This paper investigates the effects of alleviating remoteness constraints on access to quality maternal and newborn health ...

We hypothesise that structured management practices are a General Purpose Technology that helps firms adapt to unforeseen ...

Politicians in Holyrood and Cardiff Bay make decisions on some but not all public policies, taxes and areas of public ...

Student loans now top £50k for many graduates. We explain how repayments work, who pays most, and whether the system is 'unfair'.

The government has announced changes to funding for English councils, and that it will compensate councils for 90% of ...

Borrowing to address forecast errors must be undertaken via the UK government.

What are block grant adjustments and how are they calculated?

At the 2025 Autumn Budget, the government announced that the repayment threshold for Plan 2 loans will be frozen at its April 2026 level (£29,385) for three years, instead of increasing with inflation ...

Inflation is down from its peak, but prices still feel high. What caused the spike, are we near 2%, and what happens next?

An explanation of 'The Barnett Formula' used in funding arrangements for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

We trace the lifecycle of judicial bias in India’s criminal courts, leveraging the quasi-random assignment of judges to courts and cases.

We examine the labour supply response of doctors in England to a reform to public sector pensions.