Ask an Economist: The Environment
What is the ‘green economy’, how did it come about and does it work? Should we have economic growth in a time of climate…
13-20 November 2026 | Bristol, UK
What is the ‘green economy’, how did it come about and does it work? Should we have economic growth in a time of climate…
Corbyn! Trump! Brexit! Politics has never been more unpredictable or more interesting. Talking Politics is the podcast t…
How can the history of technological revolutions help us better understand economic and political polarisation in the ag…
Keynes’ economics laid the foundation for a version of capitalism combining the merits of both markets and government in…
An opportunity to learn about economics and where an economics degree might take you with a programme of interactive ses…
Economists from the University of Bristol will discuss the use – and usefulness – of economics and how it can help to br…
Find out more about collecting, analysing and disseminating statistics about the UK’s economy, society and population….
How to pay for social care in an ageing population is a fraught economic and political challenge. In a society where wea…
Well-paid, skilled jobs are increasingly concentrated in big cities. What is driving this economic polarisation, is it u…
To open this year’s festival, Robert Chote is in conversation with Richard Davies, professor of Public Understanding of …
The Bank of England has been at the heart of the official response to the impact of Covid-19 on the UK economy. Malindi …
When lockdown began in March, it wasn’t just toilet paper that we couldn’t buy. Essential day to day foods, from flour t…