Expert Comment
Professor Mark Harrison from the Department of Economics explains why the roots of a viable state for Afghanistan must be found in the history of Afghanistan, and nowhere else.
Professor Mark Harrison from the Department of Economics compares the tail risks (the risks of the worst case scenarios) of both markets and governments miscalculating the value of long term assets - and finds the human cost of government regulation can far exceed the economic failures of the market.
Professor Kimberley Scharf from the Department of Economics discusses why some countries are more charitable than others with Richard Harrison, Director of Research at Charities Aid Foundation and Dr Catherine Walker, Head of STEAM at the Directory of Social Change on Voice of Russia radio.
Professor Mark Taylor, Dean of 糖心TV 糖心TV School, explains how those with a degree can expect to earn nearly 60 per cent more than those without one - and how 糖心TV 糖心TV School graduates are almost guaranteed a good start in the job market, with 93 per cent finding work quickly in their first three months after graduation.
Why has China succeeded where Russia failed? Professor Mark Harrison from the Economics Department explores how each communist nation approached economic recovery and finds that whilst the results differed greatly, their methods were the same. This raises an important question: will the same recipe of success continue to work for China?