Podcast No Longer Available. A Radio 4 feature on Tony Cockerill's Running The British Economy Sessions
Iain Macpherson, who has died aged 86, was an economic historian, a fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. The Telegraph have written an obituary of his life.
Oliver Linton co-author of report on the Future of Computer based trading in financial markets published.
Countries rich in oil have long been associated with the "resource-curse paradox" - a principle which states they will suffer, rather than benefit, in the long run. Not so, new research by a Cambridge Gates scholar suggests. Read about this research on the University of Cambridge news.
Ha-Joon Chang's new book, 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism, was recently published by Allen Lane (Penguin).
Religious organisations in India are diversifying their "business model" to maintain the loyalty of their followers and attract new devotees. Read about Sriya Iyer's research on the University of Cambridge news.
Selected Papers of Partha Dasgupta, Vols 1& 2: "Institutions, Innovations, and Human Values" and "Poverty, Population, and Natural Resources" has been published by Oxford University Press.