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Not all transformative technologies destroy jobs. Some help to level the playing field
Is AI the latest threat to livelihoods? That depends on society
The story of how a budget airline wrongfooted the ONS remains a cautionary data lesson
What the 19th-century economist Robert Giffen can tell us about the price of sliced bread
Forcing people to do extra mathematics at the age of 17 obscures a far more pressing need
It’s to do with something called ‘availability bias’ and you’re probably affected
When the pandemic struck, sales of Catan soared as people looked for something fun to do at home
About 8 per cent of UK students went to private school, but nearly 20 per cent of economics students did
Contrary to popular belief, not everyone loses their friends and goes bankrupt
The UK home secretary’s ‘dream’ of deporting asylum seekers is an eerie 21st-century echo of an ancient idea
They don’t have the reflexive cynicism of many adults, but that’s a strength, not a weakness
With each budget, the chancellor shuffles taxes and tries to pull a rabbit out of a hat. This is no way to run an economy
Internet platforms are the latest example of a product destined to go to the dogs
It’s hard to believe we will return to 95 per cent attendance at the workplace in my lifetime
Role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons are having a moment in the spotlight – and offer valuable lessons to the rest of the economy
Some of what they say is true, but only as a byproduct of learning to seem believable
The right blames red tape, the left inequality. Both are wrong
A core feature of complex Lego sets holds big lessons for energy projects
The past 15 years have been a disappointment on a scale we could hardly have imagined
The advice given by academics and by financial self-help gurus is often very different
Guilty of these shocking breaches of epistolary etiquette? Do better
What would happen if tax wasn’t a thing and other burning queries
My elaborate holiday preparations are more about enjoyment than about realising a particular goal
By the time a crisis hits, it’s too late to start building an extra cupboard
Moving to a new social network should be like switching mobile provider or bank, but it’s not
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