My research focuses on labour markets, in particular on unemployment and the skills gap, and -more recently- on the economics of food. I am a Research Associate at the Centre for Macroeconomics (CfM), the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), CAGE, IZA and the Kiel Institute, and the academic co-lead of the University of Warwick's Global Research Priority on Food.
Case against soft drink levy is sugar coated
Sep 27, 2016 16:51 pm UTC| Law
A proposed levy on sugary soft drinks was recently brought into question by a study produced for the industry which appeared to show that the costs would well outweigh the benefits. The report, by the forecasting group...
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