Ideas for a fair, sustainable and resilient economy

Over the last decade the world has experienced a series of profound economic problems - from the financial crash to the climate crisis, from rising inequality to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Economics is changing to try and solve these problems.
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New Economy Brief summarises robust, credible analysis to help you navigate political debate.

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COP out or progress?

Unpacking what happened at COP30 and what it means for progress on climate change.

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Echoes of ‘08: The boom (and bust?) of private credit

Are the hard-won protections introduced after the 2008 financial crash keeping us safe? Or are recent bankruptcies of US car companies the early signs of something much more worrying?

What was this Budget really about?

We go a little deeper than your usual post-Budget summaries and ask: why are we in this mess, and how do we get out of it?

The AI bubble

Exploring how the fallout from an AI bust might affect the UK.

The National Wealth Fund: one year in

Exploring how the National Wealth fund has developed so far, whether its ambition matches the scale of the challenges facing the UK economy, and how to increase its impact.

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