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Super UserMarch 13, 2017
The challenges for GDP, now and in the future
When Professor Sir Charlie Bean published his review of UK economic statistics in March, he…
House prices: regional variations and the impact of Help-to-Buy
'House prices in England and Wales hit record high’ ran a headline from last month…
Oz FlanaganAugust 14, 2015
Return of the mean: the historical cost of filling the tank
Drivers have been rejoicing since the start of the year at the plummeting price of…
Oz FlanaganJanuary 22, 2015
Why taxmen everywhere are watching Colorado’s marijuana industry
Imagine for a moment that you are an incumbent politician, living in the modern world…
Oz FlanaganMarch 20, 2014
What’s behind the awesome rise of Twitter?
After Twitter was successfully floated on the New York Stock Exchange this November, its share…
Oz FlanaganNovember 18, 2013
Correlation and causation explained
Though the word correlation means usually how two quantities vary together, perhaps it may be…
Priyantha WijayatungaSeptember 9, 2013
Syrian chemical warfare and Obama welfare cuts: measurement, retirement and war
A recent New York Times article stated that U.S. officials believe the Syrian government has…
Michael A. LewisApril 29, 2013
RPI versus CPI: what’s the difference? Why does it matter? Will it make you poorer or richer?
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is topping the headlines in all the UK media…
Julian ChampkinJanuary 10, 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
RPI versus CPI – The Definitive Account
The UK government has recently changed the basis on which it calculates increases to benefits…
Jill LeylandAugust 15, 2011
