Whether or not the MPC raises Bank Rate in February is close to a 50:50 call. We marginally favour a hike because Omicron’s economic damage appears...

Though the scale of December’s fall in retail sales came as a nasty surprise, it was not simply an Omicron story. We still think the Omicron hit to...

A strong outturn for November took the output measure of GDP above its pre-pandemic peak. Given GDP is likely to have fallen in December, the...

The Value of Franchising

Posted by Economic Impact on Sep 24, 2021

The franchise business model plays an important role within the US economy. Prior to the pandemic, in 2019, the economic output of franchise...

Oxford Economics recently worked with the IBM Institute for Business Value to survey nearly 7,000 US-based professionals as part of a program on...

Oxford Economics recently worked with the IBM Institute for Business Value to survey nearly 7,000 US-based professionals as part of a program on...

New research from IBM in collaboration with Oxford Economics and Out & Equal explores the identity and experiences of the LGBT+ community in the...