Dennis John
If you could choose to be born wherever and whenever you wanted, where and when would you choose?
Note: This question has been answered from a welfare aspect, as you assume that you can be placed anywhere in the income distribution of...
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Dennis John
Aug 9, 20215 min read
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK economy
COVID-19 first started to significantly hurt the UK economy in early March 2020, where the UK economy was hit by the crippling news of a...
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Dennis John
Jul 4, 20216 min read
The UK government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
After the pandemic hit the UK economy in March 2020, it was quickly apparent that animal spirits were low in the economy, and that the...
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Dennis John
Aug 2, 20206 min read
Will bringing greenhouse gas emissions in the UK to net zero by 2050 be a drag on economic growth?
By Dennis John, August 2020 For many economies, economic growth is the one, sole and independent determinant of a country’s economic...
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Dennis John
Aug 2, 20206 min read
Does unilateral free trade serve a nation's economic interests?
By Dennis John, August 2020 In 2016, the Leave campaign for the Brexit referendum aimed to win it through a few central policies. One of...
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Dennis John
Jun 5, 20207 min read
The state of the UK labour market
By Dennis John, May 2020 The UK labour market shows the interaction between labour demand and labour supply in the UK. Following the...
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Dennis John
May 14, 20209 min read
To what extent was the UK government’s response to the 2008 financial crisis suitable?
By Dennis John, April 2020 The worldwide financial crisis, which began in summer 2007, proceeded to wreak havoc, destroy and dismantle...
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Dennis John
May 13, 20203 min read
Rwanda : The Singapore of Africa?
By Dennis John, January 2020 Paul Kagame, the current president of Rwanda, said that he wants to make it the “Singapore of Africa”. ...
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Dennis John
May 13, 20203 min read
What does the concept of rationality mean in economics?
By Dennis John, April 2020 Rationality, as a concept, has been linked with the idea that people make choices based on sensible reasons...
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Dennis John
May 13, 202011 min read
What are the challenges to modern-day democracy and how can they be overcome?
By Dennis John, February 2018 Democracy originates from the Greek word “demokratia”, which literally means “rule of the people”. There...
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Dennis John
May 13, 20202 min read
Correlation vs Causation
By Dennis John, May 2020 Nowadays, correlation and causation are two terms which are often conflated into one. Correlation is the term...
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Dennis John
May 13, 20205 min read
What exactly is economic growth and why do some parts of the world grow more rapidly than others?
By Dennis John, April 2020 Economic growth is the rate of growth of real gross domestic product over a given period in a region. Gross...
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Dennis John
May 13, 20202 min read
How can governments and investors reduce climate change to make economic growth more sustainable?
By Dennis John, December 2019 The most important macroeconomic policy objective, arguably, is to achieve economic growth. However, many...
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Dennis John
May 13, 20205 min read
A tax-free UK
By Dennis John, December 2019 Whenever you get an income for your work, you think of it as a reward. So, it pains most people to see...
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Dennis John
May 13, 20203 min read
The UK general election 2019: why we got the result we did
By Dennis John, December 2019 “The exit poll has been conducted and the results are that the Conservatives have a majority of 86 seats....
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