International Trade
Europe’s automotive industry is one of the continent’s key industrial sectors, not only because of its direct contribution to employment, value added, and R&D expenditure,
September 24, 2026
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Education
Is the decline in news consumption among young people inevitable? This article reports on a large-scale randomized controlled trial conducted in France to investigate whether
September 24, 2026
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Banking
The Bank of England is approaching the 30th anniversary of operational independence and a wide-ranging review is likely. With growing political interest in the issue,
September 24, 2026
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Innovation
Modern manufacturing often requires firms to share confidential information with outside suppliers, some of whom also supply their competitors. Using more than 160,000 contracts from
September 23, 2026
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Energy
The 2026 Iran war provides a natural experiment that allows model-free estimation of the price elasticity of US shale oil supply. This column argues that
September 21, 2026
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Innovation
Industrial policy is back on the agenda across advanced economies, with a growing channelling support towards large incumbent firms on the premise that they are
September 21, 2026
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News
The labour force participation of women in the US peaked in 1997 and has stagnated since. This column argues that workplace inflexibility is the common
September 21, 2026
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Finance
US Treasuries remain the world’s dominant reserve asset, but geopolitical risks can change how central banks assess the trade-off between liquidity and protection from foreign
September 20, 2026
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Digital Technology
For centuries, economic research has been throttled by scarcity of time, labour, and access to data and methods. This column argues that while AI helps
September 20, 2026
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International Trade
The year 2025 was unprecedented in the frequency, complexity, and volatility of US trade policy interventions. This column uses a new database tracking US tariff
September 18, 2026
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