Stage three student Joel Pointon blogs about some of the economic aspects of the covid 19 pandemic on his generation. “‘Unprecedented’ is a word … Read more
CEAS, at the School of Economics give evidence to Kent County Council on COVID’s impact on farming in Kent.
The Centre for European Agri-Environmental Studies (CEAS) at the School of Economics was asked by Kent County Council to support a new inquiry of the … Read more
“Delighted that our Professional Economics Degree Apprenticeship is runner up in The Guardian University Awards for Widening Access and Outreach.”
The University of Kent’s Professional Economics Degree Apprenticeship Programme has been named as runner up in the Widening Access and Outreach category of the Guardian … Read more
Studying through Covid.
Nick Hutchinson, Stage 3 Economics student shares his experience of University in Corona times. “What a strange year it has been. I don’t think … Read more
Professor Iain Fraser’s recent research reveals that the UK consumer is ready to pay to avoid hormones in beef and chlorinated chicken.
Professor Iain Fraser’s recent research collaboration with economists from the University of Reading and IHS Markit, found that UK consumers highly value production that follows … Read more
Exploring Economics: Taster Event
The School of Economics is pleased to offer an online Taster Event for anyone considering undergraduate study in Economics on Tuesday 1 December 2020, 14.00-16.00. … Read more
New PhD virtual seminar series, co-organized by the University of Sussex and the University of Kent launches.
This week saw the launch of a new virtual ‘Micro-Seminars’ series co-organized by the University of Sussex and the University of Kent, hosted by the … Read more
Higher education funding, welfare and inequality in equilibrium
Discussion paper KDPE 2005 by Gustavo Mellior (University of Kent), October 2020. Abstract This paper analyses theoretically and quantitatively the effect that different higher education … Read more
Improving agricultural productivity in developing countries: Research by Wahhaj, Crenstil and Gschwandtner
Research from the School of Economics sheds new light on a long-standing obstacle to improving agricultural productivity in developing countries: the reluctance of small-scale farmers … Read more
‘Food Systems, Natural Resources and Environment’: Signature theme success.
A steering team, comprised of Centre for European Agri-Environmental Studies economists, as well as academics from disciplines as wide KBS and SAC have successfully had … Read more