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The government wants businesses to hire more Britons and robots instead.
They say it makes their exercise classes too cheap. Should gym-goers care?
The cash bonus is intended to offset the economic damage caused by the coronavirus and anti-government protests.
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In 2016 we asked the UK public if they felt ‘politicians and the media talk about economics in an accessible way’.
Only 12% answered yes.
We think the subject should be clear, real and diverse. So we started the campaign for understandable economics.
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Members of the environmental group Extinction Rebellion damaged university property as part of their latest protest.
The total human costs of the disease won't be known for a while, but the economic costs are already mounting.
Single-use plastic may be bad for the environment, but it's good for business.
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Real people talking about real economics
There are 70,000 sex workers in Britain, and they put £5 billion into the economy each year
Islamic banks around the world are reinventing the way we borrow
Ioan Marc Jones believes he can use the principles of economics to explain why he can never refuse the offer of a drink... or two... or six
Fitter, happier, more productive? Should other countries follow Sweden's lead and cut the length of the working day? Self-professed 'lazy man' Ioan Marc Jones believes it's time for a change to the amount of time we spend at work
Economic development’s a good thing, right?! Isn’t the clue in the name? Turns out it's not always that clear – this little clip does a great job of explaining why
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Economics in unexpected places
Workers strikes, climate change, and the fact that we love them so much is driving prices up
In thirteen years, you will own nothing.
Cate Blanchett, Danny Glover, Gene Kelly, Ray Manzarek, Paul Newman, Aung San Suu Kyi, Will Self, Arsene Wenger. Believe it or not, they all studied economics before they became famous
Opium production in Afghanistan went up by 43 per cent last year. Here's how an illegal industry is so huge, and so difficult to shut down
They came, they conquered, they crashed… or did they? I talked to as many investment bankers as I could to find out just how Wolf Of Wall Street banking really is.
I have no idea what a mortgage bond derivative is
To mark International Women's Day, Professor Naila Kabeer looks back over the history of feminist economics and outlines her reasons why it matters for the future
‘Planned obsolescence’ is internet conspiracy theory gold. But there’s truth in it, and it’s driving our obsession with trash
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