Volterra paper published in leading health policy journal
A report led by Volterra associate Professor Nick Bosanquet was recently published and featured in the Primary Care Respiratory Journal. The research paper reviews and compares methods currently employed in the research and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a number of target regions and countries. The paper reviews the evidence on programme […]
Bridget sits on TfL panel looking at the criteria for aviation policy in the South East
A recent development in the Mayor’s campaign to ensure London has the aviation connectivity to meet its future economic needs has seen the publication of a set of criteria against which Transport for London will assess options for increasing aviation capacity. These cover the six categories of economic, airport infrastructure, airspace, surface access, environmental impacts […]
Paul jets off on a flying visit to Alibaba
Volterra Partner Paul Ormerod had a flying, two day visit to the Alibaba Business School in Hangzhou, China. Alibaba are the world’s number one e-commerce company in terms of turnover. This was a follow-up to the workshop held in the Alibaba board room last November. A range of issues related to understanding consumer behaviour in […]
Paul’s Positive Linking – book of the month
Paul’s latest book Positive Linking, published last Summer to great acclaim, is soon due to be released as a paperback. It has already been announced as WH Smith’s Business Book of the month for June. In the book Paul shows us the limits of conventional economics and why it needs to embrace the power of […]
Are economics graduates fit for purpose?
Are economics graduates fit for purpose? This is a hot topic in policy making circles. A year ago, the Bank of England hosted a day conference on the topic. Diane Coyle has edited the proceedings in a neat little book What’s The Use of Economics: Teaching the Dismal Science After the Crisis. There was a […]
The Market for Speeding Points
What is it worth to take someone else’s speeding points? The Huhne-Pryce case has brought this into sharp focus. Setting aside the moral issues, the question raises interesting topics in economics. It turns out that there is a market in these points. The Daily Telegraph discovered that prisoners are willing to take points. By the […]
Hip Hop and Why Some Things Succeed
Just over a month ago, a group of young men from a fairly yokel part of Australia posted a video on YouTube. Nothing remarkable about that. Except that the video now has over 21 million viewings. More than 170,000 variants of the original theme have been posted on YouTube. A few have received even more […]
How expert are experts? Time to end the independence of the Bank
The Bank of England has held short-term interest rates very close to zero for several years, with devastating consequences for the incomes of millions of frugal people. The Bank’s latest wheeze suggests that savers pay the banks for the privilege of holding their money. The Bank has pumped hundreds of billions of pounds into the […]
Bridget speaks at the North East Independent Economic Review Conference
Bridget speaks at the North East Independent Economic Review Conference The North East LEP, together with the government, have decided to commission a critical review of the North East economy with an aim of identifying opportunities and barriers to boosting employment and productivity. Volterra’s senior partner Bridget Rosewell was invited to sit on the panel […]
Said in the news
Said in the news Volterra associate Said Hirsh is a regular commentator on Middle Eastern economic and political affairs. Recent features include an article in the New York Times on Egypt’s economic reforms (read here), a piece by Bloomberg on the resignation of Tunisian prime minister Hamadi Jbeli (read here) and comments to gulfnews.com on […]
