To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of Keynes College at the University of Kent, a conference was held in the college on 7-8 September 2018. It … Read more

Congratulations to Dr Anthony Savagar, Lecturer in Macroeconomics, on winning an ESRC Research Award for £200,000 for his project ‘Firm Dynamics, Market Power and Productivity Puzzles’. … Read more

One of our former students, Jaye Graham has recently launched her app called Pawfect Match for dogs and cats in need. Her dating-style app aims … Read more

Dr Christian Siegel (School of Economics) and co-author Zsofia Barany (Sciences Po) have written a column for VoxEU, which subsequently led to the item being reproduced as a … Read more

by Keisuke Otsu, Keio University and University of Kent; and Katsuyuki Shibayama, University of Kent. Discussion paper KDPE 1809, July 2018. Non-technical summary: The Japanese economy … Read more

A new building to house the University’s School of Economics has been ‘topped out’ by Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Karen Cox. She was joined in … Read more

Larger informal insurance groups need not provide better insurance in low-income settings. That is the conclusion of a study by Bansi Malde (School of Economics), … Read more

Congratulations to Alan Carruth, Alex Klein and Charlotte Ransom from the School of Economics have been awarded Kent Union Above and Beyond awards. Above and … Read more

by Cristiano Cantore, University of Surrey; Filippo Ferroni, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; and Miguel A. León-Ledesma, University of Kent. Discussion paper KDPE 1808, June … Read more

Any move to force food producers to provide information on the origin of ingredients in products will require the use of technology to help consumers … Read more