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An Economic Analysis of Consumer Attitudes Towards Food Produced Using Prohibited Production Methods: Do Consumers Really Care?
Discussion paper KDPE 2004 by Kelvin Balcombe (University of Reading), Dylan Bradley (Agra CEAS Consulting) and Iain Fraser (University of Kent), June 2020. Abstract We … Read more
Democratisation under Diversity: Theory and Evidence from Indonesian Communities
New discussion paper Discussion paper KDPE 2003 by Anirban Mitra (University of Kent) and Sarmistha Pal (University of Surrey), April 2020. Non-technical summary An important … Read more
GCRF award for Development Economics Research Group
The Development Economics Research Group has received an award of £9,500 from the University’s GCRF Partnership Development Fund. Five members of the Development Economics Research … Read more
What does a world food shortage mean?
In response to the news of an impending world food shortage, Dr Amrit Amirapu, an economics expert at Kent, explained what this meant. He said: … Read more
Covid and Social Distancing with a Heterogenous Population
Discussion paper KDPE 2002 by Miltiadis Makris (University of Kent), April 2020. Abstract Motivated by the current coronavirus epidemic, we analyse a SIR model of … Read more
Can Child Marriage Law Change Attitudes and Behaviour? Experimental Evidence from an Information Intervention in Bangladesh
Discussion paper KDPE 2001 by Amrit Amirapu (University of Kent), M Niaz Asadullah (University of Malaya) and Zaki Wahhaj (University of Kent), March 2020. Non-technical … Read more
William Collier awarded Senior Fellowship of Advance HE
Congratulations to Dr William Collier who has been recognised as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (now known as Advance HE). Senior Fellowship … Read more
Level 7 Senior Professional Economist Degree Apprenticeship
The School of Economics at Kent is ready to enter discussions with employers who are considering offering the Level 7 Senior Professional Economist Degree Apprenticeship … Read more
Kent Bristol City Workshop in Economic Theory 2020
The Kent Bristol City Workshop in Economic Theory was held at the University of Kent on 17-18 February 2020. The event was a great success and … Read more