Jonathan Haskel's Blog

An occasional blog on economics. Designed for students and those interested in Economics topics.

Tuesday, 4 July 2017

Energy use and technical progress

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If you wanted an example of technical change in action, look no further than the fall in energy use per unit of GDP.  The idea that somehow ...
Tuesday, 13 June 2017

Refugees: Evening Discussion @Imperial

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I’m speaking tonight at a student-led evening on Refugees at Imperial. To prepare, I read “Refuge” by Alexander Betts and Paul Collier....
Tuesday, 18 April 2017

Why regulation is hard

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http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2017/04/the-spirit-of-the-law.html
Friday, 17 March 2017

House price to earnings ratio in London, 1969-2014

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This is remarkable.... Figure 9 of Working Paper 72 House prices in London – an economic analysis of London’s housing market Joel Marsd...
Wednesday, 10 August 2016

Common Cognitive Biases

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A number of bloggers, such as Chris Dillow or writers such as Danny Finkelstein write insightful stuff which blends economics, politics with...
Thursday, 28 July 2016

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More on how regulation can get in the way of competition

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A follow up to http://haskelecon.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/the-too-big-to-fail-subsidy-in-uk.html . The CMA's inquiry into banking is c...
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Our new book is "Restarting the Future: how to fix the intangible economy" with Stian Westlake, Princeton University Press, https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691211589/restarting-the-future. I am Professor of Economics at Imperial College Business School, Imperial College London, England. My research is on growth, innovation and the knowledge economy. Since September 2018 I have been an external member of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee. Views on this blog are my own. My website is http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/j.haskel
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