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Faculty of Economics and Queen's College Receive USD 25m gift from alumnus Dr Mohamed El-Erian and his wife Jamie Walters
Economics News | Published on Tuesday, 1 December, 2015

Alumnus Dr Mohamed El-Erian and his wife Jamie Walters have donated $25 million to create the El-Erian Institute for Human Behaviour and Economic Policy.

A LEADING economist has made a major investment in the future of Economics at Cambridge. Alumnus Dr Mohamed El-Erian and his wife Jamie Walters have donated $25 million to create the El-Erian Institute for Human Behaviour and Economic Policy.

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Cambridge Alumnus Wins Nobel Prize in Economics
Economics News | Published on Monday, 12 October, 2015

Professor Angus Deaton awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Economics.

My colleagues and I are delighted to hear of the award of this year's Nobel Prize in Economics to Professor Angus Deaton.

Keywords: Almost Ideal Demand SystemNobel PrizeAwards
Women in Economics Day
Economics News | Published on Friday, 11 September, 2015

The University of Cambridge's first "Women in Economics Day" event is being held on 15th September 2015 at Gonville & Caius College Cambridge. The event hopes to produce a focus for debate, discussion and information intended to inspire young women aged 16-18 to consider studying Economics at degree level and pursuing the subject in their careers.

From the Gonville & Caius website:

Keywords: Women in Economics
Prof. Coen Teulings Article in "Cities and the Urban Land Premium" Book
Economics News | Published on Tuesday, 28 July, 2015

Prof. Coen Teulings, along with Henri de Groot, Gerard Marlet and Wouter Vermeulen have had articles published in a new book entitled "Cities and the Urban Land Premium", by Edward Elgar Publishing.

After a long period of suburbanisation, cities have been in vogue again since the 1980s.

Keywords: CitiesUrban Economics
Bill and Weslie Janeway to donate to the Faculty of Economics and to Pembroke College
Economics News | Published on Tuesday, 30 June, 2015

Bill and Weslie Janeway have agreed to donate $27 million to the Faculty of Economics and to Pembroke College. The proposal is to establish the Janeway Professorship of Financial Economics within the Faculty, a linked Fellowship at Pembroke College, and establish the Janeway Fund for Economics

Bill and Weslie Janeway have agreed to donate $27 million (£17.5 million) to the Faculty of Economics and to Pembroke College.

Keywords: Financial EconomicsAwards
Professor Ajit Singh (1940-2015)
Economics News | Published on Wednesday, 24 June, 2015

We regret to announce that Professor Ajit Singh, Emeritus Professor of this Faculty, died on Monday 23rd June 2015, aged 74. Professor Singh joined the Faculty in 1965.

The funeral will be held on Friday 17 July, 2015.

An obituary by John Eatwell (The Guardian Newspaper)

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Faculty members awarded two European Grants within the EU Horizon 2020 Framework.
Economics News | Published on Monday, 18 May, 2015

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti and Professor Sanjeev Goyal have both been awarded European Grants within the EU Horizon 2020 Framework.

Keywords: Individual BehaviourMonetary UnionAwards
University Open Days 2015
Economics News | Published on Wednesday, 1 April, 2015

University Open Days will be held on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 July 2015. The Faculty of Economics will have an Information Stand in the Law Faculty on both days manned by members of academic staff.

The Information Stand will be open on both days from 10am until 2.30pm. Please come and have a chat to find out all you need to know about studying Economics at Cambridge.

Keywords: Improving EqualityMarshall LecturesOpen Day
Three New University Lecturers Appointed
Economics News | Published on Wednesday, 1 April, 2015

The Faculty is delighted to welcome three new colleagues who have been appointed to University Lectureships and will be joining us in Autumn 2015.

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Three New Postdoctoral Fellows Appointed
Economics News | Published on Monday, 23 March, 2015

We are pleased to announce that Cambridge-INET has just appointed three new Postdoctoral Fellows, Soheil Mahmoodzadeh, Mikhail Safronov and Chen Wang.

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Prof. Teulings Moderates Secular Stagnation Debate
Economics News | Published on Tuesday, 3 February, 2015

Professor Coen Teulings is moderating a VOXeu debate on Secular Stagnation. See the VOXeu CEPR Policy Portal for deails of this debate.

To many observers, the long-lasting, underwhelming performance of growth, employment and investment suggests that something fundamental has changed with the way advanced economies’ macroeconomies are working.

Keywords: Euro CrisisSecular Stagnation

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