21 School of Economics staff at Bristol give their views on recent economics hot-topics. Where does the expert consensus lie?By Ethan Lester
Just as we are entering a new academic year here in Bristol, we are witnessing some major economic developments unfold – both at home and abroad.…
Yesterday saw the resignation of Sir Kevan Collins, leading the Government’s Education Recovery Programme, writes Professor Simon Burgess. The pandemic has hit young people very hard, causing significant learning losses and reduced mental health; the Recovery Programme is intended to rectify these harms and to repair the damage to pupils’ futures.
Economics staff at Bristol University give their views on recent economics hot-topics. Where does the expert consensus lie?By Ethan Lester
For this month’s survey of expert opinion at Bristol University’s School of Economics, I ask three questions related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic response.…
Economics staff at Bristol University give their views on recent economics hot-topics. Where does the expert consensus lie?By Ethan Lester
This month, we focus on three covid-related economic developments. Firstly, as Britain tentatively follows its ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown, we ask whether ‘zero-covid’ policies should be prioritised over ‘low-covid’ ones.…
The idea of a European Super League has been called off, much to the joy of football fans (including me!) around the world. But why did 12 clubs even consider this idea?
Domestic abuse is widespread and has increased during the Covid-19 pandemic. Apart from the direct costs of abuse to victims, important indirect costs are borne by children of abuse victims for whom we observe increased mortality.
For many years, universities have asked students to complete evaluations of teaching and other aspects of educational provision; since 2005 the UK government has conducted the National Student Survey to collect information from all students in UK Higher Education Institutions and the results are published annually.
It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since the UK entered its first coronavirus lockdown on 23 March 2020. At the time, the future felt bleak and our path out of the pandemic uncertain.
The United Kingdom is spending an unprecedented 407 Billion GBP on mitigating the devastating effect of the pandemic and accelerating recovery by stimulating job creation, investment and purchasing power. The bulk of the financing is planned to come from a progressive increase in corporate taxes which is a highly debated policy issue in academic circles.