Sylvain Barde and Alexander Klein collaborate on this CEPR discussion paper on new historical data on transportation costs in the U.S. The paper constructs general road transport … Read more
Category: MaGHiC
Firm Dynamics, Market Structures and Productivity in the Macroeconomy
This in-person workshop will take place on campus over the 9th and 10th of December and we are currently welcoming submissions. We invite submissions for … Read more
Which firms and industries have been most affected by Covid-19?
The Economics Observatory features analysis on UK Companies House data, conducted at the school throughout the pandemic, that tells us where and when the recession … Read more
The Division of Human and Social Sciences Hybrid Research Away-Day
The Schools of Economics, Politics and International Relations, Psychology, and Anthropology and Conservation met to discuss their many dynamic research groups, with a view to … Read more
Effective COVID-19 policy is not only about public health, but also about economics
Professor Miltos Makris collaborates again with Dr Flavio Toxvaerd summarising the economic approach to contagious diseases for NIESR. The COVID-19 pandemic emerged as a health … Read more
North Thanet MP Visits to hear Funded Covid-19-related Research
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) teamed up with the University of Kent to present funded COVID-19-related research to local MP Sir Roger Gale. Meeting In-Person, … Read more
Increasing company registrations in the wholesale and online retail sectors in 2021
Research from the school assesses daily company registrations and shows that the wholesale and retail sectors have been showing most growth in the UK since … Read more
Miguel Leon-Ledesma receives Divisional Research Mentor Award, 2021
The Human and Social Sciences Divisional Research Mentor Award 2021 has been jointly awarded to Professor Miguel Leon-Ledesma (Economics) and Professor Ayşe Üskül (Psychology). Congratulations … Read more
Research argues older workers should pay higher taxes than younger workers in US
New research carried out by Professor Miltos Makris with Professor Alessandro Pavan Northwestern University (Illinois, USA) claims that on average workers become more productive over … Read more
The MaGHiC Lecture 2021, delivered by Prof. Kiminori Matsuyama
This year’s annual MaGHiC Lecture will be delivered by Prof. Kiminori Matsuyama (Northwestern University) presenting “A technology gap model of premature deindustrialization” with Ippei Fujiwara. … Read more