This economic crisis, as well as the virus, is truly novel- it is not caused by bursting financial bubbles, deficient demand or underutilised potential. Revenues that would normally come from the population producing, earning and
Enter the 9th Annual Clash of the Titans Competition
In association with KPMG, the Economic Research Council is running its ninth annual Clash of the Titans economic forecasting competition. Click to hear our economic experts detail their predictions for 2020 and enter your own!
Average London House Price vs London Commuters by Workplace
London had the least affordable housing, with a ratio of 11.98, meaning workers required nearly 12 times their annual salary to purchase a home. Although some of the highest wages are concentrated in London…
UK Retail Openings and Closures by Region
Store closures and openings has reached a five year high in the first half of 2019, where a net 1,234 shops closed doors on Britain’s top 500 high streets. This constitutes around 16 shop closures each day across the…
Ten Largest Global Economies: Happiness Index since 2015
Out of the countries shown, the UK is perhaps the most confounding. Over the data period it has experienced significant political upheaval and societal division, centered around the Brexit vote. In 2016, the statistics suggest that Britain actually became happier and has remained on this trend until the end of the data period…
August 2019
Another interesting positive side effect of the upheaval in the basic order is a realisation that leaders can break through the constraints of bureaucracy. Flouting all conventional advice, Trump’s meeting…