Information on "Finance" and "United Kingdom"
August 2011
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4 Aug 2011
Interest Rates and Inflation
Author: Grahame Allen
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This note provides data on the interest rate decisions of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee and on the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) – the measure of inflation chosen as the Bank of England’s inflation target. More on «Interest Rates and Inflation» -
4 Aug 2011
The Reform of Housing Revenue Account Subsidy
Author: Wendy Wilson
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This note gives an overview of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) subsidy system and considers some of the ongoing issues associated with it. More on «The Reform of Housing Revenue Account Subsidy» -
4 Aug 2011
Local Government: Transparency Agenda
Author: Keith Parry
Publisher: House of Commons Library
In June 2010, UK government ministers announced a program for greater transparency in local government which included encouraging councils to publish details of all items of expenditure over £500 online, a move that would unleash an “army of armchair... More on «Local Government: Transparency Agenda» -
Aug 2011
Feed-in Tariffs for Renewable Energy and WTO Subsidy Rules
Author: Marie Wilke
Publisher: International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
This paper analyzes renewable energy feed-in tariff (FIT) program in the context of World Trade Organization (WTO) subsidy law. More on «Feed-in Tariffs for Renewable Energy and WTO Subsidy Rules»
July 2011
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20 Jul 2011
Insurance and the Discrimination Laws
Author: Timothy Edmonds
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This note outlines how the UK insurance industry operates within the law on discrimination, particularly with respect to age and sex discrimination. More on «Insurance and the Discrimination Laws»
January 2011
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Jan 2011
The Deficit-Reducing Potential of a Financial Speculation Tax
Author: Dean Baker
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
While a number of commissions and organizations around Washington, DC have produced plans for reducing the US's projected deficit in the decades ahead, most have not included a financial speculation tax (FST) in the mix. More on «The Deficit-Reducing Potential of a Financial Speculation Tax» -
2011
Challenges for European Foreign Policy in 2012
Author: Oladiran Bello, Jos Boonstra, Ana Echagüe, Susanne Gratius, Giovanni Grevi, Kristina Kausch, Gauri Khandekar, Manuel Manrique, Ana Martiningui, Barah Mikail, Nika Prislan, Natalia S hapovalova, Pedro Solbes, José Ignacio Torreblanca, Richard Youngs
Publisher: FRIDE
This volume examines the geo-economic dimensions of European policies in a number of regions. More on «Challenges for European Foreign Policy in 2012»
October 2010
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5 Oct 2010
Economic Indicators, October 2010
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This Research Paper series summarizes the main economic indicators currently available for the UK, along with comparisons with other major OECD countries. More on «Economic Indicators, October 2010»
September 2010
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23 Sep 2010
Climate Change – The Way Forward in a Post-Copenhagen World
Author: Chris Huhne
Publisher: Chatham House
According to this paper, climate change is the definition of a global threat. More on «Climate Change – The Way Forward in a Post-Copenhagen World»
August 2010
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13 Aug 2010
The European Union’s Response to the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis
Author: Walter W Eubanks
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The purpose of this report is to assess the response of the EU to the 2007-2009 financial crisis in terms of the financial regulatory changes the EU has made or is planning to make. More on «The European Union’s Response to the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis»
