Size doesn’t matter for Scottish economic success. But planning does

Strong institutions, the right mix of human and physical capital, and sound economic management are key

Covid has forced a neoliberal retreat. But state intervention isn’t always progressive

We may be seeing the rise of a new authoritarian capitalism shielded from democratic scrutiny, asks Laurie Macfarlane, economics editor at openDemocracy

Scottish parties making unrealistic spending promises, warns IFS

Institute says health and social care manifesto pledges affordable only by increasing taxes or service cuts

Johnson’s Tories are reaping the rewards of an economy built on rising house prices

For a decade, wages stagnated while governments have propped up the housing market – with dire consequences for our society, says political economist William Davies

The Guardian view on Biden’s green revolution: it needs revolutionaries

Editorial: The climate emergency should not be used to make poorer countries dependent on private finance

It’s the old that get the benefits, and the Tories the election wins

The government spends more than twice as much on each pensioner as on each working-age Briton

Covid pushes UK government borrowing to peacetime record of £303bn

Figure at highest level since end of second world war but deficit was less than forecast for 2020-21

Labour unveils £30bn plan to create 400,000 green jobs

Keir Starmer sets out scheme to bolster UK economy with secure jobs in clean industries

Youth unemployment: the young workers hit hard by the Covid crisis

The under-35s account for almost 80% of jobs lost in the past year. Three of them tell their story

The Covid crisis: some people think it’s all over … it isn’t

A new reality check is coming unless the west replicates its ‘whatever-it-takes approach’ to help poorer countries cope

Andy Haldane will be a tough act to follow at Threadneedle Street

Analysis: Outgoing Bank of England chief economist was seen as a maverick thinker alongside more cautious colleagues

Andy Haldane to leave role as Bank of England chief economist

Prominent economist to become chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts thinktank

Central banks becoming hooked on stimulus, Mervyn King says

Former Bank of England governor warns of risk of inflation as Covid lockdown measures are relaxed

‘Out of Trump playbook’: UK accused of ‘abandoning’ women with cuts to aid

Charity warns of 22,000 additional deaths in poorest countries if Wish reproductive health programme ends

Gordon Brown calls for G7 to act on Covid vaccine ‘apartheid’

Former prime minister says group should commit to global vaccine drive and slams UK’s foreign aid cut