Research
A new report from the Centre for the Analysis of Taxation (CenTax), co-directed by Professor Arun Advani of Warwick Economics, provides the first independent...
A new report from the Centre for the Analysis of Taxation (CenTax), co-directed by Professor Arun Advani of Warwick Economics, provides the first independent...
Professor Thiemo Fetzer has researched the relationship between political polling and election outcomes. He comments:
Four members of the Department have been successful in their applications to the 2026-27 Policy Support Fund.
The REVIVE mangrove restoration project, an interdisciplinary consortium of researchers including Dr Subhasish Dey, has received a three-year grant from the ...
A new report from the Centre for the Analysis of Taxation (CenTax), co-directed by Professor Arun Advani of Warwick Economics, provides the first independent...
Professor Thiemo Fetzer has researched the relationship between political polling and election outcomes. He comments:
Four members of the Department have been successful in their applications to the 2026-27 Policy Support Fund.
The REVIVE mangrove restoration project, an interdisciplinary consortium of researchers including Dr Subhasish Dey, has received a three-year grant from the ...
A major international study has found that global news coverage systematically overlooks many of the disasters most closely linked to climate change, while d...
Final details of the programme for the 2026 conference of the Association for the Study of Religion, Economics, and Culture (ASREC), being hosted by Warwick ...
Professor Sonia Bhalotra is one of three University of Warwick academics to have been elected as Fellows of the British Academy, in recognition of the origin...
Housing costs are pricing many people out of city living, as demand outstrips supply in areas where there is limited or no new land to release for constructi...
The economic gap between old and young is becoming a political concern in many countries. Ever since the “baby boomers” generation, young people ...
The German dual-apprenticeship system is highly regarded around the world as an alternative to university education for young people who would prefer to star...
Professor Anant Sudarshan and his co-author Eyal Frank (University of Chicago) have won the 2026 Erik Kempe Award in Environmental and Resource Economics for...
Dr Sébastien Montpetit, Warwick Economics Postdoctoral Fellow, has been awarded the prize for the Best Paper in Industrial Economics at the Network of...
Brexit has imposed large and widespread economic costs across the UK, but the burden has fallen most heavily on initially prosperous, trade-integrated region...
The Prime Minister has announced plans to ban social media platforms from offering services to under-16s.
Research shows that early-career promotion decisions have long-term consequences for women’s academic careers and significantly strengthen the pipeline...
Professor Ben Lockwood has co-authored a briefing for MPs on the impacts of taxation on small businesses, looking particularly at business rates in the UK.
Professor Sascha Becker is one of 42 recipients of a new award recognising international academic excellence. He is among the inaugural cohort of “Vice...
The Warwick economists behind the Wheretobuild housing demand mapping tool have used their database to test the government’s seven-site shortlist again...
Allowing wealthy countries, communities, or individuals to fund their own solutions to collective action problems such as climate change is inefficient, incr...
University of Warwick Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Stuart Croft hosted members of the University Council and guests from across the University at ...
In the week that the Church of England installed the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in its 500-year history, Warwick economist Professor Sascha Becker...
Professor Sonia Bhalotra has been invited to deliver this year’s R C Dutt lectures at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta.
The United Kingdom has some of the highest levels of inequality between regions in the industrialised world. Inequalities in pay, productivity, skills and he...
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...
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 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...
Professor Sascha Becker was formally inducted as a Fellow of the Econometric Society at its 2025 World Congress by Society President Larry Samuelson.
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Does access to real-time information about air pollution levels change how people feel about living close to a recycling plant?
Commenting on the recommendations of the Tackling Violence against Women and Girls inquiry, to which she submitted written evidence, Professor Sonia Bhalotra...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
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...
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 report, by Teve Markson, was first published in Civil Service World on 20 December 2024.
Italian higher education leader Professor Giovanna Iannantuoni visited Warwick University and the Department of Economics last month as part of her mission t...
Professor Stefano Caria has recently featured in the VoxDevTalks podcast series, discussing new work in the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) Pol...
After four decades of dedicated service, Professor Wiji Arulampalam, a distinguished member of the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick, is r...
The recent COP29 discussions in Baku have drawn attention once more to an underlying tension - climate campaigners tend to regard metals and minerals, as wel...