House prices: statistics, politics and human behaviour
‘UK house prices rose by 8% in the year’ is the latest startling headline following…
Oz FlanaganMay 30, 2014
Are we in a bubble? Lessons in dissecting the stock market
A dangerous misconception is 'this time it’s different'. This is the line that gave Carmen…
What if the poor doubled their share of the world’s wealth?
The Occupy movement, that erupted in 2011 and then died with a whimper in 2012,…
Michael MernaghMay 13, 2014
Did statistical graphics turn a French economist into a star?
Few idols of the intelligentsia attain broad popularity. But last month Thomas Piketty, an economic…
Stephanie KovalchikMay 6, 2014
Understanding the outflow of money from Ireland
An age old debate in economics is which gives you a better idea of overall…
Michael MernaghAugust 1, 2013
Nobel Prize in Economics Laureates’ achievements estimated from their fame
In a recent article1, Anouk Claes and Marc de Ceuster reported the achievements of Nobel…
Mikhail SimkinApril 3, 2013
The historical price of petrol – how bad do we have it?
Ministers this week debated whether the government should scrap a planned increase in fuel duty,…
Claire PackhamNovember 22, 2011
