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Economic Life in Britain:
past, present, and future

List of Articles

Economic growth and productivity

Brexit: The economic impact published 14.08.21

Covid-19: The effects on business published 14.08.21

Brexit: Free trade agreements published 17.09.21

Tax and Economic Growth: Do lower taxes lead to higher growth? published 14.11.22

1970s Britain: Crisis? What crisis? published 06.04.23

GDP and Household Incomes: What’s happened to UK living standards? published 12.07.23

Household Borrowing: Rising debt and economic growth published 18.04.24

Employment and the welfare state

Immigration: What's been the economic impact? published 17.10.21

UK benefits System: How generous is it? published 17.10.21

Manufacturing and deindustrialisation Published 17.06.23

Unemployment published 17.06.23

Low Pay in Britain: Where are we now? published 27.12.23

UK Labour Market: Employment and self-employment published 27.09.23

Wage Growth: What’s happened to wages in Britain? published 27.12.23

Britain’s Gig Economy: The insecurity of work’ published 27.12.23

Poverty and inequality

Covid-19: The economic effects on individuals and families published 17.09.21

Austerity: Is it all over? published 26.01.22

The Energy Crisis: The government's response published 24.02.22

Poverty in Britain: How bad is it? published 24.06.22

Inequality of Income: How bad is it? published 30.07.22

Reducing Inequality: Beliefs and the importance of taxes and benefits published 27.09.22

Inequality of Wealth: Is a wealth tax the answer? published 27.09.22

Public spending and investment

Energy Efficient Homes: The government's plans published 24.02.22

Levelling Up: What will it take to level up Britain? published 27.02.22

Research and Development: Why has it been so low? published 31.01.23

UK Government Spending: How has it changed? published 06.04.23

Public Investment: How has it changed? published 12.07.23

Productivity and Investment: Two sides of the same coin? published 18.04.24

The ‘Golden Age’: The benefits of public investment can be substantial. published 30.07.24

UK countries and regions

Levelling Up: What's happened so far? published 27.02.22

Unequal: How deep is the economic divide across Britain? published 18.03.22

Poverty: How does it differ across Britain? published 24.06.22

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