News for 2022
May 2023
Research from Warwick economists and collaborators, published in the World Development journal, has revealed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on...
December 2022
Two teams from Warwick Economics have been Highly Commended in the recent university-wide Excellence in Gender Equality Awards.
New research co-authored by Dr Nikhil Datta of Warwick Economics, CAGE and the LSE hit the headlines last week with its key finding that leaving the...
November 2022
The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that we have achieved excellent results in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) 2022...
A new paper from Dr Anant Sudarshan, co-authored with Dr Eyal Frank of the University of Chicago, studies the impact on human well-being of the sudden...
A new study reveals the growing influence of wealthy individuals in political affairs, particularly in the affairs of the Conservative party. The report also...
Last week Warwick Economics students had a unique opportunity to meet with representatives of 19 organisations who were invited on to campus for our...
Do pre-election opinion polls simply record voting intentions, or can they actually influence voters’ choices?
Professor Sascha Becker, who divides his time between Warwick and Monash University, Australia, has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of the...
Warwick Economics graduates Victor Sosanya and Yijun Tang have been recognised for the outstanding quality of their research by the judges of the Global...
In the UK, small and medium size firms (SMEs - firms with less than 250 employees) are very important to the economy: they account for three fifths of the...
Residents of Coventry and Warwickshire were able to hear from Professor Omer Moav about a 17-year research project which has challenged conventional...
October 2022
Professor Stefano Caria has been awarded a 2022 Philip Leverhulme Prize by the Leverhulme Trust in recognition of his outstanding work and future promise.
Class of ’22 Economics graduate Yijun Tang was chosen as one of four finalists in an international competition organised by the prestigious Internation...
Ten exciting and original dissertations have been published today in the bi-annual Warwick Monash Economics Student Papers (WM-ESP) series.
As we welcome new and returning students at the start of a new academic year, we take the opportunity to report on the positive results of the National...
People's assessment of their own feelings on a numerical scale has no objective basis but is a better predictor of major life changes such as moving house, l...
September 2022
Research by Warwick Economics PhD student Karmini Sharma has demonstrated the effectiveness of training interventions in reducing sexual harassment...
We look forward to welcoming our new students to the Department of Economics in September 2022.
Congratulations to our faculty member Professor Andrew Oswald on receiving a prestigious honour of being selected as a Citation Laureate for 2022 by...
We are delighted that, for the second time in three years, the Department of Economics has reached the top position in the Times and Sunday Times Good...
The Department of Economics joins with the University and communities around the world to express our deep sorrow at the death of Her Majesty, Queen...
August 2022
We are proud to announce that PhD candidate Ozge Demirci has won the Emerging Scholar Award for her research in diversity, equality and inclusion.
July 2022
Dr Lory Barile, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and Dr Bo Kelestyn from WBS took the lead in organising Warwick Sustainability...
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our former colleague Berthold Herrendorf who passed away last week. Berthold held a position of...
Warwick Economics PhD Student, Carmen Villa-Llera, has received a Fulbright Award for a research exchange stay at the University of Chicago.
June 2022
We caught up with Professor Jeremy Smith to ask him a few questions about being Head of Department (HoD), a role he has held since August 2016 and...
The Department is pleased to announce that Economics at Warwick has been ranked 4th out of 81 universities in the Complete University Guide (CUG) 2023...
The tenth edition of the Warwick Economics PhD Conference was held between 8-9 June 2022 at the Department of Economics. The event was organised by...
A new study from the University of Warwick, University of Bari and University of Birmingham suggests that local governments are restricted from effectively...
May 2022
The tenth edition of the Warwick Economics PhD Conference was held on 8th-9th June 2022 at the Department of Economics. The event was organised by...
99% of the Department of Economics' research has been rated world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*) overall in the Research Excellence...
Congratulations to Professor Sascha Becker who has been appointed as Associate Editor of the American Economic Journal (AEJ): Applied Economics from 1...
We were delighted to see four students of the Department of Economics taking part in the 21st Carroll Round Undergraduate Economics Research...
We are very pleased to announce that two Warwick Economics students became finalists in the targetjobs Undergraduate of the Year 2022 Awards and...
April 2022
Climate policies could be the next target for right-wing populist parties as the cost of energy soars, researchers into the links between climate policy and ...
New research from the University of Warwick, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Reichman University, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and the Barcelona...
Congratulations to Professor Ben Lockwood who has been appointed to the Council of the Royal Economic Society (RES) for 2022-2027.
March 2022
New University of Warwick research shows consumers are paying 40% more than marginal cost for fruit and vegetables
We are pleased to be hosting a discussion panel as part of the Royal Economics Society (RES) Annual Conference 2022 – Solving the Climate Crisis - Toge...
It is with very fond memories that the Department of Economics announces the death of Professor Dick Sargent, Founder of Economics at Warwick, who...
We are very proud to announce that for the second time running, Warwick Economics student is the winner of the Monetary Policy Essay 2022 competition...
On 21 February a group of MSc students from the Department of Economics at Warwick took part in a Behavioural Marathon (or hakathon) organised by...
Today, on the International Women's Day (IWD) we are joining in two global campaigns to highlight the importance of gender equality and to celebrate the...
This February, the EUTOPIA European University network in partnership with VUB Brussels School of Governance held a virtual simulation exercise, with...
February 2022
Dr Dita Eckardt joined the Department of Economics, University of Warwick in August 2021. Here she discusses her work on training and skills in the labour...
We are celebrating today the publication of 15 MSc student papers on the Warwick Monash Economics Student Papers (WM-ESP) series portal which...
New research from the Department of Economics shows that right-wing populist political parties have a significant negative impact on climate change...
New research from the Department of Economics demonstrates how the coronavirus lockdown in China’s Hubei province impacted economies across the...
January 2022
We are proud to announce that Dr Lory Barile, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, has been awarded with a special commendation by the...
Global maternal mortality rates rise and fall depending on which political party is in power in the US, a new study shows.
Professor Sonia Bhalotra has been invited to join the European Economic Association’s Women in Economics Committee.
We are delighted to announce that the Department of Economics has achieved a Bronze Award from the Athena Swan Charter in recognition of our...