By Dr David Hugh-Jones This post is about a paper of mine with Carlo Perroni of Warwick University, The Logic of Costly Punishment Reversed. It has just been accepted in the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (ungated version at my website). The germ for this paper came in 2006 at Northwestern University, in a chat with … Continue reading Timmy Tiptoes and the Tale of Costly Punishment
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?
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