Workshop on Big Data in Economics and Finance
The Janeway Institute and the Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance (CERF) are sponsoring a Workshop on Big Data in Economics and Finance. The event will be held in the Winstanley Theatre at Trinity College, University of Cambridge from 15th - 16th May 2023, times TBC.
Event Date - Monday 15th May 2023 - Tuesday 16th May 2023
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Charles Read new book calming the storms
The latest book from Dr Charles Read, an Affiliated Lecturer in our Faculty of Economics is ‘Calming the Storms: the Carry Trade, the Banking School and British Financial Crises since 1825’. Read More>>
Published on - Wednesday 10th May 2023
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Macroeconomic and Financial History Mini-Conference
The Janeway Institute is sponsoring a mini-conference entitled 'Macroeconomic and Financial History'.
The event will be held in the Meade Room, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge on 20th March 2023, from 10am - 4.50pm.
Published on - Monday 30th January 2023
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Neuro Tensors in Finance Mini-Conference
The Janeway Institute is organising a mini-conference on Neuro Tensors in Finance. It will be held in the Faculty of Economics, in March 2023.
Published on - Friday 10th February 2023
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Academic analysis of Silicon Valley Bank
Charles Read, an affiliated lecturer for the Faculty, has an opinion piece in the Conversation regarding the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. He looks at how interest rates helped trigger its collapse and what central bankers should do next. Read More>>
Published on - Wednesday 15th March 2023
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Analysis of Britain’s financial stability in the Truss Era
Charles Read has been quoted in an article about Liz Truss’ mini budget, saying he warned about the dangers of a policy that would quickly raise interest rates. Read More>>
Published on - Monday 6th February 2023
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Charlie Nunn Interview
Chief Executive of Lloyds Banking Group, Charlie Nunn recently visited Cambridge, and spoke to the Faculty’s Julian Lorkin in front of an audience of Economics students and members of the Faculty for the first in our series of careers and economics talks: Cambridge Connections.
Published on - Tuesday 6th December 2022
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Women in Investment Awards 2022
Congratulations to distinguished alumna Simona Paravani-Mellinghoff who has received an award from Investment Week magazine, which was delighted to honour the winners of the Women in Investment Awards 2022. Read More>>
Published on - Thursday 1st December 2022
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Decentralized Finance and ESG Panel - Video
Watch the video of the "Decentralized Finance and ESG: Better or Worse?" Panel event, featuring Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., Annette L. Nazareth, Lin Peng and Wei Xiong. Read More>>
Published on - Tuesday 7th June 2022
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The Janeway Institute, The Keynes Fund and The Faculty of Economics are co-organising a panel event, "Decentralized Finance and ESG: Better or Worse?". The event will be held on Wednesday 18th May at 5pm-6.30pm BST (UK), in the Bradfield Room, Darwin College, University of Cambridge and livestreamed. Please register your interest asap.
Event Date - Wednesday 18th May 2022
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New Faculty visiting professor
Wei Xiong is now a Visiting Professor and Director of Research in Faculty of Economics at the University of Cambridge. His research interests centre on capital market imperfections and behavioural finance.
Published on - Wednesday 3rd November 2021
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The VC Effect: The Right Tech at the Right Time?
William Janeway researches the relationship between venture capital booms and startups. He examines the way they are related to but also distinct from macroeconomic business cycles and stock market fluctuations.
Published on - Monday 5th July 2021
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Winner of the Best Student Paper Award
Faculty of Economics PhD student, Daniel Ostry has won the Cambridge Finance Best Student Paper Award 2020-2021. Read More>>
Published on - Monday 21st June 2021
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Oliver Linton Elected Society for Financial Econometrics President
The Society for Financial Econometrics is a global network of academics and practitioners dedicated to sharing research and ideas in the fast growing field of financial econometrics.
Published on - Tuesday 6th April 2021
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Citigroup Names Jane Fraser as New CEO
On 10 September, Citigroup named Cambridge Economics Alumna Jane Fraser as their new chief executive. This is the first time that a woman has been appointed as CEO of a large Wall Street bank. Jane Fraser attended Girton College between 1985 and 1988 and graduated with a BA from the Economics Tripos in 1988. The Faculty of Economics would like to congratulate her on this historic and prestigious appointment. Read More>>
Published on - Tuesday 15th September 2020
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How Do Central Banks Communicate Effectively?
Dr. Petra Geraats was a speaker at the High-Level Peer-to-Peer Forum "Central Bank Communications in ASEAN-5 Countries: From Principles to Practice" organized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Singapore on 4th-5th December 2019. Read More>>
Published on - Thursday 2nd January 2020
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Workshop on Financial Econometrics 
Cambridge-INET is sponsoring a one day workshop on Financial Econometrics on 18th December 2019 from 9.30am to 5.30pm, in the Meade Room, Faculty of Economics.
Event Date - Wednesday 18th December 2019
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An Interview with Professor Paul Milgrom
Professor Paul Milgrom (Berkeley) was interviewed by PhD Candidate Alan Walsh about his the 2019-2020 Marshall Lecture on "Market Design When Resource Allocation is NP-Hard", and the role that market design can play in helping with some of the challenges currently facing the world.
Published on - Tuesday 26th November 2019
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IMF High-Level Advisory Panel on Central Bank Transparency
Dr. Petra Geraats has been appointed to a High-Level Advisory Panel on Central Bank Transparency by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The advisory panel, which consists of prominent former central bankers and academics, will help guide the development of the IMF's new Central Bank Transparency (CBT) Code. Read More>>
Published on - Monday 11th November 2019
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Professor Paul Milgrom (Stanford Department of Economics) will give this years Marshall Lecture on "Market Design When Resource Allocation is NP-Hard". The lectures will take place on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th November 2019. Both lectures will start at 5.00pm and be held in Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge. A question and answer session will take place after the second lecture.
Event Date - Tuesday 19th November 2019 - Wednesday 20th November 2019
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Cambridge Finance Best Student Paper Award 2019
The Faculty is delighted to announce that Margit Reischer (PhD student) is one of the two winners of this year's Cambridge Finance Best Student Paper Award 2019 for her "Finance-Thy-Neighbor. Trade Credit Origins of Aggregate Fluctuations" working paper. The award was presented by Prof. Bart Lambrecht (Director of both Cambridge Centre for Finance (CCFin) and Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance (CERF)) on 14th June 2019.
Published on - Monday 17th June 2019
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Big Data Methods in Econometrics and Finance
Cambridge-INET and CERF are holding an conference "Big Data Methods in Econometrics and Finance" on 20th and 21st May 2019, from 9.00am - 5.00pm, in Winstanley lecture theatre, Trinity College, Cambridge.
Event Date - Monday 20th May 2019 - Tuesday 21st May 2019
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Best Finance Student Paper Award
Congratulations to Maarten De Ridder and Thomas Auld (Faculty PhD students) who have both won prizes at the CERF Cambridge Best Finance Student Paper Award. Read More>>
Published on - Monday 18th June 2018
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This workshop is organised by Cambridge-INET and Cemmap and will take place on the 23rd - 24th May 2017, Winstanley theatre, Trinity College and will involve a number of speakers domestic and international presenting their work on panel data methods with applications in finance and macroeconomics.
Event Date - Tuesday 23rd May 2017 - Wednesday 24th May 2017
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J M Keynes Fellowship Fund Lectures
Professors, Giancarlo Corsetti, Sanjeev Goyal and Hamid Sabourian will be speaking at the J M Keynes Fellowship Fund Lecture, on Tuesday 21 February 2017, 17.30-19.30, in The McGrath Centre, St Catharine's College
Event Date - Tuesday 21st February 2017
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CEPR Annual International Macroeconomics and Finance (IMF) Programme Meeting
The CEPR Annual International Macroeconomics and Finance (IMF) Programme Meeting will be held on 21st-22nd April 2016 in Suite 2, Moller Centre, Cambridge.
Event Date - Thursday 21st April 2016 - Friday 22nd April 2016
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Macroeconomics of Financial Frictions Mini Conference
Giancarlo Corsetti, Vasco Carvalho and Charles Brendon are holding a Macroeconomics of Financial Frictions Mini Conference in the Old Kitchens, Queens' College, Cambridge on Tuesday 19th April 2016.
Event Date - Tuesday 19th April 2016
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A Symposium in Economics and History with Michael Bordo, Barry Eichengreen and Solomus Solomou. Held at Trinity College on 7th May, 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Event Date - Thursday 7th May 2015
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Symposium on Contagion
This symposium brings together researchers working on different aspects of contagion from different perspectives, in order to explore common features and foster cross-pollination. Speakers will present work drawn from economics and finance, biology, computer science, network science and public health.
Event Date - Friday 24th April 2015
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International Trade, Finance, and Macroeconomics Conference
Supported by: CEPR, The Bank of England, Centre For Macroeconomics and Cambridge-INET Institute.
Event Date - Thursday 18th December 2014 - Friday 19th December 2014
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Andy Haldane (Bank of England) Public Talk
Andy Haldane (Bank of England) will give a Public Talk on "Managing Global Finance as a System" at the Riley Auditorium, Clare College on Wednesday 26th November 2014, between 5.00pm and 6.00pm.
Event Date - Wednesday 26th November 2014
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Eight New Postdoctoral Fellows Appointed
We are pleased to announce that Cambridge-INET has just appointed eight new Postdoctoral Fellows Read More>>
Published on - Friday 28th February 2014
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The Causes and Consequences of the Long UK Expansion: 1992 to 2007 Conference
The Centre for International Macroeconomics and Finance, which is based at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Cambridge, is holding this conference at Clare College Cambridge on 19th and 20th September 2013. The proceedings to be published by Cambridge University Press.
Event Date - Thursday 19th September 2013 - Friday 20th September 2013
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