Friday 27th January at 12pm in Lecture Theatre 3 (L3)

These are short sessions to introduce you to the brilliant research done by our academics and will be followed by a Q&A session.

• Mahnaz will be discussing “the Role of Emotion in Decision Making”
• Ben will be discussing “International Political Economy of Everyday Life”

*PDM credits will be awarded to Year 1 students.

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The Department of Economics is delighted to invite you to attend the finalist dinner. This is a great opportunity to get together with other students and enjoy a free 3-course dinner followed by an evening of music and dancing.

We hope to see you there.

Spaces are limited, so please register now. The deadline to register is Thursday 12th January 2023.

*If you have any dietary requirements, please indicate these on the registration forms below.

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Do you want to know more about what economics really is and the possible future career opportunities available to you? Register now for our free interactive event organised in partnership with Discover Economics and the Warwick Economics Summit for 16-18 year olds, teachers and parents.

What's in store?

The Introduction to Economics event provides an exciting opportunity to discover more about economics as a subject, experience an interactive taster lecture delivered by the Department of Economics, University of Warwick and hear from current undergraduate students about what it's like to study economics at university. There will also be a chance to hear from economists about the wide-ranging work they do and the possible career opportunities open to economics graduates.

Students will also be able to gain useful advice and guidance on how to apply for university, including how to draft a personal statement as well as having the opportunity to ask questions to an Admissions Tutor.

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Registration for this event is essential. Please secure your place now by completing the form below.

Details of how to join the event, accessibility and safeguarding information will be sent to you via email the week before the event.

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Over the past few years we have found that students from Warwick’s Economics Department have highly valued the opportunity to meet with employers and former students of the Department to explore the range of economics related careers.

For the 2022-23 academic year, we will be hosting a series of events covering a range of topics. We hope that you take this opportunity to learn about working in various sectors, the skills that employers value in economics graduates and find out more about how to apply for the positions that they offer in their companies.

If you are interested in finding out more we would like to invite you to join us for a virtual event on Wednesday 8 February 1-2pm (UK Time). You will have the opportunity to find out more from Alumni who work in various sectors.

Please note that these events are for current students only.

Registration

Registration for this event is mandatory and please only register if you will be attending. Please complete the below form.

Registration will close on Wednesday 8 February at 10.00am.

You will receive an email with a link to join the session closer to the event date.

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Over the past few years we have found that students from Warwick’s Economics Department have highly valued the opportunity to meet with employers and former students of the Department to explore the range of economics related careers.

For the 2022-23 academic year, we will be hosting a series of events covering a range of topics. We hope that you take this opportunity to learn about working in various sectors, the skills that employers value in economics graduates and find out more about how to apply for the positions that they offer in their companies.

Enhancing Your Potential and Opportunities

We would like to invite you to an interactive in-person event on Wednesday 22 February to explore how entrepreneurial skills and attitudes can enhance your potential and create opportunities to shape your future in new and exciting ways.

Date: Wednesday 22 February 2023, 3:00 - 5:00pm

Location: FAB0.08, Faculty of Arts Building

The afternoon will be led by Dr Matthew Rogers-Draycott, from Warwick Enterprise, an academic and entrepreneur, he will open proceedings by exploring the skills that you will need to navigate your future and how these are tied to entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial action. We will then have a short talk on Warwick Enterprise, the services they offer and how they can support students and graduates, Finally we will hear from an Economics Alumni and entrepreneur to explore the lessons that he can teach you, especially how your subject skills can be applied to this kind of activity

Please note that these events are for current students only.

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Registration for this event is mandatory and please only register if you will be attending. Please complete the below form.

Registration will close on Tuesday 21 February at midnight.

You will receive an email with further details closer to the event date.

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The Faculty of Social Sciences is delighted to be hosting an event for faculty students and staff. We would like you to join us for an evening of topical debate followed by an opportunity to engage with our panellists at a drinks reception after the event.

Details

Date: Wednesday 1 March 2023, 6.15 - 7.30pm

Location: Ramphal Lecture Theatre

Panellists

Lord Robert Skidelsky - Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at the University of Warwick and member of the House of Lords

Robert Skidelsky was Professor of International Studies at the University of Warwick from 1978-1990 and Professor of Political Economy at the University of Warwick from 1990-2007. His three-volume biography of John Maynard Keynes (1983,1992, 2000) won five prizes. His latest book is "Money and Government"; (Allen Lane 2018) and he is now working on a book about automation and the future of work.

He was made a member of the House of Lords in 1991, sitting on the cross benches, He is also the chairman of the Centre for Global Studies

Maria Koinova - Professor of International Relations at the University of Warwick

Maria Koinova’s expertise is at the intersection of international relations, conflict and postcommunist studies, and international politics of migration. “Diaspora Entrepreneurs and Contested States” (Oxford 2021). She has published numerous articles from a European Research Council starting grant project she directed as a Principal Investigator, and was on the governing board of an EU Jean Monnet Network “Between the EU and Russia”.

Professor Koinova is currently also an Associate Senior Fellow at the Centre for Global Cooperation Research in Germany. In term 2/2022-2023 she is teaching a module "Russia in World Politics”. .

Mark Harrison - Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick

Mark is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Academy of Social Sciences. He is a research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research and of Warwick's Centre on Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy. He was one of the first western economists to work in Russian archives after the collapse of the Soviet Union. He has written extensively on the economics of the two World Wars and the Cold War.

His book "Secret Leviathan: Secrecy and State Capacity Under Soviet Communism" will be published in 2023

Rilka Dragneva-Lewers - Professor of International Legal Studies at the University of Birmingham

Rilka Dragneva-Lewers is Professor of International Legal Studies at Birmingham Law School. She works on regional integration, EU external policy, legal reform and international diffusion of norms with a special reference to Eastern Europe. Her recent publications focus on Eurasian economic integration and its overlaps with EU initiatives in the post-Soviet region. Her expertise in the field has enabled her to engage in interactions with policy-makers and leading think-tanks, law reform technical assistance projects, and professional training activities.

Rilka is a member of the editorial board of Review of Central and East European Law and International Journal of Law and Management.

Chair

Liam Halligan (BSc Economics 1991)

Liam Halligan is an economist, author and broadcaster. He is best known for his weekly “Economics Agenda” column – which has appeared in The Sunday Telegraph since 2003 and been recognised with a British Press Award. He is also Economics and Business Editor at GB News. Halligan has reported for The Economist from Moscow, was Political Correspondent for The Financial Times and spent eight years leading the economics and business coverage on Channel Four News.. .

He holds a first-class degree in economics from Warwick University and an MPhil (Econ) from St Antony’s College, Oxford.

Please note: We will be taking photographs throughout the event that may be used for marketing purposes (e.g promotional materials). By registering and attending this event we assume that you are giving your consent to be photographed. However if you do not wish to be photographed please inform the photographer or a member of the Faculty staff on the day. You can withdraw your consent at any time via email to maxine.thacker@warwick.a.cuk. .

Registration

As part of your registration we are asking you to submit your questions in advance. We will then select questions for the chair to ask during the event.

This event is for Faculty of Social Sciences students and staff only. Registration for the event is essential. Registration will close at 3pm (UK Time) Friday 24 February

You will receive an email with further details closer to the event date.

Please click the link below to register to attend

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Following the success of the event held in 2022, we are delighted to invite you to pop the kettle on and join us once again for an informal and inclusive virtual discussion with a panel of distinguished economists as we celebrate International Women's Day 2023.

What's in store?

Covid-19 and the cost of living crisis has drawn attention to the varied work of economists, however misconceptions around the subject and the stereotypical career opportunities available in the field still exist.

Designed for post-16 year old students, this event aims to help students find out more about economics as a subject and discover the range of career opportunities available to them.

The panel of female economists will share:

• Their experience of studying economics at university
• The key transferable skills that they think are important for studying economics at university
• Their current role and what it involves.

Participants will also have the opportunity to put their own questions to the panel.

Meet the Panel

Dr Lory Barile, Associate Professor of Economics (Chair)

Dr Lory Barile is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics, University of Warwick. Lory is also Widening Participation Coordinator, Director of Postgraduate Taught Studies and Member of the Athena Swan Department Committee in the Department.

Lory is also the Discover Economics Champion at Warwick which is a national campaign led by the Royal Economics Society to increase diversity amongst economic students.

Professor Sonia Bhalotra, Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Warwick

Sonia is an applied economist with research interests in the areas of skill creation, early childhood development and health (including mental health) and her work seeks to understand the role of the family and of the legal and political environment. A large fraction of her work has an emphasis on gender.

Sonia has previously worked at the universities of Bristol, Cambridge and Essex and she is a Fellow of the International Economics Association, the UK Academy of Social Sciences, CEPR London, IZA Bonn, IEPS Brazil and SFI Copenhagen.

She obtained a BSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of Dehli and an MPhil and DPhil from the University of Oxford.

Aabia Afzal, Assistant Economist at the Department for Digital Culture, Media and Sport (BSc Economics, 2021)

Aabia is an economist in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) working within Data Policy Analysis. The team aims to deliver the government’s National Data Strategy to unlock the power of data for the UK. In particular, she is focusing on analysis for the UK securing a pro-growth and trusted data regime as data becomes a central driving force of the modern economy. She has also previously worked in the regulation of legislative proposals to monitor the impacts of regulatory burdens and ensure that they are less costly to businesses.

Aabia graduated from the University of Warwick in 2021 and holds a BSc in Economics. She is passionate about the empowerment of women and diversity, having focused on gender and education in her dissertation and being an active member of the Ethnic Diversity Network within DCMS.

Isabel Higginson, Senior eCommerce Channel Development Manager at the Kraft Heinz Company (BSc Economics, 2019)

Izzy is an eCommerce Channel Development Manager at Kraft Heinz. Her role focuses on using insights and analysis to grow the online channels across the Heinz business. An important part of Izzy’s role is incorporating shopper behaviour in her work to drive growth; for example tailoring media towards specific shoppers, and improving how products are mapped on websites such as Tesco.com.

After graduating with a BSc in Economics from Warwick in 2019, Izzy joined Kraft Heinz on their graduate scheme, then worked across the revenue management, sales and eCommerce teams. At Warwick, Izzy was an Economics Mentor and Student Blogger. Her favourite module was Behavioural Economics, which influenced her decision to start her career in shopper behaviour-oriented roles.

Victoria Tode, Senior Associate at Deloitte (BSc Economics, 2021)

Victoria graduated with a 1st Class (Hons) BSc in Economics from Warwick in 2021. After graduating, she joined Deloitte where she currently works as a Senior Associate in audit. Alongside work, she is also studying towards her Chartered Accountancy qualification.

Her day-to-day involves working with her audit team and the client to investigate and test the client’s financial statements for fraud and error, in order to ensure they are releasing true and accurate financial statements to the public.

During her time at Warwick, Victoria was Vice President of Warwick Women in Economics Society, which was founded that year to champion women in Economics. It was the first and only Women in Economics Society in the UK and is still going strong today.

Victoria’s passion for fighting for gender equality continued into the workplace where she is currently part of the newly founded Women of Private Capital committee, which aims to empower women and inspire positive changes in the workplace with regards to gender equality and inclusion.

Further panellists are to be announced. Please check back in the close future.

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Registration for this event is essential. Please secure your place now by completing the form below.

Details of how to join the event, accessibility and safeguarding information will be sent to you via email the week before the event.

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The conference is being organised by Robert Akerlof and Herakles Polemarchakis (Warwick) and the idea is to bring together a wide spectrum of people working in Economic theory broadly defined.

Date: Friday 2 – Sunday 4 December 2022

Friday 2 December

Saturday 3 December

Sunday 4 December

Attendance is by invitation only for the time being. For any enquires, please contact Margaret Nash at M.J.Nash@warwick.ac.uk.

Our three day conference organised by Warwick Economics PhD students will bring together international PhD research from across the globe.

The 11th annual Warwick Economics PhD Conference will be hosted on the University campus this year. Our three-day conference organised by Warwick Economics PhD students brings together PhD research from across the globe.

Date: 6-8 June 2023
Location: University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

This is a student-led conference organised annually by PhD students at the Warwick Economics Department, supported and attended by the Warwick Economics Department and members of the faculty.

About the PhD Conference

Find out more about how the PhD conference first began.

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Previous Years

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Application

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Our Campus is in Coventry, a city that lies at the very heart of England and is easy to get to by road, rail and air.

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