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Economics Student Wins Gladstone Memorial Prize 

Faculty of Economics Undergraduate student, Eu-Wayne Mok (Christ’s College) has been jointly awarded the Gladstone Memorial Prize for his dissertation.

Published on - Monday 26th September 2022

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Immigration

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Justice System



Is a UK-US trade agreement getting closer? 

Professor Meredith Crowley discusses US tariffs on UK steel replaced by quotas on the BBC TV News World Business Outlook. Read More>>

Published on - Monday 6th June 2022

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Trade Deal

UK

US

Women in Economics



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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Ethnicity

Inequality

Marriage

US



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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Climate Change

US

Policy

GDP



The Relationship Between a Smuggler and a Politician. How do Drugs Corrupt Governments? 

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper showing how illegal drugs foster public corruption (using data on crack cocaine and public corruption from U.S. states) will be covered in tomorrow's issue of Iran's major weekly magazine, Tejarat-e-Farda. Read More>>

Published on - Thursday 11th February 2021

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Government

Drugs

Corruption

US



Tight Race in US Election 2020 Forecast 

A new method of forecasting the US presidential race appears to show the Democrats will win the popular vote. The forecast is tight, but indicates voters have a short memory of seismic economic events over the past few years. Emeritus Professor Hashem Pesaran explains why his model would have also forecast the U.S. Presidential election of 2016 which caught many by surprise.

Published on - Friday 23rd October 2020

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US

Heterogeneity

COVID-19

US Election



COVID-19 is Not World War II - William H. Janeway 

Dr. William H. Janeway's article titled "Covid 19 is not World War II" which discusses how the COVID-19 era has little in common with the US mobilization for war in the 1940s has appeared in Project Syndicate. Read More>>

Published on - Tuesday 28th April 2020

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COVID-19

Economic History

US



Iran Faces Fourth Crisis in Oil Crash 

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes was interviewed by Newsweek in the article "Iran Faces Fourth Crisis in Oil Crash Amid U.S. Sanctions, Coronavirus and Protests", which looks at the role of the corona virus, U.S. sanctions, and the slow down in oil markets on the Iranian economy.

Published on - Thursday 12th March 2020

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Oil

Sanctions

Iran

US



Is the UK headed for a trade war with the US? 

Dr. Meredith Crowley was interviewed by BBC Radio Scotland about the UK's proposed digital sales tax and whether it will lead to a trade war with the US. You can listen to the programme on the BBC website (starts at 1h 06m).

Published on - Monday 27th January 2020

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US

UK

Tax

Trade



UK and US Battle Over Digital Services Tax 

Dr. Meredith Crowley was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, discussing the US-UK spat over a proposed digital services tax on. You can listen to the programme on the BBC website (starts at 1h 25m).

Published on - Thursday 23rd January 2020

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US

UK

Tax

Trade



US-China Trade Relations: A Way Forward 

Dr. Meredith Crowley is a member of the US-China Trade Policy Working Group. Bloomberg reported that this trans-national working group have just released a proposal "US-China Trade Relations: A Way Forward", which proposes a new way to negotiate an end to the US-China Trade War. The statement was co-signed by a number of prominent economists and legal scholars, including 5 Nobel Laureates in Economics. Read More>>

Published on - Monday 28th October 2019

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US

China

Trade

Women in Economics



Is the U.S. Still Driving Globalization? 

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted in an article by the New York Times which discusses the changing position of the U.S. in globalization and the world order, particularly in light of President Trump's current China U.S. trade war and the tariffs imposed on Mexico.

Published on - Thursday 20th June 2019

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Trade

US

Globalisation

World Order



What would a US-UK trade deal look like? 

Dr. Meredith Crowley spoke to BBC News about a potential US-UK trade deal, along with David Henig (UK Director of European Centre For International Political Economy). You can watch the discussion on BBC presenter Christian Fraser's Twitter feed.

Published on - Wednesday 5th June 2019

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Trade

UK

US



Trade War: The Clash of Economic Systems Threatening Global Prosperity 

Dr. Meredith Crowley is the editor of a new CEPR Vox eBook, "Trade War: The Clash of Economic Systems Threatening Global Prosperity". The eBook was launched today via the CEPR website and is acompanied by a VoxEU column introduction, written by Dr. Crowley.

Published on - Thursday 30th May 2019

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Trade

US

China

Women in Economics



US-China Trade War 

Dr. Meredith Crowley gave two interviews about the ongoing US-China trade war. The first was the lead story for the BBC World Service - World Update "Trump imposes tariffs on China" and the second for BBC World News - TV Impact, "Will the US and China reach a deal?". She was also quoted in the article "Who loses out in the US-China trade war?", featured on the BBC website.

Published on - Tuesday 14th May 2019

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Trade

US

China

Women in Economics



US-China Trade Dispute, Tariff Threats and Negotiations 

Dr. Meredith Crowley gave four interviews about the US-China trade dispute and negotiations. BBC Radio 4 - Today Programme (starts 1h 51m), BBC World Service - World Update (starts 27m 30s) BBC World Service - Newshour (starts 31m 22s) and BBC World News - Impact.

Published on - Tuesday 7th May 2019

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Trade

US

China

Women in Economics



US-China Trade War Negotiations 

Dr. Meredith Crowley was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Today programme about the ongoing Trade War negotiations between the US and China. Dr. Crowley's segment starts at 15:00 minutes into the broadcast.

Published on - Friday 15th February 2019

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Trade

US

China

Women in Economics



The Marketplace of Faith 

Dr. Sriya Iyer looks at "Why are Americans so religious?" in an article published in the Wall Street Journal. This follows on from the recent publication of her book "The Economics of Religion in India". Which was one of the Times Literary Supplement's 'Books of the Year 2018'.

Published on - Thursday 3rd January 2019

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US

Religion

Women in Economics



U.S. Blocks Appointments of New Judges to World Trade Organization 

Dr. Meredith Crowley was interviewed on the NPR Morning Edition programme about her research with Rob Howse on the Tuna-Dolphin II dispute, in relation to President Trump's attacks on the World Trade Organization.

Published on - Wednesday 3rd October 2018

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Trade

US

WTO

Women in Economics



North American Free Trade Agreement 

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted in two BBC News articles about President Donald Trump's North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the US, Canada and Mexico. "Donald Trump says new trade deal is 'most important ever'" and "US and Canada reach new trade deal to replace Nafta".

Published on - Tuesday 2nd October 2018

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Trade

US

NAFTA

Women in Economics



North American Free Trade Agreement 

Dr. Meredith Crowley was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 Today program on "The Future of the NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)." Her interview starts at 1:18.

Published on - Wednesday 29th August 2018

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Trade

US

Women in Economics



President Trump's Trade War 

Dr. Meredith Crowley was interviewed by BloombergTV Bulgaria on 13th July 2018. She discussed President Trump's Trade War. Please note the article and video are in Bulgarian.

Published on - Thursday 19th July 2018

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Brexit

Trade

US

Women in Economics

Brexit Project Page >>



Innovation, Productivity & Trade Negotiations 

Dr. Ha-Joon Chang discussed "innovation, productivity and trade negotiations" with both the Wall Street Journal and Financial Express.

Published on - Tuesday 17th July 2018

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Trade

China

US



How does the US see Brexit? 

In this Royal Economic Society (RES) video Dr. Meredith Crowley looks at American attitudes, the potential for new trading partners and negative responses towards globalisation.

Published on - Tuesday 19th June 2018

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Brexit

US

Trade

Women in Economics

Brexit Project Page >>



Tariff Scares Can Reduce Export Activity 

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted in the NBC News article "Tariffs on sugar, shoes, mean higher costs for consumers". "Even the threat of a tariff - that is never followed through and imposed - can reduce export activity". Read More>>

Published on - Wednesday 13th June 2018

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Tariffs

Trade

US

Women in Economics



Injecting Chaos into Economic Policy Negotiations 

Dr. Meredith Crowley was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 Today about the recent G7 meeting in Canada and President Trump's policy of injecting chaos into international economic policy negotiations. Starts at 15 minutes into programme.

Published on - Monday 11th June 2018

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Trade

US

G7

Women in Economics



The Empirical Landscape of Trade Policy 

Dr. Meredith Crowley and Chad Bown's paper "The Empirical Landscape of Trade Policy" 2016, The Handbook of Commercial Policy was cited in the Washington Post article "There are 'nuggets of truth' to what Trump says about trade". Read More>>

Published on - Sunday 10th June 2018

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Trade

US

G7

Women in Economics



US steel tariffs imposed on EU and UK 

Dr. Meredith Crowley has given live interviews to AlJazeera TV and LBC Radio and been interviewed by The New York Times and BBC News regarding the US tariffs on steel and aluminium imported from the EU (including the UK)

Published on - Monday 4th June 2018

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Steel Tariffs

US

Brexit

Trade

Brexit Project Page >>



US-China Trade War and Trade Deflection 

Dr. Meredith Crowley gave an interview to Keri Philips of ABC's (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Rear Vision radio program examining trade wars of the past and how President Trump's trade war might unfold. The interview was broadcast on 22 April and is available now for download.

Published on - Sunday 22nd April 2018

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US

China

Trade

Women in Economics



Trade War Risks between the U.S. and China 

Dr. Meredith Crowley appeared on CTV News (Toronto) to disscus “Trade war risks between the U.S. and China”.

Published on - Monday 9th April 2018

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Trade

China

US

Women in Economics



Trade Wars: Passion vs Logic 

Dr. Meredith Crowley appeared on the BBC World Service Business Daily to disscus “Trade Wars: Passion vs Logic” presented by Ed Butler with Simon Tulette.

Published on - Sunday 8th April 2018

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Trade

China

US

Women in Economics



Impact of US-China Trade War on UK Industry 

Dr. Meredith Crowley discusses how a US-China trade war will impact UK industry as well as post-Brexit trade agreements, on BBC Radio Four, The Briefing Room - “Can you win a trade war?”, presented by David Aaronovitch.

Published on - Friday 6th April 2018

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Brexit

China

Trade

US

Brexit Project Page >>



Dr. Crowley Quoted in the New York Times 

Dr. Meredith CrowleyDr. Meredith Crowley was quoted by the New York Times in their article "Trump Says Getting Tough on Chinese Trade Will Empower U.S. He Risks the Opposite"

Published on - Tuesday 27th March 2018

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Brexit

China

US

Brexit Project Page >>



Dr. Crowley Discusses Trump's Trade Policy with the NY Times 

Dr. Meredith Crowley spoke about the danger that Trump's steel tariff poses to the World Trade Organization system of trade.

Published on - Monday 12th March 2018

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Trade

US

Women in Economics



Dr. Crowley Interviewed Live for BBC Radio 4 Today 

Dr. Meredith Crowley was interviewed live for BBC Radio 4 Today programme about the US's Import Tariffs on Steel. You can listen to the programme on the BBC iplayer for the next 29 days.

Published on - Friday 9th March 2018

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Trade

US

Women in Economics



Dr. Mohaddes's Research Featured in the News 

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper "Country-Specific Oil Supply Shocks and the Global Economy" (joint with Prof. Hashem Pesaran) was featured in the Albawaba News article "Reneging on the Nuclear Deal Will Isolate America, Empower China, and Distance Europe".

Published on - Thursday 1st March 2018

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US

China




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