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How did religion mediate the effect of the pandemic on mental health?

A new paper shows the how Covid-19 and the resulting lockdowns affected various aspects of people’s lives, including their mental health.

Professor Faraglia awarded J M Keynes Fellowship

Professor of Macroeconomics and Finance Elisa Faraglia in the Faculty of Economics has been awarded the J M Keynes Fellowship in Financial Economics.

Professor Carvalho to join EEA

A member of the Faculty of Economics has joined the European Economic Association Council for a term of five years.

Building an alliance to map global supply networks

A new academic paper co-authored by the Faculty’s Professor of Macroeconomics Vasco Carvalho has been published by Science Magazine, and suggests that new firm-level data can inform policy-making.

Staff and students welcomed by new Chair

The new Chair of the Faculty of Economics has welcomed new members of the Faculty, returning staff, University and College Teaching Officers, and students at an event in the Stone Room.

Recent Publications

: "The Empirical Content of Binary Choice Models"
Bhattacharya, D.
Econometrica [2021]

: "Spurious Factor Analysis"
Onatski, A. and Wang, C.
Econometrica [2021]

: "The Risk-Premium Channel of Uncertainty: Implications for Unemployment and Inflation"
Freund, L. B., Lee, H. and Rendahl, P.
Review of Economic Dynamics, forthcoming [2023]

: "On the Management of Population Immunity"
Toxvaerd, F.M.O. and Rowthorn, R.
Journal of Economic Theory [2022]

: "The Hard Problem of Prediction for Conflict Prevention"
Mueller, H. and Rauh, C.
Journal of the European Economic Association [2022]

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MPhil in Economics and Data Science

COVID-19 Economic Research

Media Mentions & Appearances

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Political leadership and anti-scientific messaging

During the COVID-19 pandemic, national health authorities in many countries recommended that citizens wear masks and practice social distancing to

Sir Partha Dasgupta discusses sustainability and biodiversity

The Faculty's Sir Partha Dasgupta explains why climate change is really a subset of the broader issue of how

Conflict forecast in National News

Research into forecasting conflict by Professor Christopher Rauh has been featured in the weekend edition of th

Study drugs make us worse at problem-solving

A study by the Faculty's Professor Peter Bossaerts has been featured in the Economist.

Gallo quoted on AI dangers

Professor Edoardo Gallo has been quoted in an article on the existential risk posed by AI in an article in El P

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.

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Today's Seminars

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Faculty Events

21 Feb

Meade Lecture 2023-2024 - Prof. Ulrike Malmendier

Yusuf Hamied Theatre, Christ's College

6 Mar

3rd Symposium on Competition Policy

Clare College

Job Vacancies

Janeway Institute Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (Research Assistant/Associate)

Deadline: Mon, 15/01/2024

Assistant Professor posts in the Faculty of Economics

Deadline: Fri, 01/12/2023

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