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COVID-19 and the Child Trust Fund
22nd June 2020
Dr Rajiv Prabhakar, Senior Lecturer in Personal Finance at the OU, explores the role that Child Trust Funds, initiated by the Labour Government in 2002, could play in helping young people struggling with the financial effects of COVID-19
Economics and Public Health
12th June 2020
Members of the Innovation for Cancer Care in Africa project team, Professor Smita Srinivas and Pritika Rao, highlight the importance of interdisciplinary cohesion in the response to COVID-19. Published by the Innogen Institute
Researching with mobile populations in a time of lockdown
26th May 2020
In an Open University webinar to be held on 1 July, we will explore the numerous issues around conducting research with mobile populations in a time of lockdown and social distancing. How do you conduct responsible, ethical research during a global pandemic?
Post-lockdown labour markets
20th May 2020
Paul Anand, Professor of Economics at The Open University, writes for the London School of Economics. In his article, Paul discusses some of the challenges facing labour markets in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 shows why we must socialize the food system
14th May 2020
In this pre-recorded interview, Dr Lorena Lombardozzi, Lecturer in Economics at the OU, speaks to Matt Huber, Associate Professor of Geography at Syracuse University about his article 'COVID-19 Shows Why We Must Socialize the Food System'
Inflation or deflation – which would be worse right now?
7th May 2020
Alan Shipman is a Lecturer in Economics at The Open University. Today, his article Inflation or deflation – which would be worse right now? has been published in The Conversation. His work has been republished as part of our series under a Creative Commons license
Universal Basic Income - Dr Prabhakar's letter in The Guardian
6th May 2020
Letter by Dr Rajiv Prabhakar published in The Guardian today. Rajiv is a Senior Lecturer in Personal Finance at The Open University. His letter responds to an article by John Harris which argues Universal Basic Income could offer security to millions of people
COVID-19 and financial inclusion
3rd May 2020
In a piece written for the Transforming Society website, Dr Rajiv Prabhakar from The Open University explores the question: What do the reactions to COVID-19 show so far about financial inclusion?
The government’s economic priorities
2nd May 2020
In a blog written for LSE, Paul Anand, Professor in Economics at the OU, highlights the key economic policies announced in response to the ongoing pandemic and assesses their likely implications
New OU/BBC Series: Inside the Supermarket
30th October 2019
On 7th November a new OU/BBC Inside the Supermarket begins on BBC1 at 8pm (except BBC1 Wales).