The works of Adam Smith are habitually oversimplified. But in this piece, the author takes a deeper journey into the meaning of Smith to draw interesting lessons about the current economic crisis and future reforms.

This document presents an overview of a set of recent presentations delivered as part of a virtual Bank of England, CEPR and Imperial conference on 'the impact of machine learning and AI on the UK economy.' Topics addressed include the impact of AI on labor markets, financial stability,...

type="short" <p>This symposium item belongs to a section headed: SYMPOSIUM: THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND THE EUROZONE CRISIS: LEARNING FROM THE PAST, which also includes What Does the 1930s' Experience Tell Us about the Future of the Eurozone? by Nicholas Crafts (DOI: <url href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcms.12145/abstract">10.1 111/jcms.12145</url>), Gold...</p>

This article recaps an event held at the Bank of England on 2-3 July 2014. The article covers three main points. First, it situates the event within the context of the Bank’s new approach to data as set out in the Bank’s Strategic Plan. Second, it summarises and reflects on major themes from...