Economics Archives
Monday, May 6, 2013
It's a question that's taxing the financial world at present — and two figures from the past overshadow the debate, says Tim Harford
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Thanks to the global commodities boom, mining companies have staked a big claim in London's FTSE 100 over the last decade. And it looks as if they're here to stay, says James Ashton
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Monday, February 11, 2013
Who said economists have to be dull theoreticians? Nobel laureate Al Roth's work focuses on real world problems — and has even saved lives
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
3D printing, gas and oil industry technologies and the USA's global competitive position: George Magnus looks at the economic predictions for the year ahead
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Once upon a time, they were the Champagne-quaffing incarnation of the City. But traditional stockbrokers are now a dying breed
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Forget the chaos caused by the great storm and Black Monday, the big news in the City in 1987 was the Big Bang. By George Magnus
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Monday, November 12, 2012
Gamblers have always wanted to be able to see into the future. Now, thanks to ‘prediction markets', they can help us to foretell it
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
When it comes to an investment portfolio, should we try to pick winners or just rely on some homespun wisdom? Tim Harford investigates
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Monday, September 17, 2012
A currency in crisis. Billions being spent in an attempt to prop it up... This was the UK's
‘Black Wednesday', 16 September, 1992. David Smith looks back at a remarkable day
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
The stories told by email scammers usually sound ludicrously far-fetched. But is there method in their madness? Tim Harford investigates
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