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‘Now you see it, now you don’t’ — Is the university pension fund really in deficit?

‘Now you see it, now you don’t’ — Is the university pension fund really in deficit?

Posted on 21 August 2019 by Woon Wong

In our latest blog post, Dr Woon Wong argues that the discount rate currently used to value the liabilities of the Universities’ Superannuation Scheme is too low, and that the […]

New focus on the foundations of the UK’s economy might help poorest regions post-Brexit

New focus on the foundations of the UK’s economy might help poorest regions post-Brexit

Posted on 27 March 2019 by Dylan Henderson

Known as the foundational economy, these “basics” are all the goods and services that provide the social and material infrastructure for society . In our latest post, Dr Dylan Henderson […]

Does Corporate Social Responsibility reduce profit shifting?

Does Corporate Social Responsibility reduce profit shifting?

Posted on 26 February 2019 by Woon Leung

The question of why some firms choose to pursue CSR while others do not remains unanswered In our latest post, Dr Woon Sau Leung outlines the findings of his latest […]

Labour and Wales

Labour and Wales

Posted on 5 February 2019 by Jonathan Rees

Professors Leighton Andrews and Calvin Jones discuss the new Welsh First Minister's campaigning platform of ‘21st Century Socialism’ and its potential to change Wales and the Welsh economy. Taking in […]

Jair Bolsonaro: how business elites helped him to power in Brazil – and why they might regret it

Jair Bolsonaro: how business elites helped him to power in Brazil – and why they might regret it

Posted on 30 November 2018 by Heike Doering

Bolsonaro emerged from relative obscurity. Using similar tactics to Donald Trump, he made outrageous comments, amplified by social media, to stoke up fears about urban violence, the destruction of “traditional” moral values […]

Is the tide turning on regulating Facebook and Google?

Is the tide turning on regulating Facebook and Google?

Posted on 6 November 2018 by Leighton Andrews

If Brexit happens, the UK will not be immune from the regulatory tide. In our latest post, Professor Leighton Andrews argues that Facebook and Google are modern utilities – and […]

The UK Productivity Challenge – Entrepreneurs to the rescue?

The UK Productivity Challenge – Entrepreneurs to the rescue?

Posted on 16 October 2018 by Professor Andrew Henley

In our latest post, Professor Andrew Henley explains how a team of economic, education and skills, health and well-being, transport and infrastructure, and business and enterprise practitioners are tackling the […]

Evidence-informed policymaking: does knowledge brokering work?

Evidence-informed policymaking: does knowledge brokering work?

Posted on 1 October 2018 by Sarah Quarmby

In our latest post, Sarah Quarmby takes us inside the Wales Centre for Public Policy to see how its day-to-day workings tally with the body of knowledge about evidence use in […]