An Economist’s Guide to the World Post-Covid

Construction’s productivity problem requires technology-based solutions

Posted by Toby Whittington on Aug 25, 2021 3:00:00 PM

The construction sector has been one of the most resilient areas of the economy during the pandemic. As many other areas of the economy had to...

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Addressing climate change in Europe means taking a hyperlocal approach

Posted by Daniel Nandwani on Aug 20, 2021 5:00:00 PM

The rising threat of climate change is challenging governments around the world. Previous research by colleagues at Oxford Economics concludes that...

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Does a greener economy mean longer-lasting inflation? Not necessarily.

Posted by Stephen Foreman on Jul 1, 2021 3:30:00 PM

Commodity price surges were associated with spikes in inflation in the 1970s, but have not been so in recent decades. During the period before the...

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Regime change: should we get used to high inflation?

Posted by Innes McFee on Jun 28, 2021 3:00:00 PM

Inflation has become the all-consuming focus of investors’ attention in recent weeks. On the surface the story is simple—transitory factors...

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Why critics of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan are getting it wrong

Posted by Daniel Harenberg on May 19, 2021 6:30:00 PM

With the American Rescue Plan, US President Biden is implementing a stimulus program of historic proportions. Coming on top of the highest...

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