Prime, Policy Research in Macroeconomics

As we look ahead, young people believe there is no regard for future generations who will suffer from the decisions taken today in the name of “economic growth”.In a recent interview the 18-year-old climate activist Xiye Bastida beautifully summarised why the next generation is angry: “Companies say their role is to help the economy. They say, they don’t have the need to be socially responsible or care about biodiversity. We create jobs.”Xiye and young climate activists around the world argue...

As we look ahead, young people believe there is no regard for future generations who will suffer from the decisions taken today in the name of “economic growth”. In a recent interview the 18-year-old climate activist Xiye Bastida beautifully summarised why the next generation is angry:  “Companies say their role is to help the economy. They say, they don’t have the need to be socially responsible or care about biodiversity. We create jobs.” Xiye and young climate activists around the world...

This article was cross-posted from Labour List where it was published on the 14th January, 2021.Labour has a steep hill to climb to regain the public’s confidence that it can be trusted to manage the economy. I get that. And Labour has to recover from a catastrophic electoral defeat – a defeat that took place under the leadership of the left.So, given past failures, how does Labour rebuild confidence? The first requirement, in my view, is for Labour to listen to, and trust the public. Their...

This article was cross-posted from Labour List where it was published on the 14th January, 2021.Labour has a steep hill to climb to regain the public’s confidence that it can be trusted to manage the economy. I get that. And Labour has to recover from a catastrophic electoral defeat – a defeat that took place under the leadership of the left.So, given past failures, how does Labour rebuild confidence? The first requirement, in my view, is for Labour to listen to, and trust the public. Their...

This article was cross-posted from Labour List where it was published on the 14th January, 2021. Labour has a steep hill to climb to regain the public’s confidence that it can be trusted to manage the economy. I get that. And Labour has to recover from a catastrophic electoral defeat – a defeat that took place under the leadership of the left. So, given past failures, how does Labour rebuild confidence? The first requirement, in my view, is for Labour to listen to, and trust the public....

The major challenges we face as we look to the coming decade – in particular urgently mitigating climate change, and reducing inequality – require major action. Development Banks, at national, regional or multilateral level, will be key to help finance recovery from the COVID crisis and achieve long-run structural transformation of existing economies to ones that serve people and planet far better.By providing financing and mobilizing private finance, Development Banks (DBs) need to...

The major challenges we face as we look to the coming decade – in particular urgently mitigating climate change, and reducing inequality – require major action. Development Banks, at national, regional or multilateral level, will be key to help finance recovery from the COVID crisis and achieve long-run structural transformation of existing economies to ones that serve people and planet far better.By providing financing and mobilizing private finance, Development Banks (DBs) need to...

The major challenges we face as we look to the coming decade – in particular urgently mitigating climate change, and reducing inequality – require major action. Development Banks, at national, regional or multilateral level, will be key to help finance recovery from the COVID crisis and achieve long-run structural transformation of existing economies to ones that serve people and planet far better. By providing financing and mobilizing private finance, Development Banks (DBs) need to...

The major challenges we face as we look to the coming decade – in particular urgently mitigating climate change, and reducing inequality – require major action. Development Banks, at national, regional or multilateral level, will be key to help finance recovery from the COVID crisis and achieve long-run structural transformation of existing economies to ones that serve people and planet far better. By providing financing and mobilizing private finance, Development Banks (DBs) need to...

The UN’s conference takes place in November 2021and will be led by the British government. It is apparently committed to “uniting the world to tackle climate change”.It needs to achieve far more. To tackle climate change and protect the ecosystem that sustains life on earth, we need to do more than just bring down emissions, and reimagine the economy.  We must transform the current globalised financial system. Why? Because the spigot of (largely) deregulated global credit fuels global...