Europe’s automotive industry is one of the continent’s key industrial sectors, not only because of its direct contribution to employment,…
Is the decline in news consumption among young people inevitable? This article reports on a large-scale randomized controlled trial conducted…
The Bank of England is approaching the 30th anniversary of operational independence and a wide-ranging review is likely. With growing…
Modern manufacturing often requires firms to share confidential information with outside suppliers, some of whom also supply their competitors. Using…
The 2026 Iran war provides a natural experiment that allows model-free estimation of the price elasticity of US shale oil…
Industrial policy is back on the agenda across advanced economies, with a growing channelling support towards large incumbent firms on…
The labour force participation of women in the US peaked in 1997 and has stagnated since. This column argues that…
US Treasuries remain the world’s dominant reserve asset, but geopolitical risks can change how central banks assess the trade-off between…
For centuries, economic research has been throttled by scarcity of time, labour, and access to data and methods. This column…
The year 2025 was unprecedented in the frequency, complexity, and volatility of US trade policy interventions. This column uses a…