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UK Job Market Continues to Slide as Employers Remain Cautious Over the Economy

The UK job market continues to slide in 2024 as economic uncertainty continued to dent business confidence, according to KPMG and REC’s latest Report on Jobs.

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Ed Leamer on Economic Knowledge: Pictures, Stories, Numbers

Social scientists and policy analysts often work with numbers.

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Thoughts on the Virtues of Economic Understanding

Economic understanding is crucial for individuals, businesses, and policymakers, as it forms the foundation for informed decision-making and societal progress.

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Housing Affordability Policy Options: Dutch Rental Housing Associations

Housing affordability is an issue in cities around the world, and Albert Saiz performs yeoman’s work in pulling together a wide range of policy options and examples from many cities and countries in “The Global Housing Affordability Crisis: Policy Options and Strategies” (IZA Policy Paper No. 203, October 2023).

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UK Economy Will Remain Gloomy in 2024

The UK economy will enter ‘grey gloom’ until polling day, according to the FT’s annual survey.

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National Security as an Excuse for Tariffs: Garlic and Scissors

Although the overall purpose of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 is captured by the title of the legislation, it also included some loopholes.