by Alfred Duncan, University of Kent and Charles Nolan, University of Glasgow, discussion paper KDPE 1719, December 2017. Non-technical summary: In recent decades, macroeconomic researchers … Read more
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Research paper to appear in the Review of Economic Studies
A paper by Miguel Leon-Ledesma and Mathan Satchi entitled ‘Appropriate technology and balanced growth’ has been accepted for publication at the Review of Economic Studies, … Read more
Disputes, Debt and Equity
by Alfred Duncan and Charles Nolan, discussion paper KDPE 1716, July 2017. Non-technical summary: We provide a new justification for the widespread use of debt … Read more
A Long-Run Perspective on the Spatial Concentration of Manufacturing Industries in the United States
by Nicholas Crafts and Alexander Klein, discussion paper KDPE 1715, August 2017. Non-technical summary: It is well-known that patterns of regional specialization and the spatial … Read more
School of Economics Academic Promotions 2017
The School of Economics has the pleasure to announce that Dr Christian Siegel has received a promotion over the summer period of this year. Congratulations … Read more
Allocative efficiency of UK firms during the Great Recession
by Florian Gerth, discussion paper KDPE 1714, September 2017. Non-technical summary: Research shows that financial crises are accompanied by severe and long-lasting drops in TFP. … Read more
Firm Dynamics, Dynamic Reallocation, Variable Markups and Productivity Behaviour
by Anthony Savagar, discussion paper KDPE 1713, August 2017. Non-technical summary: Traditionally macroeconomists assume that the number of firms in an economy adjusts instantaneously to … Read more
Automation will not lead to fewer jobs…
Research by Christian Siegel from the School of Economics featured in an article in The Guardian on Sunday 20 August on the rise of robots and automation: ‘Robots … Read more
An empirical validation protocol for large-scale agent-based models
by Sylvain Barde and Sander van der Hoog, discussion paper KDPE 1712, July 2017. Non-technical summary Despite recent advances in bringing agent-based models (ABMs) to the … Read more
Labour market polarisation started as early as the 1950s
Research by Dr Christian Siegel from the School of Economics has found that labour market polarisation caused by the decline of traditional middle-income jobs relative … Read more