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Northern Africa: the revolution will be televised
“Finality,” Benjamin Disraeli told the House of Commons in 1859, “is not the language of politics.” Though 2011 is self-evidently not 1859, avoiding conclusions like the plague will be wise…
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iNSidE Economics
Wyn Morgan kicked off the School of Economic’s iNSidE Research Lecture series off in style last Friday with an entertaining and thought-provoking talk about his interest in food research. The…
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An interview with David Fenton, Senior Economist, RBS
David Fenton is a Senior Economist within the RBS Group. He monitors developments across the corporate and household sectors, with a view to identifying risks and opportunities for RBS and…
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Populism in Europe as the freezer of effective politics
Back in the day, when I was first approaching the study of history at school, my teacher told me that to study what happened in the past was useful because…
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The Decriminalisation and Legalisation of Drugs
The decriminalization of drugs debate rears its head on the public policy agenda every so often when a celebrity comes out as an advocate, or a Drugs Health Adviser is…
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Book Review: Why Nations Fail
Why Nations Fail’s authors are of a high economic pedigree. Acemoglu is ranked the 7th most cited economist by IDEAS/RePEc and is a winner of the John Bates Clark Medal….
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Mergers And Acquisitions: Opportunity Cost
As consumers, we vie for good value for money. We believe we are getting the best deal when we know that we can go to a selection of companies to…
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The Elephant’s Weight: India’s Rise
The 21st century is often quoted to be the Asian Century, because of the rise of Asia as the most aggressive player in global markets. The entry, or rather, re-entry…
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Chinese Pharmaceuticals
As China’s economic capability and global presence grows, it is with little surprise that the nation’s pharmaceutical industry is not only growing and expanding with great speed, but is also…
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One Child Policy – lifetime bachelors, leftover women and high savings rates
The one child policy is arguably the most notorious social policy adopted in China. Introduced in 1979, its main purpose was to encourage economic growth via reducing the nation’s demand…
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Have financial markets just become elaborate casinos?
The news is scattered with rogue trading scandals, the most notable recent case being the loss of £1.3 billion by UBS trader (and Nottingham graduate) Kweku Adoboli. We must ask…
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Is Economics a Science?
Even to this day, economists, scientists and philosophers continue to debate whether ‘Economics’ can be justly classified a science. Thomas Carlyle, a historian during the Victorian era, once famously called…
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How the Argentine Government has inflated the possibility of serious economic problems
In a country with a past full of inflationary problems the latest is not only self-inflicted, but comes with the possibility of harmful long-term effects. Whilst the graph below would…