Category: Research

The School of Economics hosted a research workshop on ‘Microeconomic Approaches to Economic Development’ on 21-22 June 2017 organised by Anirban Mitra and Zaki Wahhaj. … Read more

Consumers are now far more conscious of the origin of fresh and processed meat they buy and willing to pay more for British labelled meat, … Read more

by Anirban Mitra, Shabana Mitra and Arnab Mukherji, discussion paper KDPE 1711, June 2017. Non-technical summary Campaigning in elections is costly. In countries without public funding … Read more

by Alexander Klein and Jelle van Lottum, discussion paper KDPE 1710, June 2017. Non-technical summary Migration was a common feature of pre-industrial societies. Because the vast … Read more

Professor Tony Thirlwall will give the Keynote address at the MSc graduation ceremony for students studying international and development economics at the Hochschule für Technic … Read more

by Adina Ardelean, Miguel León-Ledesma and Laura Puzzello, discussion paper KDPE 1709, June 2017. Non-technical summary In modern theories of economic fluctuations, shocks that drive macroeconomic … Read more

Experts from the School of Economics Centre for European Agri-Environmental Studies have said the government must create suitable replacement support for UK farmers once the … Read more

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

by Tamás Vonyó and Alexander Klein, discussion paper KDPE 1708, April 2017. Non-technical summary The role of institutions features prominently in comparative studies of economic development. Eastern Europe … Read more

The School of Economics is seeking to appoint a post-doctoral research assistant to work on an EPSRC funded project ‘EconoMical, PsycHologicAl and Societal Impact of RanSomware … Read more