Jagjit Chadha, Professor at the School of Economics and currently on secondment as Director of the NIESR (National Institute of Economic and Social Research), returned … Read more
Category: Research
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
Integration of humanitarian migrants into the host country labour market: evidence from Australia
The Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies has featured a research paper by Dr Matloob Piracha. The paper entitled ‘Integration of humanitarian migrants into the … 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
Lloyds stops Bitcoin risk with credit card buying ban
Dr Alfred Duncan provides insight on why Lloyds Bank has moved to stop its customers buying Bitcoin on credit cards. ‘Lloyds Bank has banned credit … Read more
Bridge to Europe possible, but numbers don’t add up
Professor Roger Vickerman, a leading expert on large-scale transport infrastructure projects, explains why a bridge between the UK and Europe is technically possible but that, … Read more
Labour scarcity and labour coercion: Serfdom in Bohemia
A new blog was published yesterday in Vox EU by Dr Alex Klein, Senior Lecturer and Sheilagh Ogilvie, Professor of Economic History at the University … Read more
Growth at the extremes
The American Economic Association has featured a research paper by Dr Christian Siegel in their ‘Chart of the Week‘. The paper entitled ‘Job Polarization and … Read more
Strategic default in financial networks
by Nizar Allouch, University of Kent and Maya Jalloul, Queen Mary, University of London. Discussion paper KDPE 1721, December 2017. Non-technical summary: Financial institutions carry … Read more
Improving drinking water quality in South Korea: A choice experiment
by Adelina Gschwandtner, University of Kent; Cheul Jang, Korea Water; and Richard McManus, Canterbury Christ Church University. Discussion paper KDPE 1720, December 2017. Non-technical summary: … Read more