The PhD virtual ‘Micro-Seminars’ series co-organized by the University of Sussex and the Development Economics Research Centre at the University of Kent, has returned for … Read more
Category: Development
Preference for male children is declining in Bangladesh
Research from the School of Economics has demonstrated a decline in ‘son preference’ by women of childbearing age in Bangladesh. However, the study also shows that fertility … Read more
Kent signs first Memorandum of Understanding with Bangladesh University
On 14th December 2020, Kent signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding with North South University (NSU) in Bangladesh in an online ceremony to develop … Read more
New PhD virtual seminar series, co-organized by the University of Sussex and the University of Kent launches.
This week saw the launch of a new virtual ‘Micro-Seminars’ series co-organized by the University of Sussex and the University of Kent, hosted by the … Read more
Professor Iain Fraser is editor of new environmental journal, Q Open.
Professor Iain Fraser is the lead editor for a new journal – Q Open launched this summer by Oxford University Press and supported by the … Read more
Research focusing on India, post coronavirus, conducted by Amrit Amirapu and Irma Clots-Figueras has been awarded grant.
Many of our researchers at the School of Economics have been working to create solutions to the economic fallout caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. … 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
Efforts to dramatically change labour laws in India may not succeed in reducing mass unemployment caused by coronavirus measures.
Parsing the labour law debate: what does the evidence say? Op-ed By Amrit Amirapu and Vidhya Soundararajan printed originally in The Hindustan Times. In the … 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