Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night Time Economy

London is the most visited city in the world, and the most attractive for Foreign Direct Investment. It is a place where people love to come to do business, see the sights, experience the culture and heritage, to socialise and have fun. London already has an extensive transport system which supports its economy but it […]

Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night Time Economy

The team at Volterra produced the figures which underpinned Transport for London and London First’s report on the impact of the Night Tube on the night time economy in London. The findings indicated that the Night Tube will support 1,965 permanent jobs in the night time economy, and that there could be time savings of […]

Coping with Uncertainty: the Red Hot Topic in Economics

After months of Trappist silence, a whole plethora of large companies has pronounced on the adverse consequences for Scotland of a Yes vote tomorrow.  The sectors span the economy, from oil to banks, from supermarkets to phone companies.  But what will be the effect of these interventions? From the perspective of a rational economic person, […]

Is Wayne Rooney an expert in rational economic theory?

So, farewell then England!  Yet another failure by our boys at the highest levels of the game. Despite their stupendous salaries, they seem once again to be unable to exhibit the necessary skills, a point which seems to exercise many fans of the game.  Tens of thousands, if not millions, of words have been written […]