Professor Geoff Harcourt 1931-2021
The Faculty of Economics is saddened to announce world renown economist Geoff Harcourt has passed away at the age of 90.
Published on - Tuesday 7th December 2021
Where now for Economics?
A fascinating debate to celebrate the launch of the Janeway Institute discussed the future heading of research into economics, and examined the link between financial markets and the real economy.
Published on - Monday 6th December 2021
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New £12m research centre for inclusive trade policy
A major new research centre on inclusive trade policy is to launch in early 2022. The Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy aims to be a centre of excellence for innovative trade policy research. It will include Co-Investigator Professor Meredith Crowley from the University of Cambridge Faculty of Economics and Janeway Institute.
Published on - Tuesday 30th November 2021
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Drastic changes in daily routines during UK lockdowns
A new study co-authored by Dr Ines Lee indicates that some people spent an extra hour a day on chores and childcare during lockdowns, while others got an added daily hour of solo leisure time – and most of us reduced time spent on paid work by around half an hour a day.
Published on - Thursday 4th November 2021
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New Faculty visiting professor
Wei Xiong is now a Visiting Professor and Director of Research in Faculty of Economics at the University of Cambridge. His research interests centre on capital market imperfections and behavioural finance.
Published on - Wednesday 3rd November 2021
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Project Syndicate: Supply-Shock Therapy
Research by Professors Matt Elliott and Vasco Carvalho into supply chain issues has been quoted in a timely feature on supply chain disruption and published by Project Syndicate.
Published on - Thursday 28th October 2021
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New Janeway Institute to transform economic research
Disseminating research at the frontier of economics is just one of the roles of a new research institute which will shape young minds and transform economic research. The new Weslie and William Janeway Institute for Economics will be primarily funded by Weslie and William Janeway.
Published on - Wednesday 13th October 2021
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New Faculty Director of Research
Professor Peng’s diverse research interest covers the area of social networks, behavioural finance, ESG, and corporate governance. Her research has been published in leading economics and finance journals. Currently she is the Krell Chair Professor in Finance at Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, City University of New York.
Published on - Monday 18th October 2021
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The value of sick pay: older workers & women often get less
Women and older workers are less likely to have access to employer-provided sick pay, according to Dr Christopher Rauh, from the Covid Inequality Project. The research has also found that workers in jobs that cannot be done from home are particularly unlikely to have sick pay.
Published on - Thursday 9th September 2021
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Sir Partha Dasgupta awarded Kew International Medal
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta awarded Kew International Medal for work to protect nature and stop biodiversity loss. The Economist was selected by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to receive the prestigious award following his ground-breaking report The Economics of Biodiversity.
Published on - Wednesday 8th September 2021
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Is marriage for white people? The US racial marriage divide
Are higher rates of incarceration and unemployment responsible for lower marriage rates among the black population in the US? Christopher Rauh has highlighted the difference in the marriage rates between black and white people in the US.
Published on - Monday 6th September 2021
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Professor Jayasri Dutta Obituary
The Faculty of Economics and the University of Cambridge is saddened to announce that a former member of the Faculty, Professor Jayasri Dutta, has passed away at the age of 68.
Published on - Tuesday 3rd August 2021
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Economics Undergraduate Wins the Ellen McArthur Prize
Natasha May from Emmanuel College has won the prize for best dissertation in Economic History. The selectors judged Natasha’s dissertation on ‘Investment and the Nazi economic recovery’ to be the best contribution to economic history submitted this year.
Published on - Thursday 22nd July 2021
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Women Economists Under-Represented in UK Academia
Women are underrepresented at almost every level within the discipline of economics in UK academia, according to a report by the Royal Economics Society co-authored by Dr Victoria Bateman.
Published on - Tuesday 13th July 2021
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William Janeway researches the relationship between venture capital booms and startups. He examines the way they are related to but also distinct from macroeconomic business cycles and stock market fluctuations.
Published on - Monday 5th July 2021
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European Union Politics Publish MPhil Paper
Eddy Yeung, a former University of Cambridge MPhil student, has been published in the academic journal, European Union Politics.
Published on - Monday 19th July 2021
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The famous Cambridge economist & author of Some Cambridge Controversies in the Theory of Capital Professor Geoff Harcourt, is celebrating his 90th Birthday.
Published on - Monday 28th June 2021
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Undergraduate Achievements Topped with Adam Smith Prizes
Three Undergraduate students in the Faculty of Economics have been awarded prizes following a superlative exam performance.
Published on - Thursday 1st July 2021
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Vasco Carvalho Reflects on the Success of Cambridge-INET
The Cambridge-INET Institute was created in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis and advances innovative approaches in economics.
Published on - Friday 18th June 2021
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COVID-19: How the Faculty Researched the Pandemic in Real Time
Dr Flavio Toxvaerd talks about the importance of the Faculty’s research into the current and future pandemics.
Published on - Thursday 17th June 2021
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Peter Bossaerts Awarded Leverhulme International Professorship
Professor Peter Bossaerts has been awarded the Leverhulme International Professorship at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Economics.
Published on - Monday 17th May 2021
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University Admissions could do with a Matchmaker
Dr Aytek Erdil has proposed a major shake-up of the university admissions system in the UK. The key to his Post-Qualification Admissions model is to have UCAS act as a ‘matchmaker’, using the Gale-Shapley algorithm.
Published on - Friday 14th May 2021
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New Keynes Fund PhD Students Small Awards Scheme
The Keynes Fund at the Faculty of Economics has appended another funding stream for PhD students to apply for small grants outside the main funding process.
Published on - Wednesday 12th May 2021
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The Gender Gap in Mental Health Widened by Lockdowns
Women, the young, and the less educated have borne the brunt of mental health issues resulting from lockdowns, which has often exacerbated job and earnings losses, according to research by Dr Christopher Rauh
Published on - Friday 30th April 2021
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Behavioural Responses to the Vaccine Rollout
Now that the Covid vaccine rollout is in full swing, changes to our behaviour are starting to emerge. New research by Dr Toxvaerd shows how these changes are impacting how many people act in public.
Published on - Tuesday 27th April 2021
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New Gift to Promote Study of Egalitarian Capitalism
A gift from Gavin Oldham (Trinity 1968), Chair and CEO of Share PLC, will fund a new programme of research to study egalitarian capitalism at the University of Cambridge.
Published on - Monday 29th March 2021
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The Keynes Fund: Research into an Inefficient Market
Dr Toke Aidt explains how the Keynes Fund operates. It has been responsible for supporting many researchers who have provided fascinating insights into economics and the way markets work.
Published on - Wednesday 24th March 2021
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Oliver Linton Elected Society for Financial Econometrics President
The Society for Financial Econometrics is a global network of academics and practitioners dedicated to sharing research and ideas in the fast growing field of financial econometrics.
Published on - Tuesday 6th April 2021
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Predicting When Conflict Breaks Out: A Hard Problem
Dr Christopher Rauh is proposing a new model for forecasting conflict, which could predict when outbreaks of violence might escalate and spill into armed conflict.
Published on - Thursday 25th March 2021
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Why Communications Should be Transparent
Dr Petra Geraats outlines her work on a new code for transparency, in a call for openness published by the International Monetary Fund.
Published on - Tuesday 23rd March 2021
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How Supply Chain Disruptions Led to a Wide Economic Impact of 2011 Japan Earthquake
Supply chains can render localized environmental disasters into a much larger economy-wide downturn, according to Professor Carvalho at the Faculty of Economics.
Published on - Monday 15th March 2021
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Professor Lucia Reisch appointed to El-Erian Professorship
The Faculty of Economics is delighted to announce that Professor Lucia A. Reisch, Dr. oec., has been appointed to the El Erian Professor of Behavioural Economics and Policy.
Published on - Monday 8th March 2021
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Complex Interactions Between Parents and Children Summarised
Whether a child is brought up by active or laid back parents can have a significant impact on their personality in later life, according to new research by Dr Christopher Rauh.
Published on - Monday 22nd February 2021
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Social Distancing: Does Voluntary or Mandated Distancing have more Economic Impact?
New research by Professor Giancarlo Corsetti questions the assumption that voluntary social distancing has less economic impact than mandated social distancing in the current pandemic.
Published on - Monday 1st March 2021
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Venture Capital in the 21st Century
Dr William H Janeway, an affiliated member of the Faculty of Economics, has launched a new video series that explores economic growth and development through technological innovation.
Published on - Monday 15th February 2021
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Gendered Economic Impact of Coronavirus
A new report on the gendered economic impact of the current coronvirus pandemic features Dr Christopher Rauh. It says the government risks turning the clock back on gender equality.
Published on - Tuesday 9th February 2021
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Smart Sovereign Credit Ratings Suggest Global Warming Downgrades
The first sovereign credit rating to directly include climate science shows that many national economies can expect downgrades to occur within a decade unless action is taken to reduce emissions.
Published on - Thursday 18th March 2021
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Keynes Fund 18th Call for Projects
The Keynes Fund has announced it's 18th Call for Projects. The deadline for project proposals is 26th March 2021. Please see the Keynes Fund site for the criteria and details of the project applications process.
Published on - Monday 1st February 2021
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Dr Sriya Iyer Appointed Keynes Fund Deputy Director
Dr Sriya Iyer has been appointed Deputy Director of the Keynes Fund, which promotes quality research in economics and finance at the University of Cambridge.
Published on - Monday 8th February 2021
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Call to Transform Economics to Halt Natural World Destruction
Nations will have to rethink economic growth as a measure of success if they want to make good on pledges to halt the destruction of the natural world, according to a report co-authored by Prof Dasgupta.
Published on - Tuesday 2nd February 2021
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Eurozone Shocks Impact Outside the Eurozone
New research by Professor Giancarlo Corsetti suggests that monetary and economic shocks in the Eurozone have a significant impact in neighbouring countries outside the zone. But this impact is no different in countries which peg their currency to the euro, than in countries with a flexible exchange rate, such as the UK.
Published on - Monday 1st February 2021
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Rebuilding a Resilient Britain: Trade and Aid
Dr Meredith Crowley has contributed to a report for the Government Office for Science on Rebuilding a Resilient Britain: Trade and Aid. Dr Crowley was part of a working group which produced the report, identifying existing evidence, and gaps in the evidence base.
Published on - Tuesday 26th January 2021
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US GDP Drop Following Paris Accord is at Most 0.6%
The United States plans to rejoin the Paris climate accord. Faculty academics have examined what this means for the US economy & GDP. They suggest a carbon tax of 32.3% is needed for US to achieve its original Paris pledge, which might cause US GDP to fall up to 0.6%.
Published on - Friday 22nd January 2021
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Report: Contribution to Strategy Review of European Central Bank
Dr. Petra Geraats's contribution to the strategy review of the European Central Bank (ECB) has been published in a report by the Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability (IMFS) in Frankfurt.
Published on - Wednesday 6th January 2021
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