Economic Research Council: Daberiam Reports
Bi-monthly Reports by ERC Chairman, Damon de Laszlo

14/12/17: Chart of the Week: Different Groups' Engagement in the Labour Force
23/11/17: Chart of the Week: Average House Price v.s. Number of First-Time Buyers
7/9/17: Chart of the Week: Historical Support for Tax rises v.s. Corporation Tax, VAT and Personal Allowance
1/9/17: Chart of the Week: UK House Price Growth since the Financial Crash
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Last week in the States visiting New Jersey, and then driving some 1,700 miles across Minnesota and Wisconsin, was an amazing reminder of the size and sparse population of northern USA compared with Europe. Again, the road infrastructure is superb compared with Europe, and particularly the...
The political scene in the United States continues to confuse. In the US Trump has fulfilled one’s worst fears – in December one could give him the benefit of the doubt; in February I commented he was a maverick; in...
March seems a long time ago. The topic then was all about Trump and the triggering of Article 50. Acres of newsprint reported every move, every Tweet from the White House. However, the attention span and the fascination with the new President seems to be dying down. He hasn’t changed and continues to broadcast a constant stream of often random thoughts as they spring to mind. Capitol Hill is beginning to come to terms with the....
Since my thoughts at the beginning of February, which followed a few intensive days in Washington DC, nothing has happened to change my view of Trump. He is, however, proving, as predicted, to be unable to distinguish between the trivial and the important. His fight with...