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Our feelings of self-worth and contentment are no longer the preserve of writers and artists. Science has made measurement of our well-being a viable alternative to the banalities of economic output.
Osborne’s budget passed after a rollercoaster week of objections and debate. But it still fails to address the parlous state of the British economy.
Lowering maths prerequisites to study science, engineering and commerce at university has led to students playing catch up for years. This should be fixed.
A curriculum can’t be decolonised by simply removing content. This denies students the chance to participate in local policy debates and the global job market. A more nuanced approach is needed.
Markets have been on a rocky ride all year on concerns another recession looms. Here are a few lessons we can learn from the last one.
How does an institution like the World Bank come to put a price tag on a virus like Zika or any other health calamity?
Tackling extremism, building happier adults and delivering a generation that can adapt to rapid change. Putting thinking and thinkers at the heart of the curriculum should be an easy decision.
We live in changing times. Let’s hope the power brokers work out how to manage them.
South Africa’s transition into democracy involved compromises that left white privilege intact and black poverty undiminished. Here are a dozen of Mandela’s economic deals that need to be undone.
Our scholars delivered a steady supply of research and analysis on what was a busy year in business and economics.
Challenging, inspiring and funny: a handful of our economics writers share the favourite books they read this year.
The loans that plunged the world into financial chaos a decade ago are beginning to appear again. Just how scared should you be?
A US Federal Reserve paper has come to the alarming conclusion that economics research is usually not replicable.
Candidates sparred among themselves and the media but still managed to debate some of the key economic issues that matter most to Americans – though they ignored a few.
Listing the value of bees, beavers and others on the pages of the world’s financial press helps to show that ecosystems deliver benefits worth staggering amounts of money - yet we scarcely keep track of it.
The annual economics award recognises the value of micro analysis and good, old-fashioned legwork.
Australia’s economic complexity is declining and it’s not a good thing.
Our roads, bridges and schools are in dire need of aid, and the economic benefits of investment far outweigh the financial costs.
Works of fiction are brimming with economic principles, but perhaps none more so than the detective story.
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