The Nobel memorial prize in economics was awarded Monday to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson for research that explains why societies with poor rule of law and exploitative institutions do not generate sustainable growth. CBC | World News
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Rachel Reeves’ dead hand economics and how she is digging a hole for herself
Despite Rachel Reeves’ and Keir Starmer’s promises of prosperity, the Labour Party is digging the country deeper into a hole that’s decades in the making. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »‘I’m an economics expert, here’s how Jeremy Hunt can put £250 in Britons’ pockets’
EXCLUSIVE: Unfreezing the personal tax allowance would bring the biggest benefit by far to employees, an economics expert says. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Six Nations LIVE: England squad announcement as uncapped economics student called up
Express Sport brings you all the latest news and updates ahead of the Six Nations. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Bloomberg economics: A Democrat to ‘make the trains run on time’?: Don Pittis
Among some Democrats, there are fears that the billionaire candidate Mike Bloomberg will merely patch up the U.S. economy, rather than bring real and essential change that could help the disenfranchised. CBC | World News
Read More »Universal Credit: Inquiry into economics of benefit launches – how to share your views
UNIVERSAL CREDIT is replacing six types of legacy benefits, with the UK roll-out of the six-in-one benefit system taking place in stages. Calls for evidence have been made as a Lords Select Committee launches its inquiry into the economics of Universal Credit. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Tells Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg To Study Economics
According to The Guardian, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Donald Trump’s treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin openly dismissed Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg‘s calls for fossil fuel divestment, commenting that she was ill-informed. Following the 17-year-old’s speech on ending fossil fuel investment and subsidies for the industry, Mnuchin took the mic at a press conference. He began by pretending ...
Read More »Labour voters have NO FAITH in Corbyn economics ‘spending will just hit somewhere else’
LABOUR voters in the left-wing party’s traditional heartlands have dramatically turned on Jeremy Corbyn, as a stunning focus group in Birmingham showed supporters are becoming fed up with the Labour leader’s cash giveaway pledges. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Nobel in Economics awarded to 3 for work on alleviating global poverty
The Nobel in economics has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.” CBC | World News
Read More »Richard Thaler wins Nobel Prize in economics
U.S. economist Richard Thaler won the 2017 Nobel Prize in economics for his contributions in the field of behavioural economics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday. CBC | World News
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