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

Ukraine

Conflict

Economic Growth

Economy

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

Ukraine

Conflict

Economic Growth

Economy

Post-Pandemic Debt Sustainability in the EU/Euro Area 

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti and Lorenzo Codogno (Visiting Professor in Practice, LSE) have published an article for VOXeu titled "Post-Pandemic Debt Sustainability in the EU/Euro Area: This Time May (and should) Be Different". This column suggests that the implementation of The EU Recovery Plan could give a substantial boost to the economy and fiscal revenues under very conservative assumptions on multipliers. Read More>>

Published on - Friday 18th September 2020

COVID-19

Debt

Economy

EU

D-DebtCon Webinar  

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti will be speaking at the D-DebtCon Webinar entitled ‘Sovereign Debt in the European Union’ on 8 September 2020 at 3.30PM CEST on ‘Debt Crises Fast and Slow’. See the Programme and Registration details.

Published on - Tuesday 1st September 2020

COVID-19

Economy

Policy

Debt

Behaviour and Mandatory Face Masks  

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd has written a new entry for the Economics Observatory asking Do people change their behaviour when face masks are mandatory?

Published on - Tuesday 1st September 2020

COVID-19

Social Distancing

Economy

Lockdown

Economic Aspects of the COVID-19 Crisis in the UK 

Professor Vasco Carvalho and Dr Flavio Toxvaerd are among the authors of a Royal Society DELVE Initiative Report which looks at the new challenges for the economy and public health that the COVID-19 Pandemic will bring over the coming years. Read More>>

Published on - Friday 14th August 2020

COVID-19

Economy

Public Health

UK

Can Social Distancing Improve the Trade-off Between Health and the Economy? 

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti will give the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease's COVID-19 Weekly Webinar on "Can Social Distancing Improve the Trade-off Between Health and the Economy?". The webinar will take place online on Thursday 6th August 2020 at 2.00pm and will be hosted by Dr. Nicholas Matheson (CITIID PI and consultant in Infectious Diseases).

Published on - Wednesday 5th August 2020

COVID-19

Social Distancing

Health

Economy

The Zombie Economy 

Dr. Meredith Crowley's research "Renegotiation of Trade Agreements and Firm Exporting Decisions: Evidence from the Impact of Brexit on UK Exports", joint with Oliver Exton and Lu Han, was cited in the article "The Zombie Economy" in The Economist.

Published on - Tuesday 5th November 2019

Brexit

Economy

Business

Women in Economics

Brexit Project Page >>

The Price of Warming 

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper "Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change: A Cross-Country Analysis" (joint with Kahn, M. E., Ng, R. N. C., Pesaran, M. H., Raissi, M. and Yang, J-C.) has been covered in Scientific American's November issue, "Warming Will Cost Rich and Poor Countries Alike".

Published on - Monday 28th October 2019

Climate Change

Macroeconomics

Global Economy

Economy

The Economic Consequences of the Peace Blog 

To celebrate the centenary of "The Economic Consequences of the Peace" by John Maynard Keynes, the Marshall Library has been publishing a series of blogs about the publication, reception and reaction to Keynes's famous book. The latest post "Standing Room Only" discusses how Keynes gave themed lectures on the topic of the Peace shortly after writing the book. Read More>>

Published on - Wednesday 4th September 2019

Keynes

Post-war

Economic History

Economy

The Centenary Conference on Keynes’s Economic Consequences of the Peace 

Cambridge-INET is proud to announce a major conference on Keynes’s 1919 book. The book is celebrated as a brilliant piece of advocacy by one of the 20th century’s pre-eminent economists. This distinguished event will take place at King’s College, Cambridge, on September 9th-10th 2019. See the event website for more details.

Event Date - Monday 9th September 2019 - Tuesday 10th September 2019

Keynes

Post-war

Economic History

Economy

Climate Change Could Shrink the Economies of Virtually all Countries 

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper "Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change: A Cross-Country Analysis" (joint with Matthew E. Kahn, Ryan N.C. Ng, M. Hashem Pesaran, Mehdi Raissi, and Jui-Chung Yang) has been highlighted in an article by the University of Cambridge's Research News. Read More>>

Published on - Tuesday 20th August 2019

Climate Change

Macroeconomics

Global Economy

Economy

Volatility, Macroeconomic Policy and Institutions in Resource-Rich Economies 

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes gave a presentation on the 16th April 2019 entitled "Volatility, Macroeconomic Policy and Institutions in Resource-Rich Economies" at the Workshop on Macroeconomic Stability & Diversification in Oil-based Economies in Riyadh (16th-17th April 2019), organized by King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC).

Published on - Wednesday 1st May 2019

Iran

Economy

Oil

Macroeconomic Policy

Reasoning about Reasoning - Larry Samuelson 

Professor Larry Samuelson (A. Douglas Melamed Professor of Economics, Yale and Cambridge-INET Visitor) will be giving a Lady Margaret Lecture 'Reasoning about Reasoning: Modelling the Information-Based Economy' at Christ's College, in the Yusuf Hamied Theatre on Wednesday 24th April 2019, at 5.30-7.00pm.

Event Date - Wednesday 24th April 2019

Modelling

Information

Economy

Office for National Statistics Economic Forum Roadshow 

ONS Economic Forum roadshow will present the current state of the UK economy. The event will take place on 30th November 2018 from 10.00am - 12.30pm, in the Francopan Hall, Jesus College, Cambridge. Read More>>

Event Date - Friday 30th November 2018

UK

Economy

Bill Janeway Speaking at the Festival of Ideas 

William H. Janeway will be speaking at the Festival of Ideas on "Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy" on 17th October 2018, in the St John's College, Old Divinity School, from 6.00-7.00pm.

Published on - Wednesday 17th October 2018

Capitalism

Economy

Bill Janeway to Give Three Book Talks in the US 

William H. Janeway is to give three talks on his "Doing Capatalism in the Innovation Economy" book in the US, during September and October. Talks will be held at Brown University, Cambridge In America and University of Southern California. Please see www.billjaneway.com for details.

Published on - Thursday 19th July 2018

Capatalism

Economy

The Iranian Economy and Challenges Ahead 

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes gave a talk entitled "The Iranian Economy and Challenges Ahead" in the session on "Reconsidering the Economic Model" at the Iran Financial Future Summit in Brussels, on 29th of May 2018.

Published on - Sunday 3rd June 2018

Iran

Economy

Iranian Economy

Book Launch Photographs 

William H. Janeway Launched the 2nd Edition of his 'Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy' book on Tuesday 29th May 2018 at Pembroke College, Cambridge. See photographs from the event.

Published on - Friday 1st June 2018

Capitalism

Economy

Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy 

William H. Janeway is holding a launch event for the 2nd Edition of his book, Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy: Reconfiguring the Three-Player Game between Markets, Speculators and the State. On Tuesday 29th May 2018, 6.30pm, at Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Published on - Friday 4th May 2018

Capitalism

Economy

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti to give three Public Lectures on "International Economics" 

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti will deliver three public lectures in "International Economics" at the University of Nottingham on Wednesday 25th March - Thursday 26th March 2015. Read More>>

Published on - Sunday 1st March 2015

International Economics

Monetary Policy

Economy

Policy