Eomics
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Saturday, 14 January 2017
Setting the right incentives for high flyers
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I have always thought that the word “incentivise” is one of the more unnecessary words in the English language as it takes a perfectly ordi...
Tuesday, 10 January 2017
Brexit Mayhem?
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The year has not started particularly brightly for UK prime minister Theresa May. Last week's resignation of Sir Ivan Rogers, the UK...
Sunday, 8 January 2017
Something Fishy in the world of forecasting
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The Bank of England’s chief economist, Andy Haldane, created something of a furore on Thursday evening when he admitted that “ it’s a fair ...
Wednesday, 4 January 2017
Superforecasting 2017
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Between the beginning of December and around about this time each year, we are assailed with forecasts for the year ahead. Sometimes the for...
Saturday, 31 December 2016
That was the year that was
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It has truly been a historic year, the reverberations of which will echo for years to come. Above all, 2016 was the year of politics and wi...
Friday, 30 December 2016
It's not only economists who see the obvious
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Alan Bennett is best known as a playwright (The History Boys, The Madness of George III) although he is also a prolific screenwriter, actor...
Friday, 23 December 2016
All I want for Christmas ...
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… is a Ferrari 250 GTO. Admittedly it’s not a modest request – the last recorded auction price of this widely revered classic was a cool $3...
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