Our panel of academics responds to the UK government’s latest economic plans.
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Rishi Sunak is taking over as UK prime minister from Liz Truss during very difficult economic times.
The government knows 2022 is going to be tough for voters.
A new analysis shows how government policy led to thousands more overcrowded households in the years ahead of the pandemic.
Republicans are refusing to support an increase in the debt ceiling, but not doing so risks an unprecedented default. An economist explains why it’s time to get rid of the debt limit once and for all.
It’s awfully hard to wrap your mind around a sum that large. But converting it to a more bite-size representation can affect a voter’s willingness to support government spending.
The campaign shows promise. But it’s not clear if it will preempt and respond to people’s concern about vaccine safety.
Spending decisions can often be explained by looking at who voted for the party in government.
Congress is spending trillions of dollars trying to rescue the US economy and support workers and businesses. Can America afford it? ‘No sweat,’ according to modern monetary theory.
State and local government jobs are being axed, public schools won’t get money the state planned to send them, and fire and police departments budgets are being slashed. All because of the pandemic.
Canada’s federal deficit has ballooned as Ottawa spends billions in response to the coronavirus pandemic. An economist explains why the massive spending will not harm Canadians in the future.
Why most debt and deficit projections are still way too upbeat.
In the aftermath of the election, what is striking about many of the policy positions of Canada’s federal parties is their timidity, especially when it comes to climate change.
The UK has fallen victim to drones, chemical weapons and cyber-attacks in recent years. But at least it’s got a really big boat.
Pork-barrel spending – that often reviled custom otherwise known as ‘earmarks’ – may well help Congress pass bills on schedule. Banned since 2011, they may be making a comeback.
The cuts to higher education funding are more about making savings than improving higher education, and would be extremely hard to change in the future.
President Trump recently released his tax plan, but he’s also said he wants to stimulate the economy with infrastructure spending. Is one more effective than the other at boosting growth?
Australia has the third most expensive education system in the OECD, but we might not be getting what we pay for.
Trump should drop his plans to cut taxes and instead look to some of our closest friends to learn what policies actually work to build and sustain a vibrant middle class.
The government is reinforcing the dichotomy between “them” and “us” with this budget’s welfare changes, but it lacks solid evidence of effectiveness.
Top contributors
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Part-Time Professor of Economics, The New School
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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Peter Whiteford is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Associate Professor, Institute for Design, Economic Acceleration & Sustainability (IDEAS), Birmingham City University
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Professor of Health Economics and Policy, University of York
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Professor of Industrial Strategy, Deputy Director Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS), University of Bath
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Professor of Management, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance, The Open University
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Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute
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Senior Teaching Fellow in Accounting, University of Surrey
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Yunus Chair and Distinguished Professor of Health Economics, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor of Institutional Economics, RMIT University
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Professorial Fellow in the Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University
