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Economics Events | Published on Monday, 15 April, 2024
Event location: Palmerston Room, Fisher Building, St John’s College
Event date: May 2, 2019

Professor Sheilagh Ogilvie is in dialogue with Professor Walter Scheidel (Stanford) on "What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us?" at the Newell Classics Event. This event is Cambridge's most prestigious occasion for public-facing classical scholarship, and takes place on the 2nd May 2019 in the Palmerston Room, Fisher Building, St John's College.

Economics News | Published on Tuesday, 6 December, 2022

The traditional site of Jesus College, which was established in 1496, saw a much younger anniversary than many it has seen, with the tenth birthday of the Keynes Fund this autumn.

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Tuesday, 4 October, 2022

Dr Alexander Rodnyansky from the Faculty of Economics has been extensively quoted in the UK’s Guardian Newspaper about the cost of rebuilding Ukraine.

Economics News | Published on Monday, 14 March, 2022

The Faculty of Economics Assistant Professor Alexander Rodnyansky (Christs' College, Cambridge) says, "war will always have a catastrophic impact.

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Friday, 4 March, 2022

Dr Alexander Rodnyansky, who is currently an economic adviser to President Zelenskyy, has been speaking to news outlets about the effect of the current conflict on the Ukrainian economy and people.

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Monday, 22 November, 2021

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's joint paper on the long-term macroeconomic effects of climate change has been quoted in a letter to the Chair of the US Federal Reserve.

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Wednesday, 20 October, 2021

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper on Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change, has been quoted in the Washington Post.

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Tuesday, 6 July, 2021

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper on Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change, has been quoted in the Telegraph. The paper (joint with Matthew Kahn, Ryan Ng, M.

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Monday, 8 March, 2021

Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta was interviewed by Channel 4 News about the findings of his independent report into the Economics of Biodiversity and if there is another way, other than GDP, to measure if economies are doing well.

Economics News | Published on Monday, 15 February, 2021

The new online videos presented by the renowned investor and scholar Dr William H Janeway are based on his book Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy, published by Cambridge University Press in 2018, and the course he teaches at the University of Cambridge’s M.Phil in Finance and Economics.

Economics News | Published on Tuesday, 2 February, 2021

The Dasgupta Review suggests the world is being put at risk by the failure of economics to take account of the rapid depletion of the natural world and new measures are needed to avoid a catastrophic breakdown

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Wednesday, 9 December, 2020

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd has published a new blog for ProMarket (the online publication for The Stigler Center, University of Chicago Booth).

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Monday, 19 October, 2020

China's economy is picking up steam as the country continues to steadily recover from the economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The world's second largest economy expanded 4.9% in the July-to-September quarter compared to a year ago, according to new Chinese government statistics. It's a V shaped recovery, according to Dr.

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Wednesday, 6 May, 2020

Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta will be talking to Minouche Shafik (LSE Director) about his research into "The Economics of Biodiversity". The virtual event will take place on Thursday 7th May 2020 1.00pm to 2.00pm and is hosted by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Friday, 1 May, 2020

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti's research entitled "Can Social Distancing Improve Trade Between Health And Economy?" has been featured by CNBC and University of Cambridge Research News.

Economics News | Published on Tuesday, 14 April, 2020

From the RES website:

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Tuesday, 18 February, 2020

Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta was interviewed by Radio New Zealand about his research into biodiversity, particularly his Review of the Economics of Biodiversity and his pioneering work into Inclusive Wealth Index, that aims to puts a monetary value on natural resources.

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Wednesday, 27 November, 2019

Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta gave the 2019 Martin Buber Memorial Lecture at the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, on the 26th November 2019, in Jerusalem. Prof. Dasgupta's talk was titled "The Economics of Biodiversity".

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Thursday, 11 July, 2019

The Faculty is delighted to announce that Rhys Williams, Nick Robin and Dano Meiske (formerly BA, MPhil in Economics and MPhil in E

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Monday, 13 May, 2019

Professor Partha Dasgupta's research into biodiversity for the UN has been quoted by an article in the Guardian newspaper.

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Monday, 13 May, 2019

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes gave a presentation on the 10th May 2019 entitled "Long-Term Growth Effects of Climate Change" at the Climate Change and Central Banking Workshop in Ottawa, organized by the Bank of Canada.

Economics News | Published on Wednesday, 3 April, 2019

In the Spring Statement, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer announced:

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Thursday, 5 April, 2018

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's column "When is debt a drag on economic growth?" was published on the ERF Policy Portal. Click through to read his column on the ERF forum.

Economics News | Published on Wednesday, 5 June, 2013

Professorships awarded this year. Funded by the Wolfson Foundation, these awards finance replacement teaching and research expenses, freeing a senior scholar to pursue a three-year research programme in the humanities or social sciences.

Economics News | Published on Thursday, 13 May, 2010

In 1980 he succeeded Brian Reddaway as Professor of Political Economy (Marshall’s Chair).