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Keynes Fund 21st Call for Projects

The Keynes Fund has announced it's 21st Call for Projects. The deadline for project proposals is 30th September 2022. Please see the Keynes Fund site for the criteria and details of the project applications process.

Published on - Wednesday 25th May 2022

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COVID and Economics, Explain it to a Comedian - Video

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed by Comedian Sammy Obeid, for his "Explain it to a comedian" video series. Read More>>

Published on - Tuesday 24th May 2022

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Predicting Conflict - Sustainable Development Talks

Dr. Christopher Rauh spoke to the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks series about his research into conflict prediction. Read More>>

Published on - Monday 23rd May 2022

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Monetary Policy in a High Inflation and Volatile Environment - Video

Dr Petra Geraats gave a presentation on "Taking the Right Path: Monetary Policy in a High Inflation and Volatile Environment" at an event organised by the Resolution Foundation and the Money, Macro and Finance Society. Read More>>

Published on - Tuesday 10th May 2022

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Weak links in supply chains are weaponised

An article in Nature magazine this week notes that weak links in finance and supply chains can be easily weaponised. It quotes the paper Prof. Vasco Carvalho, Prof. Matthew Elliot & John Spray, Supply Chain Bottlenecks in a Pandemic.

Published on - Tuesday 10th May 2022

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How would an energy embargo affect Germany’s economy?

Professor Vasco Carvalho's research on Production Networks and Professor Matthew Elliott's research into Supply Network Formation and Fragility has been quoted in The Economist. Read More>>

Published on - Friday 29th April 2022

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Building resilient supply chains

Professor Vasco Carvalho's research on Production Networks, has been extensively quoted in the 2022 Economic Report of the US President, on 'Building Resilient Supply Chains'. Read More>>

Published on - Thursday 28th April 2022

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Conversations with Sebastian Galiani: Episode XLV - Video

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed by Sebastian Galiani, for his 'Conversations' video series (in Spanish). Read More>>

Published on - Thursday 7th April 2022

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National Poetry Competition has its youngest ever winner

Faculty of Economics student, Eric Yip’s National Poetry Competition win, has been featured in the Guardian. Read More>>

Published on - Thursday 31st March 2022

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The Ukraine conflict is an economic catastrophe

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. Read More>>

Published on - Friday 4th March 2022

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Behaviour and Policy During Pandemics Workshop - Videos

Watch videos from the Behaviour and Policy During Pandemics: Models and Methods Workshop, hosted by Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd and the Isaac Newton Institute. Read More>>

Published on - Thursday 3rd March 2022

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Better UK sick pay will help us live with Covid

Dr. Christopher Rauh's research into the value of sick pay, has been mentioned in a Financial Times article. Read More>>

Published on - Tuesday 1st March 2022

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What is ‘the Cambridge difference’ in teaching economics?

Professor Tiago Cavalcanti explains what matters is studying economic problems and their issues, plus additional training in political philosophy. Read More>>

Published on - Thursday 10th February 2022

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Strain on health services led to extra non-covid deaths

Dr. Christopher Rauh and Thiemo Fetzer's (University of Warwick) research into the pressures put on public health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been picked up by a range of media sources. Read More>>

Published on - Wednesday 26th January 2022

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Tackling Covid by talking to each other

In the Financial Times Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd argues that we can’t tackle Covid unless economists and epidemiologists talk to each other. Read More>>

Published on - Wednesday 26th January 2022

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Kamiar Mohaddes paper runner-up in FT awards

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper, "Rising Temperatures, Falling Ratings: The Effect of Climate Change on Sovereign Creditworthiness", was named runner-up in the Financial Times Responsible Business Education Awards. Read More>>

Published on - Thursday 20th January 2022

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Impact of Omicron on UK economy expected to be modest

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was quoted in the Financial Times newspaper's article on the economic impact of the Omicron variant. Read More>>

Published on - Friday 14th January 2022

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Invest more money in climate mitigation today

Dr Kamiar Mohaddes's work on climate mitigation is quoted in the Boston Globe, as climate experts warn that failure to address the climate crisis will come at an even higher price. Read More>>

Published on - Wednesday 22nd December 2021

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Tougher measures against COVID-19 predicted for Europe

The data on the number of detected cases of the Omicron strain are not encouraging. Many European governments will need to resort to new measures against the spread of the new strain. Read More>>

Published on - Wednesday 22nd December 2021

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How do antivirals affect the risks we face and the way we behave?

Following the announcement that antiviral treatments for Covid-19 will soon be available, will this reduce people’s incentives to avoid becoming infected, lessen their readiness to practice social distancing or even discourage them from getting vaccinated. Read More>>

Published on - Friday 17th December 2021

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COVID vaccine passports 'increase jab uptake' in countries with lower coverage

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd has commented on Sky News about a study which shows COVID certification led more people to get vaccinated. Read More>>

Published on - Wednesday 15th December 2021

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Lin Peng's research on Lottery Stocks quoted in the FT

Research by Visiting Professor Lin Peng, Director of Research at the Faculty of Economics, and Fellow at Darwin College, has been quoted in the Financial Times. She and her co-authors analysed a vast digital database about stock trading flows and social media networks to study the phenomena of so-called “lottery stocks”.

Published on - Friday 10th December 2021

Bracken Bower Prize 2021 Winners

Ines Lee and Eileen Tipoe have won the £15,000 Bracken Bower Prize with their proposal for a book about the future of higher education, Failing the Class. Read More>>

Published on - Wednesday 8th December 2021

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