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Soumaya Keynes

Soumaya Keynes

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Can we trust official statistics? The data gaps shaping our view of the economy

Policymakers are grappling with some increasingly murky numbers

01.11.2024 10

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The unfair hole in next week’s UK Budget

Why will council tax remain decades out of date?

25.10.2024 10

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Why are some countries richer than others? Ask the Nobel economists

Their work explores how institutions created in the distant past can still shape countries in the present

18.10.2024 10

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How bad are term-time holidays really?

Parents are increasingly relaxed about them, despite research suggesting that every absence does count

27.09.2024 10

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What’s wrong with research about ‘degrowth’?

Some recent reviews highlight vague language and fuzzy policy

20.09.2024 30

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Why are caps now attached to bottles? Blame the EU

A new regulation has shaken up the industry

13.09.2024 40

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How an economist optimises their morning routine

A model in winning the day

06.09.2024 10

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Why corporate top brass defy neat investment models

One reason why higher rates have not crushed investment

30.08.2024 30

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Are US manufacturing jobs worth fighting for?

Historically, such work was seen as a ticket into the middle class — but data on their pay premium is mixed

23.08.2024 50

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What burger flipping tells you about the US economy

The gains for low-paid workers have not been shared equally

09.08.2024 10

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Even a PhD isn’t enough to erase the effects of class

A new study shows that it plays out differently to barriers based on race or gender

19.07.2024 30

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Economists are paying more attention to our inflation fears

The views of ordinary people shouldn’t be dismissed

12.07.2024 10

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Is a recession worse than inflation?

Economists have been asking people what they think

14.06.2024 20

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When is it OK for economists to experiment on people?

A recent study has raised ethical questions about research

07.06.2024 10

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What if the government insured you against a pay cut?

New evidence from the US suggests such a scheme could pay for itself

24.05.2024 30

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How large might Labour’s ‘dullness dividend’ be?

The academic evidence suggests that the gains from greater certainty are not to be sniffed at

17.05.2024 40

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How to get big numbers when predicting AI’s effect on growth

Consider its scale, scope and speed

10.05.2024 20

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Is remote work good for women?

Being in the office affects time devoted to giving and getting help

03.05.2024 40

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How economists could make themselves more useful

There is a gap between the research supplied by academia and what policymakers actually want

26.04.2024 20

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The economics of running

Does a hotter economy really make you faster?

19.04.2024 10

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Macroeconomists, meet Hank: how new models are changing the discipline

Incorporating inequality into the field is an uphill battle

12.04.2024 10

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How to squash government debt

What lessons can we learn from Jamaica’s example?

05.04.2024 20

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Would changing how you pay for social media make it better?

These platforms aren’t free, and regulators are trying to manage the price

22.03.2024 20

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Americans are still sweeter on stuff than before the pandemic. How long can it last?

A dig into the data offers some clues

08.03.2024 10

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If you have to call a tax cut ‘smart’, it probably isn’t

What a clever option would really look like

01.03.2024 20

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A second dose of Trump on trade would differ from the first

Expect more emphasis on global trade deficits, more dramatic intervention and bigger problems for Europe

23.02.2024 10

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Should pay be more transparent?

Policies that force companies to reveal the pay of peers have unintended consequences

16.02.2024 20

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Is recent emerging market success down to effort or luck?

Rising central bank credibility deserves some credit, but the recent shock differs from earlier ones in important ways

09.02.2024 8

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‘Traitors’ teaches us that there is such a thing as too much trust

I watched it so you don’t have to — and I spotted three broader parallels with the real world

02.02.2024 10

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Why is it so hard to junk junk fees?

We all hate them, but ditching them is more complicated than you might think

26.01.2024 20

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Trump is back — how much of a problem is that for the Fed?

If he returns to the White House, he might be tempted to send a message about the central bank’s immunity from partisan politics

19.01.2024 40

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Economists have been trying to become less male, pale and stale

They have seen some success, but not everyone is happy

12.01.2024 10

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Don’t take convergence between rich and poor countries for granted

Progress over the 2000s may have been the exception rather than the new rule

05.01.2024 7

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An effective altruist’s guide to Christmas

Doing the most good means applying a cost-benefit analysis to everything — start with gift-giving

22.12.2023 20

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Are Yimbys the key to unlocking Britain’s economic growth?

The logic is stronger than the evidence base

15.12.2023 7

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Central bankers are worried about you getting a raise

Are they right to be?

08.12.2023 10

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