In this episode of Economics and Beyond, Rob Johnson and John Fullerton discuss his new book, Regenerative Economics which explores flaws in traditional economic thinking, and the need for a new framework that views the economy as a living system.

Somchai_Stock/ShutterstockDespite decades of progress, the gender pay gap remains a persistent feature of the UK labour market. According to women’s rights charity the Fawcett Society, November 22 marked Equal Pay Day 2025 – the day when women effectively stop getting paid due to the wage gap with men.

The growth in the nominal value of apartments in Greece was broadly stable in the third quarter of 2025, increasing by 7.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) from 7.6 percent in Q2 2025, Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Tuesday showed.

I examine how households adjust the quality of their purchases in response to adverse economic shocks. Using household scanner data from Germany, I document heterogeneous responses across income levels. Higher-income households tend to reduce the quality of the goods they purchase, whereas lower-income households, who typically consume lower-quality goods, show a limited propensity to trade down, likely due to a limited ability to do so. To assess the equilibrium effects of an aggregate shift in demand toward lower-quality varieties, I implement a shift-share research design.