The School’s Dr Katsuyuki Shibayama (Principal Investigator), Professor Miguel León-Ledesma, and Dr Keisuke Otsu (Keio University and Honorary Lecturer at Kent) have received funding from the … Read more
Category: Impact
Dr Penélope Pacheco-López contributes to recent UNIDO publication
Dr Penélope Pacheco-López, Lecturer in Economics, has made a major contribution to a recent UNIDO (United National Industrial Development Organization) publication on ‘Structural Change for Inclusive … Read more
Vice chancellor salary study demolishes claims that pay rises are based on performance
Research by the School’s Dr Adelina Gschwandtner and Richard McManus, Canterbury Christ Church University, was covered in The Telegraph on 6 June 2018, by Charles Hymas: … Read more
Cyber Security: How safe is your business?
The University of Kent’s School of Economics, School of Computing and Kent Business School, in partnership with the Federation of Small Businesses, invites you to … Read more
SMEs invited to take part in a cyber-security survey and health check
The School of Economics and School of Computing are working together on an EPSRC-funded project on cyber security. As part of the project they and … Read more
Food and Consumers: Current Issues and Future Directions
A food and consumers research forum was held at the University of Kent on Friday 6th April, the same day in which the UK’s so … Read more
Research grant for study on marketing agricultural insurance through urban migrants
The School of Economics will participate in a major study, funded by the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), on marketing formal insurance to smallholder … Read more
Christian Siegel’s work featured in Pro-Market blog
Research by Dr Christian Siegel (with Zsófia Bárány) was featured on 1 March in Pro-Market, the blog of the Stigler Center at the University of … Read more
High-speed rail links cannot boost regional economies on their own
High-speed rail links do not inherently lead to major economic growth in the regions in which they are built but are necessary to help attempt … Read more
Road pricing only solution to UK traffic congestion
Emeritus Professor Roger Vickerman from the School of Economics explains why the UK must adopt a new pricing system for road use to tackle the … Read more