The Welfare State in Crisis
byThere are 2.7 million people claiming Incapacity Benefit in this nation. I often wonder if after the World War Two, did we have more…
Recovery surprises leave markets floating on air – Times Online
byThe distinguished writer and economist for the Sunday Times, David Smith, on the 30th of August in this article wrote the following; Why have…
Baxendale and Evans make the SSRN top ten
byOn 26 August 2009, Baxendale and Evans’ paper Assessing UK Money Supply Measures in Light of the Credit Crunch made the top ten papers of…
Tangible Ideas – Goodbye to All That
byBy kind permission of Sean Corrigan, we reproduce his report Tangible Ideas – Goodbye to All That, in which he explains the end of…
FT.com / Comment / Opinion – The risk of a double-dip recession is rising
byWriting in the Financial Times, Nouriel Roubini, professor of economics at the Stern School of Business, asks questions which chime with The Cobden Centre:…
Strip the Bank of England of its power | Jamie Whyte – Times Online
byWriting in The Times on 2 July 2009, Jamie Whyte called for the Bank of England to be stripped of its power to set…
Bailing out the Banks – Glaring Evidence of Moral Hazard
byGordon Kerr, a banker with expertise in derivatives and foreign exchange, explores the evidence of moral hazard in the bank bail outs. By rescuing…
Don’t just howl with rage. | Jonathan Freedland | The Guardian
byThe Guardian indicates the level of bonuses being paid by bailed-out banks and encourages the growth of credit unions. Here’s a figure to chew…
The economic paradigm and its shift
byThere are three prevailing theoretical frameworks in economics: Vienna (Austrian), Cambridge (Keynes) and Chicago (Monetarist). Via the Mises Institute and Kuhn, we indicate an…
Where next for the economy?
byVia Entering the Greatest Depression in History by Andrew Gavin Marshall, indications of the possible path of the global economy: Entering the Greatest Depression…