Buzz

People who make us laugh

"I am a big fan of what Economy are trying to do! They can teach me a lot!"

Sara Pascoe, Writer, Stand-up Comedian and Actress

"It does sound very exciting!"

Lauren Laverne, BBC Radio 6 Music DJ

People who work in big important places

“By working to improve economic literacy, Economy helps people to call this profession to account, and make sense of a crucial aspect of our lives, that is currently largely opaque to us. It’s a brilliant and necessary initiative.”

George Monbiot, Writer

"Economy’s work to promote more engagement and understanding of economics is excellent.  In providing an opportunity for policy advisors to hear directly the views of citizens of all backgrounds and perspectives their work can improve economic policy making."

Clare Lombardelli - Chief Economic Advisor and Director General, HM Treasury

"Central banks now communicate more than at any time in history. But for those communications to be effective, they have to be grounded in accessible language. I very much support Economy’s innovative project to bring economic clarity to a wider audience."

Andy Haldane - Chief Economist and Executive Director, Bank of England

"Economists ought to study the world, and the world ought to study economics. Websites like this one help bridge the divide between how the world is and how it ought to be."

Claire Jones, Frankfurt Bureau Chief, Financial Times

"The economy is the foundation of our existence, but its workings remain a mystery to most of us. Economy is changing all that by helping ordinary citizens understand how the economy works and how they can reform it for the better. It’s groundbreaking."

Dr Ha-Joon Chang, Reader at the University of Cambridge

"As an economist turned politician, I recognise the enormous challenge of turning economic concepts and jargon into understandable language. Economy is doing invaluable and pioneering work on this problem."

The Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable former Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade (2010-2015)

"Economists only seem to talk to each other. But economic facts and ideas affect all our lives. It is time economists talked in a vocabulary that everyone can understand."

Lord Meghnad Desai

"The thick fog over basic economic principles is incompatible with an inclusive healthy public policy debate. In lifting this fog, Economy is performing a unique and valuable public service that has our full support."

Dr. Angus Armstrong, Director of Rebuilding Macroeconomics Network, National Institute of Economic and Social Research

Organisations that like us

"Economy is at the forefront of the campaign to make economics open, relevant and accessible"

The Bank of England, at Future Forum 2017

People who use our products

"“I hadn't really thought much about the economy, and now I realise it affects my everyday life."

"I don't feel ridiculous now there's a platform for people saying 'I don't get it either'!"

"It's actually fascinating!"

"Going through some articles, and even getting to write one myself has really made me more comfortable with economics."

"I never ever considered myself an economic or political writer. By background is totally television and I'm notoriously rubbish with money. But thanks to Economy I've been able to voice my various frustrations with a frustrating system that I'm battling as a working woman and single mum."

"This awesome campaign/website/magazine explains economics to people like me who don't understand number too good, but like memes and colourful websites. They just did analysis of the manifestos and now it's all clear!"

Do you work in an institution that communicates about economics? Want to join our campaign to make it more understandable? Find out more here: www.ecnmy.org/campaign

People who like us on Twitter (we like them too)

...and not to brag or anything, but we're creating some buzz in other places too. Check out our Press page to see us try and explain economics and what we do on the BBC, the i, The Independent, and more.