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
Category: MaGHiC
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
Trough to Boom: UK firm creation during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Macroconomics, Growth and History Centre (MaGHiC) preview their quarterly UK Economic Outlook in this NIESR ‘box’. “Business creation is an important indicator to monitor … Read more
School of Economics hosts workshop: Macroeconomic Consequences of Technological Change
In the public debate there are many concerns that future automation in the labour market will have further consequences for workers. This workshop brings together … Read more
Leon-Ledesma’s latest paper is accepted in a special issue of Mathematical Social Sciences.
Professor Miguel Leon-Ledesma has had a paper accepted in Mathematical Social Sciences. Entitled ‘Production, Bankruptcy, and Financial Policies under Collateral Constraints’ it is co authored … Read more
Lockdown Anniversary; an overview of firm creation in the UK during the pandemic.
Kent economists have been measuring new businesses registered in the UK over the year, this commemorative film charts their results over the three lockdowns. Today … Read more
Should older workers pay higher taxes than younger ones?
In the article “Taxation under Learning-by-doing,” recently published in the Journal of Political Economy, Professors Makris (University of Kent, UK) and Pavan (Northwestern University, USA) argue … Read more
‘We must also be aware of a potential economic downturn whilst we wait for the vaccine to arrive.’
In response to the news of the Pfizer vaccine being announced, Miltos Makris, Professor of Economics, explains the potential for this to lead to an economic downturn. … Read more
Makris and Toxvaerd publish their working paper ‘Great Expectations: Social Distancing in Anticipation of Pharmaceutical Innovations’
Miltos Makris has published his working paper Great Expectations: Social Distancing in Anticipation of Pharmaceutical Innovations, research in collaboration with Cambridge University’s Flavio Toxvaerd. “It sheds … Read more