The Faculty of Economics does very well in REF 2014
The Faculty of Economics did very well in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014. According to the ranking published by the Times Higher Education, the Faculty was 2nd measured by the quality of research output, 6th in terms of impact, and 4th overall. The Faculty’s chairman, Professor Sanjeev Goyal comments:
Published on - Thursday 18th December 2014
The Fall issue of Journal of Economic Perspectives features the work of three Cambridge economists
The Fall issue of Journal of Economic Perspectives has a very strong Cambridge presence. In three separate articles, Dr Vasco Carvalho, Professor Kaivan Munshi and Professor Sheliagh Ogilvie discuss frontier research on production networks, on community networks, and on the economics of guilds.
Published on - Thursday 13th November 2014
Dr Vasco Carvalho Awarded Wiley Prize in Economics
Dr Vasco Carvalho has been awarded the Wiley Prize in Economics. The Wiley Prize in Economics rewards achievement in research by an outstanding early career economist. Research may be in any field of economics or economic history. The Prize was first awarded in 2013.
Published on - Friday 25th July 2014
Partha Dasgupta Receives European Lifetime Achievement Award in Environmental Economics
At the 5th World Congress of the Associations of Environmental and Resource Economists, Partha Dasgupta received the European Lifetime Achievement Award in Environmental Economics from the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.
Published on - Monday 14th July 2014
Kamiar Mohaddes's Research makes National and University News
The Paper, Fair weather or foul: the macroeconomic effects of El Niño, by Dr Kamiar Mohaddes, Paul Cashin and Mehdi Raissi comes as the Australian Bureau of Meteorology says there is at least a 70% chance of an El Nino weather event developing in 2014.
Published on - Sunday 13th July 2014
Dr. Edoardo Gallo's research on "Whatever it takes to win: Rivalry increases unethical behavior" featured in the Financial Times, USA Today, and New York Magazine.
Dr. Edoardo Gallo's research into the link between rivalry and unethical behaviour is featured in the Financial Times, USA Today, and New York Magazine.
Published on - Thursday 26th June 2014
Dr Edoardo Gallo appears on BBC 5 Live
Dr Edoardo Gallo appears on BBC 5 live Science and the Naked Scientists broadcast to talk about football and economics.
Published on - Wednesday 2nd July 2014
Sriya Iyer Receives University Teaching Award
The 21st annual Pilkington Prizes, which honour excellence in teaching across the collegiate University, were held at Downing College last night. Sriya Iyer was one of those awarded.
Published on - Tuesday 1st July 2014
Gabriel Palma to address the 17th IEA World Congress
Gabriel Palma will address the Plenary Session of the 17th World Congress of the International Economic Association on June 10 2014.
Published on - Thursday 5th June 2014
Jane Fruehwirth Promoted to a Readership
Jane Fruehwirth has been promoted to a Readership from 1 October 2014. See all the promotions on the Cambridge University Reporter
Published on - Friday 13th June 2014
Royal Economic Society Junior Fellows
Royal Economic Society Junior Fellows 2014-2015
Published on - Monday 9th June 2014
Making PPPs work again
Cambridge-INET Postdoctoral Fellow, Rohit Lamba has had an article "Making PPPs work again" published in the Live Mint & Wall Street Journal. His article looks at Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and making the risks between private contractors and the government more transparent.
Published on - Monday 21st July 2014
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Saleem Bahaj has been awarded the Klaus Liebscher Award
Saleem Bahaj has been awarded the Klaus Liebscher Award 2014, by the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, for a Paper on "Systemic Sovereign Risk: Macroeconomic Implications in the Euro Area"
Published on - Monday 12th May 2014
Daniel Goya Leon Awarded a Teaching Excellence Award
We are very pleased to announce that Teaching Assistants, Daniel Goya Leon has been awarded a Teaching Excellence Award for his work on for Diploma Paper 3 course.
Published on - Monday 12th May 2014
Ha-Joon Chang voted no. 9 in the Prospect World Thinkers poll
Ha-Joon Chang has been voted no. 9 in the Prospect World Thinkers 2014 poll.
Published on - Thursday 24th April 2014
The Marshall Lectures 2013-2014 Videos Uploaded
Professor Alvin Roth's 2014 Marshall Lecture "Matching Markets and Market Design". The videos for day 1, day 2 and the question and answer session have been uploaded to the Faculty website.
Published on - Friday 28th March 2014
Prof. Sanjeev Goyal to give Keynote Lecture in Montreal
Professor Sanjeev Goyal to give Keynote Lecture at `Symposium on Social Networks, Social Media and the Economics of Food' in Montreal, Canada.
Published on - Tuesday 27th May 2014
Sriya Iyer has been awarded the Pilkington Teaching Prize
The 21st annual Pilkington Prizes, which honour excellence in teaching across the collegiate University, have been awarded. These prizes are awarded annually to academic staff, with candidates nominated by Schools within the University.
Published on - Wednesday 12th February 2014
Oliver Linton has been appointed Co-Editor of the Journal of Econometrics from January 1st 2014
Professor Linton will join the team of Jianqing Fan, Yacine Ait-Sahalia (both Princeton University), and Han Hong (Stanford University) as of January 2014
Published on - Friday 10th January 2014
Ha-Joon Chang Interviewed for Varsity Magazine
Varsity Magazine speak to leading heterodox economist and Cambridge academic Ha-Joon Chang
Published on - Thursday 20th February 2014