It is slightly strange to be on a train this morning. I have hardly been on any since March 2020. It’s also strange to be
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The new chief economist at the Bank of England is setting us on a route for recession
I posted this on Twitter yesterday afternoon: My reasoning was straightforward. We have a new chief economist at the Bank of England, who will serve
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How do tax havens work?
In this third video in a series on tax havens I look at how tax havens work. As I explained in the first video in
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The government’s Elections Bill could disenfranchise over two million voters
I thought this press release from the Electoral Reform Society worth sharing: The government’s Elections Bill could disenfranchise over two million voters [1], according to
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Low interest rates are driving inequality ever upward, and it’s time we started to tackle this
A significant paper was presented to the annual meeting of central bankers at Jackson Hole last week. It had this seemingly innocuous title: In this
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What is full employment?
I am often asked to define what I mean by full employment. It was a theme that Danny Blanchflower and I discussed recently when talking
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What are tax havens used for?
In this, the second in a series of five videos on tax havens, I look at what tax havens are now used for. Because of
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