They won’t make you rich but there are simple steps to take to ease the pressure on your finances when you are earning less money than you owe.
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We hear a lot about the negative impact of rate rises on mortgage repayments while little is made of the benefits of high interest rates.
Mortgaged households have faced a 17.5% increase in living costs over the past two years, compared to 10.8% for households who rent.
While the pandemic and Ukraine war are key contributors to the cost of living crisis, climate change has also had a role to play.
Official data confirms what we are all experiencing - the cost of most things has jumped. So how is this measured and where are the biggest increases?
With an inflation rate peaking at just 4.4%, Japan seems to be getting something right about managing economic pressures. How does it do this, and should New Zealand revisit its own strategies?
Without governance reforms, Zimbabwe will continue to face an economic crisis.
Fraud was up 25% in the UK in 2021/22.
Wealthier, more educated, more socially connected people have more opportunity to volunteer.
Repugnance for certain activities tends to dictate government rules for markets but this can obscure real problems like poverty.
Channel 4’s stealthy documentary on engineering human meat from the poor parallels Swift’s suggestion that people should eat the children of Ireland’s most destitute.
Much of the knowledge firms can access about supporting employee mental health is based on the experience of large organisations with significant resources.
From the cost of living crisis to climate change, research shows how companies can better support employee wellbeing during difficult times.
Food prices are rising and around half of Australians are trying to cut back on their grocery bill. So how can you save on the cost of meat and dairy products without skimping on nutrients?
Research shows that inflation is not the same for everyone, and neither are its effects.
Fadden could deliver a blow or a boost to Dutton. He can hardly afford the former, and desperately needs the latter.
An economist explains what the Bank of Canada’s interest rate hike to five per cent means for Canadians.
The Measuring What Matters statement will be around the themes of “healthy, secure, sustainable, cohesive, and prosperous”, Chalmers said in a speech in Melbourne delivered late Tuesday
The cost of living crisis may have affected pricing for beer brands, helping brewers save money but it could also be good for people’s health.
Creating a successful code of conduct requires commitment from organisations and the people that must abide by them.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City, University of London
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Professor of Economics, University of Waikato
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
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Vice Dean and Associate Professor in Economics, University of East London
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Professor of Banking and Finance, Brunel University London
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics | Freelance Consultant, Sheffield Hallam University
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Director, Nottingham Institute of Education, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor of International Relations, Jean Monnet Professor of European Security, National University Odesa Law Academy
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Director of the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Politics, Massey University
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
