Blog and updates
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6 Feb 2015
Martin Wolf on Global Shifts and Shocks
Notes from a talk given on the global economy by Martin Wolf of the Financial Times
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5 Feb 2015
Fair pay, inequality and economic growth
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5 Feb 2015
Currency pegs around the world
There's a great graphic in the Economist to illustrate the currency pegs in operation around the world.
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4 Feb 2015
Micromax overtakes Samsung in India smartphone sales
Pricing in countries with a fast-growing middle class of consumers is an important decision for transnational businesses.
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3 Feb 2015
Is The Raspberry Pi 2 an indication of an evolving UK Manufacturing sector?
The UK manufacturers of the Raspberry Pi computer have recently announced a new up-graded version of their product that promises a higher specification, speed, flexibility and an eventual tie-in...
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3 Feb 2015
Can Denmark Succeed Where Switzerland Failed?
Can the rich Danish economy continue to peg their exchange rate to the Euro? The currency has come under sustained upward pressure in recent months and the Danish central bank - whose sole mandate...
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2 Feb 2015
Non Price Competition & the Cost of a SuperBowl Advert
Non price competition between giant US corporations can often come with a hefty price tag!
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2 Feb 2015
Can Game Theory Help the Greeks?
Game theory is a big topic in academic economics. It is scarcely possible to graduate from a good university without exposure to its abstruse logic. So perhaps the Greek government, replete with...
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2 Feb 2015
Why firms choose not to disclose the quality of their products
Rather than explicitly revealing information about the quality of their products and services, many firms prefer to signal quality through the prices they charge, typically working on the...
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2 Feb 2015
HIV testing and risky sexual behaviour
People surprised by HIV-positive test results increase their risky sexual behaviour, exposing their partners to HIV infection and experiencing a more than nine-fold increase in sexually transmitted...
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2 Feb 2015
Obesity linked to impatience
People with low levels of patience have a greater chance of becoming obese, particularly at a time when meat and high-calorie foods are relatively inexpensive.
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1 Feb 2015
“Ricardo, Ricardo, that wonderful guy” - innovation, job losses and living standards
Here is your starter for ten. What do the Uber app and David Ricardo have in common? Ricardo, I hear you ask. Scarcely known outside academic economics, he ranks equal with Adam Smith and Keynes...
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1 Feb 2015
Herr Doktor Professor Sinn and Disciplining the Mediterranean Countries
Poland is Europe's great economic success story, the only country to avoid a recession during the financial crisis. So it is easy to see why the Poles are enthusiastic about Europe. For them, it...
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1 Feb 2015
Obama plans tax on overseas profits of US corporations
There are sizeable political barriers in the way of this proposal - but Obama's plans for a tax on the profits of US firms stashed overseas at least deserves some scrutiny.
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1 Feb 2015
Regressive indirect taxation in the UK
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31 Jan 2015
UK bond yields - why so low?
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31 Jan 2015
The Price of Inequality
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31 Jan 2015
Oligopoly - Recent Examples of Price Fixing Behaviour
In this blog entry we will curate recent examples of industries in which collusive price fixing behaviour has been alleged.
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30 Jan 2015
Finnish start-ups thrive after Nokia's demise
The huge labour shake-out at flailing technology business Nokia appears to have been a boon to the start-up community in Finland.
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