Just as the furlough scheme comes to an end in the UK and as other countries gradually reduce their Covid 19 support, Dr Olena Nizalova … Read more
Author: Grace Shore Banks
Gschwandtner’s ‘The Role of Delayed Gratification’ study garners global press attention.
Adelina Gschwandtner’s collaboration with Sarah Jewell & Uma S. Kambhampati considering the impact of two measures of lifestyle —the consumption of fruit and vegetables and … Read more
Federalism, but how? The impact of vertical fiscal imbalance on economic growth. Evidence from Belgium
A new paper published by Alessio Mitra, PhD candidate in Economics at Kent, shows how a how a fiscally unbalanced federal system can be used … Read more
The Guardian ‘Best Universities’ rankings are released and the School of Economics is placed at 19.
‘Our strong performance in the Guardian University 2022 rankings demonstrates our commitment to deliver high quality teaching and support to our community of students.’ The … Read more
The Division of Human and Social Sciences Hybrid Research Away-Day
The Schools of Economics, Politics and International Relations, Psychology, and Anthropology and Conservation met to discuss their many dynamic research groups, with a view to … Read more
Gschwandtner study considers the consumption of fruit and vegetables and doing exercise – on happiness.
Adelina Gschwandtner collaborates with Sarah Jewell and Uma Kambhampati on this paper, Lifestyle and Life Satisfaction: The Role of Delayed Gratifcation, accepted for publication in … Read more
Effective COVID-19 policy is not only about public health, but also about economics
Professor Miltos Makris collaborates again with Dr Flavio Toxvaerd summarising the economic approach to contagious diseases for NIESR. The COVID-19 pandemic emerged as a health … Read more
A Year in Economics
It couldn’t be a more important time to study economics. We’ve had a very productive year at the school, despite the pandemic, working on groundbreaking … Read more
Increasing company registrations in the wholesale and online retail sectors in 2021
Research from the school assesses daily company registrations and shows that the wholesale and retail sectors have been showing most growth in the UK since … Read more
Miguel Leon-Ledesma receives Divisional Research Mentor Award, 2021
The Human and Social Sciences Divisional Research Mentor Award 2021 has been jointly awarded to Professor Miguel Leon-Ledesma (Economics) and Professor Ayşe Üskül (Psychology). Congratulations … Read more