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A new Bank of England paper series just dropped
Looks like the Bernanke review is starting to work

Hubert Kucharski
Jun 224 min read


The Myth of Rational Economic Design
Bolivia’s Slide into Hydrocarbon and Dollar Crisis

Elias Sanchez
Jun 216 min read


Britain Can’t Afford to Go All In on Centralised Growth
2025 report calls for dynamic fiscal rules and a thriving municipal bond market to fuel local growth and turn Britain’s debt story around.

Leeds Policy Institute
May 233 min read


Leeds Policy Institute presents at Newcastle University
LPI presents for the second time at the British Conference of Undergraduate Research

Leeds Policy Institute
Apr 261 min read


The Illusion of Growth
Why Government Spending Won't Fix the UK Economy

Elias Sanchez
Mar 95 min read


Let’s put debt issuance into the hands of technocrats
An independent institution could optimise fiscal policy for the benefit of both the taxpayer and the investor

Hubert Kucharski
Feb 147 min read


Gains mean Growth
 If we learn to embrace new, robust economics, we’ll finally stop playing catch-up and remember what it feels like to lead by example

Diogo Ferreira
Jan 35 min read


The Clash Over Capitalism
How Different Theories Shape Our World

Elias Sanchez
Nov 2, 20244 min read


Let's replace bond vigilantes with proper debt policing
Rachel Reeves must avoid becoming a target for opportunistic investors

Hubert Kucharski
Oct 30, 20245 min read


There is no ‘Holy Grail’ in Economic Policymaking
There will be no mention of amputated knights or killer rabbits in this article, the economist's search for the holy grail is a bit more boring.

Hubert Kucharski
Jul 13, 20244 min read


There’s an extra £40bn of lost fiscal space
It's lodged behind the government’s budgetary sofa, and Farage is the only one looking for it

Hubert Kucharski
Jul 7, 20245 min read


The Treasury is paying for the Bank's dinner dates
Expensive bills and complicated relationship dynamics inbound, readers, brace yourselves

Hubert Kucharski
Jun 20, 20245 min read


Strength through Specialisation
Defence as Remedy for the Productivity Gap

Joseph Clark
May 6, 20243 min read


Did the Bank of England fail to understand QE?
There's a lot of debate surrounding inflation, so let's look at the causes

Hubert Kucharski
May 3, 20245 min read


Serious Faults Exposed in Bank of England Forecasting
Inflation, Money Growth, and Second-Round Effects: How Effective has the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Been?

Leeds Policy Institute
Apr 30, 20243 min read


Bernanke's sound words will fall flat on deaf ears
Nicolas Padula & Hubert Kucharski write for the Financial Times

Leeds Policy Institute
Apr 30, 20241 min read


Leeds Policy Institute presents research at the London School of Economics
LPI presents research at its first academic conference

Leeds Policy Institute
Apr 28, 20241 min read


Failing to Deliver
What the Post Office scandal teaches us about deficiencies in outsourcing, accountability, and state capacity in the UK.

William Caruana-Klasson
Mar 28, 20244 min read


The Bank of England has spent its valentines with a QT
With QE no longer on the block, the Bank has set its sights on an unconventional programme of tightening measures.

Hubert Kucharski
Feb 27, 20245 min read


Making Sense of Milei
President Javier Milei’s radical agenda might just be the blunt-force remedy the Argentina needs

Diogo Ferreira
Feb 12, 20244 min read
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