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Productivity & growth • 16 Jan 24
Boosting productivity: why doesn’t the UK invest enough?
Communicating economics • 18 Dec 23
#studentviews: Would a financial transaction tax boost investment by firms?
Data stories • 20 Jul 21
UK inflation: What do the latest data tell us?
News • 17 Mar 23
The boring budget
News • 30 Sep 22
What’s happening to the UK economy?
News • 31 May 24
Ideas for the UK: election economics week one
News • 14 May 21
Reality check
News • 13 Nov 20
Life and livelihood, health and wealth
Science, technology & innovation • 20 Apr 22
What is web3 and what might it mean for the UK economy?
Schools, universities & training • 25 Aug 20
How is coronavirus affecting the finances of UK universities?
Banks & financial markets • 24 Jul 24
How do bond markets react to election results?
Banks & financial markets • 19 Jun 20
How do changes in asset prices affect the real economy?
Banks & financial markets • 26 May 20
What explains stock market reactions to the pandemic?
Banks & financial markets • 12 Sep 22
How can new financial technologies help to tackle social exclusion?
Banks & financial markets • 11 Oct 22
Banking crises: who won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences and why?
Banks & financial markets • 17 Oct 22
How important is the City to the UK economy?
Jobs, work, pay & benefits • 16 Sep 20
How might coronavirus affect older workers?
Prices & interest rates • 12 May 22
How does inflation affect the economy when interest rates are near zero?
Prices & interest rates • 22 Feb 21
How has Brexit affected the value of sterling?
Prices & interest rates • 09 Apr 21
How are economic models adapting to rising inequality and the pandemic?
Business, big & small • 16 Dec 24
How do corporate payout policies affect the impact of tax cuts?
Lessons from history • 12 Mar 24
Financing UK rail infrastructure: how does today compare with the past?
Inequality & poverty • 06 Jun 22
What explains the UK’s racial wealth gap?
Inequality & poverty • 09 Jun 22
How has Covid-19 affected wealth disparities among ethnic groups in the UK?
Inequality & poverty • 28 Feb 23
How does the housing market affect wealth inequality?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 15 Feb 24
What would be the effects of abolishing or reforming inheritance tax?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 27 Nov 20
Who has financed higher government spending during the pandemic?
Pensions, savings & investment • 27 Mar 23
What are the implications of removing the pensions lifetime allowance?
Pensions, savings & investment • 10 Sep 20
How will coronavirus affect occupational pensions?
Pensions, savings & investment • 05 Dec 24
How is pension consolidation likely to affect performance and growth?
Pensions, savings & investment • 26 Feb 24
Is gold a safe haven for investors?
Pensions, savings & investment • 16 Dec 20
UK household wealth tripled in 20 years: where did it all come from?
Pensions, savings & investment • 17 Apr 24
Should the state pension age go up in countries with ageing populations?
Pensions, savings & investment • 10 May 21
Does the stock market reflect the economy?
Pensions, savings & investment • 03 Nov 22
How does inflation affect asset prices?
Pensions, savings & investment • 06 Jun 24
Can the UK afford the triple lock on state pensions?
Pensions, savings & investment • 26 Jun 24
How do elections affect the stock market?
Families & households • 29 Jun 21
How has the pandemic affected household finances in developing economies?
Recession & recovery • 15 Dec 20
What has happened to consumer spending during the Covid-19 crisis?

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