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Science, technology & innovation • 29 Jan 26

The UK government’s digital transformation: how did it come about?
Science, technology & innovation • 28 Jan 26

Who trusts AI?
Science, technology & innovation • 19 Nov 25

The rise of artificial intelligence: What next for the UK economy?
Science, technology & innovation • 15 Sep 25

How vulnerable is the UK’s food system?
Science, technology & innovation • 28 May 25

What’s happening in China’s semiconductor industry?
Science, technology & innovation • 19 Mar 25

The personalisation economy: how is AI affecting businesses and markets?
Science, technology & innovation • 21 Aug 24

How is generative artificial intelligence changing the legal profession?
Science, technology & innovation • 29 Apr 24

How can public investment in research improve UK economic performance?
Science, technology & innovation • 13 Jun 23

What might be the economic impact of AI tools like ChatGPT?
Science, technology & innovation • 11 May 22

How do free digital products affect prices and living standards?
Science, technology & innovation • 26 Apr 22

How can Northern Ireland improve its innovation ecosystem?
Science, technology & innovation • 20 Apr 22

What is web3 and what might it mean for the UK economy?
Science, technology & innovation • 03 Feb 22

Firms’ digital innovation in the pandemic: how have workers been affected?
Science, technology & innovation • 06 Sep 21

What does the R&D response to Covid-19 tell us about innovation?
Science, technology & innovation • 26 Jul 21

Do our beliefs about future technology affect the economy?
Science, technology & innovation • 28 Jun 21

Can the UK’s digital infrastructure continue to cope with rising demand?
Science, technology & innovation • 16 Jun 21

Big Tech: how can we promote competition in digital platform markets?
Science, technology & innovation • 15 Jun 21

What are the social responsibilities of the dominant digital platforms?
Science, technology & innovation • 14 May 21

Should patents on Covid-19 vaccines be waived?
Science, technology & innovation • 08 Jan 21

How is Covid-19 affecting firms’ adoption of new technologies?
Science, technology & innovation • 06 Jan 21

What does 95% effective mean for a Covid-19 vaccine?
Science, technology & innovation • 23 Dec 20

What have economists been writing about in the time of pandemic?
Science, technology & innovation • 05 Jul 20

Can we get accurate short-term forecasts of coronavirus cases and deaths?
Science, technology & innovation • 16 Jun 20

How should we allocate limited capacity for coronavirus testing?
Science, technology & innovation • 22 May 20

How can we encourage medical breakthroughs to combat Covid-19?
News • 03 Feb 26

Future shocked
Crime, policing & justice • 27 Jan 26

Trust and technology: what went wrong with the Post Office?
Health, physical & mental • 25 Nov 25

The challenge of antimicrobial resistance: how can economists help?
Trade & supply chains • 12 Nov 25

Global defence spending: What next for European military procurement?
Productivity & growth • 11 Nov 25

Can defence spending boost growth and productivity in the UK?
Lessons from history • 10 Nov 25

Can researchers predict conflicts and their consequences?
Trade & supply chains • 14 Jul 25

How do new technologies spread across the global economy?
Nations, regions & cities • 04 Jun 25

Lessons from Andalusia: how can policy-makers promote economic growth?
News • 30 May 25

China crisis
Nations, regions & cities • 29 May 25

How did semiconductors become so central to Taiwan’s economic progress?
Energy & climate change • 06 May 25

The global water crisis: what is the right policy response?
Trade & supply chains • 29 Apr 25

The airport economist: what’s happening in Taiwan’s economy?
Attitudes, media & governance • 21 Dec 24

What’s worth reading over the 2024 holiday season?
Business, big & small • 03 Dec 24

The video games industry: is more support needed for this UK success story?
Attitudes, media & governance • 23 Oct 24

What are the economic impacts of institutions and technology?
Transport & infrastructure • 29 Aug 24

What might be the economic implications of autonomous vehicles?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 14 May 24

Can investment tax reform boost economic growth?
Business, big & small • 22 Apr 24

How has digitalisation changed the economics of the creative industries?
News • 12 Apr 24

Looking forward, looking back
Productivity & growth • 14 Mar 24

How can the UK revive its ailing productivity?
Business, big & small • 05 Mar 24

How did UK small and medium-sized enterprises manage during the pandemic?
Business, big & small • 04 Mar 24

What is crowdfunding and how is it helping small businesses in the UK?
Attitudes, media & governance • 28 Feb 24

Twenty years of Facebook: how has it shaped economies around the world?
Lessons from history • 30 Jan 24

What can we learn about patents and innovation from the past?
Productivity & growth • 29 Jan 24

The UK’s productivity gap: what did it look like twenty years ago?

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