Voters see claim and counter claim about the economic effects of leaving the EU but the overwhelming consensus among economists is that Brexit will make Britons worse off.
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Brexit would throw up all manner of problems for the UK economy, including a rise in borrowing costs for homeowners.
Ask the British public about routine government and business practices, and they’ll tell you they’re deeply corrupt.
Brexit would be the beginning of the process of Britain’s economic transformation – giving it the potential to be better off.
Too little is known about the changing work patterns at the margins of the labour market.
If Britain leaves the EU, it will likely have an inter-connected impact on regulation and trade.
It involves shifting calendars, greedy governments – and the Pope.
The 2008 financial crisis taught us that markets fail. But the current plight of Port Talbot’s steel plant highlights how not all markets fail equally.
While it’s true that many big businesses are reliant on cheap labour, the new national living wage is unlikely to hurt their profits too badly.
Immigration is at the heart of the Brexit debate. Here’s what the research says about employment.
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.
A closer look at the terms and conditions of the budget’s flagship scheme for savers shows it won’t benefit everyone.
Amid sluggish global growth and a stuttering UK economy, George Osborne delivers his eighth budget.
Pensions reform is badly needed in the UK – but the realities of work in the 21st century are often ignored.
Why we shouldn’t be so quick to celebrate reports that Facebook is paying more tax.
The UK’s productivity problem has the country lagging behind its G7 peers. An overlooked solution is to empower workers.
NHS productivity gains have been truly impressive, but are they sustainable?
Getting jobseekers off benefits and into well-paid jobs should be a priority. So why has pace been glacial?
How the rise and fall of coal mining is central to fully understanding modern Britain.
How today’s policy around savings and pensions has worrying echoes of failed 19th century approaches.
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance, The Open University
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Professor of Economics and Political Economy, University of Leeds
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Professor of Industrial Strategy, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS), University of Bath
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City, University of London
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Professor Emeritus of Economics, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Finance, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Economics, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in Accounting, University of Surrey
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Vice Dean and Associate Professor in Economics, University of East London
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Professor of International Business, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Professsor of Applied Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Associate Professor in International Macroeconomics, Cambridge Judge Business School
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Professor of Business Economics, University of Birmingham
