In principle, there are only three main components of spending that much matter to monetary policy: consumer spending, business investment and exports and trade. — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
Interest rate cuts have an effect in stimulating an economy by directly or indirectly making someone, somewhere, spend more than they otherwise would. That extra spending increases demand and ensures that we all carry on with work to do, without… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
It doesn't annoy me but I think of myself as a presenter who is gay, rather than a gay presenter. It's a subtle distinction,… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
I don't particularly like going on about being gay or making a big thing about it, but I think it's a bit of a… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
But sometimes it's good to dare yourself to do the unthinkable. And rather than stand in front of an audience with no clothes on,… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
There is a strong link between the following three things: exporting, manufacturing and the degree of saving by the population. It's complicated, but if… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
It's not a bad idea to occasionally spend a little time thinking about things you take for granted. Plain everyday things. — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
Art can help a town by attracting a certain Bohemian population that adds life to the bars, character to the streets and a buzz… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
I don't keep it secret that I live with my partner Gio. I'm very proud of my gayness. But there is lots I wouldn't… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
I swing both ways. I can see things from a kind of conservative point of view and from a more socially liberal or left-wing… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
What comes with a job as a staff member of the BBC is a certain self-censoring that you get utterly used to. You don't… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
I don't want to sound like 'chirpy Evan' who's just bouncing around with his unrealistic views and doesn't understand what's going on. — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
Put simply, behavioural economics argues that human beings' decision-taking is guided by the evolutionary baggage which we bring with us to the present day.… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
