Blogs&Reviews

Is Brexit a culture war or a class war?
Simon Wren-Lewis, 11 July 2019

Simon Wren-Lewis argues that the conceptualisation of Brexit as essentially a culture war and not a class war is powerful and contains a lot of truth, but it leaves some puzzles unresolved.
The EU-Mercosur trade accord sends a signal to the world’s protectionists
Anabel González, 05 July 2019

Anabel González describes how the agreement between the EU and Mercosur to lower trade barriers is an important accomplishment for both parties
The technology trap
Diane Coyle, 03 July 2019

Diane Coyle reviews Carl Frey's "The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor and Power in the Age of Automation", which has a rather pessimistic outlook on future prospects for work and incomes.
Harnessing technology for more robust and inclusive growth: An agenda for change
Zia Qureshi, 27 June 2019

Zia Qureshi introduces a new report which argues that the slowdown in productivity growth and the rise in income inequality are linked by common causes and call for common solutions.

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A digital crop

Diane Coyle, 29 April 2019

In this post, Diane Coyle reviews three books looking at the digital economy.
Expert Survey on Bank Capital Requirements: Preliminary results

Gene Ambrocio, Iftekhar Hasan, Esa Jokivuolle, Kim Ristolainen, 25 April 2019

In this post researchers from the Bank of Finland reveal that academics responding to the Bank’s survey prefer a minimum of 15% of common equity in relation to banks’ total assets at all times, considerably higher than the current regulatory minimum requirement that aims to constrain bank leverage.
How technology changed work, the workplace, and contracts

Richard Baldwin, 24 April 2019

Richard Baldwin discusses how digital technology has changed the nature of work, and how and where we do it.
The destination-based cash flow tax: A negative-revenue tax?

David Laborde, William Martin, 18 April 2019

David Laborde and Will Martin identify serious problems with the proposal to combine features of a VAT and a wage subsidy, especially for countries where the direct government revenue implications are strongly negative.
Why have pundits got politics so wrong since 2015?

Simon Wren-Lewis, 16 April 2019

Simon Wren-Lewis asks why pundits failed to see how far right the Conservatives were moving under Cameron, and the subsequent rise of Corbyn in 2015 and Labour’s gains during the 2017 campaign.