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Understanding the UK economy

UK Economy

Explore our dedicated hub showcasing LSE research and commentary on the state of the UK economy and its future

Inflation

Video Inflation: What's going on right now?

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What happens next

Video Inflation: with interest rates rising, what happens next?

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Video Inflation hits low and middle-income households hardest

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Events Understanding the UK Economy series

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  News Stories

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News Abolishing the non-dom regime would raise more than £3.2 billion each year, finds new report
Minouche Shafik

News Listen to LSE Director Baroness Minouche Shafik on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour
Crash

News LSE Director Minouche Shafik responds to the government’s recent fiscal plan in the Financial Times

  Blogs

Inequality

Blog Inclusion, inequality, and responses to the cost-of-living crisis
Financial

Blog Liz Truss has an opportunity to fix a critical financial regulation flaw
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Blog Trussonomics for dummies - is the UK heading into a downward economic spiral?
Immigration

Blog The link between growth and immigration: unpicking the confusion
Big Ben

Blog The shortest economic suicide note in history? How the mini-budget fails to help long-run growth

  Upcoming events

Nick Crafts

Play it Again Clem? Lessons from the 1940s for Post-COVID Britain
Postel Vinay

Can't Pay, Won't Pay! A Popular History of Taxes
Kate-Raworth

Doughnut Economics: a new economic vision for cities
Ruth Lister

How Do We Eradicate Poverty?
Sandy Pepper

If You're So Ethical Why Are You So Highly Paid? Market Failure in Executive Pay

  Research

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Research for the World Browse all economics articles
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iQ Podcast What's the future of capitalism?

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