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Banking on building back better – How can a stakeholder economy help rebuild the UK after COVID-19?
This essay series, collected in partnership with the Chartered Banker Institute, re-evaluates the concept of the stakeholder economy in light of the economic and social shockwaves delivered by the Coronavirus pandemic.
| Published: | 16 March 2021 |
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| Author: | Social Market Foundation |
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Double or nothing? Assessing the economic impact of gambling
This report explores the economic footprint of the entire gambling industry and its sub-sectors, and considers the extent to which the “economic defence” of business as usual stands up to scrutiny.
| Published: | 10 March 2021 |
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| Author(s): | Scott Corfe, Aveek Bhattacharya, Jake Shepherd |
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Together in electric dreams?
Decarbonising the surface transport sector is one of the most significant aspects of achieving the UK’s legal commitment to reach Net Zero emissions by 2050. This report addresses the challenges of rolling out electric vehicles and charging infrastructure efficiently and fairly for all.
| Published: | 08 March 2021 |
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| Author: | Amy Norman |
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London coronavirus economy tracker – February 2021
This report, the fourth in a series commissioned by Peabody, updates our analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on London's economy. It explores the latest timely data on economic outcomes to produce an as up-to-date picture as possible.
| Published: | 26 February 2021 |
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| Author(s): | Amy Norman, Scott Corfe |
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Safe as houses: strengthening the UK’s mortgage safety net
This report explores the subject of “mortgage safety nets” - support for mortgage-holders in the event of loss of income or employment.
| Published: | 25 February 2021 |
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| Author(s): | Scott Corfe, Amy Norman, Jake Shepherd |
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Time to think again: disability benefits and support after COVID-19
The benefits system for disabled people, and the support that accompanies it, are broken. This report shows that across a range of metrics, the system is failing disabled people and their families and communities.
| Published: | 24 February 2021 |
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| Author: | Matthew Oakley |
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Accelerator Zones: how to turbocharge economic opportunity across the UK
This briefing paper, authored by Conservative MPs Bim Afolami and Laura Trott sets out the case for new "Accelerator Zones" to be established across the UK, designed to drive innovation and growth in university towns and cities.
| Published: | 21 February 2021 |
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| Author(s): | Bim Afolami MP, Laura Trott MP |
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Give me money (That’s what I want): The case for cash benchmarking
Key points ‘Cash benchmarking’ practices have become common in poorer countries in recent years and used by development agencies to compare programme outcomes against the alternative of giving people cash...
| Published: | 01 February 2021 |
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| Author: | Aveek Bhattacharya |
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Seven lessons from Singapore: what Britain should really learn from the “Singapore model”
Key points Singapore has experienced extraordinary economic success since the 1960s. Between 1970-2019, Singapore’s annual GDP-per-capita growth averaged 4.7%, compared to the UK’s 1.9%. The UK should aspire to grow...
| Published: | 27 January 2021 |
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| Author: | Richard Hyde |