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Saturday 22 May 2021

Tue, 25 May 2021 07:55:36 GMT

The Times: How could a wealth tax work in the UK?
Assistant Professor Arun Advani's (Department of Economics, Warwick) proposal through the Wealth Tax Commission to have a one-off UK wealth tax is discussed in this Sunday Times article.

Monday 1 March 2021

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:10:00 GMT

UK Parliament Treasury Committee Report: Twelfth Report - Tax after coronavirus
Assistant Professor Arun Advani (Department of Economics, Warwick) presents evidence of a one-off wealth tax as head of the ‘Wealth Tax Commission’ that has been published by the Treasury Select Committee.

Wednesday 17 February 2021

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:25:00 GMT

BBC Radio 4: You and Yours: Student Accommodation; Post-pandemic Spending; Broadband
Professor Andrew Oswald (Department of Economics, Warwick) is interviewed live about the UK economic recovery after the pandemic.

Friday 12 February 2021

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:29:00 GMT

BBC Radio 5 Live: It's the economy, Cupid
Assistant Professor Arun Advani (Department of Economics, Warwick) interviewed on BBC Radio 5 live 'Wake Up to Money' programme on COVID's economic impact.

Tuesday 9 February 2021

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 10:30:00 GMT

VoxEU: Post-Covid inflation risks for the UK
Professor Roger Farmer (Department of Economics, Warwick) quoted on inflation expectations from a survey conducted by the Centre for Macroeconomics in January 2021.

Tuesday 12 January 2021

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:17:00 GMT

The Financial Times: High street under siege as COVID-19 hastens shift online
Professor Mike Waterson (Department of Economics, Warwick) comments on how the year 2020 has been tough for the retail industry in the UK.

Sunday 3 January 2021

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 07:35:00 GMT

The Financial Times: UK economists’ survey: recovery will be slower than in peer countries
Professor Andrew Oswald (Department of Economics, Warwick) responds to the FT’s annual questionnaire about the economic outlook for 2021.

Sunday 13 December

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 14:35:00 GMT

The Financial Times: Keeping the young cooped up makes scant economic sense
Dr Thijs van Rens (Department of Economics, Warwick) writes about how an age-dependent policy would be better than implementing blanket restrictions with the roll out of Covid-19 vaccines.

Wednesday 25 November

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 14:02:00 GMT

Sky News: Eat Out to Help Out: Businesses claimed £849m through scheme for 160 million meals
Dr Thiemo Fetzer (Department of Economics, Warwick/CAGE) comments on his study into the sharp increase in COVID-19 infection clusters emerged a week after the 'Eat Out to Help Out' scheme began.

Thursday 26 November

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:25:00 GMT

BBC Sounds: 'How Broke is Britain?'
Emeritus Professor Nick Crafts (Department of Economics, Warwick) comments on how the pandemic is impacting on Britain’s borrowing, which has been forecasted to hit nearly £400bn this year.