The School of Economics has formed a new research centre for macroeconomics. The Macroeconomics, Growth and History Centre (MaGHiC) brings together a large group of researchers … Read more
Category: Research
Pub quiz
The School held it’s first pub quiz on 27 November in Origins. The event was a huge success with 17 teams entering: 3 staff and … Read more
Postgraduate scholarships for 2015/16
The School of Economics is offering a generous package of scholarships for outstanding students who enrol for an MSc programme in 2015/16. Our Scholarships for Excellence are worth 60% of … Read more
Workshop: Labour Markets, Public Policy and the Business Cycle
The School of Economics, jointly with the Macroeconomics, Growth and History Centre (MaGHiC), will be hosting a one-day Macroeconomics workshop on Labour Markets, Public Policy … Read more
Graduation Reception November 2014
It was a pleasure to celebrate with our new graduates and their families at a reception held at the Marlowe Theatre, prior to the Graduation … Read more
The impact of the maturity of US government debt on forward rates and the term premium: New results from old data
The impact of the stock and maturity of government debt on longer-term bond yields matters for monetary policy. This article, published in VOX, assesses the magnitude and … Read more
No ‘Silver Bullet’ for Closing the Gender Gap in Patriarchal Societies
Research by Dr Zaki Wahhaj, a senior lecturer at Kent School of Economics, and Professor M Niaz Asadullah from the University of Malaya, has been highlighted … Read more
Thirlwall Visiting Research Fellow
Professor Kevin Nell from the University of Porto will be visiting the School of Economics as a Thirlwall Visiting Research Fellow from 14-17 October. Professors … Read more
Nobel Laureate Meeting 2014
In August 2014, Dr Wei Jiang was selected among other promising young economists worldwide to attend the 5th Lindau Meeting of Laureates of the Sveriges … Read more
From gold to paper and back again
Starting his series on the history and science of monetary policy, Jagjit Chadha examines the gold standard in his Gresham College lecture: dlvr.it/6zz0Rl