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Economics News | Published on Thursday, 30 November, 2023

Sir Edward Austin Gossage Robinson, CMG, OBE, FBA was an undergraduate at Christ's College, Cambridge, and a fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

Economics News | Published on Tuesday, 28 November, 2023

When asked about the award, Professor Faraglia said "It is a great opportunity and honour to be appointed to the J.M. Keynes fellowship.

Economics News | Published on Monday, 27 November, 2023

Beginning his stint on the EEA council in 2024, Professor of Macroeconomics in the Faculty of Economics Vasco Carvalho, a fellow of Jesus College, says “I'm excited and very happy by the trust of colleagues,

Economics News | Published on Monday, 27 November, 2023

The appointment will reflect Professor Linton’s deep sector knowledge, as well as his passion for driving progress in economic research. His skills and experience will support the Faculty as it educates the next generation of economists.

Economics News | Published on Thursday, 23 November, 2023

Here at the Faculty of Economics we're always looking at the latest cutting-edge economic research, particularly when it comes to the financial markets which may appear rational, but how about the traders in those markets - are they as Professo

Economics News | Published on Tuesday, 24 October, 2023

The new research shows it would be necessary to link trade data from different countries to create an accurate global map of supply relations.

Economics News | Published on Wednesday, 18 October, 2023

Dr Flavio Toxvaerd from the Faculty of Economics, a Fellow of Clare College and an Affiliated Researcher at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge has been selected for the CMA Competit

Economics News | Published on Tuesday, 17 October, 2023

Reading Economics at the University of Cambridge as an undergraduate from 1967 to 1970, and a member of Trinity College, he graduated with a first class degree.

Economics News | Published on Wednesday, 11 October, 2023

Professor Oliver Linton, the Chair of the Faculty of Economics addressed the packed Stone Room on the top floor of the Faculty, and gave them a very warm welcome to the Michaelmas Term, as all members started an

Economics News | Published on Monday, 9 October, 2023

The now Harvard-based economics professor, has won the biggest prize in economics for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes.

Economics News | Published on Monday, 25 September, 2023

The appointment will reflect Professor Linton’s deep sector knowledge, as well as his passion for driving progress in economic research. His skills and experience will support the Faculty educate the next generation of economists.

Economics News | Published on Wednesday, 20 September, 2023

One of the lead researchers, Dr Toke Aidt, is a University Reader, Director of the Keynes Fund, fellow of Jesus College, and current Acting Chair of the Faculty of Economics.

Economics News | Published on Friday, 15 September, 2023

The co-principal Investigators Professor Vasco Carvalho, and Professor Matthew Elliott, have been awarded a grant of a quarter of a million US dollars by the Sloan Foundation to bring towards the mainstream of economics a branch of research on mes

Economics News | Published on Monday, 4 September, 2023

Dr Flavio Toxvaerd from the Faculty of Economics, a Fellow of Clare College and an Affiliated Researcher at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge has been awarded a top prize by the European Economic Association, winning

Economics News | Published on Friday, 1 September, 2023

Dr Toke Aidt, a University Reader, Director of the Keynes Fund, fellow of Jesus College, and current Acting Chair of the Faculty of Economics, has been awarded the Oliver Williamson Best Conference Paper Award by the Society for Institutional &amp

Economics News | Published on Monday, 26 June, 2023

Many alumni of the Faculty of Economics will remember Jagjit fondly, either from his lectures on macroeconomics, or from reading his r

Economics News | Published on Monday, 19 June, 2023

Our deep condolences go to Professor Cockerill’s family, friends and colleagues.

Professor Sanjeev Goyal is a former Chair of Faculty Board of Economics, and was the Founding Director of the Cambridge-INET Institute and knew Tony well.

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Economics News | Published on Friday, 16 June, 2023

The University of Cambridge Academic Career Pathways scheme recognises and reward outstanding contributions and celebrate academic achievement through promotion and pay progression.

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Economics News | Published on Tuesday, 23 May, 2023

Economics News | Published on Friday, 12 May, 2023

The new interdisciplinary MPhil in Economics and Data Science is intended to expand the knowledge of economists to the tools of data science.

Economics News | Published on Friday, 28 April, 2023

“Networks are everywhere: the infrastructure that brings water into our homes, the social networks made up of our friends and families, the supply chains connecting cities, people, and goods,” says Professor Goyal, explaining that networks are cen

Economics News | Published on Friday, 21 April, 2023

Professor Vasco Carvalho has picked up on Milton Friedman’s famous dictum concerning ‘long and variable lags’, that monetary actions affect economic conditions only after a lag that is both long and variable,

Economics News | Published on Monday, 13 March, 2023

“Funnily enough, it all began in the autumn last year, with an unexpected phone call while I was sitting down to have my lunch, when a BBC researcher asked if I could explain how bonds worked,” explains Victoria Bateman, who specialises in economi

Economics News | Published on Monday, 13 March, 2023
Economics News | Published on Thursday, 9 March, 2023

Established in 1950, the Feltrinelli Prize recognises outstanding achievements in the arts and sciences. It originally had two categories: International and Italian.

Economics News | Published on Thursday, 9 February, 2023

Professor Luigi Pasinetti was admitted as a research student at the Faculty of Economics in 1956 and returned in 1989 as a Visiting Professor.

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Economics News | Published on Wednesday, 4 January, 2023

The Dasgupta Review is an independent, global review on the Economics of Biodiversity led by Professor Dasgupta, commissioned by the UK Treasury in 2019.