Dr Zaki Wahhaj and Dr Harounan Kazianga (Okhlahoma State University) have initiated a research project on ‘Enhancing access to weather index agricultural insurance in Burkina Faso’ … Read more

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in this year’s National Student Survey (NSS). We really appreciate your time as it gives us … Read more

by Raquel Campos, Fernanda L. L. de Leon and Ben McQuillin, discussion paper KDPE 1707, April 2017  Non-technical summary When an academic participates in a large … Read more

by Amrit Amirapu, discussion paper KDPE 1706, February 2017. Non-technical summary Commerce and manufactures can seldom flourish long in any state which does not enjoy a … Read more

The School of Economics will be hosting a workshop on ‘Validation Methods for Agent-Based Models’ on Monday 24 April. The workshop will comprise a series of presentations relating … Read more

As 80mph winds swept across the Caribbean and the southern US, Hurricane Isaac left 41 people dead and caused $2.4 billion (£1.9 billion) of damage. … Read more

Professor Miguel Leon-Ledesma has been invited to join the steering committee of the UK’s Money Macro and Finance Research Group (MMF). The MMF is a … Read more

The School held its third finalists’ dinner at the Abode Hotel in Canterbury on the last day of the Spring term, Friday 6 April. The … Read more

Good biosecurity policy decisions, particularly in relation to plant industry protection, are of ever-increasing importance. Growth in the speed and diversity of trade, the effects … Read more

The School of Economics is pleased to be able to offer one additional doctoral scholarship for 2017 entry for a specific project on ‘The Role of Social Networks … Read more