Author: tjg

The first Kent Workshop on Networks in Economics was held on 29 September 2017 in the Darwin College Conference Suite at the University of Kent. … Read more

Dr Zaki Wahhaj from the School of Economics discusses the risk that young female Rohingya refugees are at increased risk of forced marriage as a … Read more

Dr Maria Garcia-Alonso, a senior lecturer in economics, comments in response to Michael Fallon’s statements that the UK will “spread its wings across the world” … Read more

We are looking forward to meeting all of our new students during Welcome Week (18-22 September 2017). Click the relevant link below for details of … Read more

Dr Maria Garcia-Alonso was a guest lecturer at the Third EU Summer University on Strategic Trade Control and Non-Proliferation in Alpbach, Austria from 9-16 August. The event was part of … Read more

by Florian Gerth, discussion paper KDPE 1714, September 2017. Non-technical summary: Research shows that financial crises are accompanied by severe and long-lasting drops in TFP. … Read more

by Anthony Savagar, discussion paper KDPE 1713, August 2017. Non-technical summary: Traditionally macroeconomists assume that the number of firms in an economy adjusts instantaneously to … Read more

Research by Christian Siegel from the School of Economics featured in an article in The Guardian on Sunday 20 August on the rise of robots and automation: ‘Robots … Read more

The University of Kent has again proved that it is a popular choice for Economics. The School of Economics has had an excellent year for recruitment … Read more

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