by Sylvain Barde and Sander van der Hoog, discussion paper KDPE 1712, July 2017. Non-technical summary Despite recent advances in bringing agent-based models (ABMs) to the … Read more
Month: July 2017
Graduation and prizewinners 2017
It was a pleasure to celebrate with our new graduates and their families at a reception held on 10 July at the Cathedral Lodge in Canterbury. … Read more
Microeconomic approaches to economic development
The School of Economics hosted a research workshop on ‘Microeconomic Approaches to Economic Development’ on 21-22 June 2017 organised by Anirban Mitra and Zaki Wahhaj. … Read more
UK consumers spend more on British meat after horse meat scandal
Consumers are now far more conscious of the origin of fresh and processed meat they buy and willing to pay more for British labelled meat, … Read more
Cash for Votes: Evidence from India
by Anirban Mitra, Shabana Mitra and Arnab Mukherji, discussion paper KDPE 1711, June 2017. Non-technical summary Campaigning in elections is costly. In countries without public funding … Read more
The Determinants of International Migration in Early Modern Europe
by Alexander Klein and Jelle van Lottum, discussion paper KDPE 1710, June 2017. Non-technical summary Migration was a common feature of pre-industrial societies. Because the vast … Read more
Tony Thirlwall to give keynote address
Professor Tony Thirlwall will give the Keynote address at the MSc graduation ceremony for students studying international and development economics at the Hochschule für Technic … Read more