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What is driving the increase in child marriage in Bangladesh?
Child marriage is a global problem affecting 15 million girls every year. The practice severely limits their life choices, and there is a growing consensus within … Read more
German wages and international current account imbalances
It is often said that wage moderation in Germany was the primary cause of the current account imbalances in the euro area that emerged prior … Read more
Workshop: Economic and psychological perspectives on social issues using an experimental approach
A workshop for Eastern ARC researchers: 20 – 21 April 2016 The Eastern ARC Quantitative Social Science section at the University of Kent would like to invite … Read more
Economists’ views on the Budget: Jagjit Chadha
Read Professor Jagjit Chadha’s comments on yesterday’s Budget in the Financial Times: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a050ecc2-eb96-11e5-888e-2eadd5fbc4a4.html#axzz434hY29er
Workshop: Economic and Psychological Perspectives on Social Issues using an Experimental Approach
The Eastern ARC Quantitative Social Science section at the University of Kent would like to invite academic staff and postgraduate research students to participate in … Read more
Seminar on impact of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
The Board of the European Association of Agricultural Economists has approved the CEAS (Centre for European Agri-Environmental Studies) proposal for a seminar on the impact of the … Read more
School’s Professor Chadha appointed next Director of NIESR
The School would like to congratulate Jagjit Chadha on his appointment as the Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), with effect from May … Read more
Is there a mission drift in microfinance?
A new discussion paper by Francis Awuku Darko, KDPE 1603, March 2016 Abstract This paper considers the possibility of mission drift in microfinance; a situation where … Read more
Dr Alex Klein appointed to Czech research review panel
Dr Alex Klein, Senior Lecturer in Economics at the School, has been appointed by the Council for Research, Development and Innovation (CRDI), an advisory body … Read more