By Dr Christa Brunnschweiler I’ve been following the discussion of the various costs (or benefits) for the UK of leaving the EU for a while now. I follow them as a not entirely disinterested outsider: I am not eligible to vote in the upcoming referendum on 23 June, but I am a citizen of another … Continue reading Where has all the research (money) gone?
Drug prices post-Brexit – an expensive pill to swallow?
by Dr Farasat Bokhari Much has already been written about the potential effects of Brexit on both the British economy as well as the rest of the world, vis-à-vis effects on immigration, employment, wages, inflation, investment, growth and so forth, and by now we know that either the sky is going to fall or it … Continue reading Drug prices post-Brexit – an expensive pill to swallow?
Posh and Brex
By Dr David Hugh-Jones Like everything in Britain, the Brexit debate is all about class. Riffing off Nancy Mitford’s famous distinction between “U” (posh) and “non-U” (vulgar), Harry Mount in the Sunday Times[1] divided the voters up into “EU” and “non-EU”. There’s the sophisticated, well-travelled, culturally open remainers. Then there’s the salt-of-the-earth Brexiteers, who get … Continue reading Posh and Brex
Should markets be regulated in Brussels or London? Brexit and competition policy
Cross posted on the UEA CCP Blog. by Prof Bruce Lyons Much of the UK referendum debate jumps in on headline details about specific ‘regulatory burdens’ without thinking carefully about how to compare membership of the EU against life outside the single market. In this post, I set out a framework for thinking about the … Continue reading Should markets be regulated in Brussels or London? Brexit and competition policy
The behavioural economics of parkrun
By Prof Theodore Turocy Last week, Stoke Gifford Parish Council voted to institute a £1 per runner charge on the parkrun (http://www.parkrun.org.uk) event held at Little Stoke Park in Bristol, citing, among other factors, the maintenance costs imposed on the park by the 200 or more participants who run, jog, or walk 5km as part … Continue reading The behavioural economics of parkrun
Want a good job? Get rich friends.
By Dr Abhijit Ramalingam Why do the wealthy get all the best jobs? Are the children of the rich simply better at these jobs by virtue of attending better schools where they learn better skills? Very unlikely. Based on the Milburn Report, The Guardian[1] finds that children from richer backgrounds in the UK are 35% … Continue reading Want a good job? Get rich friends.
Why do workers strike?
By Dr Christa Brunnschweiler Last week’s doctors’ strike in the UK has had many people shaking their heads and wondering why the negotiations over a new work contract between the government and the British Medical Association (BMA), a doctors’ union, got so out of hand. The strike was not good for the images of government … Continue reading Why do workers strike?
Gun Control: An American Economist’s Viewpoint
By Professor David Cooper As you read this blog entry, there are three things you ought to know about me. First, I am an American. While I have never owned a gun, I have known and know many people who do. These aren’t just casual acquaintances; I have friends and family members who own guns. … Continue reading Gun Control: An American Economist’s Viewpoint
Refugees’ onwards journey into EU destinations
By Dr Liliana Harding Escalating international conflict appears to feed relentlessly into migrant flows, accounting now for almost one million asylum seekers in Europe during 2015. Since the war in Syria started in 2011 millions have found asylum in surrounding countries, with the EU experiencing what might be described as a belated mass influx. Some … Continue reading Refugees’ onwards journey into EU destinations