News for 2012
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A Bulletin column on student immigration by Head of Department and Professor of Economics Abhinay Muthoo was recently mentioned in the Guardian and the Publi...
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A policy paper by Prof. Sharun Mukand of CAGE in the Department of Economics was recently mentioned in The Economist. Prof. Mukand's research shows, among ot...
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Hargreaves Lansdown and the Economics Network are running the 'Communicating Economics' competition in order to raise awareness of the skills needed by econo...
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On Thursday November 29th, Warwick Economics Society will be hosting a special talk with one of the UK’s most respected financial journalists, Nicholas...
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The new issue of the Warwick Economics Bulletin for Autumn 2012 has just been published. It offers a selection of some of the best of the latest Warwick Econ...
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On Thursday 29th November, Warwick Careers Society are hosting a special talk focusing on the Masters degree. With speakers from Warwick Economics Department...
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An international team of researchers, including economist Professor Andrew Oswald from the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick and psycholog...
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Prof. Jennifer Smith from Warwick Economics analyses the newly released UK labour market statistics.
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In both the 1930s and the 1980s, the UK economy made strong recoveries from recessions very similar to the current one. What can we learn from those exp...
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In the first of the distinguished lecture series, Economist Vicky Pryce will present her new book “Greekonomics: The Euro Crisis and why Politicians do...
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In the context of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2012, CAGE and the Economics Department organise a lecture on Religion, Gender, Education and Economics...
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Jay Shah, a second-year undergraduate in the Philosophy, Politics and Economics programme, recently won second place in a contest for essays about the future...
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In this special public lecture, chaired by Professor Andrew Oswald, Aldo Rustichini will present his current research to the Warwick community on social just...
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Dani Caverzaschi, a second year undergraduate student who took part in the London 2012 Paralympics, has won the prize for Higher Education Sportsperson of th...
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Trade barriers such as transportation costs and tariffs reduce international trade. But when these trade barriers come down, do they increase international t...
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Student Careers and Skills have launced a survey to help students improve their prospects of obtaining employment upon graduating.
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Research by Warwick Economics Professor Andrew Oswald and colleagues in economics and public health have found that mental well-being appears to rise with th...
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A recent policy paper by Prof. Sharun Mukand of CAGE in the Department of Economics shows that relaxing immigration rules by just 3 percent in developed coun...
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Warwick professors Andrew Oswald, Mark Harrison and Amrita Dhillon are among the UK’s top economists to sign an open letter backing regional rather tha...
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Warwick Economics Professor Andrew Oswald will be defending the motion online as part of the Economist Debates, September 19th 2012.
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Jia Yi Leong, a recent graduate of the University of Warwick Department of Economics, is one of four finalists in an International competition for the Best U...
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New research by Warwick Economics Professor Kimberely Scharf suggests the more friends we have on Facebook, the less likely we are to share information about...
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Emeritus Professor of Political Economy, Lord Robert Skidelsky, joins Stephanie Flanders and a panel of leading Economists on the BBC radio 4 programme, Step...
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Summer graduation saw over 300 students from the Department of Economics graduate on Friday 20th July alongside honorary graduate Prof. Oliver Hart.
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'Why has China succeeded where Russia failed?'. Professor Mark Harrison discusses in a new blog post.
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Cage Director and Warwick Economics Professor Nicholas Crafts joins a panel of leading Economists on the BBC Radio 4 programme Stephanomics.
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Oliver Hart, a Harvard University economist who is an expert on the theory of the firm, corporate finance and incomplete contracts, will receive an honorary ...
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Not only were Warwick Economics Society shortlisted as Silver finalists at the recent RBS ESSA awards, they have also been announced as 'Society of the Year'...
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Li Ting, an MSc Economics offer holder from the Hunan Province has been awarded the University of Warwick's Li Xiaoming scholarship.
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Professor Nicholas Crafts' recent Chatham House policy briefing paper "Saving the Eurozone: Is a 'Real' Marshall Plan the Answer?" features in The Economist.
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Theodore Koutmeridis and Alessandro Iaria, current PhD students from the Department of Economics, University of Warwick have recently been awarded the presti...
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Twelve undergraduate students from the Department of Economics have received recognition for their outstanding contribution to extra-curricular activities at...
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Department of Economics Professor Marcus Miller and Emeritus Professor of Political Economy, Lord Robert Skidelsky respond to Sir Paul Krugman and Richard La...
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CAGE Director and Department of Economics Professor Nicholas Crafts argues that the rationale for a new Marshall Plan would be both to reduce the chances of ...
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"Charities understand that giving is a social phenomenon, but public policy needs to reflect this further."
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Department of Economics Professor Greg Crawford will be presenting at the Marketforce and IEA’S 10th Anniversary Conference, The Future of Broadcasting.
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The RBS Enterprising Student Society Accreditation (ESSA), a national scheme that rewards and recognises enterprising student societies and the teams behind ...
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Luis Rodriguez Lima, a MSc Economics graduate student at the University of Warwick was recently named the winner of an award from the United Nations Office o...
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Economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that by now technology would have allowed work to be replaced by leisure. In a BBC clip Lord Robert Skidelsky, Emerit...
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An article in the Guardian cites research by Professor of Economics and CAGE research associate, Eugenio Proto. The Guardian examines Prof. Proto's research ...
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Writing in the Financial Times, Professor Marcus Miller and Emeritus Professor of Political Economy Lord Robert Skidelsky challenge George Osborne's high ris...
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The Department of Economics congratulates Dani Caverzaschi on his participation in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. Dani, who recently completed his firs...
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Speaking at the University of Warwick on 31 May, Laurence J. Kotlikoff - Boston University economist and leading expert on fiscal policy, national savings an...
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The Times of India discusses the gender research conducted in India by Anandi Mani, a University of Warwick Department of Economics professor with the Centre...
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We are absolutely delighted to welcome the following eighteen new scholars to our Department. They will be joining our Faculty this summer:
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Seventy years ago this week the world looked unspeakably grim. In his blog, Professor Mark Harrison looks back at three decisive WW2 battles that caused turn...
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The Carroll Round, the annual conference of the world's top undergraduate economics students, selected three University of Warwick Department of Economics sc...
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How much can one country squeeze out of another? Professor Mark Harrison examines in his blog.
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Speaking at the University of Warwick on 24 May, noted economist Ariel Rubinstein, knit together neuroscience, game theory, wariness over beguiling scientifi...
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In the Guardian's University guide published on Tuesday 22 May, Warwick Economics Department was ranked 4th overall in the subject league table for Economics.
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Laurence J. Kotlikoff, a Boston University economist who is seeking a third-party nomination as a candidate for President of the United Sates, will present a...
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Writing in the Financial Times, University of Warwick economics professor Marcus Miller and emeritus professor of political economy Robert Skidelsky analyse ...
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Professor Mark Harrison marks the anniversary of the celebrated Dam Busters' raid of 16th-17th May 1943, when the RAF's 617 Squadron flew into history by usi...
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Professor Mark Harrison features on the Guardian’s live Q&A career session
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The Guardian highlights Warwick Professor Kimberley Scharf’s blog on the government's proposed cap on tax relief for charitable contributions as one of...
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Ken Binmore - one of the world’s leading game theorists, a founder of the modern economic theory of bargaining, and a pioneer of experimental economics...
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An article in the Chicago Tribune cites research by Warwick Economics Professor Andrew Oswald exploring happiness and wealth.
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Tim Harford writes his latest Undercover Economist column about research by Christopher Woodruff, University of Warwick Department of Economics professor. Th...
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Warwick Economics Professor Mark Harrison has been awarded the Russian National Prize for Applied Economics in recognition of research that filled the last r...
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Research by Professor Andrew Oswald finds a link between upbeat personalities and earnings.
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Fifteen undergraduate students based in the Economics department have successfully secured the 2011/12 URSS bursary. Applications were of a very high standar...
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The painful aftermath of the financial crisis in the UK has revealed the flaws of monetary policy as a lone policy lever for the complex task of economic rec...
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Professor Mike Waterson has found supermarkets are making price-cuts of 1p to mask other price increases.
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Lord Robert Skidelsky, author, columnist and analyst of contemporary political and economic issues, returns to the University of Warwick Department of Econom...
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We are delighted to announce that the second of our Distinguished Visitor lectures this year will be David Miles, a macroeconomist who has a distinguished re...
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Nicholas Crafts, University of Warwick professor of economic history, is among a select group of eminent academic and business experts recently selected by B...