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Public spending, taxes & debt

News • 27 Nov 20

(Mis)understanding economics
News • 05 Mar 21

Budget talk
News • 11 Dec 20

Taxes, vaxxes and exes
Charities & volunteering • 29 May 20

What are the likely effects of the crisis on charitable donations?
Energy & climate change • 28 May 20

Can policy steer us towards a greener and fairer recovery?
Schools, universities & training • 24 May 20

What is the impact of the crisis on UK university finances?
Schools, universities & training • 25 Aug 20

How is coronavirus affecting the finances of UK universities?
Aid & international development • 14 Oct 20

How might costly sovereign debt default in emerging economies be averted?
Aid & international development • 08 Sep 20

How does lockdown affect firms in developing countries?
Nations, regions & cities • 07 Sep 20

How is coronavirus affecting local government finances?
Nations, regions & cities • 16 Aug 20

What are the implications of coronavirus for fiscal devolution in the UK?
Jobs, work, pay & benefits • 26 May 20

How does the government’s furlough scheme work?
Health, physical & mental • 27 Sep 20

How prepared was the NHS for coronavirus?
Health, physical & mental • 13 Sep 20

What will coronavirus mean for self-sufficiency in nurse numbers?
Prices & interest rates • 31 Mar 21

What will be the impact of changes in the US monetary policy framework?
Prices & interest rates • 27 May 20

Quantitative easing and monetary financing: what’s the difference?
Prices & interest rates • 27 May 20

‘Monetary financing’: is it happening and what are the dangers?
Business, big & small • 14 Jan 21

Have government policies helped small firms cope with coronavirus?
Lessons from history • 26 Jun 20

Rebuilding after the Second World War: what lessons for today?
Lessons from history • 01 May 21

What is the economic legacy of Northern Ireland’s Troubles?
Lessons from history • 27 May 20

What can we learn from the past about how to pay for the crisis?
Inequality & poverty • 17 Mar 21

What are the implications of Covid-19 for wealth inequality?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 25 Nov 20

Should the government be planning tax rises and public spending cuts?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 11 Jan 21

Should a UK wealth tax be devolved?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 18 Nov 20

#economicsfest: Is Big Government back?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 18 Dec 20

Are lockdowns taxes?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 29 May 20

What is the likely future role of the state in the UK economy?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 14 Dec 20

Why did some earlier wealth taxes fail and could this time be different?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 19 Apr 21

How should governments source public services during a crisis?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 11 Dec 20

Does history suggest that wealth taxes help to improve the public finances?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 27 May 20

What is the size of the fiscal multiplier?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 09 Dec 20

How much revenue might be raised by a one-off wealth tax?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 09 Dec 20

One-off wealth taxes: what can we learn from history?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 27 Nov 20

Who has financed higher government spending during the pandemic?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 27 Jul 20

What are the fiscal consequences of the UK response to coronavirus?
Pensions, savings & investment • 16 Dec 20

UK household wealth tripled in 20 years: where did it all come from?
Recession & recovery • 20 Jul 20

Should Modern Monetary Theory inform economic policy in the crisis?
Recession & recovery • 07 Jul 20

Is the Covid-19 recession caused by supply or demand factors?

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