Bank Deregulation, New Businesses, and Race and Gender
Jeffrey Miron Women and minorities start businesses at significantly lower rates than men and whites. One study examines whether this ...
Remembering Paul Ehrlich (Even If We Would Rather Not)
Neo-Malthusian Paul Ehrlich recently passed away, but not before his false doomsday claims made his a very wealthy man.
Federal Crop Insurance
Chris Edwards Spending on farm subsidies is rising after a series of costly expansions in recent years. The subsidies are ...
UK sets 50% domestic steel target as tariffs ramp up on imports
The UK government has unveiled a major intervention in the steel market, setting an ambitious target to produce up to ...
Nearly 400 firms fined as minimum wage breaches hit 60,000 workers
Nearly 400 UK employers have been fined for failing to pay the legal minimum wage, with thousands of workers left ...
Greene King to sell 150 pubs as operator reshapes estate amid mounting cost pressures
Britain’s second-largest pub operator, Greene King, is set to sell around 150 managed pubs and convert a further 150 into ...
Innovate UK pivots funding to back high-growth firms and future ‘industry giants’
Innovate UK is set to overhaul its funding strategy, shifting away from broad-based support for hundreds of thousands of “innovators” ...
Understanding the Overton Window
How do new or even “radical” ideas become part of the body politic? The Overton Window provides a way of ...
Peter Jones Foundation and FRP relaunch national entrepreneur of the year competition for 2026
The Peter Jones Foundation (PJF) has teamed up once again with advisory firm FRP to launch the 2026 National Entrepreneur ...
PwC warns AI sceptics ‘have no place’ as firm accelerates shift to automated services
PwC’s US chief executive has delivered a stark warning to senior staff, declaring that partners who resist artificial intelligence “have ...
