The Consilium

Opinion

Against a Higher Minimum Wage: The Economic Case

A higher minimum wage is not the most efficient tool for reducing poverty. Better-targeted instruments exist, and the employment costs - especially for vulnerable workers and small businesses - are higher than advocates admit.

10 March 2026

Eleanor Hughes

Regulating Artificial Intelligence: An Economic Imperative

Regulating Artificial Intelligence: An Economic Imperative

Against a Higher Minimum Wage: The Economic Case

Against a Higher Minimum Wage: The Economic Case

The Limits of Free Trade Orthodoxy

The Limits of Free Trade Orthodoxy

Carbon Market Fragmentation and the Challenge of Global Climate Coordination

Bank of England Cuts Rates to 4.5% as Inflation Returns to Target

AI and Labour Markets: Beyond the Technopanic