Tech firms like to make cancelling subscriptions infuriatingly hard – but regulators are starting to crack down
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
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Encouraging a four-day working week could make inequality worse
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
‘Meme stock’ investors are trying to catch up with a financial system which has left them behind
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
The millions of people not looking for work in the UK may be prioritising education, health and freedom
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
Locked down in distress: how did the initial Covid-19 wave affect mental health in the UK?
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
The most vulnerable shoulder rising energy costs because their homes aren’t efficient enough – here’s why that’s so hard to tackle
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
Why it’s so hard to be young in Britain right now
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
Penalty zones and international sustainability standards
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
Dark patterns: how online companies strive to keep your money and data when you try to leave
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
Why central banks should stop raising interest rates
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
In future, we’ll see fewer generic AI chatbots like ChatGPT and more specialised ones that are tailored to our needs
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
Nudge theory: what 15 years of research tells us about its promises and politics
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
UK interest rates: crashing the economy is no way to bring down inflation
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
How to unlock green and place-based public investment with the help of HM Treasury’s Green Book and systems thinking in economics
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
Case-study: Harnessing Yorkshire-based academic expertise for strategic impact
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
How can smart cities become greener?
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
Podcast: Central Bank Digital Currencies and the potential demise of the US dollar
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
Why mortgage rates will not return to recent lows any time soon
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
ChatGPT: why it will probably remain just a tool that does inefficient work more efficiently
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
Amazon still seems hell bent on turning workers into robots – here’s a better way forward
- Applied Institute for Research in Economics
- Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change