Research Briefs – Seaford Macro

Britain’s New Austerity: A research brief

Britain faces a wave of strikes that has been likened to the 1979 ‘Winter of Discontent.’ Most industrial action is taking place in the public sector while what isn’t, is effectively quasi-public, like the railway strikes against private companies with government franchises. The principal issue is compensation, which in real terms has declined for most…

January 7, 2023TT ArvindAnalysis, Research Briefs

The New Global Inflation Regime: A research brief

Central banks in advanced economies generally expect inflation to fall back down to about 2-3% in the next couple of years. However, the recent track-record of these forecasts has been spotty at best, and economists have increasingly struggled to account for both its persistence and the resilience of job markets even as economies slow. In…

December 2, 2022TT Arvind1 CommentAnalysis, Research Briefs