Life expectancy in the US
Life expectancy used to be high in the US. The graph shows that it was higher than the OECD average. This has dramatically changed since the late 90’s. Life expectancy…
Philippe Waechter's blog
Inequalities according to Angus Deaton
The political upheavals and populist incursions of the past few years owe much to widespread perceptions of inequality and economic injustice in advanced economies. While median wages have stagnated, incomes…
Income inequality, labor market inequality
The report published recently by the Paris School of Economics measures income and wealth inequality around the world and reveals the high share of total income accounted for by the…
Brexit…the UK view
At a conference in London, I listened to a Welsh member of the European Parliament’s statements on Brexit this afternoon. A number of points are worth noting on this MEP’s…
The UK will have to agree to single market rules
Agreement on the Brexit “divorce bill” is very good news, involving the UK settling its outstanding commitments to the rest of Europe. Trade negotiations will now be able to start…