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Associate Professor Toxvaerd interviewed on cost of living crisis

Associate Professor Toxvaerd interviewed on cost of living crisis 

An analysis of the UK cost of living crisis discussed by Associate Professor Flavio Toxvaerd from the Faculty of Economics on Radio Ciudad. Read More>>

Published on - Thursday 25th May 2023

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Cost of Living

Supply Chains

UK

Brexit


St Catharine’s College highlights Catz Economics Fellows

St Catharine’s College highlights Catz Economics Fellows 

An article on Catz Economics Fellows has been published today as part of the College’s 550th anniversary celebrations. Read More>>

Published on - Tuesday 23rd May 2023

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Poverty

Inequality

Diversity

Economic Inequality


Charles Read new book calming the storms

Charles Read new book calming the storms 

The latest book from Dr Charles Read, an Affiliated Lecturer in our Faculty of Economics is ‘Calming the Storms: the Carry Trade, the Banking School and British Financial Crises since 1825’. Read More>>

Published on - Wednesday 10th May 2023

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Banking

Financial Crises

Finance

UK Economy


Dominant male faces get more information

Dominant male faces get more information 

Research by Lin Peng, a Visiting Professor and Director of Research in Faculty of Economics has been featured in the Wall Street Journal. Read More>>

Published on - Tuesday 9th May 2023

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Facial Recognition

Stock Market

Forecasts

Gender


The business of economics

The business of economics 

Professor Sriya Iyer from the Faculty of Economics, and Professor Chander Velu from the Department of Engineering have a letter published in The Economist magazine this week arguing that Economics is continuing to be a foundational discipline, but it has the potential to become as practical as engineering. Read More>>

Published on - Monday 24th April 2023

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Economics

Discipline

Toolbox

Business


Alexander Skarsgard, Partha Dasgupta and the Answer to Everything

Alexander Skarsgard, Partha Dasgupta and the Answer to Everything 

In 2021, Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta prepared a 610-page report for the British government about the financial value of nature. Read More>>

Published on - Monday 3rd April 2023

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Biodiversity

Climate Change

Environment

UK Government


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. Read More>>

Published on - Wednesday 15th March 2023

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Silicon Valley

Banks

Finance

Interest Rates


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. Read More>>

Published on - Thursday 9th March 2023

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Automation

Jobs

Unions

Workers


No Light, No Sleep and Secret Passwords

No Light, No Sleep and Secret Passwords 

The Faculty's Assistant Professor of Economics Alexander Rodnyansky is an economic adviser to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. He has been interviewed by the Times, about life in Zelensky's Ukraine war bunker.

Published on - Monday 20th February 2023

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Ukraine

Conflict

Workers


Tight jobs market? AI meets worker shortage

Tight jobs market? AI meets worker shortage 

Christopher Rauh’s discussion paper published by the Centre for Economic Policy Research has been mentioned in an article by Reuters on the tough jobs market.

Published on - Friday 17th February 2023

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AI

Automation

Jobs

Workers


Analysis of Britain’s financial stability in the Truss Era

Analysis of Britain’s financial stability in the Truss Era 

Charles Read has been quoted in an article about Liz Truss’ mini budget, saying he warned about the dangers of a policy that would quickly raise interest rates. Read More>>

Published on - Monday 6th February 2023

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Finance

Interest Rates

Policy

UK Economy


Meredith Crowley on Brexit

Meredith Crowley on Brexit 

Professor Meredith Crowley was interviewed on the BBC 2 TV programme Newsnight with her analysis of the state of the UK economy three years on from Brexit.

Published on - Wednesday 1st February 2023

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Brexit

Post-Brexit

Trade

UK Economy

Brexit Project Page >>


Why health-care services are in chaos everywhere

Why health-care services are in chaos everywhere 

Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics Christopher Rauh's research has been featured in the Economist Magazine.

Published on - Wednesday 18th January 2023

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COVID-19

Excess Mortality

Pandemic

Public Health


National accounts in a world of naturally occurring data

National accounts in a world of naturally occurring data 

Prof. Vasco Carvalho has been featured in the magazine for the Stone Centre which advances research and teaching to provide a clear understanding of the causes of wealth inequality, and its economic and political consequences.

Published on - Tuesday 17th January 2023

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Algorithms

Data

Inequality

National Accounts


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