In 2021, the OECD initiated a study on applying a gender 'lens' to enhance competition policy effectiveness. Oxera's contribution, one of seven studies, focused on assessing gender differences in market definition and merger analysis surveys https://t.co/I2UKkTeeAY
Our recent survey found that the squeezing of budgets by UK consumers, is hitting the retail sector hard. This is because many people have cut back on their spending, to manage the rising cost of living. https://t.co/8fum2XyBkJ
#costoflivingcrisis#retail#spendinghabits
Our recent UK cost of living survey discovered that there were four major groups of people who shared similar #spending patterns. Which group are you most similar to? https://t.co/8fum2XyBkJ
1. Heat or eat
2. Fashionable foodies
3. Homebodies
4. Cash comfortable
Emotions and personality help to determine our thoughts about money. Our recent research shows that impulsivity plays a significant role in explaining why people make different financial decisions. https://t.co/8fum2XyBkJ
#spendinghabits#costoflivingcrisis#financialdecisions
In our latest Agenda article we take a look at what drives the differences in aviation carbon prices, and identify some further questions for policymakers that are pursuing net zero in the #aviation sector. Read the article here: https://t.co/PIu2oWLTi6
#carbonpricing#emissions
The perception of 'luxury' has changed. Increasing food and energy prices mean that people are seeing 'essential' spending as now being a luxury. https://t.co/8fum2XyBkJ
#costoflivingcrisis#spending#foodprices#energyprices
Giuseppe Buglione has joined Oxera as a Principal in our Brussels office. Giuseppe brings a wealth of experience in competition economics and specialises in competition litigation matters. Join us in welcoming him to Oxera. https://t.co/6IV9X8DR7N
Our recent UK cost of living survey discovered that there were four major groups of people who shared similar #spending patterns: Heat or eat, Fashionable foodies, Homebodies, and Cash comfortable. Which group are you most similar to? https://t.co/8fum2XyBkJ
#costoflivingcrisis
One in six people in the UK now perceive #spending on #gas and #electricity to be a luxury. Most people have had to cut their spending in order to manage their energy costs. Find out where consumers are making cuts: https://t.co/8fum2XyBkJ
#energy#costoflivingcrisis
July's issue of Agenda looks at expert hot tubs, remunerating financial intermediaries and carbon prices. Read all three articles here: https://t.co/ZpNQC1Lt0X
The squeezing of budgets by UK consumers is hitting retail. Learn more about the changes people have made, due to the cost of living crisis: https://t.co/8fum2XyBkJ
#retail#consumers#costoflivingcrisis
Why has the perception of 'luxury' spending changed? Increasing food and #energyprices mean people are seeing formerly 'essential' #spending to now be a luxury. Learn more people's consumer spending patterns, in response to the #costoflivingcrisis here: https://t.co/8fum2XyBkJ
Have you felt the pinch of the #costoflivingcrisis? You're not alone. According to our recent survey, 59% of people have reduced their #spending on eating out and 51% have cut back on clothing purchases. Learn more about our findings here: https://t.co/8fum2XyBkJ
Spotify have announced that it will be increasing the #price of its single-account premium plan for the first time since 2011. Read our Agenda article from January 2022, written by guest author @willpageauthor, Former Chief Economist at #Spotify. https://t.co/gjTXuEuSOV
Listen to our Agenda podcast where we discuss how financial #inequality and the #gender#investment gap put women in financially vulnerable positions that can then be exacerbated by further challenges—such as the cost-of-living crisis. https://t.co/uauriCsc8O
#costoflivingcrisis
The ongoing European Super League and International Skating Union cases on exclusive dealing in sports, currently in front of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), are raising new legal and economics questions. Read our recent Agenda article: https://t.co/TF2QJl4Imz
Central #bank#digital currencies (CBDCs) have the potential to significantly change the way the global financial system operates. Read our latest Agenda article which examines what exactly CBDCs are and what impact they are likely to have if implemented: https://t.co/gJfIwnUqdW
Women have a long and prestigious history in economics, pioneering the field and solving some of society’s greatest problems. Explore the timeline we created in 2019 of influential women who contributed to the world of economics. https://t.co/24IT6HRY4U
#WomenInEconomics
The EU #FSR becomes applicable this year. To assess its potential impact, we ask: what might have happened had the #Regulation been applied to the acquisition of Vossloh Locomotives by CRRC, the Chinese state-owned supplier of rolling stock equipment https://t.co/c3AKdk3WpP