The first Kent Workshop on Networks in Economics was held on 29 September 2017 in the Darwin College Conference Suite at the University of Kent. … Read more
Category: Research
Expert comment: Female Rohingya refugees at risk of forced marriage
Dr Zaki Wahhaj from the School of Economics discusses the risk that young female Rohingya refugees are at increased risk of forced marriage as a … Read more
Expert comment: Brexit could affect global efforts to control arms trade
Dr Maria Garcia-Alonso, a senior lecturer in economics, comments in response to Michael Fallon’s statements that the UK will “spread its wings across the world” … Read more
Economic consequences of non-export control
Dr Maria Garcia-Alonso was a guest lecturer at the Third EU Summer University on Strategic Trade Control and Non-Proliferation in Alpbach, Austria from 9-16 August. The event was part of … 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
Sophia Davidova awarded fellowship of EAAE
On Friday 1 September, Sophia Davidova, a Professor in European Agricultural Policy from the School of Economics, became a Fellow of the European Association of … 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
Graduation and prizewinners 2017
It was a pleasure to celebrate with our new graduates and their families at a reception held on 10 July at the Cathedral Lodge in Canterbury. … Read more