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Post-Crisis Economics

February 14, 2012

A conference last week brought together a variety of economists from academia and policy to...

Economic Theory,

HS2 gets Traction

January 12, 2012

Justine Greening has announced this week that HS2 will go ahead – which is enormously...

Infrastructure,

Infrastructure Rules

December 6, 2011

It is fascinating how our attitudes have changed. Ten years ago, I was arguing the...

Infrastructure,

Value Added and Plan B

June 20, 2011

The proponents of the need for a Plan B have got one thing right –...

Public Policy,Recession,Taxation,

Happiness Sceptic

June 3, 2011

I finally got something positive about the project to measure wellbeing. Much of this has...

Economic Theory,

Engaging Citizens

June 2, 2011

I have just participated in a workshop organised by a EU Research Programme called ASSYST,...

Public Policy,

Abusing the Future

April 22, 2010

We all know that we don’t know what the future will hold but we all...

Economic Theory,Risk,

Making Climate Change win-win

April 11, 2010

This is the theme of the conference of the European Climate Forum this year.Listening to...

Climate,Economic Theory,

To Borrow or not to Borrow?

March 4, 2010

The ICAEW (the accountants) had a conference on securing public finances on Tuesday. They published...

Economic Theory,Public Policy,

Inequality or Poverty

March 1, 2010

I am exercised by the distinction between caring about poverty and caring about inequality. We...

Economic Theory,Public Policy,Uncategorized,