debt forgiveness: should the UK follow suit?
Pensions, savings & investment
• 17 Apr 24
Should the state pension age go up in countries with ageing populations?
Inequality & poverty
• 09 Sep 20
How has lockdown affected children with special educational needs?
Inequality & poverty
• 09 Jul 24
What has happened to child poverty in the UK over the last 30 years?
Recession & recovery
• 05 Oct 23
Who suffered most from economic uncertainty early in the Covid-19 pandemic?
Business, big & small
• 25 Mar 25
Fast fashion: what are the true costs?
Crime & policing
• 02 Nov 23
How does crime against expectant mothers affect their children’s health?
Nations, regions & cities
• 26 Mar 24
Population ageing and decline: what policies might mitigate the downsides?
Charities & volunteering
• 22 Dec 21
How has Covid-19 affected charitable giving?
Schools, universities & training
• 01 Nov 23
How does compulsory school attendance affect youth violence?
Recession & recovery
• 15 Dec 20
What has happened to consumer spending during the Covid-19 crisis?
Inequality & poverty
• 27 Jul 21
What different ways can policy-makers address inequality?
Pensions, savings & investment
• 27 Mar 23
What are the implications of removing the pensions lifetime allowance?
Schools, universities & training
• 03 Sep 20
Should we stop using predicted A-level grades in university applications?
Prices & interest rates
• 23 Jun 20
How has coronavirus affected prices in the supermarket?
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