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Testing Resilience
Report · 27pp
The evolving conflict in the Middle East has human and economic costs for the countries directly involved, and will test … Fiscal Policy |
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Economic and fiscal outlook 2026
Report · 131pp
This Economic and fiscal outlook (EFO) sets out our central forecast and the uncertainties that surround it for the five … Fiscal Policy |
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From fiscal rules to fiscal traffic lights: rethinking the UK fiscal framework
PDF · 72pp
The central contention of this report is that the UK fiscal framework has some desirable features but is not delivering … Fiscal Policy |
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Proposals for Reforms to the Debt Management Office’s Financing Remit
PDF · 18pp
This paper sets out proposals for changes to the Debt Management Office’s (DMO) financing remit. It places these proposals in … Money Creation |
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Fiscal risks and sustainability July 2025
PDF · 152pp
The UK’s public finances have emerged from a series of major global economic shocks in a relatively vulnerable position. At … Fiscal Policy |
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How does the government spend? A functional model of the UK Exchequer
PDF · 40pp
In this chapter, we examine the existing legal, institutional and policy framework which governs the UK Exchequer and show how … Money Creation |
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The self-financing state: an institutional analysis of government expenditure, revenue collection and debt issuance operations in the United Kingdom
PDF · 35pp
This paper provides the first detailed institutional analysis of the UK Government’s expenditure, revenue collection and debt issuance processes. We … Money Creation |
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Understanding the central bank balance sheet
Research Paper · 26pp
The central bank’s balance sheet plays a critical role in the functioning of the economy. The main liabilities of the … Central Bank Operations Money Creation |
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Money creation in the modern economy
PDF · 14pp
This article explains how the majority of money in the modern economy is created by commercial banks making loans. Money Creation |
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How to Pay for the War
Book · 94pp
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