Romesh Vaitilingam
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Patience, risk-taking, and international differences in student
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Differences in student achievement are strongly related to both future individual earnings and national economic growth. Cultural traits that underlie intertemporal decision-making may affect how
Romesh Vaitilingam Analysing data for close to two million school students across 49 countries 2000–18, new research looks at levels of patience & risk-taking in national cultures, & the effect on pupil performance - Lavinia Kinne will present the findings #EEA2020 9h
Economics Observatory | How is coronavirus affecting the banking sector?
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Questions and answers about COVID-19 and the impact on the UK economy
Romesh Vaitilingam While the banking sector will be negatively affected by #Covid19, it is also critical for recovery; the crisis will strengthen competitive pressures on banks by accelerating digitalisation & new financial service providers, 9h
Technological progress and hollowing-out of the middle-skilled labour
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The declining labour share of income is a global phenomenon that has affected primarily low-skilled and middle-skilled workers. This column examines the effects of trade and technology on the labour
Romesh Vaitilingam Both trade & technology have contributed to the declining labour share of middle-skilled workers but have had little effect on low-skilled & high-skilled labour, evidence for advanced & developing countries, #EconomicPolicy 10h
Global value chain transformation in the decade ahead
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Global value chains will undergo a drastic transformation in the decade ahead. The change will be driven by a push for greater supply chain resilience due to COVID-19, which adds to existing
Romesh Vaitilingam Following #Covid19, the global trade & investment landscape will be reshaped by the restructuring of global chains, build-up of new regional chains & distributed manufacturing, analysis 10h
Macroprudential regulation can effectively dampen global financial
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The vulnerability of emerging markets to global financial shocks leads to recurrent calls for policymakers to deploy additional policy tools besides relying on exchange rate flexibility. This column
Romesh Vaitilingam Macroprudential regulation enhances macroeconomic resilience of emerging market economies by allowing for a more countercyclical monetary policy response to global financial shocks; capital flow restrictions do not seem to provide similar benefits, 11h
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Fighting suicide during COVID-19
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Fear and imposed isolation due to COVID-19 have raised alarms about the impact on mental health on a global scale. The severe anticipated global recession and substantial increases in unemployment
Romesh Vaitilingam Mitigating the increased risks of depression & suicide in times of pandemics & recessions: investment in mental healthcare, including suicide prevention services, & active employment policies, 25h
Economics Observatory | Why is uncertainty so damaging for the economy?
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Questions and answers about COVID-19 and the impact on the UK economy
Romesh Vaitilingam The #Covid19 pandemic & policy responses have made life much more uncertain for everyone – individuals, organisations & governments: what impact does all this uncertainty have on the economy & how can policy-makers respond? 26h
The COVID Generation social mobility test: how to level up an even more unequal playing field created by the pandemic
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Lee Elliot Major and Stephen Machin explain just how badly those aged under 25 appear to be faring in the labour market. They outline five proposals through which the government can help address bo…
Contagious protests
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Street protests propagate across borders. This column provides evidence for contagious protests, using both actual and news-based measures of protests. The results point to social media as a vehicle
Romesh Vaitilingam Social media make it much easier for protesters in one country to raise their voice & for sympathisers in other countries to read, learn & emulate, & colleagues on #ContagiousProtests 34h
Economics Observatory | How do lockdowns affect economic activity in developing countries?
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Questions and answers about COVID-19 and the impact on the UK economy
Romesh Vaitilingam The severity of lockdown measures has been similar across the world; but differences between developing & advanced economies in their sectoral composition & the size of the informal economy mitigate the economic damage in poorer countries, 34h
Regulating cross-border data flows
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Cross-border data flows are increasingly critical for modern firms, and the regulation of data poses a distinctly novel challenge for policymakers in the 21st century. This column presents survey
Romesh Vaitilingam New technologies such as artificial intelligence & 3D printers are usually adopted by the most productive & innovative firms, evidence from #Japan on which firms are most likely to be affected by regulations of the international exchange of data 35h
Social Science Prediction Platform
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Academic economists in the media: How can we communicate more effectively? | EEA Congress
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​Academic economists often appear in traditional media outlets, such as newspapers, tv, and radio, to comment on a current economic issue or to communicate their research findings. There is also a strong presence of academic economists on social...
Romesh Vaitilingam Academic economists in the media: how can we communicate more effectively? #EEA2020 virtual congress 24 August with DAn Hamermesh & , #EconTwitter #econcomms 57h
Economics Observatory | How might social isolation affect people’s wellbeing during the pandemic?
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Questions and answers about COVID-19 and the impact on the UK economy
Romesh Vaitilingam The policy response to #Covid19 has required us to isolate from friends & families; while this has been necessary to contain the spread of coronavirus, it carries risks for other health & wellbeing issues, particularly mental health, 57h
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Romesh Vaitilingam How did Lebanon’s economy collapse & what happens now? & 58h
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Romesh Vaitilingam #Egypt - meeting the rising expectations of future workers should begin with a transformation of the education system & encourage future generations to consider non-academic and vocational career paths, 3d
Racial disparity in COVID-19 deaths
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In the US, COVID-19 tends to magnify inequalities by disproportionately hitting minorities, particularly African Americans, who suffer from higher COVID-19 mortality rates. Higher rates of infection
Romesh Vaitilingam #Covid19 tends to magnify US inequalities by disproportionately hitting minorities, particularly African Americans, who suffer from higher mortality rates; pre-pandemic use of public transport may be a key factor, evidence on racial disparities 3d
Poverty, inequality, and COVID-19 in the US
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Income is linked to COVID-19 risk factors: poorer people are less likely to be able to socially distance or telework. However, higher-income areas tend to have more in-person interactions. This
Romesh Vaitilingam US counties with higher overall income inequality tend to have higher infection rates; a higher population share of Black Americans & Hispanics is associated with higher rates, Caitlin Brown & on poverty, inequality & #Covid19 3d
How the housing boom took hold of Northern Ireland
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The title of this chapter alludes to Gordon Brown's continual refrain as the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1997 to 2007 - 'no return to boom and bust' was a phrase he repeated many times.