by Tim Harford | Dec 13, 2008 | Dear Economist
Dear Economist, My young son came home from school and asked me: “Mummy, what’s a credit crunch?” How can I explain this to a five-year-old? Ms LG, London Dear Ms LG, Once upon a time, there was a blameless girl called Consumerella, who didn’t have enough money to buy...
by Tim Harford | Dec 7, 2008 | Highlights, Other Writing
FT Magazine, 6 December 2008 Bob Annibale’s corner office, high up in one of London’s few real skyscrapers, overlooks the Thames and the Millennium Dome from one window, Greenwich Park and the Royal Observatory from another. It is the kind of enviable...
by Tim Harford | Dec 7, 2008 | Radio
A brand new series of More or Less has now started. We’re now on the air (Radio 4) at Fridays at 1.30pm GMT and Sundays at 8pm GMT. You can also listen online, subscribe to a podcast, and read more at the More or Less website here.
by Tim Harford | Dec 6, 2008 | Dear Economist
Dear Economist, Due to multiple disruptions to my schedule since the first of the year I have not had the opportunity to take down my Christmas tree. At this point, should I leave the tree up for the remainder of the year or take it down now? D. Seattle Dear D....
by Tim Harford | Dec 6, 2008 | Undercover Economist
To most thoughtful people, unemployment benefit embodies a painful trade-off. It’s the mark of a civilised society, clubbing together to provide assistance to those in need. It is also, regrettably, an incentive to remain unemployed. At its worst, unemployment benefit...
