Mercifully, we may now be at "peak Gary", but there seems to be an endless appetite for the sort of slop he has been feeding the unfortunate for many years... If you have not yet heard of Gary Stevenson, consider yourself lucky. The self-styled “world’s top trader” turned leading economist has been a fixture on … Continue reading Why Gary Stevenson is wrong on (almost) everything
Tag: Inequality
Schools presentation on the ‘productivity puzzle’
Here are the slides from a presentation I made today to sixth-formers at a conference hosted by my old school (hence the horrendous photo!) Schools presentation on the productivity puzzle (Jan 2025)Download
Why the bankers’ bonus cap should be scrapped
The new Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, is said to be considering scrapping the EU’s cap on bonuses in the financial sector. This would be hard to sell to the public, but is still the right thing to do. The ‘bankers bonus cap’ is part of the Capital Requirements Directive IV that was first applied to credit … Continue reading Why the bankers’ bonus cap should be scrapped
Schools presentation on free trade and inequality
Here are the slides from a presentations I gave last week to A-level students of economics, politics and business studies... the-economics-of-free-trade-and-inequality-29-june-2022Download
Plain-speaking Economics 