Over the past 40 years, government debt as a proportion of GDP has predominantly remained in the 30%-50% range. This trend ended with the financial crisis, after which government policy has been centered on reducing the debt to GDP ratio…
Chart of the Week: European Home Ownership vs Population Density
Considering that Germany has the lowest home ownership rate, relatively high population density and yet is acknowledged globally as one of the most prosperous European economies; their housing market…
The Clash of the Titans Event: *Speakers announced!*- 5th December 2018
An unrivalled opportunity to hear economic experts detail their predictions for 2019…
Chart of the Week: On Human Capital in Africa
56% of children born today will lose over half of their potential lifetime earnings due to…
Chart of the Week: Gender, Disability, Wages and Employment
While non-disabled men’s and women’s wages have been incrementally rising since 2013, those of their disabled counterparts…
September 2018
Looking across the Atlantic, one has to start thinking that Europe is becoming a sideshow to the Pacific Rim countries. Relations between the US, China and Russia are of greater importance to the global economy…