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The Sceptical Economist

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This blog seeks to take a critical and heterodox look at economic events and apply some analysis drawn from economic theory, policy and practice.

Blog posts

March 23, 2012 at 05:12 pm GMT
On the eve of the Budget, the UK government announced it would consider issuing very long term bonds known as ‘perpetuals’ (50 to 100 years...
March 02, 2012 at 10:39 am GMT
The Year of Dangerously is a film directed by Peter Weir with Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver in the starring roles. It is set in Indonesia...
January 19, 2012 at 09:52 pm GMT
As the population of the United Kingdom (and particularly London) gears up for the next Olympiad, the Jeremiah question is whether the...
October 25, 2011 at 01:22 pm GMT
The historian Mark Mazower’s excellent book The Dark Continent: Europe’s Twentieth Century chronicles how the objective of building a...
October 14, 2011 at 05:19 pm GMT
Teaching is a noble profession but given the damaged reputation of economics, following the financial crisis and the world economy...

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