The Way We Live Now: Old-School Economics
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The transition to a new economy is over. Do our candidates know it?
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Comment is free: Robert Peston: The world of the super-rich non-dom is a truly absorbing place. Here, a Â£30k levy is a fleabite
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Today, as in the past, how we use the talent that we find among us will drive our economic and social progress.
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Probing the depths of spending psychology.
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A cross-continent look at how far your money goes.
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Putting the recent collapse in perspective.
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Seven secrets to long-term market dominance.
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A look through history shows us the effects of politics on the market.
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It's official now. I'm past my prime. It's been attested to by four economists who concluded that "the sophistication of financial choices peaks around age 53." The four weighed several factors to come to their decision. They looked at the interest rates consumers paid for home-equity loans and l...
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Comment is free: Oliver James: The growth in relative materialism over the past 20 years is taking a heavy toll on the wellbeing of English-speaking nations
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Comment is free: Joe Moran: The cashpoint, 40 years old today, transformed the way we use banks - and the way they use us.
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Where do stereotypes, like jokes about dumb blondes, come from? An armchair economic analysis suggests some intriguing possibilities.
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Recently there has been a roiling debate about how to describe living standards in this country.
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Beware: Book value isn't as helpful a measure as it used to be.
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Are we living at a moment when yesterday's ideas about the future are more attractive than our own?
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The New Republic's website is currently carrying an interesting piece which tries to explain the anomaly that although the US economy is growing, a lot of its citizens are still feeling worse off. The article explains the results of a 40 year panel study which has shown that although mean incomes have increased, income variability has increased massively, causing many Americans to feel less well off, despite the growing economy.
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Will we return to the days of easy money?