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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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Optimistic job applicants driven by pay, not WFH, post-pandemic
Research by Assistant Professor Christopher Rauh, indicates job seekers are more hopeful than they should be, and are wrong in believing there’s not much to be gained from spending more time hunting for a job.
Published on - Monday 23rd 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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Cambridge’s Economics and Econometrics recognised in REF 2021
The results from the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) have highlighted the global impact of the University of Cambridge’s research in the field of economics, with an acknowledgement of the world leading quality of our overall research submission marked by both an increase in GPA, and an increase in the percentage of the submission scored as ‘world leading’.
Published on - Thursday 12th 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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Predicting when and where conflict breaks out
Funding by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has allowed development of a new model for forecasting conflict, led by Assistant Professor Christopher Rauh.
Published on - Thursday 5th May 2022
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Economics student wins national poetry competition
A University of Cambridge student at the Faculty of Economics has become the youngest person to ever win the National Poetry Competition, organised by The Poetry Society.
Published on - Wednesday 4th 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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Face Value: the importance for financial analysts
Professor Peng has applied social psychology and machine learning techniques to study the importance of first impressions about Financial Analysts, and found perceived trustworthiness and dominance improve forecast accuracy.
Published on - Thursday 21st 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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Keynes Lecture 2022 - Is this Time Different? Financial Follies across Centuries
Professor Hélène Rey (Lord Bagri Professor of Economics at the London Business School) delivered the annual Faculty of Economics Keynes Lecture, focusing on whether it is possible to predict a macroeconomic financial crisis.
Published on - Tuesday 22nd March 2022
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The Ukrainian economy: where now for the future?
A University of Cambridge academic at the Faculty of Economics has warned that the impact of the war will be disastrous for the Ukrainian economy, regardless of the outcome.
Published on - Monday 14th March 2022
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How Indians view gender roles
The latest report from the Pew Research Center features expert advice from the Faculty’s Professor Sriya Iyer. It has found traditional gender norms are still prevalent.
Published on - Monday 7th 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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Economics Observatory (ECO) – Special Issue on Decolonisation and Economics
Dr Carolina Alves will be editing a series of articles for the Economics Observatory (ECO) on decolonisation and economics along with Dr Ingrid Kvangraven (King’s College London, D-Econ) and editorial managers Ashley Lait and Charlie Meyrick. Read More>>
Published on - Monday 14th February 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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The value of Universal Basic Income: worth the cost to the economy?
A majority of people would be better off by replacing means-tested transfer programs to aid the poor with a Universal Basic Income, according to the Faculty’s Chris Rauh.
Published on - Monday 31st January 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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Evidence of the pandemic on healthcare
The faculty’s Dr Christopher Rauh has jointly published new evidence of the long and short term impacts of the pandemic on non-Covid-related healthcare.
Published on - Tuesday 25th 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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Professor Geoff Harcourt 1931-2021
The Faculty of Economics is saddened to announce world renown economist Geoff Harcourt has passed away at the age of 90.
Published on - Tuesday 7th December 2021
Where now for Economics?
A fascinating debate to celebrate the launch of the Janeway Institute discussed the future heading of research into economics, and examined the link between financial markets and the real economy.
Published on - Monday 6th December 2021
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Population: The Missing Factor in Climate and Biodiversity Policy - Video
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta gave The Bennett Institute for Public Policy's Annual Public Policy Lecture. Read More>>
Published on - Monday 6th December 2021
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New £12m research centre for inclusive trade policy
A major new research centre on inclusive trade policy is to launch in early 2022. The Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy aims to be a centre of excellence for innovative trade policy research. It will include Co-Investigator Professor Meredith Crowley from the University of Cambridge Faculty of Economics and Janeway Institute.
Published on - Tuesday 30th November 2021
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