Keynes Fund Celebrates 10 years
A decade of the Keynes Fund was celebrated with their nineth annual Research Day. Which featured a diverse collection of research papers presented, from funded projects.
Published on - Tuesday 6th December 2022
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The Necessity of Bubbles
Bill Janeway will give a talk on "The Necessity of Bubbles" at History Faculty, in Room 6, on Thursday 13 October 2022, from 5:15pm - 6:30pm, as part of their Economic and Social History Seminar Series
Event Date - Thursday 13th October 2022
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Ukraine ‘must revamp labour laws and step up privatisation to fix economy’
Dr Alexander Rodnyansky from the Faculty of Economics has been extensively quoted in the UK’s Guardian Newspaper about the cost of rebuilding Ukraine. Read More>>
Published on - Tuesday 4th October 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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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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Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change
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. Read More>>
Published on - Monday 22nd November 2021
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The costs of climate change are getting lost on Capitol Hill
Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper on Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change, has been quoted in the Washington Post. Read More>>
Published on - Wednesday 20th October 2021
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California's Heat Dome Poses Unprecedented Challenge for World's Fifth-Biggest Economy
Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper on Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change, has been quoted in the Telegraph. Read More>>
Published on - Tuesday 6th July 2021
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Venture Capital in the 21st Century
Dr William H Janeway, an affiliated member of the Faculty of Economics, has launched a new video series that explores economic growth and development through technological innovation.
Published on - Monday 15th February 2021
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Is There a More Climate-Friendly Way to Assess the State of Our Economies?
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. Read More>>
Published on - Monday 8th March 2021
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Call to Transform Economics to Halt Natural World Destruction
Nations will have to rethink economic growth as a measure of success if they want to make good on pledges to halt the destruction of the natural world, according to a report co-authored by Prof Dasgupta.
Published on - Tuesday 2nd February 2021
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Good Health Policy Is Good Economic Policy
Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd has published a new blog for ProMarket (the online publication for The Stigler Center, University of Chicago Booth). Dr Toxvaerd's article "Managing the Covid-19 Pandemic: Good Health Policy Is Good Economic Policy" looks at the unavoidable link between health protection and wealth creation when choosing a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published on - Wednesday 9th December 2020
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China's Economic Recovery Gains Momentum
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. Meredith Crowley. She was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, and said retails sales are up, but only by 3.2%. However, the worry is that the virus could come back, and that would slow down China's economy again.
Published on - Monday 19th October 2020
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The Economics of Biodiversity
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. Please see the LSE event page for details and to register your interest.
Published on - Wednesday 6th May 2020
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Economics of Biodiversity
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta's interim report of his independant global review on the Economics of Biodiversity has been published by the HM Treasury. The Review was commissioned last year by HM Treasury and is supported by an Advisory Panel drawn from public policy, science, economics, finance and business.
Published on - Friday 1st May 2020
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Putting a Dollar Value on Biodiversity
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. Read More>>
Published on - Tuesday 18th February 2020
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The Economics of Biodiversity
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". Read More>>
Published on - Wednesday 27th November 2019
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Plan to Make a Step Change in UK Economic Growth
The Faculty is delighted to announce that Rhys Williams, Nick Robin and Dano Meiske (formerly BA, MPhil in Economics and MPhil in Economic Research students) have won a joint first prize for their part in the public policy paper Decentralising Britain: The 'big push' towards inclusive prosperity" (joint with Romain Esteve, Martin Kabrt, Agata Makowska and Farooq Sabri), from Institute for Public Policy: The Progressive Policy Think Tank.
Published on - Thursday 11th July 2019
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Long-Term Growth Effects of Climate Change
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.
Published on - Monday 13th May 2019
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Economic Case for Biodiversity
Professor Partha Dasgupta's research into biodiversity for the UN has been quoted by an article in the Guardian newspaper. The article title "UK urged to take lead on biodiversity as UN issues urgent warning" was published online on 6th May 2019 and in the print version on 7th May 2019.
Published on - Monday 13th May 2019
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Ancient History and Economics
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. Read More>>
Published on - Friday 26th April 2019
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Prof. Partha Dasgupta has been appointed to lead a UK government review into the link between biodiversity and economic growth. The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer's Spring Statement outlined the estimated £680 million value that 1,500 species of pollinators deliver to the UK economy, highlighting that climate change is not the only environmental challenge. Read More>>
Published on - Wednesday 3rd April 2019
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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. Read More>>
Published on - Thursday 5th April 2018
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Growth Mini Workshop
Cambridge-INET and the Centre for Macroeconomics are hostings a Growth Mini Workshop on Tuesday 3rd May 2016, from 1.00pm-5.00pm, in the New Combination Room, Corpus Christi College.
Event Date - Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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