Economics

The growth of London house prices has slowed down, new data suggests

Research from the UK Housing Market Observatory shows that London house price growth is nearly three times lower than it was in the last quarter of 2015.

13/04/16

The Brexit Conundrum

Uncertainty around the Brexit will damage overseas investment into the UK, says LUMS economist Dr Maurizio Zanardi.

21/03/16

How British ‘cafe culture’ drinks revolution ended in failure

Research by LUMS economists shows that the relaxation of drinking hours has resulted in a rise in binge drinking, reports the Guardian.

18/03/16

One in three UK workers are in the wrong job, ONS figures claim

Professor Geraint Johnes is quoted in this Guardian story about overqualification for work, arguing that overqualification can contribute to enhanced productivity.

16/03/16

Budget 2016: experts respond

Chancellor George Osborne has delivered his eighth budget. Here, Economist Geraint Johnes and other panellists give The Conversation their take on what it means for the economy, business, healthcare and education.

11/03/16

Dr Maurizio Zanardi on the latest UK overseas trade figures

Maurizio Zanardi, from the Department of Economics, explains why the latest figures are nothing to worry about.

10/03/16

Is scrapping the €500 note more about interest rates than counter-terrorism?

Scrapping €500 notes would inconvenience money launderers; it would also help the European Central Bank to make interest rates more negative, says John Whittaker.

08/03/16

The way schools are funded in England is ripe for reform – here’s why

Geraint Johnes discusses the government's proposals for a new schools funding formula.

17/02/16

The European refugee crisis: What we can learn from refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa

A blog post co-authored by economist Jean-Francois Maystadt examines the economic impact refugees have had in Africa.

04/02/16

Financial services facing upheaval prior to IFRS 9 implementation

Marwan Izzeldin and Newcastle University's Dr Marwa Elnahas discuss in an article on the ACCA website.

02/02/16

The human cost of Zika is clear, but will Brazil’s economy suffer too?

Economist Geraint Johnes reflects on other outbreaks to get to grips with the likely impacts of Zika.

02/02/16

Market economy status for China after 2016?

LUMS economist Dr Maurizio Zanardi was an expert speaker at a meeting of the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade, which took place on 28 January. Dr Zanardi discussed the economic implications of granting market economy status to China.

08/01/16

Still playing the same Lotto numbers? You've made the odds of winning as much as possible in the bumper draw even longer...

Ian Walker's comments about the odds of winning the lottery feature in this article on This Is Money.

06/01/16

Fat Cat Tuesday: Huge CEO salaries aren't about greed – their jobs are high pressure and risky

Swarnodeep Homroy argues that CEO salaries are high to compensate for the risk of dismissal in the International Business Times.

06/01/16

Emotions, psychology or personality – what's your spending trigger?

Kim Kaivanto talks about the link between social networks and spending in an article in The Guardian.

30/11/15

China's new maritime silk road: An opportunity for the revival of Africa?

"China’s 21st Century Maritime Silk Road could be a game changer for Africa’s development," argue Wei Shen and colleagues in the Business Times.

27/11/15

Token women?

Swarnodepp Homroy looks at efforts to increase the number of women on executive boards and ways to avoid "tokenism".

25/11/15

Maritime Silk Road opportunities abound

Professor Wei Shen and colleagues discuss China's relationship with Africa in the China Daily.

24/11/15

Competition in Health Care, and what can we learn from the UK?

Lancaster University Management School's 2015 Esmée Fairbairn lecture was presented by the UK’s most eminent health economist - Professor Carol Propper from Imperial College Business School in London.

12/11/15

Why Europe can’t afford to ignore China’s New Silk Road

On the World Economic Forum website, Professor of International Business, Wei Shen, blogs about China's 'one belt, one road' initiative.

11/11/15

Credit controls incited high-cost evasion

In a letter published in the Financial Times, GR Steele comments on the warning that the Bank of England may introduce rationing by way of credit controls. He says that the credit controls of the 1960s and 1970s, while different in detail, incited all manner of high-cost evasion: disintermediation, parallel banking and offshore funding.

09/11/15

Social Sciences at Lancaster ranked in the world's top 100

Social Sciences at Lancaster have been ranked in the world’s top 100 in The Times Higher World Subject Rankings 2015/16.