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Over the last decade the world has experienced a series of profound economic problems - from the financial crash to the climate crisis, from rising inequality to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Economics is changing to try and solve these problems.
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Fixing regional wealth inequality

Inequalities
11.9.2024
This week, we explore how the tax system could be entrenching regional inequalities and the reforms which could help to rebalance regional economic divides.
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Climateflation and monetary policy

Monetary Policy
4.9.24
Exploring a recent paper from the Network for Greening the Financial System on how monetary policymakers should respond to ‘climateflation’.

What is Kamalanomics?

Paradigm Shift
28.8.24
This week's New Economy Brief examines the economic policy proposals that emerged from last week's Democratic National Convention and maps out how a Harris victory in November could continue the turn away from neoliberalism.

Securing decent pensions

Finance
21.8.24
As the government embarks on a pensions review, we explore proposals for improving pension adequacy.

France’s New Popular Front

Paradigm Shift
14.8.24
The New Popular Front were surprise winners of the recent French elections, but what was their offer to voters? This week’s New Economy Brief looks at the new economic ideas of the largest bloc in the French parliament.
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