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Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta Interview

Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta Interview

The Faculty's Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta has received an elevated knighthood in the New Year Honours list, led an independent, global review on the Economics of Biodiversity and next month a conference will be held to honour his research.


Why understanding the economy is important for everyone

Why understanding the economy is important for everyone

Faculty’s Victoria Bateman and Diane Coyle, the Bennett Professor of Public Policy have taken part in the BBC Radio 4 economics series “Understand: the economy”, which looks to explain basic issues within the economy to a much wider audience.


Ivano Cardinale awarded Feltrinelli Giovani Prize

Ivano Cardinale awarded Feltrinelli Giovani Prize

An affiliated member of the Faculty of Economics has received the Feltrinelli Giovani Prize 2022 for pioneering research into structural political economy.


Charlie Nunn Interview

Charlie Nunn recently visited Cambridge, and spoke to the Faculty’s Julian Lorkin in front of an audience of Economics students and members of the Faculty for the first in our series of Cambridge Connections talks.


Gillette Hall PhD Funding

Gillette Hall describes how after struggling financially, Bill Janeway's philanthropic donation funded and transformed her PhD.


Keynes Fund Celebrates 10 years

A decade of the Keynes Fund and the nineth Keynes Fund Research Day has been celebrated at Jesus College



Recent publications


Persistent Overconfidence and Biased Memory: Evidence from Managers

"Persistent Overconfidence and Biased Memory: Evidence from Managers"
Huffman, D., Raymond, C. and Shvets, J.
American Economic Review [2022]


Supply Network Formation and Fragility

"Supply Network Formation and Fragility"
Elliott, M., Golub, B. and Leduc, M. V.
American Economic Review [2022]


Cross-Country Stock Market Comovement: A Macro Perspective

"Cross-Country Stock Market Comovement: A Macro Perspective"
Anagnostopoulos, A., Atesagaoglu, O. E., Faraglia, E. and Giannitsarou, C.
Journal of Monetary Economics [2022]


Review of Forging the Franchise: The Political Origins of the Women's Vote

"Review of Forging the Franchise: The Political Origins of the Women's Vote"
Aidt, T. S.
Journal of Economic Literature [2022]


Does Competition Increase Pass-Through?

"Does Competition Increase Pass-Through?"
Ritz, R.
Rand Journal of Economics, forthcoming [2023]




Spotlight



COVID-19 Economic Research

COVID-19 Economic Research, led by Cambridge-INET



Find out about The Faculty's Brexit Research

Find out about The Faculty's Brexit Research




Media mentions & appearances


Academic analysis of Silicon Valley Bank

Academic analysis of Silicon Valley Bank

Charles Read, an affiliated lecturer for the Faculty, has an opinion piece in the Conversation regarding the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. He looks at how interest rates helped trigger its collapse and what central bankers should do next.


Workers’ responses to the threat of automation

Workers’ responses to the threat of automation

Christopher Rauh's article into the threat automation poses to many workers has been published in VoxEU.


The Times: No Light, No Sleep and Secret Passwords


Reuters: Tight jobs market? AI meets worker shortage


Guardian: Analysis of Britain’s financial stability in the Truss Era


BBC Newsnight: Meredith Crowley on Brexit



Videos


Cambridge Economics Alumni Webinar Series

In this webinar, Professor Tiago Cavalcanti outlined the importance of understanding the economic impact of climate change mitigation policies for adoption of such policies that reduce emissions and transition a country towards a low-carbon future. Then, Professor Chryssi Giannitsarou discussed the link between the rise in cross-country stock market correlations and the increase in foreign direct investments across the world.

 



Faculty Events


20 Apr

Conference in Honour of Sir Partha Dasgupta
Newnham College, University of Cambridge

10 May

Keynes Lecture 2022-2023 - Prof. Xavier Gabaix
Room LG19, the Faculty of Law

15 May

Workshop on Big Data in Economics and Finance
Winstanley Theatre, Trinity College, Cambridge



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Job Market and Placements


Job Market and Placements


2022-2023 Job Market Candidates



Student & Staff Behaviour


Athena Swan - Student and Staff Behaviour


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Women in Economics


This video highlights why women should study economics at Cambridge


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