News for 2022
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Research from Warwick economists and collaborators, published in the World Development journal, has revealed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young mig...
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Two teams from Warwick Economics have been Highly Commended in the recent university-wide Excellence in Gender Equality Awards.
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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 European...
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The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that we have achieved excellent results in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) 2022, with the...
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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 collap...
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A new study reveals the growing influence of wealthy individuals in political affairs, particularly in the affairs of the Conservative party. The report also...
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Last week Warwick Economics students had a unique opportunity to meet with representatives of 19 organisations who were invited on to campus for our annual C...
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Do pre-election opinion polls simply record voting intentions, or can they actually influence voters’ choices?
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Professor Sascha Becker, who divides his time between Warwick and Monash University, Australia, has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sci...
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Warwick Economics graduates Victor Sosanya and Yijun Tang have been recognised for the outstanding quality of their research by the judges of the Global Unde...
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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 em...
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Residents of Coventry and Warwickshire were able to hear from Professor Omer Moav about a 17-year research project which has challenged conventional ways of ...
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Professor Stefano Caria has been awarded a 2022 Philip Leverhulme Prize by the Leverhulme Trust in recognition of his outstanding work and future promise.
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Class of ’22 Economics graduate Yijun Tang was chosen as one of four finalists in an international competition organised by the prestigious Internation...
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Ten exciting and original dissertations have been published today in the bi-annual Warwick Monash Economics Student Papers (WM-ESP) series.
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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 Stude...
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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...
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Research by Warwick Economics PhD student Karmini Sharma has demonstrated the effectiveness of training interventions in reducing sexual harassment behaviour.
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We look forward to welcoming our new students to the Department of Economics in September 2022.
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Congratulations to our faculty member Professor Andrew Oswald on receiving a prestigious honour of being selected as a Citation Laureate for 2022 by Clarivat...
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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 Univer...
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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 Elizabet...
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We are proud to announce that PhD candidate Ozge Demirci has won the Emerging Scholar Award for her research in diversity, equality and inclusion.
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Dr Lory Barile, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and Dr Bo Kelestyn from WBS took the lead in organising Warwick Sustainability Challenge, ...
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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 Lectur...
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Warwick Economics PhD Student, Carmen Villa-Llera, has received a Fulbright Award for a research exchange stay at the University of Chicago.
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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 from which...
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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 publis...
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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 PhD stude...
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A new study from the University of Warwick, University of Bari and University of Birmingham suggests that local governments are restricted from effectively a...
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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 PhD studen...
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99% of the Department of Economics' research has been rated world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*) overall in the Research Excellence Framework...
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Congratulations to Professor Sascha Becker who has been appointed as Associate Editor of the American Economic Journal (AEJ): Applied Economics from 1 May 2022.
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We were delighted to see four students of the Department of Economics taking part in the 21st Carroll Round Undergraduate Economics Research Conference held ...
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We are very pleased to announce that two Warwick Economics students became finalists in the targetjobs Undergraduate of the Year 2022 Awards and attended a p...
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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 ...
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New research from the University of Warwick, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Reichman University, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and the Barcelona School of Ec...
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Congratulations to Professor Ben Lockwood who has been appointed to the Council of the Royal Economic Society (RES) for 2022-2027.
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New University of Warwick research shows consumers are paying 40% more than marginal cost for fruit and vegetables
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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...
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It is with very fond memories that the Department of Economics announces the death of Professor Dick Sargent, Founder of Economics at Warwick, who passed awa...
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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 organis...
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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 the Behavio...
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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 achi...
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This February, the EUTOPIA European University network in partnership with VUB Brussels School of Governance held a virtual simulation exercise, with partici...
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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 ma...
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We are celebrating today the publication of 15 MSc student papers on the Warwick Monash Economics Student Papers (WM-ESP) series portal which includes some o...
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New research from the Department of Economics shows that right-wing populist political parties have a significant negative impact on climate change policy &n...
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New research from the Department of Economics demonstrates how the coronavirus lockdown in China’s Hubei province impacted economies across the world, ...
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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 Economi...
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Global maternal mortality rates rise and fall depending on which political party is in power in the US, a new study shows.
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Professor Sonia Bhalotra has been invited to join the European Economic Association’s Women in Economics Committee.
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We are delighted to announce that the Department of Economics has achieved a Bronze Award from the Athena Swan Charter in recognition of our commitment to ge...