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Public spending, taxes & debt

Public spending, taxes & debt • 18 May 21

Would taxes on unhealthy foods reduce obesity?
Nations, regions & cities • 24 Jan 22

Scottish independence: what are the big economic questions?
Jobs, work, pay & benefits • 30 Jun 22

How is the post-Brexit immigration system affecting the UK economy?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 27 Jan 22

What might the public finances of an independent Scotland look like?
Nations, regions & cities • 19 Oct 22

An independent Scotland: what would be the options for economic success?
Recession & recovery • 07 Jul 20

Is the Covid-19 recession caused by supply or demand factors?
Nations, regions & cities • 02 Mar 22

What would be the central economic issues around independence for Wales?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 27 May 20

What is the size of the fiscal multiplier?
Health, physical & mental • 24 Nov 21

Update: How is the Covid-19 crisis affecting the NHS?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 27 Jul 20

What are the fiscal consequences of the UK response to coronavirus?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 20 May 22

Should the UK impose a windfall tax on energy companies’ profits?
Prices & interest rates • 27 May 20

Quantitative easing and monetary financing: what’s the difference?
Lessons from history • 01 May 21

What is the economic legacy of Northern Ireland’s Troubles?
Nations, regions & cities • 01 Feb 22

What is devolution, how is it changing and where might it go next?
Banks & financial markets • 17 Oct 22

How important is the City to the UK economy?
Schools, universities & training • 26 Sep 22

US student debt forgiveness: should the UK follow suit?
Banks & financial markets • 11 Jan 22

Should central banks develop their own digital currencies?
Energy & climate change • 09 Nov 22

How are climate change policies affecting firms’ competitiveness?
Energy & climate change • 11 Oct 21

What are the likely costs of the transition to a sustainable economy?
Prices & interest rates • 27 May 20

‘Monetary financing’: is it happening and what are the dangers?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 09 Dec 20

One-off wealth taxes: what can we learn from history?
Pensions, savings & investment • 16 Dec 20

UK household wealth tripled in 20 years: where did it all come from?
Banks & financial markets • 21 Oct 22

What can happen when economic policy-makers lose credibility?
Recession & recovery • 15 Jun 21

Will inflation take off in the UK?
Health, physical & mental • 17 May 21

Why should we care about obesity?
Energy & climate change • 13 Oct 21

Is the UK on track to meet its climate commitments?
Nations, regions & cities • 15 Sep 22

Higher North Sea revenues: what impact on Scotland’s independence debate?
Charities & volunteering • 29 May 20

What are the likely effects of the crisis on charitable donations?
Jobs, work, pay & benefits • 26 May 20

How does the government’s furlough scheme work?
Banks & financial markets • 09 Nov 22

How will climate change affect public finances and sovereign risk?
Pensions, savings & investment • 27 Mar 23

What are the implications of removing the pensions lifetime allowance?
Inequality & poverty • 27 Jul 21

What different ways can policy-makers address inequality?
Recession & recovery • 20 Jul 20

Should Modern Monetary Theory inform economic policy in the crisis?
Health, physical & mental • 29 Apr 22

How can the Northern Irish healthcare system be fixed?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 24 Nov 22

How did Treasury policy-makers approach the economic response to Covid-19?
Banks & financial markets • 28 Nov 22

Fiscal and current account deficits: what threat to UK economic stability?
Lessons from history • 26 Jun 20

Rebuilding after the Second World War: what lessons for today?
Inequality & poverty • 17 Mar 21

What are the implications of Covid-19 for wealth inequality?
Business, big & small • 14 Jan 21

Have government policies helped small firms cope with coronavirus?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 19 Apr 21

How should governments source public services during a crisis?
Nations, regions & cities • 28 Jan 22

How might an independent Scotland build fiscal capacity?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 06 Dec 21

Which taxes might help to restore sustainability of the public finances?
Lessons from history • 03 Apr 23

The Good Friday Agreement at 25: has there been a peace dividend?
Nations, regions & cities • 09 Feb 22

Levelling up: what might it mean for Scotland?
Health, physical & mental • 27 Sep 20

How prepared was the NHS for coronavirus?
Prices & interest rates • 31 Mar 21

What will be the impact of changes in the US monetary policy framework?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 18 Dec 20

Are lockdowns taxes?
Aid & international development • 24 Apr 23

How has the pandemic affected civil conflict around the world?
Schools, universities & training • 24 May 20

What is the impact of the crisis on UK university finances?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 14 Dec 20

Why did some earlier wealth taxes fail and could this time be different?

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