News for 2025
A new study, co-authored by Professor Anant Sudarshan, shows that doorstep delivery of water is a highly cost-effective way of enabling near universal adopti...
On Saturday 22 November 2025, the Department of Economics proudly marked a major milestone: 60 years of Warwick Economics. As part of the University’s ...
A new study of young participants in a large-scale training programme in India designed to tackle rural unemployment has found that the intersection of two s...
Dr Amrita Kulka and Dr Nikhil Datta have analysed billions of UK homebuyer searches, rental and sales listings, actual build patterns, and planning applicati...
The world’s first cap-and-trade market for particulate matter, implemented in the Indian state of Gujarat through a pioneering partnership between the ...
The Centre for the Analysis of Taxation (CenTax), jointly founded and led by Warwick Economics Professor Arun Advani, is a key member of a coalition of think...
If the new BSc in Economics and Management degree traced the geographic diversity of its first intake, it would be taking a journey across the world – ...
Professor Sascha Becker was formally inducted as a Fellow of the Econometric Society at its 2025 World Congress by Society President Larry Samuelson.
Seven outstanding undergraduate dissertations have been selected for inclusion in the Warwick Monash Economics Student Papers (WM-ESP) series, now avai...
Professor Arun Advani and the CenTax team attended the Labour and Conservative party conferences again this year, hosting a total of four panels alongside th...
On Friday 10th October, the Warwick Economics Society hosted Nobel Laureate and former Warwick Economics student Professor James Robinson (Nobel Memorial Pri...
University of Warwick leads immersive Virtual Reality workshop to help Coventry residents cut their energy bills and usage by retrofitting their homes.
Professor Dennis Novy has been appointed as Chief Economist and Director of Analysis at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), one of the...
Ao Wang, Assistant Professor in Economics, attended the University's first-ever Open Days in China last month. In this blog, he reflects on his experience at...
Rules banning multibuy deals on foods and drinks high in fat, salt, or sugar – including buy one get one free (BOGOF) deals come into force today after...
Congratulations to Dr Bhaskar Chakravorty. Dr Nikhil Datta, Dr Amrita Kulka and Dr Marta Santamaria on their success in the Policy Support Fund 2025 round.
The government has announced a new “Pride in Place” programme – empowering communities to buy up boarded shops, reclaim derelict pubs, and ...
We are proud to announce that the Department of Economics has retained its position as the UK’s top-ranked department of economics in The Times and The...
The School of Law and the Department of Economics hosted the 55th Annual THETS Meeting from 3 to 5 September 2025. Annual meetings have been held since 1968,...
Professor James Fenske is one of 63 new Fellows appointed this week to the Academy of Social Sciences, the national academy of academics, practitioners and l...
Professor Francesco Squintani has been appointed to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029 Econometrics and Economics sub-panel following an open recru...
We’re delighted to share that the Department of Economics has achieved an outstanding overall satisfaction score of 95% in the 2025 Postgraduate Taught...
The first evidence-based assessment of how the Government’s Inheritance Tax (IHT) reform would affect farm estates has been published by the Centre for...
Digital platforms are increasingly taking engagement metrics into account when compensating journalists and other content creators – but does this have...
The Department of Economics is proud to celebrate the achievements of our graduates - Class of 2025. The awards and prizes recognise not only academic excell...
Autonomy – the feeling of control over how, when and where work gets done - has become recognised as a key driver of employee satisfaction and producti...
New analysis by an international team including Professor Sonia Bhalotra of Warwick Economics and CAGE finds a strong link between job loss and domestic viol...
The Department of Economics was delighted to welcome two outstanding female economists as Honorary Graduates during the 2025 Summer Graduation celebrations.
Does access to real-time information about air pollution levels change how people feel about living close to a recycling plant?
The University of Warwick's Department of Economics has once again demonstrated its commitment to world-class teaching and student experience, securing the t...
We are pleased to announce that two members of the Department of Economics have been honoured for their teaching with the Warwick Awards for Teaching Excelle...
Studying for a Master’s degree in Economics at Warwick is more than attending lectures, submitting coursework, and sitting exams – it’s a t...
A new book by Bishnupriya Gupta published by Cambridge University Press has been launched at the British Academy in London.
At the heart of our Department’s welcoming and inclusive community are our exceptional Student Mentors. These dedicated volunteers play a vital role in...
Commenting on the recommendations of the Tackling Violence against Women and Girls inquiry, to which she submitted written evidence, Professor Sonia Bhalotra...
Dr Samuel Obeng travelled to Covenant University, Nigeria, last month as an invited panellist for the Covenant University Centre for Economic Policy and Deve...
May’s local elections saw a surge in support for the right-wing populist party Reform. What might be driving this swing away from mainstream parties? D...
Professor Roger Farmer, Emeritus Professor Michael Waterson and former Dean of Warwick in London Professor Abhinay Muthoo are among the 58 Founding Fellows a...
We are delighted that Josef Chen, a former student of the Department of Economics has been listed in the 10th edition of Forbes Europe 30 under 30 List for 2...
We are delighted to report that two MSc Economics students from Warwick and three Monash University student's dissertations have been added to the Warwick Mo...
The ESRC Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE III) saw its official launch this week during the CAGE Africa Conference.
The UK’s biofuels policy has been quietly pushing up pump prices and making them more volatile, but the resulting environmental gains are found to outw...
“Under the market, both the efficiency of the trading platform and the higher level of compliance allowed regulators to reach their environmental goals...
We caught up with Simon Huss, a former student of the Department of Economics, who tells us about how his career path has developed and evolved since graduat...
Evidence submitted by Professor Thiemo Fetzer to the Public Accounts Committee’s inquiry into the Use of AI in Government has been cited in the Committ...
We are delighted that Soumya Dabriwal, a former student of the Department of Economics has been selected for the Forbes India Directory 30 Under 30. The list...
Emeritus Professor Marcus Miller and Economics Alumnus and Honorary Warwick Graduate Dr Mahmoud Mohieldin have been invited to join a prestigious commission ...
We are pleased to hear from Molly Paxton (BSc Economics student), Internal Communications Officer of Warwick Women in Economics society that they are hosting...
The THRIVING Food Futures project, a consortium of researchers including Professor Thijs van Rens of the University of Warwick, has been awarded a five-year ...
A new study finds that reducing users’ exposure to toxic content on major social media platforms reduces their engagement across a variety of metrics, ...
"Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the long-run evolution of the Indian economy."
The Warwick Economics Staff Common Room welcomed a distinguished guest recently when Vice Chancellor Stuart Croft dropped in to surprise Dr Lory Barile with ...
The Department of Economics welcomed Jill Pay, Chairman of The Gender Index and former Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons, as the latest in its series ...
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP has delivered a major policy speech outlining a number of changes to UK planning law, including a pledge to "int...
The Warwick Economics Summit (WES) is one of the largest student-led conferences in Europe. WES 2025 will host speakers from Nobel Peace Laureates to former ...
Mark Zuckerberg has announced changes to moderation on Meta platforms, including an end to independent fact-checking on its platforms, increases in the amoun...
This summer’s Paralympic Games saw a triumphant return to form for Warwick Economics graduate and professional wheelchair tennis player Daniel Caverzas...