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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Jun 7

The OxREP's newest issue on "The Future of the Welfare State In the UK" has been published! Read all articles online here:
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Oxford Review of Economic Policy | Oxford Academic

Publishes original contributions in economic policy, with a balance between macro- and microeconomics. Provides a valuable appraisal of economic policies worldwide with each issue focused on a topic o...

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Jun 26

Eleanor Carter and Michael Gibson explore the evolving roles of the state, issues arising from outsourced delivery, emerging collaborative models, and the increasing role of citizens in welfare provision. #Welfare #PublicPolicy
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Delivering the UK welfare state

Abstract. A range of welfare services are delivered to citizens on behalf of the state, both directly by public servants, and by private actors from the fo

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Jun 25

Rising health spending threatens fiscal sustainability in England. Anita Charlesworth and Ann Raymond suggest that long-term funding must rely on higher taxes or private spending due to limited scope for public service cuts. #NHS #FiscalPolicy
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Affording the NHS: estimating demand pressures and the options for addressing the challenge of fiscal sustainability

Abstract. Rising health spending is increasingly becoming a key concern for policy-makers across many high-income countries due to ageing populations and i

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Jun 24

The UK must significantly expand health and social care supply to meet rising demand. @maxwarner.bsky.social and @benzaranko.bsky.social explore how to boost inputs and productivity amid policy and fiscal constraints. #HealthPolicy #SocialCare
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Future challenges for health and social care provision in the UK

Abstract. The supply of health and social (long-term) care services in the UK will need to substantially increase in coming decades to meet growing demand

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Jun 23

Council housing, once common and broadly accessible, now serves mainly low-income households and sees minimal new builds. Peter A. Kemp finds that social housing covers only 1 in 6 households today. #HousingPolicy #uk
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Reserved for the poor? Social housing in a liberal market economy

Abstract. Since 1980, social housing has undergone a fundamental transformation in England. In the 1970s, three out of ten households, the majority of whom

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Jun 22

UK pensions face challenges from an ageing population. Jonathan Cribb, Carl Emmerson and Heidi Karjalainen argue that this implies raising pension age—hitting poorer groups hardest—or limiting ‘triple lock’ indexation, impacting higher earners more. #Pensions
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The future of public pension provision in the UK: challenges and trade-offs

Abstract. The UK state pension system faces significant challenges given the country’s ageing population, but at the same time it is crucial for retirement

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Jun 18

In 2023, the UK tax-benefit system reduced income inequality by 27.6%, trailing France. Victoria Prowse shows that fiscal drag disproportionately affects low earners, while advocating for higher Universal Credit to limit inequality. #TaxPolicy #Inequality
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Programme interactions and fiscal drag in the UK tax-and-benefit system: effects on income inequality

Abstract. This paper provides a comprehensive quantitative analysis of the UK tax-and-benefit system in 2023, focusing on its impact on income inequality.

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Jun 17

David Coady traces 40 years of UK fiscal redistribution. Labour’s 1997–2010 expansion boosted budget effort but cut progressivity; post-2010 austerity reversed this. Notably, redistribution to the poorest declined throughout. #Welfare #UKPolicy
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Fiscal redistribution cycles: four decades of social assistance in the UK

Abstract. This paper describes the evolution of fiscal redistribution (FR) in the UK through social assistance transfers over the last four decades and the

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Jun 16

Sustained productivity growth underpins a successful welfare state but the UK has faced years of stagnant real wages and weak productivity. Stephen Machin explores policies to revive sustained wage growth. #Growth #UK
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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Jun 15

The Nordic welfare model is lauded for balancing high income and equality in open economies with large public sectors. Torben M. Andersen and Michael Svarer review its features, resilience, and policies, while exploring future challenges. #Welfare #Nordics
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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Jun 14

Generous welfare systems don’t uniformly attract migrants. @mfreino.bsky.social, @isabel-ruiz.bsky.social and @williamlallen.bsky.social show that skilled immigrants tend to contribute, while humanitarian migrants may incur short-term costs. #Migration #Policy
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Immigration and the welfare state

Abstract. As immigration continues to be politically salient in North America and Europe, questions about the compatibility of modern welfare states with i

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Jun 11

Rhys Andrews examines divergence in local welfare expenditure across the devolved UK. While academy school expansion in England reduced local education spending, Scotland’s free social care policy increased adult social care expenditure. #LocalWelfareUK
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Local education and social care in England, Scotland, and Wales: spending patterns, priorities, and prospects

Abstract. This paper explores the changing nature of the local welfare state in England, Scotland, and Wales. The potential impact of policy changes within

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Jun 10

@iprnickp.bsky.social and @gavin-kelly.bsky.social analyse how the UK welfare state was reshaped by austerity and Covid, showing that despite fundamental changes, most reforms aligned with the UK's liberal model. They also explore future policy options. #UKWelfare
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The recent history and future prospects of the UK welfare state

Abstract. This article examines how the UK welfare state was significantly retrenched, reshaped, and selectively expanded in the era of austerity and Covid

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Jun 9

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Jun 9

The British welfare state faces challenges in service delivery and funding. Christopher Adam and @iremguceri.bsky.social discuss ageing populations, precarious work, and housing shortages, and explore how Labour can make welfare fit for the future. #FutureWelfareUK

Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Jun 9

Lawrence Goldman traces the British welfare state’s evolution through the 1830s, 1900s, and 1940s, arguing that issues from the Poor Law era still resonate. Similarly, Beveridge and Bevan's visions underpin welfare provision even today. #Welfare

Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Jun 7

The OxREP's newest issue on "The Future of the Welfare State In the UK" has been published! Read all articles online here:
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Oxford Review of Economic Policy | Oxford Academic

Publishes original contributions in economic policy, with a balance between macro- and microeconomics. Provides a valuable appraisal of economic policies worldwide with each issue focused on a topic o...

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Feb 20

Recommender systems are both a beneficial tool and source of market distortion. In the OxREP, @EmilioC_, Giacomo Calzolari, Vincenzo Denicolò, and Sergio Pastorello argue that the benefits of RS need to be balanced against their economic implications. academic.oup.com/oxrep/articl...

Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Feb 17

Are the traditional tools and frameworks of competition policy robust to artificial intelligence? In the OxREP, Catherine Tucker discusses how competition policymakers can identify bad intent by firm when confronted with algorithm-based decision-making. academic.oup.com/oxrep/articl...

How does competition policy need to change in a world of artificial intelligence?

Abstract. This paper investigates how the advent of artificial intelligence is likely to change competition policy. As economists we tend to view artificia

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Feb 14

Clarifying the discussion around eco-systems in competition policy, Pierre Régibeau and Katharine E. Rockett identify key theories of harm. Read the latest OxREP to find out more about “defensive foreclosure” and the Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta cases.
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Competition policy for conglomerates, platforms, and eco-systems

Abstract. We discuss the economics of eco-systems, distinct from other industrial structures but currently without an agreed definition. Our aim is to clar

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Feb 13

Insights from behavioural economics have been key to improving regulation of markets dominated by tech companies. Amelia Fletcher and Zita Vasas emphasise the importance of choice architecture in competition law cases in their contribution to the OxREP. academic.oup.com/oxrep/articl...

Implications of behavioural economics for the pro-competitive regulation of digital platforms

Abstract:. In recent years, the relevance of behavioural economics to competition policy has become ever more apparent, especially in digital markets. Choi

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Feb 12

Although firms' labour market power in the UK has not risen substantially, it has significant economic costs to some. In their OxREP article, Joel Kariel, Jakob Schneebacher and Mike Walker discuss the implications of these findings for competition agencies’ tools.
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Competition policy and labour market power: new evidence and open questions

Abstract. Emerging evidence on pervasive and rising market power in US labour markets has led some competition agencies to wonder if the prevailing focus o

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Feb 11

Damien Geradin and Stijn Huijts investigate in the latest OxREP whether the European Commission’s effects-based approach to abuses of dominant position has gone too far. Considering the DMA, they also assess how it could improve its enforcement mechanisms.
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Abuse of dominance: has the effects-based analysis gone too far?

Abstract. In 2008, following a long period of a so-called ‘formalistic’ approach to competition law, the European Commission adopted a more economic, effec

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Feb 10

The competition policy of past decades is inadequate, argue @lancierifilippo.bsky.social and Tom Valletti in the latest OxREP. They emphasise the importance of rebuttal structural presumptions in making merger review policy fit for the 21st century.
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Towards an effective merger review policy: a defence of rebuttable structural presumptions

Abstract. We discuss the design of an effective merger review policy for the twenty-first century. We argue that the practice of the past decades is inadeq

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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social · Feb 6

Theories of harm in EU merger control have evolved rapidly. Using data extracted from merger decisions, Tomaso Duso, Lea Bernhardt and Joanna Piechucka analyse how the introduction of the new EU Merger Regulation in 2004 has impacted merger assessment.
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The evolution of ‘theories of harm’ in EU merger control

Abstract. We discuss the main theories of harm in EU merger control and their evolution since the 1990s. We present stylized facts and trends using data ex

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