Blogs

Economic Insight: South East Asia
June 7, 2013

Emerging markets start to suffer from global growth slowdown

Gresham Professorship
May 2, 2013

“The Greatest Ever Economic Event”
Transcripts of Professor McWilliams’ 2012-13 Gresham lecture series

Case for London transport reform
May 1, 2013

The London economy is growing in a very employment intensive way and will create half a million additional jobs in the next 15 years Because

London’s roads must be freed
April 30, 2013

In the future, London will need underground roads, better cycle lanes and a new body to manage road space

SPAIN: record joblessness mainly caused by collapse of construction sector
April 26, 2013

German Chancellor Angela Merkel advocates higher interest rates to cool the German economy while Spanish unemployment has hit 6.2 million – 27 out of 100

Government borrowing fails to fall
April 23, 2013

Thanks to accounting adjustments, government borrowing in 2012/13 was broadly unchanged from the previous year.

Private sector take home pay rises
April 11, 2013

VocaLink’s Take Home Pay Index reveals private sector take home pay is at a six month high.

Income Tracker on Today Programme
April 4, 2013

‘An indicator for us to keep our eye on’

Reflections from Shanghai
March 28, 2013

Professor McWilliams’ economic reflections from a March 2013 visit

The impact of increased SME marketing
March 26, 2013

This report for Pitney Bowes examines the impact that additional marketing activity may have on the SME sector.

Rugby 7s boost to Hong Kong economy
March 25, 2013

The event probably is a net boost to the Hong Kong economy.

Cebr podcasts
March 20, 2013

Professor McWilliams talks about his latest Gresham lecture and reaction to the Budget

Osborne goes for Plan A+
March 20, 2013

A £4.2billion Budgetary expansion

BRICs are obsolete
March 20, 2013

We need new ways of judging the global winners

Will there be a shortage of spending power?
February 8, 2013

How the Chinese savings glut was the fundamental cause of the financial crisis

January Gresham Lecture
January 24, 2013

Stripping out the excess cost of doing business – How to make Western Economies more Competitive

New Chief Exec. for Cebr
January 14, 2013

Brough becomes chief executive as Cebr celebrates 20th anniversary

HS2
January 10, 2012

HS2 – A triumph of PR over economics

Top ten predictions for 2012
January 2, 2012

Top ten predictions for 2012 include a country leaving the Euro, economic recession in Europe including the UK, a sharp fall in inflation, a successful Diamond Jubilee and a disappointing Olympics

Can Britain remain an EU Member State?
December 12, 2011

Let there be no doubt: the fact that the UK has been forced to veto a proposed European treaty is a diplomatic defeat, not a success, both for the UK and the rest of Europe.

Europe needs to rescue banks
October 20, 2011

Then it can deal with its debt and currency problems. Not sure that we qualify for a £250,000 prize!

Italy is bound to default
August 4, 2011

Realistically, Italy is bound to default, but Spain may just get away without having to do so

Markets are getting fragile
July 20, 2011

As politicians try to get the other side to blink first…one in three chance of UK double dip

Bank subsidiarisation is a good thing but probably won’t help if the Greeks default
June 15, 2011

The less exciting retail banks will find it more difficult to raise capital and hence will be less able to lend than they might have been.

Economic impact of cloud computing
December 7, 2010

The economic impact of cloud computing in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain – Part 1

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