Part 2B student James Legrand (Jesus College) said “I am delighted to win this award; it is very satisfying for my research to be recognised in this way. I would like to thank Alex Savu for his exceptional support and advice as my dissertation supervisor, as well as Toke Aidt for his guidance and care as my Director of Studies.
Economics News | Published on Monday, 31 January, 2022
“The concept of Universal Basic Income has gained traction among some politicians and interest groups,” says Dr Christopher Rauh, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics.
Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Monday, 1 November, 2021
Dr. Christopher Rauh and Karin Kimbrough (Chief Economist, LinkedIn) discuss women’s exodus from the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic with Bloomberg’s Lizzy Burden at the Bloomberg Equality Summit.
Keywords: InequalitiesCOVID-19GenderWorkers
Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Wednesday, 21 July, 2021
In the first weeks of the pandemic, the submission of articles to journals by women, fell dramatically more than their male counterparts.
Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Friday, 14 May, 2021
Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd has written a new article for the Economics Observatory that looks at whether the patents on Covid-19 vaccines should be waived to allow low-income countries to produce their own doses. There has been much debate about this and if such a course of action is likely to have any effect.
Keywords: InequalitiesPatentsVaccinesCOVID-19
Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Thursday, 13 May, 2021
Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd and Anthony McDonnell (Center for Global Development), have written a new article for the Economics Observatory that discusses the inequalities of vaccine development. This blog looks at how lower-income countries are often left out of the race to develop and distribute vaccines.
Keywords: DevelopmentInequalitiesVaccinesCOVID-19
Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Thursday, 15 April, 2021
Times Higher Education has quoted the research by Dr. Amano-Patiño, Dr. Faraglia, Dr.
Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Friday, 5 March, 2021
As part of International Women's Day, Dr. Chryssi Giannitsarou will be a guest speaker at the University College Dublin (UCD) webinar, "Bridging the gender gap: Research and responses to COVID-19". The online event will take place on Monday 8th March 2021 at 11.00am.
Economics News | Published on Monday, 22 February, 2021
“Investment in early childhood is well known to be crucial for developing the child's ‘human capital.” Says Dr Rauh. “Parents invest a lot of time in their child, but the amount varies considerably, and they engage in different ways. For example, by taking their kids to visit museums or frequently reading to their children.”
Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Thursday, 18 February, 2021
Dr. Chryssi Giannitsarou and Sarah Smith (University of Bristol) have written an article for the Royal Economic Society, that says the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and intensified inequalities in many areas of our life, including academic life.
Economics News | Published on Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
The government must assess equality impact of every policy or risk turning the clock back, according to a new report by Women and Equalities Committee.
Economics News | Published on Tuesday, 13 October, 2020
“It is clear women, and particularly mothers, will take a larger economic ‘hit’ due to the coronavirus pandemic. Overwhelmingly it’s still women who do much of the child rearing, and they have some unenviable choices to make,” says Dr Christopher Rauh, an economist at the University of Cambridge.
Keywords: EmploymentInequalitiesCOVID-19Workers
Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
Dr Christopher Rauh, with Abi Adams-Prassl (University of Oxford), Teodora Boneva (University of Zurich) and Marta Golin (Univer
Keywords: EmploymentInequalitiesCOVID-19Workers
Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Monday, 21 October, 2013
Keywords: DevelopmentInequalities