By David Hugh-Jones Why did nobody recognize that Lacour's research was quite implausible? One factor: people wanted to believe it. It told a good story. Nobody much cares how, say, a Barium atom behaves. But we care very much how humans do. This may be one of social science's big problems. Theories of society, from … Continue reading The demand for bad social science
How will the election impact the UK economy?
With the dust now finally settled after the general election two weeks ago, it has allowed us all time to reflect on what the results mean for the country. The Conservatives won a shock majority after Britain went to the polls on May 7th. The economy had been the major talking point in the build … Continue reading How will the election impact the UK economy?
PSE Poster Event 2015
The Forum in Norwich played host to third year students from the School of Economics yesterday who presented their research posters to the public. The students were tasked to identify a current area of public policy debate and use economic analysis to investigate the topic and present their findings. The topics covered a wide range … Continue reading PSE Poster Event 2015
Tuition fees set to be key election battleground
After Nick Clegg’s now infamous apology over the Liberal Democrats’ broken promise to scrap tuition fees, it was inevitable that the subject would become a key economic debate in the lead up to the 2015 General Election. Tuition fees were raised by the Tory/Lib Dem coalition government to £9000 per year in 2012, causing a … Continue reading Tuition fees set to be key election battleground
Parties battle over economic strategies
With the 2015 General Election now less than six weeks away, attention has turned to the main political parties’ economic strategy. As always the debate will have a crucial influence on who ends up in power. David Cameron has claimed that his government are running on a “record of economic success”. A key part of … Continue reading Parties battle over economic strategies