Latest Publications
Fair Markets
Markets are the best way to create and distribute wealth, but they don’t always work well for all the people in them. We research ways that sensible interactions between the state and the private sector can maximise growth and fairness.
Latest Publications:
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The Great Rebalancing: A sovereign wealth fund to make the UK’s economy the strongest in the G20
In this paper John Penrose MP argues that there are long-term and structurally-ingrained weaknesses in the UK's economy and politics, and that leaving the European Union creates an opportunity to ask fundamental questions about our future - including how we go about investing and saving for the future.
| Published: | 07 November 2016 |
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| Author: | John Penrose MP |
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A switch in time: The evolution of Britain’s personal current account market
New report examines the evolution of the personal current account market in the UK and looks at whether banking competition has improved since 2000.
| Published: | 08 September 2016 |
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| Author: | Emran Mian |
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The Missing Rung: London’s housing squeeze
The analysis presented here shows that housing affordability is a pervasive issue, affecting at least one in three Londoners, including those in professions we would usually think of as high-paid.
| Published: | 10 May 2016 |
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| Author(s): | Katie Evans, Ben Richards |
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Growth Effects of EU Membership for the UK: A review of the evidence
This seventh briefing paper in the 'Global Perspectives' series, a collaboration between the SMF and the University of Warwick’s Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE), reviews the literature on the implications of EU membership for the UK.
| Published: | 28 April 2016 |
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| Author: | Nicholas Crafts |
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Fixing Family Finances: Taking a household view to improving financial capability in Great Britain
This report takes a fresh look at financial capability in Great Britain. It extends previous work using the Wealth and Assets Survey to understand the nature and drivers of the problem that Britain faces and make recommendations for how capability and outcomes can be improved. Overall the research suggests that one in every eight people has low financial capability.
| Published: | 22 April 2016 |
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| Author: | Matthew Oakley |
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Locked Out: How property crowdfunding could help the next generation of homeowners
Property crowdfunding allows would-be investors to club together, through online platforms, to buy a share of a property.
| Published: | 22 February 2016 |
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| Author(s): | Katie Evans, Nigel Keohane |
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Longer Lives, Stronger Families? The changing nature of intergenerational support
Drawing on new public polling as well as long-run data, this report charts how the shape of the extended family has evolved over time, before going on to explore how the support given across the intergenerational family has changed historically and how it may alter in the future.
| Published: | 09 February 2016 |
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| Author: | Nigel Keohane |
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Balancing Bricks & Click: Understanding how consumers manage their money
This report examines what the balancing act between physical and online financial services mean for competition, the provision of financial advice and financial inclusion.
| Published: | 28 January 2016 |
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| Author: | Katie Evans |
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Golden Years? What freedom and choice will mean for UK pensioners
This research uses modelling to assess the implications for UK retirees were they to follow similar paths to those exhibited by individuals in Australia and the United States of America, countries where they have similar pension freedoms.
| Published: | 03 November 2015 |
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| Author(s): | Nigel Keohane, Ben Richards, Katie Evans |