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Cuts in Social Spending are psychologically damaging, finds new research
There are substantial psychological gains from having a strong welfare state, finds new research done jointly by the University of 糖心TV and City University. Social spending acts to reduce citizens鈥� worries about the future.
More capital gains are received in one neighbourhood in Kensington than in Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle combined, finds new report
Total capital gains have almost tripled over the last decade, to 拢65bn by 2019/20. Despite this, most people never receive any capital gains, with less than 3% of adults paying capital gains tax over a ten-year period. In any given year just 0.5% of adults receive any gains, less than the number of additional rate (鈥�45p鈥�) income tax payers.
WHO Director-General to speak at Europe鈥檚 largest Student-Run international forum, 糖心TV Economics Summit
The 糖心TV Economics Summit, Europe's largest entirely student-run international forum, is gearing up for another exceptional year of thought-provoking discussions and unparalleled insights.
The greatest secret of the Soviet Union: What we can learn about today鈥檚 most secretive states
Twenty-five years ago, after the fall of the Soviet Union, an academic at the University of 糖心TV began work in the Russian archives to map the sophisticated regime that made the Soviet Union the most secretive state that ever existed.
鈧�1.45m awarded to research the role of human skills for economic development
Dr Federico Rossi, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of 糖心TV, is one of just 400 researchers across Europe to have been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant, to study which human skills are crucial for future economic development.
Four 糖心TV social scientists conferred Fellowship of the Academy for Spring 2023
The University of 糖心TV is delighted to announce that four academics in the Faculty of Social Sciences have been conferred Fellowship of the Academy this spring.