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How important is the budget deficit?
Readers Question: how important is the budget deficit? This is an interesting question, and you will get different answers depending on which economist you ask – especially in the current crisis....
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The bizarre logic of deficit reduction increasing UK growth
The Prime Minister has got into a bit of pickle by trying to maintain the view that deficit reduction policies have not reduced economic growth, and in fact have had the opposite effect. “They (are)...
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Are there different types of government borrowing?
Readers Question: National debt is now extremely high. However aren’t there different kinds of debt e.g that which funds current spending, that which funds investment in infrastructure and emergency...
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Does the government determine the interest rate for bonds?
Readers question: Does the government determine the interest rate for their bonds? The government finances its debt by selling bonds on the open market. (in the UK they are termed gilts) In the UK,...
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How important is the budget deficit?
Readers Question: how important is the budget deficit? This is an interesting question, and you will get different answers depending on which economist you ask – especially in the current crisis....
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The bizarre logic of deficit reduction increasing UK growth
The Prime Minister has got into a bit of pickle by trying to maintain the view that deficit reduction policies have not reduced economic growth, and in fact have had the opposite effect. “They (are)...
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Are there different types of government borrowing?
Readers Question: National debt is now extremely high. However aren’t there different kinds of debt e.g that which funds current spending, that which funds investment in infrastructure and emergency...
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Does the government determine the interest rate for bonds?
Readers question: Does the government determine the interest rate for their bonds? The government finances its debt by selling bonds on the open market. (in the UK they are termed gilts) In the UK,...
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