What Are the Economics of Reparation?
Our panellists discuss what reparations for the descendants of enslaved people should be, and the importance and role of…
13-20 November 2026 | Bristol, UK
Our panellists discuss what reparations for the descendants of enslaved people should be, and the importance and role of…
Isabel Hardman, The Spectator
Stuart McIntyre, University of Strathclyde
Fabien Postel-Vinay, UCL
Carol Propper, Imperia…
Our panellists explore how the economy might recover from one of the after-effects of the pandemic – increased debt.
Co…
Rory Cellan-Jones, BBC’s technology correspondent, weaves the story of the smartphone era with his own personal experien…
Our panellists discuss how work in the home might best be assessed in terms of its economic value.
Household labour has…
Meredith Crowley, George Magnus and Linda Yueh discuss the uncertain outlook for the world’s two largest economies.
Wil…
A one-off live event that offers the opportunity to let the Bank of England know how the cost-of-living squeeze is affecting …
With prices predicted to rise across the board for the remainder of the year, what can the relationship between wages and gro…
Against a backdrop of war in Europe and increased concerns for Taiwan’s sovereignty, experts address the impacts of global po…
In conversation with Andrew Kelly (Bristol Ideas), Alessio Terzi (Directorate?General for Economic and Financial Affairs, Eur…
A decade of cuts and freezes to social services, a dysfunctional housing market with seemingly insurmountable barriers to own…
A year on from leaving the Bank of England, after more than 30 years there, Andy Haldane returns to the Festival to reflect o…