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Marina Ivanova, a second-year Economics student, has won the University Music Prize for her major contribution to music during the year. The prize was presented … Read more

Tony Thirlwall, the School’s Professor of Applied Economics, has been invited to give the prestigious Luigi Einaudi Lecture at the meeting of the Italian Economic … Read more

Professor Miguel León-Ledesma, the School’s European economics expert, comments on the prospects for the single currency. He said: ‘The euro project is at a crossroads … Read more

The School of Economics is one of the top economics departments in the UK according to The Guardian University Guide 2013. The School is ranked … Read more

An International Macroeconomics workshop, titled ‘Capital Flows, Real Exchange Rates and Growth in the Global Economy: A New Context for Macroeconomic Policies’, will take place … Read more

Professor Roger Vickerman delivered a keynote lecture to the University of Hong Kong’s influential Institute of Transport Studies on 25 April. His lecture, titled ‘On … Read more

Professor Tony Thirlwall gave a keynote address at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva in February, to celebrate the 30th … Read more

The Bank for International Settlements’ Quarterly Review featured two articles by one of the School’s PhD students, Jack Meaning, that dealt with unconventional monetary policies. … Read more

The School’s Professor Chris Heady, an expert on the effect of taxes on growth, says last week’s Budget could have mixed implications for growth. He … Read more

School’s expert on transport economics Professor Roger Vickerman comments on road privatisation proposals. He said: ‘Prime Minister David Cameron has announced proposals to investigate ways … Read more