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Oxford University institute to focus on eurozone and global crises
New INET@Oxford centre will focus on halting future financial meltdowns, drawing on expertise of George Soros thinktankOxford University has opened a new economics research institute to help prevent...
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Eurozone crisis to trim global trade, World Trade Organisation warns
Europe's debt crisis and the sluggish pace of global growth will see trade flows ease for a second successive year in 2012Europe's sovereign debt crisis and the sluggish pace of global growth will see...
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Councils need to work together to fund infrastructure
The government's policy for local growth is incomplete – but councils can support business with the right toolsAs the local government finance bill passes through parliament and parliamentarians debate...
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Youth unemployment soars, and it's not just a phase
The work programme is meant to help the long-term unemployed find jobs but it seems to be failing the young joblessNext week's unemployment figures are likely to reveal another increase in the number...
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UK credit rating reaffirmed by S&P
George Osborne, who has faced a backlash over a series of controversial decisions in last month's budget, said the decision vindicated his deficit-cutting programmeStandard and Poor's has delivered a...
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Capping tax relief for the rich is fair
Ignore the special pleading – the Treasury's insistence that the wealthy pay tax on at least three-quarters of their earnings is a welcome stepShying away from talking about money used to be an...
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North of England holds the key to Britain's economic recovery
Entrepreneurs prosper in the north-east, but the productivity gulf between UK regions is still costing the country billions of poundsThe UK economy would be £40bn better off if the productivity gap...
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'Dismal' growth forecast for UK economy
Country narrowly avoided double-dip recession and will struggle for the rest of the year, forecasting group warnsThe Ernst & Young Item Club has forecast British GDP growth at a "dismal" 0.4% this...
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World Bank candidate Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says job will go to Jim Yong Kim
As organisation prepares to make announcement, Nigerian says her candidacy has at least proved Africa 'can contest this thing'The World Bank presidency will not be decided on merit, candidate Ngozi...
View ArticleJohn Lanchester: 'socialism for the rich was supposed to be a joke' - video
As part of the Guardian Open Weekend, John Lanchester discusses the failings and contradictions within the west's prevailing economic systemJohn LanchesterHeather StewartAlex Rees
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As part of the Guardian Open Weekend, Jayati Ghosh discusses the climate of fear within the financial sectorJayati GhoshHeather StewartAlex Rees
View ArticleWill Hutton: 'I'm expecting there to be a Chinese spring within three to five...
As part of the Guardian Open Weekend, Will Hutton forecasts the political and economic future of ChinaHeather StewartAlex ReesWill Hutton
View ArticleJayati Ghosh on economic models: 'we have to break out of the mould' - video
As part of the Guardian Open Weekend, Jayati Ghosh talks about progressive economic movements in developing countries such Bolivia and EcuadorJayati GhoshHeather StewartAlex Rees
View ArticleHeather Stewart, Jayati Ghosh, Will Hutton and John Lanchester on capitalism:...
As part of the Guardian's Open Weekend, Heather Stewart discusses the economic downturn with Jayati Ghosh, Will Hutton and John LanchesterHeather StewartAlex ReesJohn LanchesterWill HuttonJayati Ghosh
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Compensate pensioners for savings lost to QE, say MPs
Select committee finds that pensioners and savers were unfairly penalised by Bank of England quantitative easingThe pain that quantitative easing has caused pensioners and savers should be offset by...
View ArticleEd Miliband attacks David Cameron over charity tax at PMQs - video
During prime minister's questions, Labour leader Ed Miliband attacks the budget proposal of a cap on tax relief for charitable donations
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Is Britain a safe haven? Not for long, at this rate
The latest IMF forecasts for the UK paint a picture of weak growth, long-term economic damage and missed deficit targets. The markets won't ignore that combination foreverThe renewed tensions in the...
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Setback for UK wind industry as Doosan scraps investment plans
Korean company blames deteriorating confidence for decision to suspend project that would have created 1,700 jobsBritain's nascent wind industry has received a serious setback after a major foreign...
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Rise in inflation and slow wage growth raise new fears over economic recovery
Increase in consumer price index to 3.5%, coupled with data indicating that average pay rises are down to 1.1%, offsets better news about unemploymentGeorge Osborne has come under pressure to explain...
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Richard Wolff: 'They like a little radicalism. They have been waiting'
From Fox to Occupy, it seems everyone wants to hear what American Marxist Richard Wolff has to say about economicsRichard Wolff sat in a downtown Chicago coffee shop and confessed he was having the...
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