Alan Shipman is a lecturer in economics at the Open University.
Research interests:
Personal finance, currently focusing on the disintegration of insurance pools and the disincentives to household saving. Other active interests in: Chinese multinational business; impact of ‘academisation’ on knowledge; social economics; foundations of the market economy.
How vanishing debt costs helped the UK forget about a never-ending deficit
Aug 31, 2017 14:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
When the UK government found 1 billion to for Northern Ireland to secure Democratic Unionist parliamentary support, critics accused it of turning to the same magic money tree it had previously mocked others for believing...
Banks like RBS still look risky, but getting too tough could cause greater problems
Dec 04, 2016 22:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Even in less politically volatile times, the news that the UKs biggest bank, RBS, failed the Bank of Englands toughest ever stress tests would have dampened financial spirits. The bank must now raise an extra 2 billion to...
Why New York rent controls won't work in London
Mar 30, 2016 12:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Unaffordable rents have put New York Citys fabled diversity and creativity at risk. They have forced artists, small businesses and lower-income households out of the central areas, leaving them a monocultural wasteland of...
Boris delivers Brexit body blow for sterling, but long term picture is murkier
Feb 23, 2016 01:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Most prospective prime ministers would be mildly embarrassed if a boost to their chances made financial markets plunge. But Boris Johnson is doubtless gratified that his backing for Brexit led to the pounds biggest one-day...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well
Emissions impossible? How the transport sector can help make the 2050 net-zero goal a reality
Did Biden really steal the election? Students learn how to debunk conspiracy theories in this course
Trump wouldn’t be the first presidential candidate to campaign from a prison cell