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Government versus the Markets

Posted on May 15, 2020June 17, 2020 by Lois

Government vs. the MarketsThe coronavirus pandemic has seen a rapid and marked shift in the balance between markets and government.

Professor Sarah Smith explores governments responses to the current COVID-19 crisis.

Governments around the world have responded to the crisis with massive spending commitments.…

Posted in COVID-19, FeaturesTagged Economics, economy, government, markets

Nerding out Economics

Posted on May 14, 2020June 17, 2020 by Lois

Nerding out Economics Lecturers within the department have been exploring how economics has a vital part to play in everyday life.

From shortages of supplies in supermarkets to social distancing behaviour, economics can help us understand and make sense of some of the real-life effects of the coronavirus pandemic.…

Posted in COVID-19, FeaturesTagged Bristol, Economics, supply and demand, University of Bristol

The COVID-19 league table: should the U.K. be at the top?

Posted on May 11, 2020June 17, 2020 by chris.walker

The COVID-19 league table: should the UK be at the top?On 5 May it was announced that the U.K.’s death toll from COVID-19 was 29,427, narrowly overtaking Italy on the same day (with 29,315 deaths): this meant that the U.K. had the highest number of recorded COVID-19 deaths in Europe.…

Posted in COVID-19, FeaturesTagged Data, Economics, Statistics, University of Bristol

What do the daily death rates tell us?

Posted on April 24, 2020June 17, 2020 by chris.walker

What do the daily death rates tell us?The grim statistics, released daily, on the number of new coronavirus deaths in each country are pored over by the media and policy-makers as an indicator of when the pandemic might peak, whether lockdown is working, and whether more stringent restrictions might be needed.…

Posted in COVID-19, FeaturesTagged Data, Economics, Statistics

Panic in the shops of London…. and the rest of the UK

Posted on April 1, 2020August 18, 2020 by Lois

Panic in the shops of London... and the rest of the UKEconomics provides a useful toolbox to make sense of the current crisis. Department of Economics staff are writing about coronavirus for different audiences, including launching a blog for 6th formers who are stuck at home.…

Posted in COVID-19, FeaturesTagged Economics, supply and demand

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