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Chris Rauh on How to Use AI To Predict Conflicts

Chris Rauh on How to Use AI To Predict Conflicts

Professor Chris Rauh has been interviewed by the video news channel Macro Hive, which provides global macroeconomic & financial market analysis.

Published on - Tuesday 16th January 2024


Professor Carvalho to join EEA

Professor Carvalho to join EEA

Director of the Janeway Institute, Professor Vasco Carvalho has joined the European Economic Association Council for a term of five years.

Published on - Monday 27th November 2023


Building an alliance to map global supply networks

Building an alliance to map global supply networks

A new academic paper co-authored by the Faculty’s Professor of Macroeconomics and Director of the Janeway Institute, Vasco Carvalho has been published by Science Magazine, and suggests that new firm-level data can inform policy-making.

Published on - Tuesday 24th October 2023


Conflict forecast in National News

Conflict forecast in National News

Research into forecasting conflict by Professor Christopher Rauh has been featured in the weekend edition of the National News. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 27th July 2023


King's Birthday Honours 2023

King's Birthday Honours 2023

Congratulations to both Keynes Fund Manager, Prof. Anne Ferguson-Smith and Keynes Fund Principal Investigator, Prof. Diane Coyle who have been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours 2023. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 22nd June 2023


Three successful in Academic Career Pathways

Three successful in Academic Career Pathways

The University of Cambridge Academic Career Pathways scheme recognises and reward outstanding contributions and celebrate academic achievement through promotion and pay progression. This year, all three of the candidates from the Faculty of Economics that were put forward have been successful.

Published on - Friday 16th June 2023


Professor Goyal launches ‘Networks: An Economics Approach’

Professor Goyal launches ‘Networks: An Economics Approach’

Professor Sanjeev Goyal from the Faculty of Economics provides an accessible and comprehensive overview of the economic theory and the realities of networks in his new book: 'Networks: An Economics Approach', published by MIT Press.

Published on - Sunday 30th April 2023


Monetary policy also has short-run effects

Monetary policy also has short-run effects

Professor Vasco Carvalho is a co-author of a paper published in VoxEU, which examines the short-term effects of changes to monetary tightening, and finds it does have notable impacts in the short term.

Published on - Friday 21st April 2023


Workers’ responses to the threat of automation

Workers’ responses to the threat of automation

Christopher Rauh's article into the threat automation poses to many workers has been published in VoxEU. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 9th March 2023


Tight jobs market? AI meets worker shortage

Tight jobs market? AI meets worker shortage

Christopher Rauh’s discussion paper published by the Centre for Economic Policy Research has been mentioned in an article by Reuters on the tough jobs market.

Published on - Friday 17th February 2023


Meredith Crowley on Brexit

Meredith Crowley on Brexit

Professor Meredith Crowley was interviewed on the BBC 2 TV programme Newsnight with her analysis of the state of the UK economy three years on from Brexit.

Published on - Wednesday 1st February 2023


Why health-care services are in chaos everywhere

Why health-care services are in chaos everywhere

Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics Christopher Rauh's research has been featured in the Economist Magazine.

Published on - Wednesday 18th January 2023


National accounts in a world of naturally occurring data

National accounts in a world of naturally occurring data

Prof. Vasco Carvalho has been featured in the magazine for the Stone Centre which advances research and teaching to provide a clear understanding of the causes of wealth inequality, and its economic and political consequences.

Published on - Tuesday 17th January 2023


How did Treasury policy-makers approach the economic response to Covid-19?

How did Treasury policy-makers approach the economic response to Covid-19?

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd has published an article in the Economics Observatory. With the worst of the pandemic now behind us, it is time to take stock of how the government dealt with the crisis and to learn important lessons for the future Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 24th November 2022


Research indicates for every 30 Covid deaths, one extra person dies

Research indicates for every 30 Covid deaths, one extra person dies

New research by Professor Christopher Rauh has discovered that there was at least one additional preventable death among hospital patients for every 30 deaths that can be linked to the recent pandemic.

Published on - Tuesday 1st November 2022


Slowing the spread of the next epidemic

Slowing the spread of the next epidemic

VoxTalks have released a podcast based on Dr Flavio Toxvaerd's recent paper, "Epidemics in Space: Control, Targeting and Delegation". Read More >>

Published on - Friday 21st October 2022


Policy coordination and geographical targeting during pandemics

Policy coordination and geographical targeting during pandemics

Dr Flavio Toxvaerd and Darren Hoover (Faculty of Economics, PhD student) have published an article for VOXeu that considers whether countries coordinate control measures during pandemics and should policies be locally targeted? Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 12th October 2022


A more expansive definition of herd immunity

A more expansive definition of herd immunity

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed for The Deepness, an online dive deep into the world of science. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 22nd September 2022


Boris Johnson leaves a mixed legacy with his Brexit gambit

Boris Johnson leaves a mixed legacy with his Brexit gambit

The e-book, “The Economics of Brexit: What Have We Learned?”, which Prof. Meredith Crowley provided a chapter for, has been quoted in a New York Times article about Boris Johnson's prime ministerial legacy. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 13th July 2022


Using machine learning to study parenting styles

Using machine learning to study parenting styles

Dr. Christopher Rauh and Laëtitia Renée (Université de Montréal) have published an article for VOXeu that uses unsupervised machine learning to measure parenting styles applied to a panel of Canadian children from age five months to just over two years.

Published on - Monday 11th July 2022


Dynamic early warning of conflict

Dynamic early warning of conflict

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office now has access to a forecast and costing model which uses machine learning and newspaper text to predict outbreaks and intensity of internal armed conflict.

Published on - Monday 20th June 2022


Four new professors in Economics faculty

Four new professors in Economics faculty

Four academics at the Faculty of Economics have been promoted to Professor grades at the University of Cambridge.

Published on - Thursday 16th June 2022


Is a UK-US trade agreement getting closer?

Is a UK-US trade agreement getting closer?

Professor Meredith Crowley discusses US tariffs on UK steel replaced by quotas on the BBC TV News World Business Outlook. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 6th June 2022


Professor Sriya Iyer elected to RES Council

Professor Sriya Iyer elected to RES Council

Professor Sriya Iyer at the Faculty of Economics has been elected to the Council of The Royal Economic Society, following ratification at the Society's Annual General Meeting.

Published on - Monday 30th May 2022


COVID and Economics, Explain it to a Comedian - Video

COVID and Economics, Explain it to a Comedian - Video

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed by Comedian Sammy Obeid, for his "Explain it to a comedian" video series. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 24th May 2022


Optimistic job applicants driven by pay, not WFH, post-pandemic

Optimistic job applicants driven by pay, not WFH, post-pandemic

Research by Assistant Professor Christopher Rauh, indicates job seekers are more hopeful than they should be, and are wrong in believing there’s not much to be gained from spending more time hunting for a job.

Published on - Monday 23rd May 2022


Predicting Conflict - Sustainable Development Talks

Predicting Conflict - Sustainable Development Talks

Dr. Christopher Rauh spoke to the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks series about his research into conflict prediction. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 23rd May 2022


Cambridge’s Economics and Econometrics recognised in REF 2021

Cambridge’s Economics and Econometrics recognised in REF 2021

The results from the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) have highlighted the global impact of the University of Cambridge’s research in the field of economics, with an acknowledgement of the world leading quality of our overall research submission marked by both an increase in GPA, and an increase in the percentage of the submission scored as ‘world leading’.

Published on - Thursday 12th May 2022


Weak links in supply chains are weaponised

Weak links in supply chains are weaponised

An article in Nature magazine this week notes that weak links in finance and supply chains can be easily weaponised. It quotes the paper Prof. Vasco Carvalho, Prof. Matthew Elliot and John Spray, Supply Chain Bottlenecks in a Pandemic.

Published on - Tuesday 10th May 2022


Predicting when and where conflict breaks out

Predicting when and where conflict breaks out

Funding by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has allowed development of a new model for forecasting conflict, led by Assistant Professor Christopher Rauh.

Published on - Thursday 5th May 2022


How would an energy embargo affect Germany’s economy?

How would an energy embargo affect Germany’s economy?

Professor Vasco Carvalho's research on Production Networks and Professor Matthew Elliott's research into Supply Network Formation and Fragility has been quoted in The Economist. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 29th April 2022


Building resilient supply chains

Building resilient supply chains

Professor Vasco Carvalho's research on Production Networks, has been extensively quoted in the 2022 Economic Report of the US President, on 'Building Resilient Supply Chains'. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 28th April 2022


Conversations with Sebastian Galiani: Episode XLV - Video

Conversations with Sebastian Galiani: Episode XLV - Video

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed by Sebastian Galiani, for his 'Conversations' video series (in Spanish). Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 7th April 2022


How Indians view gender roles

How Indians view gender roles

The latest report from the Pew Research Center features expert advice from the Faculty’s Professor Sriya Iyer. It has found traditional gender norms are still prevalent.

Published on - Monday 7th March 2022


Behaviour and Policy During Pandemics Workshop - Videos

Behaviour and Policy During Pandemics Workshop - Videos

Watch videos from the Behaviour and Policy During Pandemics: Models and Methods Workshop, hosted by Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd and the Isaac Newton Institute. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 4th March 2022


Better UK sick pay will help us live with Covid

Better UK sick pay will help us live with Covid

Dr. Christopher Rauh's research into the value of sick pay, has been mentioned in a Financial Times article. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 1st March 2022


What is ‘the Cambridge difference’ in teaching economics?

What is ‘the Cambridge difference’ in teaching economics? - Tiago Cavalcanti

Professor Tiago Cavalcanti explains what matters is studying economic problems and their issues, plus additional training in political philosophy. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 10th February 2022


The value of Universal Basic Income: worth the cost to the economy?

The value of Universal Basic Income: worth the cost to the economy?

A majority of people would be better off by replacing means-tested transfer programs to aid the poor with a Universal Basic Income, according to the Faculty’s Chris Rauh.

Published on - Monday 31st January 2022


Strain on health services led to extra non-covid deaths

Strain on health services led to extra non-covid deaths

Dr. Christopher Rauh and Thiemo Fetzer's (University of Warwick) research into the pressures put on public health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been picked up by a range of media sources. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 26th January 2022


Tackling Covid by talking to each other

Tackling Covid by talking to each other

In the Financial Times Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd argues that we can’t tackle Covid unless economists and epidemiologists talk to each other. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 26th January 2022


Evidence of the pandemic on healthcare

Evidence of the pandemic on healthcare

The faculty’s Dr Christopher Rauh has jointly published new evidence of the long and short term impacts of the pandemic on non-Covid-related healthcare.

Published on - Tuesday 25th January 2022


Kamiar Mohaddes paper runner-up in FT awards

Kamiar Mohaddes paper runner-up in FT awards

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper, "Rising Temperatures, Falling Ratings: The Effect of Climate Change on Sovereign Creditworthiness", was named runner-up in the Financial Times Responsible Business Education Awards. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 20th January 2022


Impact of Omicron on UK economy expected to be modest

Impact of Omicron on UK economy expected to be modest

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was quoted in the Financial Times newspaper's article on the economic impact of the Omicron variant. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 14th January 2022


Invest more money in climate mitigation today

Invest more money in climate mitigation today

Dr Kamiar Mohaddes's work on climate mitigation is quoted in the Boston Globe, as climate experts warn that failure to address the climate crisis will come at an even higher price. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 22nd December 2021


Tougher measures against COVID-19 predicted for Europe

Tougher measures against COVID-19 predicted for Europe

The data on the number of detected cases of the Omicron strain are not encouraging. Many European governments will need to resort to new measures against the spread of the new strain. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 22nd December 2021


How do antivirals affect the risks we face and the way we behave?

How do antivirals affect the risks we face and the way we behave?

Following the announcement that antiviral treatments for Covid-19 will soon be available, will this reduce people’s incentives to avoid becoming infected, lessen their readiness to practice social distancing or even discourage them from getting vaccinated. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 17th December 2021


COVID vaccine passports 'increase jab uptake' in countries with lower coverage

COVID vaccine passports 'increase jab uptake' in countries with lower coverage

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd has commented on Sky News about a study which shows COVID certification led more people to get vaccinated. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 15th December 2021


Where now for Economics?

Where now for Economics?

A fascinating debate to celebrate the launch of the Janeway Institute discussed the future heading of research into economics, and examined the link between financial markets and the real economy.

Published on - Monday 6th December 2021


New £12m research centre for inclusive trade policy

New £12m research centre for inclusive trade policy

A major new research centre on inclusive trade policy is to launch in early 2022. The Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy aims to be a centre of excellence for innovative trade policy research. It will include Co-Investigator Professor Meredith Crowley from the University of Cambridge Faculty of Economics and Janeway Institute.

Published on - Tuesday 30th November 2021


Reassessing the EU Fiscal and Monetary Framework after COVID-19 Workshop

Reassessing the EU Fiscal and Monetary Framework after COVID-19 Workshop

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti gave a talk at CEPR-Research and Policy Network on European Economic Architecture Workshop, on Wednesday 1st December 3.00-5.00pm, in Luxembourg. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 25th November 2021


Talking Economics. A one-two punch: health and economics - video

Talking Economics. A one-two punch: health and economics - video

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd participated in a panel event for the Economics Observatory, "A one-two punch: health and economics". Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 24th November 2021


Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change

Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's joint paper on the long-term macroeconomic effects of climate change has been quoted in a letter to the Chair of the US Federal Reserve. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 22nd November 2021


The impact of philanthropy

The impact of philanthropy

The Janeway Institute for Economics is profiled in this month's University of Cambridge, Alumni Newsletter. The item Features quotes from William Janeway and Vasco Carvalho on their ambitions for the new Institute.

Published on - Thursday 18th November 2021


Debt Crises, Fast and Slow

Debt Crises, Fast and Slow

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti will give an online seminar, as part of the Office of the Chief Economist - Middle East & North Africa's Chief Economist Seminar series, on Thursday 18th November 10.00-11.00am. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 12th November 2021


Modelling Behaviour to Inform Policy for Pandemics - Videos

Modelling Behaviour to Inform Policy for Pandemics - Videos

Watch videos from the Modelling Behaviour to Inform Policy for Pandemics event, that Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd and Newton Gateway to Mathematics organised. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 10th November 2021


Climate finance: it’ll be cheaper in the long run if poorer countries receive it as a matter of urgency

Climate finance: it’ll be cheaper in the long run if poorer countries receive it as a matter of urgency

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes has written a joint article for The Conversation, that says climate change will shrink the economies of rich, poor, hot and cold countries alike. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 9th November 2021


Greenovate for a better environment and economy

Greenovate for a better environment and economy

Dr. Kamiar MohaddesZeina Hasna and Henry-James Hatton are co-authors of a report on the impact of innovation in green-related activities to the broader economy. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 4th November 2021


Covid Impact on Working Women - Video

Covid Impact on Working Women - Video

Dr. Christopher Rauh and Karin Kimbrough (Chief Economist, LinkedIn) discuss women’s exodus from the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic with Bloomberg’s Lizzy Burden at the Bloomberg Equality Summit. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 1st November 2021


Project Syndicate: Supply-Shock Therapy

Project Syndicate: Supply-Shock Therapy

Research by Professors Matt Elliott and Vasco Carvalho into supply chain issues has been quoted in a timely feature on supply chain disruption and published by Project Syndicate.

Published on - Thursday 28th October 2021


The Great Vaccine Rollout - Video

The Great Vaccine Rollout - Video

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd chaired The Great Vaccine Rollout: Covid-19, Cooperation & Global Public Goods webinar, organised by The Bennett Institute for Public Policy. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 28th October 2021


Strengthening the Credibility of Public Finances

Strengthening the Credibility of Public Finances

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti will give an online seminar, as part of the IMF's latest Fiscal Monitor series, on Thursday 28th October 14.00-15.00pm (BST). Read More >>

Published on - Monday 25th October 2021


The costs of climate change are getting lost on Capitol Hill

The costs of climate change are getting lost on Capitol Hill

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper on Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change, has been quoted in the Washington Post. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 20th October 2021


New Janeway Institute to transform economic research

New Janeway Institute to transform economic research - William Janeway

Disseminating research at the frontier of economics is just one of the roles of a new research institute which will shape young minds and transform economic research. The new Weslie and William Janeway Institute for Economics will be primarily funded by Weslie and William Janeway.

Published on - Wednesday 13th October 2021


New podcast with Dr Toxvaerd on economics and public health

New podcast with Dr Toxvaerd on economics and public health

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd explains how economics can be used to inform public health policy in a new podcast recorded by the London School of Economics. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 4th October 2021


Economic Contributions to Infection Control

Economic Contributions to Infection Control

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd has written an introduction for a special edition of National Institute Economic Review, dedicated to Economic Contributions to Infection Control. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 1st October 2021


Stranger danger: are we more Covid-safe around friends and family?

Stranger danger: are we more Covid-safe around friends and family?

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd has published a new Economics Observatory article which looks at, post COVID-19, how our attitudes have changed towards spending time with people we don't know as opposed to our close family and friends. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 29th September 2021


A Climate Reckoning Is Coming for the World’s Government Debt

A Climate Reckoning Is Coming for the World’s Government Debt

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper on climate change and sovereign credit ratings, has been quoted in an article for Bloomberg News. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 23rd September 2021


Why rich countries are reluctant to part with surplus vaccine in favour of the poor

Why rich countries are reluctant to part with surplus vaccine in favour of the poor

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was quoted in an article for the daily Russian newspaper Izvestia, that looks at the inequality of the worldwide distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 23rd September 2021


Religious Composition of India

Religious Composition of India

Dr. Sriya Iyer has given expert advice to a new Pew Research Center report saying all religious groups in India show major declines in fertility rates, limiting change in the country’s religious composition over time. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 22nd September 2021


Covid-19 Vaccinations Boost the Global Economy, but May Not Cure It Alone

Covid-19 Vaccinations Boost the Global Economy, but May Not Cure It Alone

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed for The Wall Street Journal on how the vaccine roll out and Delta variant are effecting the global recovery. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 20th September 2021


The value of sick pay: older workers & women often get less

The value of sick pay: older workers & women often get less

Women and older workers are less likely to have access to employer-provided sick pay, according to Dr Christopher Rauh, from the Covid Inequality Project. The research has also found that workers in jobs that cannot be done from home are particularly unlikely to have sick pay.

Published on - Thursday 9th September 2021


Is marriage for white people? The US racial marriage divide

Is marriage for white people? The US racial marriage divide

Are higher rates of incarceration and unemployment responsible for lower marriage rates among the black population in the US? Christopher Rauh has highlighted the difference in the marriage rates between black and white people in the US.

Published on - Monday 6th September 2021


How important is international cooperation in the vaccine rollout?

How important is international cooperation in the vaccine rollout?

In this Economics Observatory article, Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd explains that international cooperation of vaccine rollout is crucial, and asks how well are we doing? Read More >>

Published on - Friday 20th August 2021


Does COVID-19 change the value of vaccines?

Does COVID-19 change the value of vaccines?

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd explains in the Economics Observatory, vaccines should be valued higher than treatments, because with communicable diseases they reduce the likelihood of people becoming seriously ill. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 17th August 2021


Academic Gender Gap Widens During Pandemic

Academic Gender Gap Widens During Pandemic - Zeina Hasna

In the first weeks of the pandemic, the submission of articles to journals by women, fell dramatically more than their male counterparts. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 21st July 2021


The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review Launch Speech

The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review Launch Speech

Read the expanded version of the speech delivered by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta at the launch of his independent global Review, commissioned by HM Treasury. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 13th July 2021


Southern India Leads the Way to Tolerance

Southern India Leads the Way to Tolerance

The Wall Street Journal has picked up on the latest report from the Pew Research Center, which features expert advice from Dr. Sriya Iyer. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 12th July 2021


NHS Staff Deleting Covid App as Calls Grow for Doctors to be Exempt from Self-Isolation

NHS Staff Deleting Covid App as Calls Grow for Doctors to be Exempt from Self-Isolation

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd's research into Government policy and public behaviour towards COVID-19 restrictions and the vaccine roll out, was quoted in the Telegraph. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 9th July 2021


The Case for ‘Truly-Long-Term’ Debt Ratings

The Case for ‘Truly-Long-Term’ Debt Ratings

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper on climate change and sovereign credit ratings, has been quoted in the Financial Times. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 8th July 2021


California's Heat Dome Poses Unprecedented Challenge for World's Fifth-Biggest Economy

California's Heat Dome Poses Unprecedented Challenge for World's Fifth-Biggest Economy

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper on Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change, has been quoted in the Telegraph. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 6th July 2021


The VC Effect: The Right Tech at the Right Time?

The VC Effect: The Right Tech at the Right Time? - William H. Janeway

William Janeway researches the relationship between venture capital booms and startups. He examines the way they are related to but also distinct from macroeconomic business cycles and stock market fluctuations.

Published on - Monday 5th July 2021


Religion in India: Tolerance and Segregation

Religion in India: Tolerance and Segregation

A new report from the Pew Research Center analyses religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 30th June 2021


Winner of the Best Student Paper Award

Winner of the Best Student Paper Award - Daniel Ostry

Faculty of Economics PhD student, Daniel Ostry has won the Cambridge Finance Best Student Paper Award 2020-2021. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 21st June 2021


Vasco Carvalho Reflects on the Success of Cambridge-INET

The Success and Future of Cambridge-INET

The Cambridge-INET Institute was created in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis and advances innovative approaches in economics.

Published on - Friday 18th June 2021


COVID-19: How the Faculty Researched the Pandemic in Real Time

COVID-19: How the Faculty Researched the Pandemic in Real Time

Dr Flavio Toxvaerd talks about the importance of the Faculty’s research into the current and future pandemics.

Published on - Thursday 17th June 2021


Can Incentives Encourage People to get Vaccinated?

Can Incentives Encourage People to get Vaccinated?

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd spoke to the BBC World Service about vaccine apathy and the hesitation amongst some members of the public to get vaccinated. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 16th June 2021


Competition or Cooperation?

Competition or Cooperation?

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd has contributed to a piece on vaccines for the first edition of the Economics Observatory's ECO Magazine. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 14th June 2021


Naming Corona Variants after the Greek Alphabet

Naming Corona Variants after the Greek Alphabet

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed for National Danish Radio’s Orientation programme about the stigma of naming COVID-19 variants after specific countries. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 8th June 2021


Should the Government still Ease Restrictions?

Should the Government still Ease Restrictions?

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed for the BBC News on the proposed easing of UK restrictions in June. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 7th June 2021


Britain Fears a 3rd COVID-19 Wave

Britain Fears a 3rd COVID-19 Wave

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed for National Danish Radio’s Orientation programme about the impending easing of restrictions in the U.K. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 4th June 2021


Rational Epidemic Theory and Game Theoretic Models

Rational Epidemic Theory and Game Theoretic Models

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd gave a plenary talk at The Bridging Disciplinary Divides for Behaviorally Modulated Mathematical Models in Human Epidemiology workshop. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 27th May 2021


‘Optimistic’ Public More Likely to Shun Surge Testing, Despite Indian Variant Growth

‘Optimistic’ Public More Likely to Shun Surge Testing, Despite Indian Variant Growth

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed by The Telegraph about public confidence in the vaccine roll out and the use of PCR test kits. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 25th May 2021


Vaccine Roll Out and Post-Covid-19 Recovery

Vaccine Roll Out and Post-Covid-19 Recovery

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed by BBC Scotland News for their COVID-19 Special. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 24th May 2021


Should Patents on Covid-19 Vaccines be Waived?

Should Patents on Covid-19 Vaccines be Waived?

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd has written a new article for the Economics Observatory that looks at whether the patents on Covid-19 vaccines should be waived to allow low-income countries to produce their own doses. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 14th May 2021


How Does the Market for Vaccines Work?

How Does the Market for Vaccines Work?

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd and Anthony McDonnell (Center for Global Development), have written a new article for the Economics Observatory that discusses the inequalities of vaccine development. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 13th May 2021


New Keynes Fund PhD Students Small Awards Scheme

New Keynes Fund PhD Students Small Awards Scheme

The Keynes Fund at the Faculty of Economics has appended another funding stream for PhD students to apply for small grants outside the main funding process.

Published on - Wednesday 12th May 2021


Will Free Access to Vaccine IP Increase Supply?

Will Free Access to Vaccine IP Increase Supply?

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed for the At The Margin Podcast about The Economics of Vaccines. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 11th May 2021


Why China Has More To Gain From Fighting Climate Change Than Other Countries

Why China Has More To Gain From Fighting Climate Change Than Other Countries

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper on climate change and sovereign credit ratings, has been quoted in the South China Morning Post. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 11th May 2021


Vaccine Nationalism: Why do some countries cooperate and others go it alone?

Vaccine Nationalism: Why do some countries cooperate and others go it alone?

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd and Tony Yates (independent economist), have written a new article for the Economics Observatory that discusses ‘vaccine nationalism’. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 4th May 2021


The Trouble Does Not Come To One: What the Tragedy in India Teaches Other Countries

The Trouble Does Not Come To One: What the Tragedy in India Teaches Other Countries

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed for the Russian newspaper Izvestia about the increase in world wide COVID-19 cases. Read More >>

Published on - Sunday 2nd May 2021


The Gender Gap in Mental Health Widened by Lockdowns

The Gender Gap in Mental Health Widened by Lockdowns

Women, the young, and the less educated have borne the brunt of mental health issues resulting from lockdowns, which has often exacerbated job and earnings losses, according to research by Dr Christopher Rauh

Published on - Friday 30th April 2021


Lockdowns Widen the Gender Gap in Mental Health

Lockdowns Widen the Gender Gap in Mental Health

Dr. Christopher Rauh has published an article for VOXeu that looks at how women have suffered far more from social distancing measures than men in terms of their mental health. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 27th April 2021


Behavioural Responses to the Vaccine Rollout

Behavioural Responses to the Vaccine Rollout

Now that the Covid vaccine rollout is in full swing, changes to our behaviour are starting to emerge. New research by Dr Toxvaerd shows how these changes are impacting how many people act in public.

Published on - Tuesday 27th April 2021


Mini-Conference for Early Years Researchers in Networks - Call for Papers Extended

Mini-Conference for Early Years Researchers in Networks - Call for Papers Extended

Cambridge-INET will be running an online mini-conference for early years researchers in networks on 1st - 2nd June 2021. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 21st April 2021


Keynes Fund 19th Call for Projects

Keynes Fund 19th Call for Projects

The Keynes Fund has announced it's 19th Call for Projects. The deadline for project proposals is 30th September 2021. Please see the Keynes Fund site for the criteria and details of the project applications process.

Published on - Monday 19th April 2021


How do Businesses Deal with Uncertainty Effectively?

How do Businesses Deal with Uncertainty Effectively?

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes has published an article for the Mastering Entrepreneurship Blog, which is run by the Judge Business School. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 15th April 2021


Has the Pandemic Changed Research Culture – and is it for the better?

Has the Pandemic Changed Research Culture – and is it for the better? - Zeina Hasna

Times Higher Education has quoted the research by Dr. Amano-Patiño, Dr. Faraglia, Dr. Giannitsarou and Zeina Hasna, into how the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the inequalities for women and junior academics. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 15th April 2021


The Effect of Climate Change on Sovereign Creditworthiness

The Effect of Climate Change on Sovereign Creditworthiness

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper on climate change and sovereign credit ratings, has been covered by New York Times in the article "How Debt and Climate Change Pose ‘Systemic Risk’ to World Economy". Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 8th April 2021


Why Has It Taken So Long To Take Climate Change Seriously?

Why Has It Taken So Long To Take Climate Change Seriously?

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes took part in a Climate Change panel discussion event on 28th March 2021, as part of the University's Cambridge Festival. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 7th April 2021


Oliver Linton Elected Society for Financial Econometrics President

Oliver Linton Elected Society for Financial Econometrics President

The Society for Financial Econometrics is a global network of academics and practitioners dedicated to sharing research and ideas in the fast growing field of financial econometrics.

Published on - Tuesday 6th April 2021


Can You Predict the Risk of Armed Conflict in the World?

Can You Predict the Risk of Armed Conflict in the World?

La Vanguardia newspaper has published an article that reports on Dr. Christopher Rauh's new model for forecasting conflict. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 26th March 2021


Rising Temperatures, Melting Ratings

Rising Temperatures, Melting Ratings

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes has published an article for VOXeu that looks at sovereign credit ratings and climate-driven downgrades. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 25th March 2021


Predicting When Conflict Breaks Out: A Hard Problem

Predicting When Conflict Breaks Out: A Hard Problem

Dr Christopher Rauh is proposing a new model for forecasting conflict, which could predict when outbreaks of violence might escalate and spill into armed conflict.

Published on - Thursday 25th March 2021


How Europe's Vaccine Wars Could Hinder the Fight Against COVID Variants

How Europe's Vaccine Wars Could Hinder the Fight Against COVID Variants

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was quoted in an article for NBC News, where he spoke about the effect possible trade restrictions could have on international distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and on new variants.

Published on - Thursday 25th March 2021


The Keynes Fund: Research into an Inefficient Market

The Keynes Fund: Research into an Inefficient Market

Dr Toke Aidt explains how the Keynes Fund operates. It has been responsible for supporting many researchers who have provided fascinating insights into economics and the way markets work.

Published on - Wednesday 24th March 2021


Social Distancing and Supply Disruptions in a Pandemic

Social Distancing and Supply Disruptions in a Pandemic

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti will give an online seminar, co-hosted by the CEPII and T3M on Thursday 8th April 2021, 2:30-4:00pm (Paris time). Read More >>

Published on - Monday 22nd March 2021


Smart Sovereign Credit Ratings & Global Warming Downgrades

Smart Sovereign Credit Ratings & Global Warming Downgrades

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper "Rising Temperatures, Falling Ratings: The Effect of Climate Change on Sovereign Creditworthiness", has been quoted in various news outlets. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 19th March 2021


How Supply Chain Disruptions Led to a Wide Economic Impact of 2011 Japan Earthquake

How Supply Chain Disruptions Led to a Wide Economic Impact of 2011 Japan Earthquake

Supply chains can render localized environmental disasters into a much larger economy-wide downturn, according to Professor Carvalho at the Faculty of Economics.

Published on - Monday 15th March 2021


International Women's Day 2021 - Bridging the Gender Gap

International Women's Day 2021 - Bridging the Gender Gap - Chryssi Giannitsarou

As part of International Women's Day, Dr. Chryssi Giannitsarou will be a guest speaker at the University College Dublin (UCD) webinar, "Bridging the gender gap: Research and responses to COVID-19". Read More >>

Published on - Friday 5th March 2021


Tax Increases to Finance “Whatever the Cost”

Tax Increases to Finance “Whatever the Cost”

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes was interviewed by Le Figaro newspaper about his paper "Covid-19 Fiscal Support and its Effectiveness" (joint with Alexander Chudik and Mehdi Raissi) and the 2021 Budget. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 4th March 2021


The Shifting Fronts in the Battle Over EU Trade Policy

The Shifting Fronts in the Battle Over EU Trade Policy

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper "Covid-19 Fiscal Support and its Effectiveness" (joint with Alexander Chudik and Mehdi Raissi) was quoted by Martin Sandbu in his Financial Times column. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 4th March 2021


Brexit, Covid-19, Business, and Economic Inequality

Brexit, Covid-19, Business, and Economic Inequality

Dr. Meredith Crowley will be speaking at two panels as part of The UK in a Changing Europe's Spotlight series. The online events will take place on Tuesday 9th March 2021 and Friday 12th March 2021, from 12.00 – 1.15pm. Both are free to register and watch. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 3rd March 2021


Easing Lockdown Restrictions

Easing Lockdown Restrictions

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed for BBC News Scotland, where he talked about the implications of easing the current lockdown restrictions and the differences in approach between the UK Government and Scottish Parliament, for the easing the restrictions.

Published on - Wednesday 3rd March 2021


Social Distancing: Does Voluntary or Mandated Distancing have more Economic Impact?

Social Distancing: Does Voluntary or Mandated Distancing have more Economic Impact?

New research by Professor Giancarlo Corsetti questions the assumption that voluntary social distancing has less economic impact than mandated social distancing in the current pandemic.

Published on - Monday 1st March 2021


Complex Interactions Between Parents and Children Summarised

Complex Interactions Between Parents and Children Summarised

Whether a child is brought up by active or laid back parents can have a significant impact on their personality in later life, according to new research by Dr Christopher Rauh.

Published on - Monday 22nd February 2021


NIESR Weekly Covid-19 Tracker Using Time Series Model

NIESR Weekly Covid-19 Tracker Using Time Series Model - Andrew Harvey

A new study co-authored by Emeritus Professor Andrew Harvey produces good forecasts of epidemics before new cases or deaths peak. Read More >>

Published on - Sunday 21st February 2021


News from the Women’s Committee - A Growing Divide

News from the Women’s Committee: A Growing Divide - Chryssi Giannitsarou

Dr. Chryssi Giannitsarou and Sarah Smith (University of Bristol) have written an article for the Royal Economic Society, that says the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and intensified inequalities in many areas of our life, including academic life. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 18th February 2021


Venture Capital in the 21st Century

Venture Capital in the 21st Century - William H Janeway

Dr William H Janeway, an affiliated member of the Faculty of Economics, has launched a new video series that explores economic growth and development through technological innovation.

Published on - Monday 15th February 2021


The Relationship Between a Smuggler and a Politician. How do Drugs Corrupt Governments?

The Relationship Between a Smuggler and a Politician. How do Drugs Corrupt Governments?

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper showing how illegal drugs foster public corruption (using data on crack cocaine and public corruption from U.S. states) will be covered in tomorrow's issue of Iran's major weekly magazine, Tejarat-e-Farda. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 11th February 2021


It’s All in the Mix: How Monetary and Fiscal Policies Can Work or Fail Together

It’s All in the Mix: How Monetary and Fiscal Policies Can Work or Fail Together

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti is one of the speakers at the Presentation of the 23rd Geneva Report on the World Economy webinar, which is being held on 3rd March 2021, 1:00 - 2:30 PM (UK time). Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 10th February 2021


Gendered Economic Impact of Coronavirus

Gendered Economic Impact of Coronavirus

A new report on the gendered economic impact of the current coronvirus pandemic features Dr Christopher Rauh. It says the government risks turning the clock back on gender equality.

Published on - Tuesday 9th February 2021


Dr Sriya Iyer Appointed Keynes Fund Deputy Director

Dr Sriya Iyer Appointed Keynes Fund Deputy Director

Dr Sriya Iyer has been appointed Deputy Director of the Keynes Fund, which promotes quality research in economics and finance at the University of Cambridge.

Published on - Monday 8th February 2021


When Flexible Exchange Rates Don’t Insulate Economies from External Shocks

When Flexible Exchange Rates Don’t Insulate Economies from External Shocks

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti, Keith Kuester (University of Bonn), Gernot Müller (University of Tübingen) and and Sebastian Schmidt (European Central Bank) have published an article for VOXeu titled "When flexible exchange rates don’t insulate economies from external shocks". Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 3rd February 2021


Eurozone Shocks Impact Outside the Eurozone

Eurozone Shocks Impact Outside the Eurozone

New research by Professor Giancarlo Corsetti suggests that monetary and economic shocks in the Eurozone have a significant impact in neighbouring countries outside the zone. But this impact is no different in countries which peg their currency to the euro, than in countries with a flexible exchange rate, such as the UK.

Published on - Monday 1st February 2021


The Effect of Trade Deals on UK Farming and Food Prices

The Effect of Trade Deals on UK Farming and Food Prices

Dr. Meredith Crowley was interviewed for BBC1's Countryfile, where she talked about how future trade deals could affect the UK, especially UK farming and food prices. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 1st February 2021


Tensions Over EU Vaccine Distribution Threaten to Boil Over

Tensions Over EU Vaccine Distribution Threaten to Boil Over

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed for BBC World Service's Marketplace Morning Report programme, where he spoke about the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to the European Union. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 28th January 2021


Rebuilding a Resilient Britain: Trade and Aid

Rebuilding a Resilient Britain: Trade and Aid

Dr Meredith Crowley has contributed to a report for the Government Office for Science on Rebuilding a Resilient Britain: Trade and Aid. Dr Crowley was part of a working group which produced the report, identifying existing evidence, and gaps in the evidence base.

Published on - Tuesday 26th January 2021


Policy Panel - The Monetary-Fiscal Policy Mix Strikes Back

Policy Panel - The Monetary-Fiscal Policy Mix Strikes Back

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti is to speak at a policy panel on the 2020 Geneva report. The panel will discuss the contribution of the mix policy mix to the stabilisation of tail events and disruptive crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 19th January 2021


Europe Walks a Tightrope as it Waits for Virus Immunity to Take Hold

Europe Walks a Tightrope as it Waits for Virus Immunity to Take Hold

As many countries are starting to vacinate against Covid, Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd explains that it becomes all the more important for people to avoid contracting coronavirus as vaccination picks up. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 18th January 2021


Launch of the Geneva Report on the World Economy

Launch of the Geneva Report on the World Economy

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti is one of the speakers at the launch of the Geneva Report on the World Economy, which he recently co-authored. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 12th January 2021


Social Distancing: Two Extensions of the Standard Model Research Seminar

Social Distancing: Two Extensions of the Standard Model Research Seminar

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd gave a talk about his research into "Social Distancing: Two Extensions of the Standard Model" as part of the Adam Smith's Panmure House research seminar series. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 12th January 2021


2020 Geneva Report Quoted

2020 Geneva Report Quoted

A report co-authored by Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti from the Faculty of Economics has been mentioned by Reuters. The 2020 Geneva Report looks at macroeconomic and financial instability and disruptive crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 16th December 2020


Brexit - As Consumers, Britons have the Most to Lose

Brexit - As Consumers, Britons have the Most to Lose

Dr. Meredith Crowley was interviewed about Brexit and it's effect on the UK economy, by the daily French newspaper La Croix. Dr Crowley answered questions on the proposed post-Brexit trade deals that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is negotiating with countries such as Japan, China and the US.

Published on - Tuesday 15th December 2020


Geneva Report: Fiscal Policies Must Work Together

Geneva Report: Fiscal Policies Must Work Together

The 2020 Geneva Report has been published. Co-authored by Professor Giancarlo Corsetti from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Cambridge, the 23rd report looks at macroeconomic and financial instability and disruptive crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published on - Tuesday 15th December 2020


Global Perspectives: Challenges for the 21st Century Entrepreneur

Global Perspectives: Challenges for the 21st Century Entrepreneur

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes discussed the economic consequences of COVID-19 and the implications for entrepreneurs, at the King's College special ‘Global Perspectives’ webinar. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 15th December 2020


Professor Carvalho Awarded European Research Council Funding

Professor Carvalho Awarded European Research Council Funding

Professor Vasco Carvalho has won a consolidator grant from the European Research Council, Europe’s premiere funding organisation for frontier research.

Published on - Monday 14th December 2020


Did the Office for National Statistics Really Produce ‘False Data’ on Coronavirus Infections?

Did the Office for National Statistics Really Produce ‘False Data’ on Coronavirus Infections?

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was quoted in The Independent newspaper. The article looks at the suggestion that data revisions on new coronavirus cases by the official statistics body indicate that the UK might have gone into lockdown in November unnecessarily.

Published on - Thursday 10th December 2020


Good Health Policy Is Good Economic Policy

Good Health Policy Is Good Economic Policy

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd has published a new blog for ProMarket (the online publication for The Stigler Center, University of Chicago Booth). Dr Toxvaerd's article "Managing the Covid-19 Pandemic: Good Health Policy Is Good Economic Policy" looks at the unavoidable link between health protection and wealth creation when choosing a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published on - Wednesday 9th December 2020


How Do Countries Effectively Come Out of Lockdown?

How Do Countries Effectively Come Out of Lockdown?

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed by China Central Television where he spoke about the Chinese Health Codes and how other countries are realising that to effectively come out of lockdown, there must be an effective method of tracing contacts of the virus. Further more an electronic tracking method is a must-have for home isolation and travel.

Published on - Wednesday 9th December 2020


Cost & Benefit of Buying COVID-19 Vaccine

Cost & Benefit of Buying COVID-19 Vaccine

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes was interviewed by Iranian newspaper, Donya-e Eqtesad, about the implications of COVID-19 for the Iranian economy and the difficulty for Iran to obtain a potential vaccine due to sanctions imposed on the country by US President Donald Trump. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 7th December 2020


What COVID-19 Shows is That the Global Economy is Not Very Resilient

What COVID-19 Shows is That the Global Economy is Not Very Resilient

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes was interviewed by the Times of India about his recent study on the economic consequences of Covid-19. Dr Mohaddes spoke about the direct and indirect effects of this, within the interconnected global economy and how climate change could also be hit severely by it. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 4th December 2020


No Country ‘immune’ to COVID-19 Economic Shock

No Country ‘immune’ to COVID-19 Economic Shock

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's research "A Counterfactual Economic Analysis of Covid-19 Using a Threshold Augmented Multi-Country Model" has been featured in an article for the University of Cambridge Research News. Dr Mohaddes suggests a lengthy global recession looms as a result of COVID-19, with no country "immune". However, economies such as China will fare better than much of the West. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 3rd December 2020


Government Won’t Say How Much Tiered Restrictions Will Cost Economy

Government Won’t Say How Much Tiered Restrictions Will Cost Economy

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed for the Channel 4 News website, where he commented that the key difficulty in analysing the effects of the lockdown is to assess what would happen with the disease and the economy in the absence of restrictions.

Published on - Wednesday 2nd December 2020


Government Paper Offers no Assessment of Economic Impact of Tier Restrictions

Government Paper Offers no Assessment of Economic Impact of Tier Restrictions

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was quoted in the Independent article "Government Paper Offers no Assessment of Economic Impact of Tier Restrictions". Dr Toxvaerd says the government's COVID analysis falls well short of a full impact study and will be of limited use to justify either lockdown2 or a return to a tiered system of regional restrictions.

Published on - Tuesday 1st December 2020


Economics and the Epidemic: Models, Behaviour and Policy

Economics and the Epidemic: Models, Behaviour and Policy

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd gave a virtual talk for Clare College on Tuesday 24 November 2020. His talk was on "Economics and the Epidemic: Models, Behaviour and Policy", which looked at how economists think about disease control and contrast it with the traditional approach adopted in epidemiology and public health. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 26th November 2020


The Global Economic Consequences of COVID-19: A Multi-Country Analysis

The Global Economic Consequences of COVID-19: A Multi-Country Analysis

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes was a panellists at the World Council of Credit Union's Global Financial Symposium on the The Economic Impacts of Covid-19 on Credit Unions. Dr Kamiar Mohaddes presented his recent study entitled "A Counterfactual Economic Analysis of COVID-19 Using a Threshold Augmented Multi-Country Model" (joint with Alexander Chudik, M. Hashem Pesaran, Mehdi Raissi, and Alessandro Rebucci). Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 26th November 2020


Managing COVID-19 Vaccines Rationally

Managing COVID-19 Vaccines Rationally

Flavio Toxvaerd and Miltos Makris (University of Kent) have published an article for VOXeu titled "Vaccines against COVID-19 are on the horizon; now is the time to manage the transition rationally". This column examines how the prospect of a vaccine alters individuals’ incentives to self-protect and how the social planner would prefer the individual to behave, between now and the arrival of the vaccine.

Published on - Tuesday 24th November 2020


Impact of a COVID Vaccine: Why we can’t cash in early

Impact of a COVID Vaccine: Why we can’t cash in early

New research by Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd indicates when a Covid vaccine starts to become available to the public, it will change our behaviour, and people may have a strong incentives to increase social distancing.

Published on - Tuesday 24th November 2020


Economic Consequences of Covid-19 - Iran and Global

Economic Consequences of Covid-19 - Iran and Global

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes was interviewed for the Iranian newspaper, Donya-e-Eqtesad. The article looks at the impact of Covid-19 on the Iranian economy as well as the global economy. Dr Mohaddes's research into the economic consequences of Covid-19 (joint with Alexander Chudik (Dallas Fed), Hashem Pesaran (USC), Mehdi Raissi (International Monetary Fund), and Alessandro Rebucci (JHU)) was also featured as the front cover story on Iran's major weekly magazine, Tejarat-e-Farda. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 23rd November 2020


Economics and the Epidemic

Economics and the Epidemic

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd will give a virtual talk for Clare College about "Economics and the Epidemic: Models, Behaviour and Policy", on Tuesday 24 November 2020 at 6.00pm. His talk will look at how economists think about disease control and contrast it with the traditional approach adopted in epidemiology and public health. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 19th November 2020


Costs and Benefits of Circuit Breakers and Lockdowns

Costs and Benefits of Circuit Breakers and Lockdowns

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed on BBC Radio Ulster for their weekly business and economy round up. Dr. Toxvaerd discussed the costs and benefits on the economy, of using circuit breakers and lockdowns to combat the spread of COVID-19. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 16th November 2020


The Freeport Con

The Freeport Con

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted in the New Statesman article "The Freeport Con", which looks at the setting up of freeports as a post-Brexit trade policy. The UK government is championing these free economic zones, but experts are not convinced they will work.

Published on - Thursday 12th November 2020


Curbing the Covid-19 Pandemic to Save the Economy

Curbing the Covid-19 Pandemic to Save the Economy

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd is one of the economists featured in the Wall Street Journal article "Research Ties Curbing the Covid-19 Pandemic to Saving the Economy", which looks at the economists currently working on the economics of the pandemic and how the academic discipline combining economics and epidemiology is attracting new specialists.

Published on - Thursday 12th November 2020


Costs and Benefits of Suppressing COVID-19

Costs and Benefits of Suppressing COVID-19

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed on BBC Scotland's Drivetime programme, where he talked about the costs and benefits of suppressing COVID-19 and made the point that perhaps rather than looking at the negative impact caused by the UK's second lockdown, we should be looking at it as an investment in the future. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 11th November 2020


Lives Vs Livelihoods? The Economics of Controlling COVID-19

Lives Vs Livelihoods? The Economics of Controlling COVID-19

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd took part in a roundtable discussion "The Economics of Covid-19 Suppression Measures", which looked at the economic costs and benefits of the UK's second nation lockdown. This online event was organised by the Tony Blair Institute For Global Change and took place on Friday 6th November 2020. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 10th November 2020


How High is US-UK Trade on Joe Biden's Agenda?

How High is US-UK Trade on Joe Biden's Agenda?

Dr. Meredith Crowley gave a pre-recorded interview to Victoria Craig for the Marketplace Morning Report podcast. In the interview, Dr. Crowley talks about what a Joe Biden administration means for future UK-US trade relations and for Brexit. The Marketplace Morning Report is a BBC programme that broadcasts in the US on National Public Radio. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 10th November 2020


Lockdowns Are Just One Tool

Lockdowns Are Just One Tool

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed on BBC Scotland's Drivetime programme, where he talked about the UK's second lockdown being just one of the tools available to control COVID-19. He added that it does have a significant economic impact and is one of the most extreme of so called non-pharmaceutical interventions. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 9th November 2020


Keynote: 2nd European Commission-JEDC Conference

Keynote: 2nd European Commission-JEDC Conference

TODAY Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti is delivering the keynote speech on "The exchange rate insulation puzzle" at the 2nd European Commission-JEDC conference entitled ‘Secular Stagnation, Low Interest Rates and Low Inflation: Causes and Implications for Policy’. It is being held online from 5-6 November 2020. More information here: Event details

Published on - Thursday 5th November 2020


Election Shock: Social Networks and Confirmation Bias

Election Shock: Social Networks and Confirmation Bias

The prominent role of social media in elections exacerbates the tendency of voters to disregard information contrary to their beliefs, according to two University of Cambridge researchers. Dr Edoardo Gallo and Alastair Langtry in the new working paper 'Social networks, Confirmation Bias and Shock Elections' suggest this behaviour risks shock election outcomes, and pushes fringe media organisations to take even more extreme standpoints.

Published on - Monday 2nd November 2020


Do Lockdowns Simply Postpone The Pain Of Covid-19?

Do Lockdowns Simply Postpone The Pain Of Covid-19?

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd and Dr. Chryssi Giannitsarou (with Ben Moll - LSE), have written a new entry for the Economics Observatory asking The Pound-of-Flesh Fallacy: Do Lockdowns Simply Postpone The Pain Of Covid-19?. This blog looks at the possibility that whatever measures are taken to reduce the spread of coronavirus, they are unlikely to reduce the ultimate death toll.

Published on - Monday 2nd November 2020


Indirect Costs of the UK’s Furlough Scheme

Indirect Costs of the UK’s Furlough Scheme

Dr. Christopher Rauh was interviewed on "Wake up to Money" on "BBC Radio 5 Live" where he discussed the indirect costs to the economy of the furlough scheme from people staying at home and preventing the economy from adapting to the new normal. He also compared job retention schemes in other countries to the UK's furlough scheme. Starts at 42.20.

Published on - Thursday 29th October 2020


Professor Chris Abell FRS, FMedSci (1957 – 2020)

Professor Chris Abell FRS, FMedSci (1957 – 2020)

The Faculty of Economics and the University of Cambridge are saddened to announce that Professor Chris Abell, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, one of the Managers of the Keynes Fund, Professor of Biological Chemistry and Todd-Hamied Fellow of Christ’s College, has died suddenly at the age of 62.

Published on - Wednesday 28th October 2020


US Elections - How a Biden Win Could Impact Brexit

US Elections - How a Biden Win Could Impact Brexit

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted the Le Soir newspaper article, "Brexit: does a “no deal” depend on the American election?", which looks at how a Joe Biden victory in the US Election could impact Brexit. The article is in Belgian.

Published on - Wednesday 28th October 2020


European Economic Review Special Section

European Economic Review Special Section

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd will guest edit (co-edited with Cecile Aubert, University of Bordeaux and TSE) the European Economic Review Journal's Special Section on economics of infectious diseases and epidemics. This Section will collect accepted articles at the European Economic Review that pertain to Covid-19 and similar epidemics, and will allow for a faster average handling of submissions on this topic. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 28th October 2020


European Commission and De Nederlandsche Bank Conference Keynotes

European Commission and De Nederlandsche Bank Conference Keynotes

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti has been invited to give two keynote speeches. The first is at the 23rd Annual Research Conference of De Nederlandsche Bank, "Monetary Non-Neutrality: The Real Effects of Monetary Policy in the Short and Long Run", on the 29th October 2020 and the second is the 2nd European Commission-JEDC conference "Secular Stagnation, Low Interest Rates and Low Inflation: Causes and Implications for Policy", on the 5th-6th November 2020. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 27th October 2020


Economic Consequences of Covid-19

Economic Consequences of Covid-19

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes, with Alexander Chudik (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas), M. Hashem Pesaran (University of Southern California), Mehdi Raissi (IMF) and Alessandro Rebucci (Johns Hopkins Carey Business School) have published an article for VOXeu titled "Economic Consequences of Covid-19: A Counterfactual Multi-Country Analysis". Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 20th October 2020


Effect on Global Economy of Reimposed EU Lockdowns

Effect on Global Economy of Reimposed EU Lockdowns

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed for Cheddar News Network on Friday 23rd October 2020, where he discussed the reimplementation of lockdowns across Europe, due to the rise in COVID-19 cases and the global economic impact of this. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 20th October 2020


China's Economic Recovery Gains Momentum

China's Economic Recovery Gains Momentum

China's economy is picking up steam as the country continues to steadily recover from the economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The world's second largest economy expanded 4.9% in the July-to-September quarter compared to a year ago, according to new Chinese government statistics. It's a V shaped recovery, according to Dr. Meredith Crowley. She was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, and said retails sales are up, but only by 3.2%. However, the worry is that the virus could come back, and that would slow down China's economy again.

Published on - Monday 19th October 2020


Deep Trade Agreements - World Bank Webinar

Deep Trade Agreements - World Bank Webinar

Dr. Meredith Crowley will be presenting new research on trade agreements at the World Bank's "The Economics of Deep Trade Agreements Seminar Series". Dr. Crowley's new paper is "The Value of Deep Trade Agreements in the Presence of Pricing to Market", and is joint with Lu Han (Cambridge-INET affiliate and Lecturer at Liverpool University) and Thomas Prayer (Faculty of Economics, PhD student). Read More >>

Published on - Friday 16th October 2020


Economics of Covid-19 and Brexit

Economics of Covid-19 and Brexit

Dr. Meredith Crowley was a panelist at the UK in a Changing Europe Isolation Insight Webinar, "Economics of Covid-19 and Brexit, revisited", where the panelists discussed the economics of the Covid-19 pandemic and the UK's exit from the EU. This online event took place on 15th October 2020. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 16th October 2020


Public Investment for the Recovery Seminar

Public Investment for the Recovery Seminar

The Centre for Economic Policy Research, the Graduate Institute, Geneva and the International Monetary Fund are hosting an online seminar with Professor Giancarlo Corsetti Raphael Espinoza (IMF) and Beatrice Weder di Mauro (CEPR) on Wendesday 21st October 2020, from 1.30pm. The panel will be discussing the October 2020 chapter of the IMF's Fiscal Monitor Report. Register your interest on CEPR event page.

Published on - Wednesday 14th October 2020


Economic Impact From Covid

Economic Impact From Covid

New research appears to indicate women on average have taken a larger economic impact than men as a result of Covid. Dr Christopher Rauh has examined the characteristics of workers furloughed in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic, and has found that women were much more likely to be furloughed. The prohibition on working whilst furloughed has also been routinely ignored, especially by men.

Published on - Tuesday 13th October 2020


Pandemic Fears and Reactions

Pandemic Fears and Reactions

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was quoted in The Telegraph article "Fears Wet Weather Could Fuel Covid 19 Spread." and also commented on a recent No. 10 briefing where Boris Johnson shifted emphasis from blanket lockdowns to the use of regional and local measures for Science Media Centre "Expert Reaction to No. 10 Press Briefing on 30th September " Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 6th October 2020


What To Do If COVID-19 Is Here To Stay

What To Do If COVID-19 Is Here To Stay

Dr. Chryssi Giannitsarou and Flavio Toxvaerd's VOXeu "What To Do If COVID-19 Is Here To Stay" was quoted in Jeffrey Sparshott's Wall Street Journal Economics Blog "Newsletter: Expiration Date".

Published on - Tuesday 6th October 2020


Ideas of India Podcast

Ideas of India Podcast

Dr Sriya Iyer was interviewed by Dr Shruti Rajagopalan for the Ideas of India podcast (Mercatus Center, Washington DC). They spoke about Dr Iyer's "The Economics of Religion" book and the links between economics and religion in India and the rise of Hindu nationalism. You can read and listen to the interview on the Mercatus Discourse website. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 1st October 2020


The Economics of Infection

The Economics of Infection

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was quoted in the following news outlets; the New Scientist, Medscape, The Sun and the Huffington Post, about his ongoing research into "The Economics of Infection". Dr Toxvaerd has also published a new blog for Economics Observatory, "Externalities: Why Do We Need Coordinated Public Action In The Pandemic?". Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 29th September 2020


Covid-19 Policy Response Open Letter

Covid-19 Policy Response Open Letter

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was asked by the Science Media Centre to comment on this open letter to the Prime Minister and his team from a group across medicine, academia and other areas "Covid-19 policy response Open Letter" and Dr. Toxvaerd’s responses were published on the "Science Media Centre site.

Published on - Friday 25th September 2020


What Data is Driving the UK’s New COVID-19 Restrictions?

What Data is Driving the UK’s New COVID-19 Restrictions?

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was quoted in the Independant "What is the Data Driving the UK’s New Coronavirus Restrictions?" and Daily Mail "Projection versus Reality – Experts say Britain Falls Short." in which Dr Toxvaerd claims that projections often rely ‘on behavioural assumptions that are unlikely to be borne out in practice and so the projections often look too gloomy in retrospect'. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 23rd September 2020


Post-Pandemic Debt Sustainability in the EU/Euro Area

Post-Pandemic Debt Sustainability in the EU/Euro Area

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti and Lorenzo Codogno (Visiting Professor in Practice, LSE) have published an article for VOXeu titled "Post-Pandemic Debt Sustainability in the EU/Euro Area: This Time May (and should) Be Different". This column suggests that the implementation of The EU Recovery Plan could give a substantial boost to the economy and fiscal revenues under very conservative assumptions on multipliers. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 18th September 2020


Female Researchers and Publications During COVID-19 Podcast

Female Researchers and Publications During COVID-19 Podcast

Dr Noriko Amano Patino was interviewed for the Cambridge Centre for International Research’s Ideas & Innovation Talk Series about her joint paper with Elisa Faraglia, Chryssi Giannitsarou and Zeina Hasna titled "The Unequal Effects of Covid-19 on Economists' Research Productivity" which looks at the unequal effects of COVID-19 on research productivity. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 18th September 2020


Working From Home: The Polarising Workplace

Working From Home: The Polarising Workplace

Dr Christopher Rauh, with Abi Adams-Prassl (University of Oxford), Teodora Boneva (University of Zurich) and Marta Golin (University of Oxford) have published an article for VOXeu titled "Working From Home: The Polarising Workplace". This column uses survey data from the US and the UK to demonstrate systematic variation in individuals’ ability to work from home both across and within occupations and industries.

Published on - Wednesday 9th September 2020


COVID-19 Symposium of the EEA

COVID-19 Symposium of the EEA

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd spoke recently about ‘Future Challenges for Economic Epidemiology’ at the COVID-19 Symposium of the European Economic Association. A video of Dr. Toxvaerd's talk is available to watch on the EEA youtube channel. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 7th September 2020


Behaviour and Mandatory Face Masks

Behaviour and Mandatory Face Masks

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd has written a new entry for the Economics Observatory asking Do people change their behaviour when face masks are mandatory?

Published on - Tuesday 1st September 2020


D-DebtCon Webinar

D-DebtCon Webinar

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti will be speaking at the D-DebtCon Webinar entitled ‘Sovereign Debt in the European Union’ on 8 September 2020 at 3.30PM CEST on ‘Debt Crises Fast and Slow’. See the Programme and Registration details.

Published on - Tuesday 1st September 2020


EEA Congress Covid 19 Symposium

EEA Congress Covid 19 Symposium

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd will be speaking at the Covid 19 Symposium on August 28th 2020 at 15.30 CEST organised by the EEA Congress and will look at future challenges for the epi-economics literature. Prof. Oriana Bandiera Prof. Oriana Bandiera will discuss the impact on lower-income countries and appropriate policy responses while Prof. Daron Acemoglu Prof. Daron Acemoglu looks at the political ramifications of the crisis.

Published on - Friday 28th August 2020


Production Network Analysis and COVID-19 Policy

Production Network Analysis and COVID-19 Policy

Professor Vasco Carvalho and Professor Andrea Galeotti (London Business School) have published an article for Economics Observatory on "How Can Production Network Analysis Inform Policy on COVID-19?". This article looks at how production network analysis can provide insights into the effects of imposing and lifting lockdowns, which in turn can lead to policies to support recovery.

Published on - Tuesday 25th August 2020


Herd Immunity – Crucial Yet Irrelevant

Herd Immunity – Crucial Yet Irrelevant

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd has published a new Bennett Institute for Public Policy blog "Herd Immunity – Crucial Yet Irrelevant" and working paper "On the Management of Population Immunity" (joint with Prof. Robert Rowthorn). Both the paper and blog look at the use of costly treatments or vaccinations on infectious diseases and the idea that once immune, individuals indirectly protect the remaining susceptibles, who benefit from a measure of herd immunity.

Published on - Tuesday 18th August 2020


Economic Aspects of the COVID-19 Crisis in the UK

Economic Aspects of the COVID-19 Crisis in the UK

Professor Vasco Carvalho and Dr Flavio Toxvaerd are among the authors of a Royal Society DELVE Initiative Report which looks at the new challenges for the economy and public health that the COVID-19 Pandemic will bring over the coming years. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 14th August 2020


The Heterogeneous Transmission of ECB Policies in a Post-COVID Europe

The Heterogeneous Transmission of ECB Policies in a Post-COVID Europe

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti, Joao B. Duarte (Nova School of Business and Economics) and Samuel Mann (IMF) have published an article for VOXeu titled "The Heterogeneous Transmission of ECB Policies: Lessons for a Post-COVID Europe". This column suggests that the disruption to market integration brought about by the COVID-19 crisis may create further challenges to conducting monetary policy in the euro area.

Published on - Friday 7th August 2020


Can Social Distancing Improve the Trade-off Between Health and the Economy?

Can Social Distancing Improve the Trade-off Between Health and the Economy?

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti will give the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease's COVID-19 Weekly Webinar on "Can Social Distancing Improve the Trade-off Between Health and the Economy?". The webinar will take place online on Thursday 6th August 2020 at 2.00pm and will be hosted by Dr. Nicholas Matheson (CITIID PI and consultant in Infectious Diseases).

Published on - Wednesday 5th August 2020


Fellowship of the British Academy

Fellowship of the British Academy

Cambridge-INET would like to congratulate Professor Giancarlo Corsetti, who has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy. A Fellowship of the British Academy (FBA) is an award granted by the British Academy to leading academics for their distinction in the humanities and social sciences. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 24th July 2020


European Parliament and Future EU-UK Trade Relations Webinar

European Parliament and Future EU-UK Trade Relations Webinar

Dr. Meredith Crowley will be a panellist on the live webinar "The European Parliament and Future EU-UK Trade Relations", organised by the European Parliament Liaison Office in the United Kingdom. The webinar will take place on Thursday 3rd September 2020, between 12:30-2:00pm. It is open to all and registration is free.

Published on - Thursday 23rd July 2020


What to do if COVID-19 is Here to Stay

What to do if COVID-19 is Here to Stay - Giannitsarou and Toxvaerd

Dr. Chryssi Giannitsarou and Flavio Toxvaerd have published an article for VOXeu titled "What To Do If COVID-19 Is Here To Stay". This column considers the possibility that immunity is only temporary, which in practice, means that partial lockdowns and social distancing measures may be the norm for years to come.

Published on - Monday 20th July 2020


Emerging Market Currency Risk Around ‘Global Disasters’

Emerging Market Currency Risk Around ‘Global Disasters’

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti has had a chapter published in CEPR's ebook "COVID-19 in Developing Economies". The chapter "Emerging Market Currency Risk Around ‘global disasters’: Evidence from the Global Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 Crisis" (joint with Simon Lloyd (Bank of England) and Emile Marin (PhD Candidate)) Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 24th June 2020


UK-US Trade Deal Negotiations

UK-US Trade Deal Negotiations

Dr. Meredith Crowley gave testimony to the House of Commons International Trade Committee, via Zoom, on the 17th June 2020. You can watch a video of the meeting on the parliamentlive.tv website.

Published on - Monday 22nd June 2020


The Brexit Negotiations: A Stocktake

The Brexit Negotiations: A Stocktake

Dr. Meredith Crowley is one of the authors of a new report called "The Brexit Negotiations: A Stocktake", published by academic think tank UK in a Changing Europe. This report finds that it is hard to see how the sort of comprehensive deal the UK and EU say they want can be agreed without an extension. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 18th June 2020


CERF Best Student Paper Award

CERF Best Student Paper Award - Seung Hyun Maeng

The Faculty and Cambridge-INET Institute would like to congratulate PhD candidate and Cambridge Trust Cambridge-INET Scholarship student, Seung Hyun Maeng, who was one of just three students to win the CERF best student paper award for his paper "Debt Crises, Fast and Slow" (joint with Giancarlo Corsetti).

Published on - Friday 12th June 2020


Can Social Distancing Improve the Trade Off between Health and Economy?

Can Social Distancing Improve the Trade Off between Health and Economy?

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti's article entitled "Can Social Distancing Improve the Trade Off between Health and Economy?", which discusses how public health measures such as social distancing can reduce deaths by keeping the number of infected individuals from exceeding the capacity of the health care system has been featured by CNN and Trends (in Dutch).

Published on - Thursday 4th June 2020


Will ‘level playing field’ Issues Derail the UK-EU Negotiations?

Will ‘level playing field’ Issues Derail the UK-EU Negotiations?

UK in a Changing Europe have published a blog by Dr. Meredith Crowley and Dr. Lu Han on "Will ‘level playing field’ Issues Derail the UK-EU Negotiations?" The blog poses that key question now is whether the two sides will be able to bridge the gap in a way that facilitates continued negotiation and, ultimately, a free trade deal.

Published on - Tuesday 2nd June 2020


Are Women Publishing Less During the Pandemic?

Are Women Publishing Less During the Pandemic? - Zeina Hasna et al

Dr Noriko Amano Patino's VOXeu article and paper (joint with Elisa Faraglia, Chryssi Giannitsarou and Zeina Hasna), entitled "Who is doing new research in the time of COVID-19? Not the female economists" was quoted in the Nature article "Are Women Publishing Less During the Pandemic?" which looks at the unequal effects of COVID-19 on research productivity. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 29th May 2020


Perpetual Bonds are not the Best Way to Finance the European Recovery Fund

Perpetual Bonds are not the Best Way to Finance the European Recovery Fund

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti, Aitor Erce and Antonio Garcia Pascual's article "Perpetual bonds are not the best way to finance the European Recovery Fund" has been featured by VoxEU CEPR Policy Portal. This column looks at the potential gains of using European borrowing and lending as two separate policy levers, instead of financing the ERF using joint perpetual debt.

Published on - Monday 18th May 2020


Will the UK’s Free Ports Project Survive Covid-19?

Will the UK’s Free Ports Project Survive Covid-19?

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted in the New Statesman article "Will the UK’s free ports project survive Covid-19?" which looks at the delays and possible cancellation of UK free ports project after the COVID-19 crisis.

Published on - Wednesday 13th May 2020


Transatlantic Trade and Economic Cooperation through the Pandemic

Transatlantic Trade and Economic Cooperation through the Pandemic

Dr. Meredith Crowley will join Ed Balls, Nick Macpherson, and George Osbourne to discuss Covid-19 and the next round of the UK-US Free Trade Agreement at a webinar organised by The Strand Group. Please register to watch the webinar.

Published on - Tuesday 5th May 2020


Who is Doing New Research in the Time of COVID-19?

Who is Doing New Research in the Time of COVID-19?

Dr. Noriko Amano-Patiño, Dr. Elisa Faraglia, Dr. Chryssi Giannitsarou and PhD candidate Zeina Hasna have published an article for VOXeu titled "Who is doing new research in the time of COVID-19? Not the female economists". This column suggests that the effects of lockdowns on the division of labour at home have been particularly detrimental to the research activity of women.

Published on - Monday 4th May 2020


Can Social Distancing Improve Trade Between Health And Economy?

Can Social Distancing Improve Trade Between Health And Economy?

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti's research entitled "Can Social Distancing Improve Trade Between Health And Economy?" has been featured by CNBC and University of Cambridge Research News. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 1st May 2020


COVID-19: Beyond the Virus

COVID-19: Beyond the Virus

Dr. Christopher Rauh has been interviewed about his research in a Naked Scientists podcast entitled "COVID-19: Beyond the Virus" which looks at the impacts of coronavirus beyond the virus: how is it hitting economies, universities and our mental wellbeing plus, researchers come up with a way out of the lockdown.

Published on - Thursday 30th April 2020


Is The ESM’s Pandemic Crisis Support Fit For Purpose?

Is The ESM’s Pandemic Crisis Support Fit For Purpose?

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti, and Aitor Erce have published an article for VOXeu titled "Maturity, Seniority and Size: Make sure the ESM’s pandemic crisis support is fit for purpose!". This column looks at the discussions around the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) credit line and if the ESM should consider waiving its seniority and engaging with countries using longer maturity structures.

Published on - Wednesday 29th April 2020


COVID-19 is Not World  War II - William H. Janeway

COVID-19 is Not World War II - William H. Janeway

Dr. William H. Janeway's article titled "Covid 19 is not World War II" which discusses how the COVID-19 era has little in common with the US mobilization for war in the 1940s has appeared in Project Syndicate. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 28th April 2020


Are COVID-19 Lockdowns Distorting Inflation?

Are COVID-19 Lockdowns Distorting Inflation?

Professor Vasco Carvalho's research on the “real time evolution” of economic activity during the COVID-19 pandemic has been featured in The Economist. His research has also appeared in the University of Cambridge Research News, the El Pais Newspaper and a number of other Spanish media outlets, Read More >>

Published on - Friday 24th April 2020


COVID-19 and the Effect on Workers

COVID-19 and the Effect on Workers

Dr. Christopher Rauh's research into The Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Workers has been featured in by number of media outlets, including The Economist, The Telegraph, The Independent, The Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Wired, Vice, Mirage News, BBC Newsnight and University of Cambridge Research News.

Published on - Thursday 23rd April 2020


The COVID-19 Crisis Through the Lens of 1.4 Billion Transactions

The COVID-19 Crisis Through the Lens of 1.4 Billion Transactions

Professor Vasco Carvalho working with economists at University of Edinburgh, Imperial College and at the Spanish bank BBVA, one of the largest financial institutions in the world, studies the “real time evolution” of economic activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 15th April 2020


The Dollar and International Capital Flows in the COVID-19 Crisis

The Dollar and International Capital Flows in the COVID-19 Crisis

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti, and Emile Marin have published an article for VOXeu titled "The dollar and international capital flows in the COVID-19 crisis". This column shows that in crises, the dollar tends to appreciate – especially against emerging market currencies – and dollar liquidity becomes scarce.

Published on - Friday 3rd April 2020


The Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Workers

The Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Workers

Dr. Christopher Rauh (joint with former PhD student Teodora Boneva, Abi Adams-Prassl and Marta Golin) has just published two working papers looking at the economic impacts of COVID-19 on workers in the UK and US. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 2nd April 2020


Covid Economics: A Real-Time Journal

Covid Economics: A Real-Time Journal

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti joins the editorial board promoting, "Covid Economics: A Real-Time Journal (CEJ)". The Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) has decided to launch this new online peer-reviewed review to disseminate emerging scholarly work on the Covid-19 epidemic. CEPR have just published Covid Economics: Vetted and Real-Time Papers Issue 1.

Published on - Saturday 28th March 2020


Is Panic Buying Irrational?

Is Panic Buying Irrational?

Dr. Juan Block was interviewed by Lizzy Burden of The Telegraph, for the article "Is Panic Buying Irrational? Here's Why It Can Seem To Make Economic Sense", which discusses different theoretical rationale behind panic buying.

Published on - Monday 23rd March 2020


Economics of Religion in India - DFID Video

Economics of Religion in India - DFID Video

Dr. Sriya Iyer was invited by the Chief Economist's Office at the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to give a talk on her research on the economics of religion in India. The talk took place on the 9th March 2020 in London and before the talk Anna Rudge (a Senior Economic Adviser to the Chief Economist), conducted a 3-minute interview with Dr. Iyer on her main research findings. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 11th March 2020


Women in Economics - CEPR eBook

Women in Economics - CEPR eBook

Professor Sanjeev Goyal, Dr. Anja Prummer (former Cambridge-INET Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queen Mary University of London) and Dr. Lorenzo Ductor (University of Granada) have written a chapter "Gender and Collaboration" for the new CEPR eBook Women in Economics. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 6th March 2020


Brexit Breakdown - Podcast

Brexit Breakdown - Podcast

Dr. Meredith Crowley and Raoul Ruparel (former special advisor to Theresa May) took part in a Brexit Breakdown podcast, for The UK in a Changing Europe. This episode looks at the UK-EU trade talks, the possibility of a deal by the end of December and the likelihood of a UK-US trade deal.

Published on - Friday 6th March 2020


Brexit Day - UK and EU Trade Deal

Brexit Day - UK and EU Trade Deal

Dr. Meredith Crowley was interviewed by BBC World Service's World Update programme about the prospect for the UK and EU negotiating a trade deal modelled on the EU's deal with Canada. You can listen to the programme on the BBC website (story starts at 6mins).

Published on - Friday 31st January 2020


Is the UK headed for a trade war with the US?

Is the UK headed for a trade war with the US?

Dr. Meredith Crowley was interviewed by BBC Radio Scotland about the UK's proposed digital sales tax and whether it will lead to a trade war with the US. You can listen to the programme on the BBC website (starts at 1h 06m).

Published on - Monday 27th January 2020


Debt and Macroeconomic Stabilization

Debt and Macroeconomic Stabilization

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti will deliver the 2019 Federico Caffè Lecture at Sapienza University of Rome on 18th and 19th December 2019. Prof Corsetti's lecture topic will be "Debt and Macroeconomic Stabilization". Read More >>

Published on - Monday 16th December 2019


Brexit - The New Trade Era

Brexit - The New Trade Era

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted in the New York Times article "Brexit’s Advance Opens a New Trade Era" about the implications of the General Election result and the now inevitable Brexit for the system of global trade.

Published on - Monday 16th December 2019


CERF Fellowship 2020-2022

CERF Fellowship 2020-2022

Applications for the Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance (CERF) Fellowship 2020-2022 are now open. The CERF fellowship scheme is open to lecturers and senior lecturers of the University of Cambridge who do research into some aspect of finance.

Published on - Monday 16th December 2019


EEA 2020 Scientific Programme Committee Chair

EEA 2020 Scientific Programme Committee Chair

Professor Vasco M. Carvalho, has been appointed the EEA 2020 Scientific Programme Committee Chair, for the 35th Annual Congress of the European Economic Association, which will held at the ERASMUS University Rotterdam (The Netherlands), on the 24th - 27th August 2020.

Published on - Wednesday 13th November 2019


Ogilvie Public Lecture in Amsterdam

Ogilvie Public Lecture in Amsterdam

Professor Sheilagh Ogilvie will give a public lecture on 19 November 2019 on “How Do Bad Institutions Survive? European Guilds, c. 1000 – c. 1880”. The lecture is hosted by the Amsterdam Centre for Urban History and will be held at Oost Indisch Huis, the seventeenth-century headquarters of the Dutch East India Company. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 12th November 2019


National Food Strategy Advisory Panel

National Food Strategy Advisory Panel

Dr. Meredith Crowley has been appointed to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs's (DEFRA) Advisory Panel for a National Food Strategy. This advisory panel of experts from across agriculture, retail, food manufacture, NGOs and academia has today been named to support the development of the National Food Strategy.

Published on - Thursday 7th November 2019


IMF Annual Research Conference

IMF Annual Research Conference

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti will speak at The International Monetary Fund's Twentieth Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference, which is being held at the IMF headquarters in Washington DC on 7th-8th November 2019. Prof. Corsetti's talk will be on his paper "Debt Sustainability and the Terms of Official Support", joint with Aitor Erce (European Investment Bank) and Timothy Uy (Deloitte).

Published on - Wednesday 6th November 2019


The Zombie Economy

The Zombie Economy

Dr. Meredith Crowley's research "Renegotiation of Trade Agreements and Firm Exporting Decisions: Evidence from the Impact of Brexit on UK Exports", joint with Oliver Exton and Lu Han, was cited in the article "The Zombie Economy" in The Economist.

Published on - Tuesday 5th November 2019


US-China Trade Relations: A Way Forward

US-China Trade Relations: A Way Forward

Dr. Meredith Crowley is a member of the US-China Trade Policy Working Group. Bloomberg reported that this trans-national working group have just released a proposal "US-China Trade Relations: A Way Forward", which proposes a new way to negotiate an end to the US-China Trade War. The statement was co-signed by a number of prominent economists and legal scholars, including 5 Nobel Laureates in Economics. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 28th October 2019


The Price of Warming

The Price of Warming

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper "Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change: A Cross-Country Analysis" (joint with Kahn, M. E., Ng, R. N. C., Pesaran, M. H., Raissi, M. and Yang, J-C.) has been covered in Scientific American's November issue, "Warming Will Cost Rich and Poor Countries Alike".

Published on - Monday 28th October 2019


Passing a Brexit Deal Could Still End in No Deal

Passing a Brexit Deal Could Still End in No Deal

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted in The New York Times article "Getting Brexit Deal Over Finish Line Would Only Begin a Torturous New Race", which predicts that should Parliament pass the current Brexit deal, then this would only be the start of tough trade deal negotiations with the EU, that would more than likely end in a no deal outcome.

Published on - Sunday 27th October 2019


Uncertainty's Effect on Business Investment

Uncertainty's Effect on Business Investment

Dr. Meredith Crowley's research "Renegotiation of Trade Agreements and Firm Exporting Decisions: Evidence from the Impact of Brexit on UK Exports", joint with Oliver Exton and Lu Han, was cited in the article "How Uncertainty Hits Business Investment" in The Financial Times.

Published on - Saturday 26th October 2019


UK Eyes Post-Brexit Trade Deal with Japan

UK Eyes Post-Brexit Trade Deal with Japan

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted in the Japan Times article "As UK eyes post-Brexit trade deal with Japan, its hand may not be as strong as it thinks", discussing the prospects for a Japan-UK Free Trade Agreement post-Brexit.

Published on - Thursday 17th October 2019


UK Tweaks Tariffs Amid No-Deal Brexit Countdown

UK Tweaks Tariffs Amid No-Deal Brexit Countdown

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted in the Guardian newspaper article "UK tweaks tariffs amid no-deal Brexit countdown", which looks at the recent changes made to the temporary tariff schedule by Department for International Trade, in preparation for the UK leaving the EU.

Published on - Thursday 10th October 2019


UK Revises No Deal Tariffs

UK Revises No Deal Tariffs

Dr. Meredith Crowley was on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme discussing the government's new plan for tariffs under a no deal Brexit. You can listen to the programme on the BBC website (starts at 1h 46m).

Published on - Tuesday 8th October 2019


Brexit and Global Trade

Brexit and Global Trade

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted in The New York Times article "Global Trade is Deteriorating Fast and Sapping the World’s Economy", regarding the negative impact that Brexit is having on the growth of global trade.

Published on - Tuesday 1st October 2019


Market Power and Innovation in the Intangible Economy

Market Power and Innovation in the Intangible Economy

A recent paper by PhD Candidate Maarten De Ridder of the Faculty of Economics was discussed in yesterday’s speech by ECB Vice-President Luis de Guindos. De Guindos summarized Market Power and Innovation in the Intangible Economy, which is Maarten’s Job Market Paper for the year 2019-2020.

Published on - Wednesday 25th September 2019


Faculty Articles Recommended for Undergraduate Teaching

Articles Recommended for Undergraduate Teaching

Professor Vasco M. Carvalho, Professor Sheilagh Ogilvie and Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta have all had papers submitted to the Journal of Economic Perspectives, by fellow Professor's, as articles that have found useful to support teaching.

Published on - Tuesday 24th September 2019


Council of the Game Theory Society

Council of the Game Theory Society

Professor Sanjeev Goyal has been elected to the Council of the Game Theory Society. The Game Theory Society is an international society for the advancement of game theory and its applications and the Council acts as the governing board of the Society. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 23rd September 2019


Guilds and Inclusiveness Keynote

Guilds and Inclusiveness Keynote

Professor Sheilagh Ogilvie will give the opening keynote lecture on 19th September 2019 at the annual conference of the World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research (WINIR). The theme of the conference is "Institutions for Inclusive Societies". Sheilagh's lecture is on "Guilds and Inclusiveness", drawing on the findings of her recent book, The European Guilds: An Economic Analysis. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 18th September 2019


What Does the Oil Price Surge Mean for the UK Economy?

What Does the Oil Price Surge Mean for the UK Economy?

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper "Country-Specific Oil Supply Shocks and the Global Economy: A Counterfactual Analysis" (joint with M. Hashem Pesaran, University of Southern California) has been covered in an article by the Telegraph, "What does the oil price surge mean for the UK economy?".

Published on - Tuesday 17th September 2019


Review of World Economics Young Economist Prize

Review of World Economics Young Economist Prize

Faculty of Economics Research Associate Dr. Lu Han has been awarded the Review of World Economics Young Economist Prize 2019 for his paper "The Mutable Geography of Firms' International Trade: Evidence and Macroeconomic Implications". Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 10th September 2019


The Economic Consequences of the Peace Blog

The Economic Consequences of the Peace Blog

To celebrate the centenary of "The Economic Consequences of the Peace" by John Maynard Keynes, the Marshall Library has been publishing a series of blogs about the publication, reception and reaction to Keynes's famous book. The latest post "Standing Room Only" discusses how Keynes gave themed lectures on the topic of the Peace shortly after writing the book. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 4th September 2019


Dollars and sense: The sterling depreciation and UK price competitiveness

Dollars and Sense

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti, Dr. Meredith Crowley, and Lu Han have published an article for VOXeu titled "Dollars and sense: The sterling depreciation and UK price competitiveness". This column shows that UK export price response to depreciation depends on the currency in which UK firms invoice their cross-border transactions.

Published on - Wednesday 28th August 2019


The chilling economic effects of Brexit uncertainty are intensifying

The chilling economic effects of Brexit uncertainty are intensifying

Dr. Meredith Crowley, Oliver Exton, and Lu Han's paper "Renegotiation of Trade Agreements and Firm Exporting Decisions: Evidence from the Impact of Brexit on UK Exports", which looks into the effect of Brexit on exports, has been quoted by the Economist.

Published on - Tuesday 27th August 2019


Climate Change Could Shrink the Economies of Virtually all Countries

Climate Change Could Shrink the Economies of Virtually all Countries

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper "Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change: A Cross-Country Analysis" (joint with Matthew E. Kahn, Ryan N.C. Ng, M. Hashem Pesaran, Mehdi Raissi, and Jui-Chung Yang) has been highlighted in an article by the University of Cambridge's Research News. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 20th August 2019


Fast Trading and the Virtue of Entropy

Fast Trading and the Virtue of Entropy

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti, Romain Lafarguette and Arnaud Mehl have published an article for VOXeu titled "Fast Trading and the Virtue of Entropy". This column argues that high-frequency trading can increase market efficiency and the quality of trade.

Published on - Wednesday 14th August 2019


What Free Ports Can and Can’t Achieve

What Free Ports Can and Can’t Achieve

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted in The Economist article "What free ports can and can’t achieve", regarding the government's new policy to create free ports or free trade zones. It is proposed there will be ten of the new tariff-free zones around the UK, post-Brexit.

Published on - Friday 9th August 2019


Freeports Advisory Panel

Freeports Advisory Panel

Dr. Meredith Crowley has been appointed to serve on the Freeports Advisory Panel at the Department for International Trade under Secretary of State Liz Truss. This Panel has been set up to ensure the UK is ready to trade post-Brexit.

Published on - Monday 5th August 2019


Fast Trading and the Virtue of Entropy

Fast Trading and the Virtue of Entropy

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti has just published a paper in the European Central Bank's (ECB) Working Paper Series. The paper "Fast Trading and the Virtue of Entropy: Evidence from the Foreign Exchange Market" is joint with Romain Lafarguette and Arnaud Mehl.

Published on - Wednesday 31st July 2019


Advances in the Economics of Religion

Advances in the Economics of Religion

Dr. Sriya Iyer's co-edited volume "Advances in the Economics of Religion" is the featured publication on the International Economic Association (IEA) home page. This book is the outcome of the IEA Roundtable on The Economics of Religion which was hosted at St Catharine's College, Cambridge in 2017 and co-sponsored by Cambridge-INET.

Published on - Monday 29th July 2019


Symposium on Competition Policy

Symposium on Competition Policy

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd organised a Symposium on Competition Policy at Clare College Cambridge, on the 17th of May 2019. The Bennett Institute have added videos of the days presentations to their website. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 18th July 2019


Dr. Matt Elliott joins Cambridge-INET as a Coordinator

New Research Theme Coordinator

Cambridge-INET is delighted to announce that Dr. Matt Elliott will be joining as a Coordinator for the Networks, Crowds and Markets research theme, on the 1st August 2019. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 18th July 2019


Debt Sustainability Assessments - The State of the Art

Debt Sustainability Assessments - The State of the Art

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti was invited to discuss "Debt Sustainability Assessments - The State of the Art" at the International Monetary Fund, by the IMF Strategy and Policy Review Department, on July 15th 2019. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 17th July 2019


Advances in the Economics of Religion

Advances in the Economics of Religion

Dr. Sriya Iyer is the co-editor (with Jean-Paul Carvalho and Jared Rubin) of a new volume title "Advances in the Economics of Religion". This new book is the outcome of the International Economic Association Roundtable on The Economics of Religion which was hosted at St Catharine's College, Cambridge in 2017.

Published on - Wednesday 10th July 2019


Production Networks in Macroeconomics

Production Networks in Macroeconomics

Professor Vasco Carvalho was asked to give a keynote address at the 2019 ESCoE Conference on Economic Measurement. The series of ESCoE Conferences on Economic Measurement aim to promote research on economic measurement and increase dialogue between academic economists, national statisticians and statistics users to improve economic measurement. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 10th July 2019


Impacts of Brexit Report

Impacts of Brexit Report

Dr. Meredith Crowley was involved in writing a new academic report that evaluates the impacts of Brexit so far. The Brexit Scorecard report has been conducted by the academic think tank The UK in a Changing Europe, and rates impact in four areas: the economy and public finances, fairness, openness and control.

Published on - Monday 24th June 2019


Is the U.S. Still Driving Globalization?

Is the U.S. Still Driving Globalization?

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted in an article by the New York Times which discusses the changing position of the U.S. in globalization and the world order, particularly in light of President Trump's current China U.S. trade war and the tariffs imposed on Mexico.

Published on - Thursday 20th June 2019


UK in a Changing Europe

UK in a Changing Europe

Dr. Meredith Crowley has been made one of nine Senior Fellows by the ESRC for her research into "UK Trade Policy post-Brexit". The UK in a Changing Europe Hub has been given an additional £3.19 million, which will enable the hub to run for a further three years. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 19th June 2019


What would a US-UK trade deal look like?

What would a US-UK trade deal look like?

Dr. Meredith Crowley spoke to BBC News about a potential US-UK trade deal, along with David Henig (UK Director of European Centre For International Political Economy). You can watch the discussion on BBC presenter Christian Fraser's Twitter feed.

Published on - Wednesday 5th June 2019


Institutions and Macroeconomic Policies in Resource-Rich Arab Economies

Institutions and Macroeconomic Policies in Resource-Rich Arab Economies

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's edited volume "Institutions and Macroeconomic Policies in Resource-Rich Arab Economies", joint with Jeffrey B. Nugent (University of Southern California) and Hoda Selim (International Monetary Fund), has just been published by Oxford University Press. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 31st May 2019


Trade War: The Clash of Economic Systems Threatening Global Prosperity

Trade War: The Clash of Economic Systems Threatening Global Prosperity

Dr. Meredith Crowley is the editor of a new CEPR Vox eBook, "Trade War: The Clash of Economic Systems Threatening Global Prosperity". The eBook was launched today via the CEPR website and is acompanied by a VoxEU column introduction, written by Dr. Crowley.

Published on - Thursday 30th May 2019


Optimal 
Monetary Stabilization in Response to Inefficient Capital Flows

Optimal Monetary Stabilization in Response to Inefficient Capital Flows

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti has been invited to the Bank of Japan-IMES 2019 conference in Tokyo, to speak on "Optimal Monetary Stabilization in Response to Inefficient Capital Flows". The conference runs from 29th - 30th May 2019. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 29th May 2019


The European Guilds - Tides of History Podcast

The European Guilds - Tides of History Podcast

Professor Sheilagh Ogilvie has recorded a podcast on her book, The European Guilds, for Tides of History, an online documentary program dedicated to exploring how history helps us understand our world and how it got to be the way it is. You can listen to Sheilagh’s podcast here.

Published on - Monday 27th May 2019


US-China Trade War

US-China Trade War

Dr. Meredith Crowley gave two interviews about the ongoing US-China trade war. The first was the lead story for the BBC World Service - World Update "Trump imposes tariffs on China" and the second for BBC World News - TV Impact, "Will the US and China reach a deal?". She was also quoted in the article "Who loses out in the US-China trade war?", featured on the BBC website.

Published on - Tuesday 14th May 2019


US-China Trade Dispute, Tariff Threats and Negotiations

US-China Trade Dispute, Tariff Threats and Negotiations

Dr. Meredith Crowley gave four interviews about the US-China trade dispute and negotiations. BBC Radio 4 - Today Programme (starts 1h 51m), BBC World Service - World Update (starts 27m 30s) BBC World Service - Newshour (starts 31m 22s) and BBC World News - Impact.

Published on - Tuesday 7th May 2019


Vasco Carvalho New Cambridge-INET Director

Vasco Carvalho New Cambridge-INET Director

Cambridge-INET is delighted to announce that Professor Vasco Carvalho has been appointed as the new Director of the Institute. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 3rd May 2019


Symposium on World Trade - Brexit Panel

Symposium on World Trade - Brexit Panel

Dr. Meredith Crowley will be speaking on a panel at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute's (MSRI) Symposium on World Trade at the British Academy on 23rd May 2019. Dr. Crowley will be taking part in the "Brexit and the United Kingdom’s Future Trade Relationships in the Global Economy" panel discussion. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 1st May 2019


Volatility, Macroeconomic Policy and Institutions in Resource-Rich Economies

Volatility, Macroeconomic Policy and Institutions in Resource-Rich Economies

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes gave a presentation on the 16th April 2019 entitled "Volatility, Macroeconomic Policy and Institutions in Resource-Rich Economies" at the Workshop on Macroeconomic Stability & Diversification in Oil-based Economies in Riyadh (16th-17th April 2019), organized by King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC).

Published on - Wednesday 1st May 2019


Brexit Uncertainty

Brexit Uncertainty

Oliver Exton (PhD student) will present his research on "Brexit uncertainty", at the Royal Economic Society Annual Conference on Wednesday 17th April 2019. His talk will be based on the paper "Renegotiation of Trade Agreements and Firm Exporting Decisions: Evidence from the Impact of Brexit on UK Exports" (joint with Dr. Meredith Crowley and Lu Han). Read More >>

Published on - Monday 15th April 2019


Debt Sustainability and Debt Vulnerabilities

Debt Sustainability and Debt Vulnerabilities

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti will give a talk on Debt Sustainability and Debt Vulnerabilities at the distinguished Third Interdisciplinary Sovereign Debt Research and Management Conference. This event is being hosted by the Georgetown’s Institute of International Economic Law, in Washington D.C., on 11th-12th April 2019.

Published on - Friday 12th April 2019


The European Guilds Book Launch

The European Guilds Book Launch

Princeton University Press, the Faculty of Economics and the Cambridge-INET Institute held an event to celebrate the publication of Professor Sheilagh Ogilvie's The European Guilds: An Economic Analysis book. The event took place on 14th March 2019 in the Old Combination Room, Trinity College. See a selection of photographs from the evening.

Published on - Thursday 28th March 2019


Is Britain Currently in an Economic Crisis?

Is Britain Currently in an Economic Crisis?

Dr. Meredith Crowley took part in a Brexit discussion on the BBC news that looked into whether the UK is actually in a crisis over leaving the EU? You can listen to the programme on the BBC site.

Published on - Wednesday 13th March 2019


Impact of Foreign Exchange Rate Changes on UK Economy

Impact of Foreign Exchange Rate Changes on UK Economy

Dr. Meredith Crowley gave extended interview to BBC Radio 4's Analysis program on "Fair Exchange?", in which she discusses how a falling value of the British pound sterling could impact the British economy. The programme will be broadcast on the 18th February 2019 at 8.30pm and will be available to listen online after.

Published on - Sunday 17th February 2019


The Euro Crisis in the Mirror of the European Monetary System

The Euro Crisis in the Mirror of the European Monetary System

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti, Barry Eichengreen, Galina Hale and Eric Tallman have published an article for VOXeu titled "The euro crisis in the mirror of the European Monetary System", which looks at why the recovery from the euro area crisis was delayed for a decade and the role suitable backstops could have played in speeding up the recovery from the crisis.

Published on - Saturday 16th February 2019


US-China Trade War Negotiations

US-China Trade War Negotiations

Dr. Meredith Crowley was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Today programme about the ongoing Trade War negotiations between the US and China. Dr. Crowley's segment starts at 15:00 minutes into the broadcast.

Published on - Friday 15th February 2019


Official Lending and Debt Sustainability in the Euro Area

Official Lending and Debt Sustainability in the Euro Area

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti, Aitor Erce and Timothy Uy have published an article for VOXeu titled "Official lending in the euro area: Lessons for debt sustainability", that looks at how lengthening loan maturities and managing debt repayment flows has substantial effects on sustainability.

Published on - Wednesday 13th February 2019


Is Japan's EU deal a threat to the UK industry?

Is Japan's EU deal a threat to the UK industry?

Dr. Meredith Crowley discusses how the new free trade agreement between the EU and Japan could be a possible threat to the post-Brexit British industry, in both the Guardian Newspaper and Customs Today.

Published on - Wednesday 6th February 2019


Trade and the Economy Panel

Trade and the Economy Panel

Dr. Meredith Crowley has been appointment to the Trade and the Economy Panel. The TEP is part of the Department for International Trade and aims to raise the DIT’s analytical capacity and capability, while championing high-quality, robust analysis to help secure the best outcomes for UK trade policy.

Published on - Tuesday 5th February 2019


Debt Sustainability Assessments

Debt Sustainability Assessments

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti spoke at the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) on "Debt Sustainability Assessments: The state of the art". The seminar took place at the ESM premises, Luxembourg on January 25th 2019.

Published on - Tuesday 29th January 2019


Could a Free Port in Teesside be Feasible?

Could a Free Port in Teesside be Feasible?

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted in The Economist article "Teesside bids to become Britain’s first free port", discussing the feasbility of a free port in Teesside.

Published on - Friday 25th January 2019



Keynote Speech at Ridge Conference

Keynote Speech at Ridge Conference

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti's was the keynote speaker at the Ridge Conference in Montevideo, and debated "Capital flows, monetary and macroprudential policies, exchange rates, international reserve accumulation, sovereign debt and international spillovers" Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 9th January 2019


Population Overshoot

Population Overshoot

The recording of Professor Partha Dasgupta's keynote address to the Symposium on The New Malthusianism on December 12 2018 is now available to watch. There is also a write up of the two day event and a selection of photographs.

Published on - Tuesday 8th January 2019


Economic Journal Editorial Board

Economic Journal Editorial Board

Dr. Christopher Rauh has been appointed to the Economic Journal's board as Associate Editor.

Published on - Tuesday 1st January 2019


The Design of Trade Agreements

The Design of Trade Agreements

Dr. Meredith Crowley spoke at the World Trade Organization's 'Updating Trade Cooperation: An Economic View' event, in Geneva on the 11th of December 2018. Dr. Crowley gave her presentation on 'Updating Economic Cooperation: Rethinking exibility tools in light of modern evidence' and you can watch her remarks on the WTO website (starts at 2 hours 22 mins). Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 12th December 2018


Are Freeports the Future?

Are Freeports the Future?

Dr. Meredith Crowley discusses 'freeports' and the role they might play in a post-Brexit manufacturing boom on BBC Radio 4's In Business Programme (starts at 1m 47s).

Published on - Friday 30th November 2018


Debt Sustainability: The State of the Art

Debt Sustainability: The State of the Art

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti's debt sustainability report has been published by European Parliament. The landmark report highlights three critical areas limiting the effectiveness of current Debt Sustainability Assessments – liquidity risks, contagion risks and identification of debt limits – and sets out a plan for how the European assessment system can be reformed.

Published on - Monday 26th November 2018


The European Guilds: An Economic Analysis

The European Guilds: An Economic Analysis

Professor Sheilagh Ogilvie gave the Faculty Research Seminar, presenting the research in her 2019 Princeton University Press book, where she uses economic methods to analyze an institution central to almost every economy in history – the occupational guild. Her talk was entitled ‘The European Guilds: An Economic Analysis’ and was delivered on 1 October 2018.

Published on - Monday 19th November 2018


The Economics of Religion in India Launch

The Economics of Religion in India Launch

Harvard University Press, the Faculty of Economics and the Cambridge-INET Institute held an event to celebrate the publication of Dr. Sriya Iyer's The Economics of Religion in India book. The event took place on 31st October 2018 in the Senior Combination Room, St Catharine’s College. See a selection of photographs from the evening.

Published on - Tuesday 13th November 2018


Fellow of the Econometric Society

Fellow of the Econometric Society

The Faculty of Economics and Cambridge-INET is delighted to announce that Professor Sanjeev Goyal has been elected a Fellow of the Econometric Society.

Published on - Monday 5th November 2018


Bill Janeway Speaking at the Festival of Ideas

Bill Janeway Speaking at the Festival of Ideas

William H. Janeway will be speaking at the Festival of Ideas on "Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy" on 17th October 2018, in the St John's College, Old Divinity School, from 6.00-7.00pm.

Published on - Wednesday 17th October 2018


The Economics of Religion in India

The Economics of Religion in India

Dr. Sriya Iyer was interviewed about her recently published book 'The Economics of Religion in India' by SheThePeople. The book was also featured in leading Indian business newspaper The Mint "Why Religion Steps In When the State Steps Back" Read More >>

Published on - Friday 12th October 2018


Dr. Meredith Crowley joins Cambridge-INET as a Coordinator

Dr. Meredith Crowley joins Cambridge-INET as a Coordinator

Cambridge-INET is delighted to announce that Dr. Meredith Crowley will be joining as a Coordinator for the Transmission Mechanisms and Economic Policy theme, leading research on global economic policy. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 5th October 2018


U.S. Blocks Appointments of New Judges to World Trade Organization

U.S. Blocks Appointments of New Judges to World Trade Organization

Dr. Meredith Crowley was interviewed on the NPR Morning Edition programme about her research with Rob Howse on the Tuna-Dolphin II dispute, in relation to President Trump's attacks on the World Trade Organization.

Published on - Wednesday 3rd October 2018


North American Free Trade Agreement

North American Free Trade Agreement

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted in two BBC News articles about President Donald Trump's North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the US, Canada and Mexico. "Donald Trump says new trade deal is 'most important ever'" and "US and Canada reach new trade deal to replace Nafta".

Published on - Tuesday 2nd October 2018


The Economics of Religion in India

The Economics of Religion in India

Dr. Sriya Iyer's new book "The Economics of Religion in India", published by Harvard University Press, has much to teach us about India and other pluralistic societies the world over, and about the power of economics to illuminate some of societies’ deepest beliefs and dynamics.

Published on - Tuesday 18th September 2018


Counting the Costs of Brexit Uncertainty

Counting the Costs of Brexit Uncertainty

The Financial Times (subscription required) have quoted the report authored by Dr. Meredith Crowley, Oliver Exton and Lu Han in an article about the impact of Brexit on UK exports.

Published on - Monday 10th September 2018



Rebuild Macroeconomics's Sustainability Research Hub

Rebuild Macroeconomics's Sustainability Research Hub

Dr. Tiago Cavalcanti, along with Prof. Michael Grubb have joined Rebuild Macroeconomics's Sustainability Research Hub as Co-Leaders. You can read their profiles and find out about the Sustainability Research Hub on the Rebuild Macro site.

Published on - Friday 3rd August 2018


Bill Janeway to Give Three Book Talks in the US

Bill Janeway to Give Three Book Talks in the US

William H. Janeway is to give three talks on his "Doing Capatalism in the Innovation Economy" book in the US, during September and October. Talks will be held at Brown University, Cambridge In America and University of Southern California. Please see www.billjaneway.com for details.

Published on - Thursday 19th July 2018


UK in a Changing Europe awarded Best Think Tank

UK in a Changing Europe awarded Best Think Tank

UK in a Changing Europe has been awarded Best Think Tank covering Global Affairs in the UK by Prospect Magazine. Dr. Meredith Crowley, a Research Leader for UK in a Changing Europe, and Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti along with their co-investigator from Law, Lorand Bartels, contributed a number of policy analysis pieces that were cited as one of UK in a Changing Europe's major successes.

Published on - Wednesday 18th July 2018


United Nations High-Level Advisory Board

United Nations High-Level Advisory Board

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti was invited to join the newly created United Nations High-Level Advisory Board on Economic Social Affairs. The board held its inaugural meeting on July 9th and 10th 2018. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 16th July 2018


Tariff Scares Can Reduce Export Activity

Tariff Scares Can Reduce Export Activity

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted in the NBC News article "Tariffs on sugar, shoes, mean higher costs for consumers". "Even the threat of a tariff - that is never followed through and imposed - can reduce export activity". Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 13th June 2018


Injecting Chaos into Economic Policy Negotiations

Injecting Chaos into Economic Policy Negotiations

Dr. Meredith Crowley was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 Today about the recent G7 meeting in Canada and President Trump's policy of injecting chaos into international economic policy negotiations. Starts at 15 minutes into programme.

Published on - Monday 11th June 2018


The Iranian Economy and Challenges Ahead

The Iranian Economy and Challenges Ahead

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes gave a talk entitled "The Iranian Economy and Challenges Ahead" in the session on "Reconsidering the Economic Model" at the Iran Financial Future Summit in Brussels, on 29th of May 2018.

Published on - Sunday 3rd June 2018


Book Launch Photographs

Book Launch Photographs

William H. Janeway Launched the 2nd Edition of his 'Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy' book on Tuesday 29th May 2018 at Pembroke College, Cambridge. See photographs from the event.

Published on - Friday 1st June 2018


Reassessing the Fiscal and Monetary Framework in EMU

Reassessing the Fiscal and Monetary Framework in EMU

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti presented at the State of the Union conference, Solidarity and Union, in Florence, which was held between the 10th-12th May 2018. He spoke on "Reassessing the Fiscal and Monetary Framework in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)". You can watch his talk below or on the European University Institute's youtube channel. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 16th May 2018


Moving away from Theoretical Models

Moving away from Theoretical Models

Professor Vasco Carvalho discusses how new sources of large amounts of data are providing opportunities to test previously untestable things.

Published on - Tuesday 8th May 2018


Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy

Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy

William H. Janeway is holding a launch event for the 2nd Edition of his book, Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy: Reconfiguring the Three-Player Game between Markets, Speculators and the State. On Tuesday 29th May 2018, 6.30pm, at Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Published on - Friday 4th May 2018


Final ADEMU Conference

Final ADEMU Conference

Registration is now open for ADEMU’s final conference, which will be held at the European University Institute in Florence on 9th and 10th May 2018. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 3rd May 2018


5 Years Cambridge-INET

5 Years Cambridge-INET

Cambridge-INET is hosting a series of high profile events to mark the 5th anniversary of the Cambridge Institute for New Economic Thinking. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 1st May 2018


Integration and Diversity

Integration and Diversity

Professor Sanjeev Goyal holds the Ganshof van der Meersch Chair for 2017-2018. He will deliver a series of public lectures in Brussels on April 23-26, 2018. The opening lecture will be "Integration and Diversity", on Monday 23 April at 6pm at Institute of European Studies (IEE), Brussels.

Published on - Wednesday 18th April 2018


When is Debt a Drag on Economic Growth?

When is Debt a Drag on Economic Growth?

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's column "When is debt a drag on economic growth?" was published on the ERF Policy Portal. Click through to read his column on the ERF forum. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 5th April 2018


Dr. Crowley Discusses Research Findings on BBC World Service

Dr. Crowley Discusses Research Findings on BBC World Service

Dr. Meredith Crowley discussed the findings of the paper "Markups and Markets: A New Empirical Framework and Evidence on Exporters from China" (joint with Giancarlo Corsetti, Lu Han and Huasheng Song) in an interview with Fergus Nicoll of BBC World Service Business Matters. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 26th March 2018


Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti to give Deutsche Bundesbank and IMF Keynote Speeches

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti to give Deutsche Bundesbank and IMF Keynote Speeches

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti has two Keynote Speeches this week. At the Deutsche Bundesbank's "Fiscal Policy in EMU – The Way Ahead", in Frankfurt and the IMF Conference "Many Objectives or Too Few Instruments?" in Washington DC. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 21st March 2018


Anil Ari

Anil Ari "Sovereign Risk and Bank Risk-Taking"

Former PhD student Anil Ari (currently at International Monetary Fund) will present his paper "Sovereign Risk and Bank Risk-Taking" at the NBER International Finance and Macroeconomic Meeting, in Cambridge MA, March 8th-9th 2018.

Published on - Monday 5th March 2018


Postgraduate Students to present at the 26th CEPR ESSIM Event

Postgraduate Students to present at the 26th CEPR ESSIM Event

Former PhD student, Jasmine Xiao (Assistant Professor of Economics, Notre Dame) and current PhD student Lidia Smitkova will both present their work at the 26th CEPR European Summer Symposium in International Macroeconomics (ESSIM) 2018, in Oslo. The symposium will take place between 22nd - 25th May 2018.

Published on - Wednesday 21st February 2018


Dr. Crowley talks Brexit on BBC Radio 4

Dr. Crowley talks Brexit on BBC Radio 4

Dr. Meredith Crowley and Gerard Lyons debate Brexit on BBC Radio 4 The World at One Programme. The Brexit segment starts at 19:29.

Published on - Friday 26th January 2018


Dr. Crowley to speak at Danish Institute for International Studies

Dr. Crowley to speak at Danish Institute for International Studies

Dr. Meredith Crowley is speaking on "Globalisation at a Crossroads" at the Danish Institute for International Studies in Copenhagen on 10 January 2018. Watch all the talks from the event on the DIIS website.

Published on - Wednesday 3rd January 2018



Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti "Exchange Rate Misalignment, Capital Flows and Optimal Monetary Policy Trade-offs"

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti is to deliver the keynote lecture "Exchange Rate Misalignment, Capital Flows and Optimal Monetary Policy Trade-offs" at the First Annual Workshop of the ESCB Research Cluster. The event will be held at the Bank of Spain in Madrid on November 16th and 17th 2017. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 13th December 2017


Prof. Corsetti and Dr. Crowley Publish Brexit Article on Project Syndicate.Org

Prof. Corsetti and Dr. Crowley Publish Brexit Article on Project Syndicate.Org

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti and Dr. Meredith Crowley have published an opinion editorial on the UK's post-Brexit trade strategy, "The UK's Multilateral Trade Future" on Project Syndicate.Org.

Published on - Thursday 7th December 2017


Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti "Business Cycle Stabilisation in the Eurozone"

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti, Luca Dedola, Marek Jarocinski, Bartosz Mackowiak, Sebastian Schmidt have written a new joint column for VoxEU, on "Business cycle stabilisation in the Eurozone". Read More >>

Published on - Monday 23rd October 2017


Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti "Rethinking Competitiveness, Structural Reforms, and Macro Policy"

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti will deliver the keynote address at the conference entitled "Rethinking Competitiveness, Structural Reforms, and Macro Policy". The conference is organised by the Bank of Italy, CEPR and the Central Bank Research Association and will take place on October 5th 2017.

Published on - Tuesday 17th October 2017


Faculty and Cambridge-INET Members to talk at the INET 'Reawakening' Conference

Faculty and Cambridge-INET Members to talk at the INET 'Reawakening' Conference

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti, Professor Sanjeev Goyal and Dr. Pontus Rendahl will all give talks on 'INET and Economics in Cambridge' at the INET 'Reawakening' conference in Edinburgh, on Saturday October 21st 2017. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 16th October 2017


Prof. Goyal has been elected to the Ganshof Der Meersch Chair in Brussels

Prof. Goyal has been elected to the Ganshof Der Meersch Chair in Brussels

Prof Sanjeev Goyal is the holder of the next Ganshof van der Meersch Chair. In Spring 2018 he will deliver a cycle of lectures at the Université libre de Bruxelles, where he will be welcomed by Professors Anne Weyembergh (Institute for European Studies), Patrick Legros and André Sapir. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 3rd October 2017



Prof. Corsetti to speak at the RFAs Research Seminar in Singapore

Prof. Corsetti to speak at the RFAs Research Seminar in Singapore

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti will speak at the 1st Joint Regional Financing Arrangements (RFAs) Research Seminar (AMRO, ESM and FLAR) in Singapore, Sept 7th 2017, on "Official lending strategies during the euro area crisis" (joint paper with Aitor Erce and Timothy Uy). Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 6th September 2017


IEA Roundtable on the Economics of Religion Report

IEA Roundtable on the Economics of Religion Report

Dr Sriya Iyer has written a report on the IEA Roundtable on the Economics of Religion that took place on the 10-11th July 2017 at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge.

Published on - Tuesday 18th July 2017


Dr Vasco Carvalho Promoted to Professor

Dr Vasco Carvalho Promoted to Professor

Cambridge-INET is delighted to announce that Dr Vasco Carvalho has been promoted to Professor from the 1st October 2017. Our congratulations go out to him!

Published on - Thursday 15th June 2017


Prof. Corsetti to talk at the Annual MacCaLM Conference

Prof. Corsetti to talk at the Annual MacCaLM Conference

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti is giving a talk on 'Capital flows and monetary policy trade-offs' at the Annual MacCaLM Conference, University of Edinburgh on 21st June 2017. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 7th June 2017


Dr. Vasco Carvalho's Research into

Dr. Vasco Carvalho's Research into "Supply Chain Disruptions"

Dr. Vasco Carvalho's Research has been featured in Columbia GSB's Ideas and Insights Article. Columbia Business School discusses how complex supply chains can transform local shocks into national economic malaise based on the paper "Supply Chain Disruptions: Evidence from the Great East Japan Earthquake", by Vasco Carvalho, Makoto Nirei, Yukiko Saito and Alireza Tahbaz-Salehi. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 17th May 2017


Dr. Mohaddes's Research Covered in the Financial Times

Dr. Mohaddes's Research Covered in the Financial Times

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper "Is There a Debt-Threshold Effect on Output Growth?" (joint with Alexander Chudik, M. Hashem Pesaran and Mehdi Raissi), which was published this month in The Review of Economics and Statistics, was covered in the Financial Times today. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 3rd May 2017


Dr Iyer Interviewed by ECNMY: What is the economics of religion really about?

Dr Iyer Interviewed by ECNMY: What is the economics of religion really about?

Dr Sriya Iyer talks "What is the economics of religion really about?" in an article and interview was published in ECNMY. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 18th April 2017


Dr. Crowley, Prof. Corsetti and Dr. Bartels (Law) win £300k ESRC grant.

Dr. Crowley, Prof. Corsetti and Dr. Bartels (Law) win £300k ESRC grant.

Dr. Meredith Crowley, with co-investigators Prof. Corsetti and Dr. Bartels (Law), wins £300k ESRC grant to study the impact of trade policy and exchange rate shocks on trade volumes and prices in post-Brexit Britain.

Published on - Tuesday 18th April 2017


Holy Wars: Temple Desecrations in Medieval India

Holy Wars: Temple Desecrations in Medieval India

Dr. Sriya Iyer's Working Paper "Holy Wars: Temple Desecrations in Medieval India" (Cambridge-INET Working Paper wp1702 and Cambridge Working Papers in Economics cwpe1705) features in an article she (with Anand Shrivastava and Rohit Ticku) has written for Ideas of India.

Published on - Monday 27th March 2017


Dr Felix Martin -

Dr Felix Martin - "Money: The Unauthorised Biography"

Dr Felix Martin (Institute for New Economic Thinking and Centre for Global Studies) will give a on "Money:the unauthorised biography" at Seminar Room, No. 1, Newnham Terrace, Darwin College, on March 13th 2017, from 17:00-18:30pm.

Published on - Thursday 9th March 2017


Prof. Sanjeev Goyal Publishes Two New Papers

Prof. Sanjeev Goyal Publishes Two New Papers

Professor Sanjeev Goyal and Julien Gagnon's paper "Networks, Markets, and Inequality" is the lead article in the latest American Economic Review and his joint paper with Marcin Dziubinski "How to defend a network?" has also been published in the Theoretical Economics journal.

Published on - Tuesday 7th March 2017


Andy Haldane -

Andy Haldane - "Whose Recovery?"

Andy Haldane(Chief Economist at the Bank of England) will give the next St Catharine's Political Economy Seminar in the series on the Economics of Austerity on "Whose Recovery?". The event will be held Wednesday 22 February 2017, 18:00 -19:30, in the Mill Lane Lecture Room 1.

Published on - Wednesday 22nd February 2017


The Economics of Post Factual Democracy

The Economics of Post Factual Democracy

Key Institute leaders Rob Johnson and William Janeway will be keynote speakers in a two-day event in Copenhagen on February 9 and 10 on the meeting the challenges of the ‘post-factual’ society, in which scientific expertise is losing authority and policy debate is becoming detached from reality. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 20th January 2017


Prof. Corsetti's Schumpeter Lecture published by the JEEA

Prof. Corsetti's Schumpeter Lecture published by the JEEA

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti's Schumpeter Lecture at the 2015 European Economic Association Meeting published by the Journal of the European Economic Association. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 17th January 2017


Networks, Markets, and Inequality

Networks, Markets, and Inequality

Professor Sanjeev Goyal and Julien Gagnon's paper on "Networks, Markets, and Inequality" has been published as the lead article in the American Economic Review. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 5th January 2017


Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti Presents at Conference Hosted by the Norwegian Ministry of Finance

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti Presents at Conference Hosted by the Norwegian Ministry of Finance

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti presents "Stabilizing the economy - what is the role of fiscal policy?" at conference hosted by the Norwegian Ministry of Finance

Published on - Friday 16th December 2016


Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti co-authers ECB Discussion Paper

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti co-authers ECB Discussion Paper

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti has co-authored (with Luca Dedola, Marek Jarociński, Bartosz Maćkowiak, Sebastian Schmidt) an ECB Discussion Paper on ""Macroeconomic Stabilization, Monetary-fiscal Interactions, and Europe’s Monetary Union". Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 15th December 2016


Professor Munshi awarded the Infosys Prize

Professor Munshi awarded the Infosys Prize

The Faculty of Economics and Cambridge-INET are delighted to announce the news that Professor Kaivan Munshi has been awarded the 2016 Infosys Prize in the Social Sciences Read More >>

Published on - Monday 21st November 2016


G.L.S. Shackle Memorial Lecture - Andy Haldane

G.L.S. Shackle Memorial Lecture - Andy Haldane

St Edmund's College is pleased to announce that Andy Haldane (Chief Economist at the Bank of England) will give the seventh in a series of lectures in memory of the late Professor G.L.S. Shackle, on 10th November 2016, in Lecture Room LG18, Faculty of Law.

Published on - Monday 7th November 2016


Prof. Coen Teulings to give the first Johan Witteveen Lecture

Prof. Coen Teulings to give the first Johan Witteveen Lecture

Professor Coen Teulings will give the the first Johan Witteveen Lecture at the Erasmus University Rotterdam on Monday 31st October. His lecture is titled "There is no such thing as a free lunch". Read More >>

Published on - Friday 28th October 2016


Why We Fail to Prevent Civil Wars

Why We Fail to Prevent Civil Wars

Dr. Christopher Rauh and Hannes Mueller have written an article for VoxEU on "Why We Fail to Prevent Civil Wars: A Forecaster’s Perspective".

Published on - Friday 28th October 2016


Dr Vasco Carvalho awarded the Philip Leverhulme Prize

Dr Vasco Carvalho awarded the Philip Leverhulme Prize

The Faculty of Economics and Cambridge-INET are delighted to announce the news that Dr. Vasco Carvalho has been awarded the Philip Leverhulme Prize this year. The Philip Leverhulme Prizes recognise the achievement of outstanding young researchers whose work has already attracted international recognition and whose future career is exceptionally promising.

Published on - Monday 24th October 2016


Secular Stagnation Seminar and Article

Secular Stagnation Seminar and Article

Professor Coen Teulings presented a seminar on "Secular stagnation, bubbles, fiscal policy, and the introduction of the contraceptive pill" at the Central Bank of Italy on Monday 24th October 2016. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 24th October 2016


Week of Brexit Events

Week of Brexit Events

This week, the University of Cambridge and UK in a Changing Europe are holding a number of interdisciplinary discussion events to engage students and the local community in key current debates about Brexit and the UK’s future relationship with the EU. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 19th October 2016


Understanding the Economics of Networks

Understanding the Economics of Networks

Professor Sanjeev Goyal was interviewed by INET (New York) on "Understanding the Economics of Networks". In this video interview Prof. Goyal explains his general theory of network formation based on individual incentives, and their economic implications.

Published on - Friday 9th September 2016


Is Cheap Oil Really Good for the Global Economy?

Is Cheap Oil Really Good for the Global Economy?

Professor Hashem Pesaran and Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes have published an article in the Finacial Times on "Is Cheap Oil Really Good for the Global Economy?".

Published on - Tuesday 19th July 2016



Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti Interview:

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti Interview: "Debt Dynamics"

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti was interviewed by Society for Economic Dynamics on "Debt Dynamics", for the April 2016 edition of their Economic Dynamics Newsletter. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 10th May 2016


Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti "Beyond Competitive Devaluations"

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti's VoxEU article "Beyond Competitive Devaluations: The Monetary Dimensions of Comparative Advantage" (joint with Paul Bergin), has been quoted in the Financial Times article "Free Lunch: Barking up the Wrong Tree".

Published on - Thursday 21st April 2016


Prof. Coen Teulings to give Arrol Adam Lecture

Prof. Coen Teulings to give Arrol Adam Lecture

Professor Coen Teulings will give this years Arrol Adam Lecture om "Secular Stagnation, the Introduction of the Pill, and House Prices". on Thursday 18th February, at 6.00pm, in the Upper Hall, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 11th February 2016


G.L.S. Shackle Memorial Lecture - Lord Adair Turner

G.L.S. Shackle Memorial Lecture - Lord Adair Turner

Lord Adair Turner (Institute for New Economics Thinking) will give this years distinguished G.L.S. Shackle Biennial Memorial Lecture. The title of his lecture will be "Economics after the Crisis". Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 11th February 2016


Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti Joins Panel Discussion on the Future of the Euro

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti Joins Panel Discussion on the Future of the Euro

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti joins Dr Angus Armstrong and Prof. Wouter den Haan on the panel for a discussion on the Future of the Euro, supported by the Cambridge Society for Economic Pluralismon. The event takes place on Wednesday 3rd February 2016, at 5.30pm, in Room 3, Mill Lane, Cambridge. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 3rd February 2016


Dr. Tiago Cavalcanti -

Dr. Tiago Cavalcanti - "Winning the Oil Lottery"

Dr. Tiago Cavalcanti, Daniel Da Mata and Frederik Toscani research into "Winning the Oil Lottery: The Impact of Natural Resource Extraction on Growth" has been featured in the IMF REsearch Bulletin. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 27th January 2016


Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti "Beyond Competitive Devaluations"

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti and Paul Bergin have published a VoxEU article, "Beyond Competitive Devaluations: The Monetary Dimensions of Comparative". Their column takes a step back from the current debate on competitive devaluation in international macroeconomic theory, and assesses a different perspective on monetary and exchange rate policies.

Published on - Monday 11th January 2016


Dr. Rohit Lamba - India, Leverage and Capital Adequacy Article

Dr. Rohit Lamba - India, Leverage and Capital Adequacy Article

Dr Rohit Lamba has written a tribute to Angus Deaton, "Ideas Over Methods". The article has been published in the Indian Express.

Published on - Monday 19th October 2015


Women in Economics Day

Women in Economics Day

The University of Cambridge's first "Women in Economics Day" event is being held on 15th September 2015 at Gonville & Caius College Cambridge. The event hopes to produce a focus for debate, discussion and information intended to inspire young women aged 16-18 to consider studying Economics at degree level and pursuing the subject in their careers. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 11th September 2015


Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti presented the Schumpeter Lecture

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti presented the Schumpeter Lecture

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti presented the Schumpeter Lecture on 'The Mystery of the Printing Press: Monetary Policy and Self-Fulfilling Debt Crises', on 24th August 2015, at the 30th Annual Congress of the European Economic Association, in Mannheim. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 8th September 2015


Prof. Coen Teulings Article in

Prof. Coen Teulings Article in "Cities and the Urban Land Premium" Book

Prof. Coen Teulings, along with Henri de Groot, Gerard Marlet and Wouter Vermeulen have had articles published in a new book entitled "Cities and the Urban Land Premium"., by Edward Elgar Publishing. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 28th July 2015


Christopher Rauh Receives Young Researchers Award

Christopher Rauh Receives Young Researchers Award

The Cambridge-INET is very pleased to announce that our Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Christopher Rauh received a young researchers award at ECINEQ conference in July. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 27th July 2015


Prof. Sanjeev Goyal
made Fellow of the British Academy

Prof. Sanjeev Goyal made Fellow of the British Academy

The Faculty is very pleased to announce that Professor Sanjeev Goyal has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 22nd July 2015


Dr. Rohit Lamba - India, Leverage and Capital Adequacy Article

Dr. Rohit Lamba - India, Leverage and Capital Adequacy Article

Dr Rohit Lamba & Arvind Subramanian have had an article on "Why India should focus on Leverage and not just Capital Adequacy" published in India's Business Standard.

Published on - Friday 8th May 2015


Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti "Metaphors and Models of the Eurozone Crisis"

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti will be giving the Edgeworth Lecture on "Metaphors and Models of the Eurozone Crisis", at the 29th Annual Irish Economic Association Conference, on May 8th 2015. Read More >>

Published on - Friday 8th May 2015


Prof. Corsetti Presents CEPR Report on Eurozone and Debt

Prof. Corsetti Presents CEPR Report on Eurozone and Debt

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti is participating in the London presentation of the CEPR report 'A New Start for the Eurozone: Dealing with Debt'. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 23rd April 2015


Professor Oliver Linton Receives Humboldt Research Award 2015

Professor Oliver Linton Receives Humboldt Research Award 2015

Professor Oliver Linton, Cambridge University is the 2015 laureate of a Humboldt Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The prize is awarded to outstanding scientists who have been distinguished by the substantial impact they have achieved in their areas of expertise. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 9th April 2015


Dr. Rohit Lamba - Five Questions on India's Credit

Dr. Rohit Lamba - Five Questions on India's Credit

Cambridge-INET Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr Rohit Lamba has had an article on "Five Questions on India's Credit" published in the Indian Business Standard. In which Dr Lamba, along with Sutirtha Roy & Arvind Subramanian, argue that India's credit and banking are neither too big nor too small. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 9th April 2015


Three New Postdoctoral Fellows Appointed

Three New Postdoctoral Fellows Appointed

We are pleased to announce that Cambridge-INET has just appointed three new Postdoctoral Fellows, Soheil Mahmoodzadeh, Mikhail Safronov and Chen Wang. Read More >>

Published on - Monday 23rd March 2015


Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti to give three Public Lectures on

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti to give three Public Lectures on "International Economics"

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti will deliver three public lectures in "International Economics" at the University of Nottingham on Wednesday 25th March - Thursday 26th March 2015. Read More >>

Published on - Sunday 1st March 2015


Prof. Teulings Moderates Secular Stagnation Debate

Prof. Teulings Moderates Secular Stagnation Debate

Professor Coen Teulings is moderating a VOXeu debate on Secular Stagnation. See the VOXeu CEPR Policy Portal for deails of this debate.

Published on - Tuesday 3rd February 2015


Prof. Coen Teulings co-edits Secular Stagnation Ebook

Prof. Coen Teulings co-edits Secular Stagnation Ebook

Prof. Coen Teulings, deputy director of INET, co-edits Secular Stagnation: Facts, Causes, and Cures, a voxeu.org ebook, joint with Prof. Richard Baldwin.

Published on - Friday 19th December 2014


Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti New Director of Cambridge-INET

Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti New Director of Cambridge-INET

Professor Giancarlo Corsetti has taken over the Directorship of the Cambridge-INET Institute. Prop. Corsetti (Ph.D. Yale, 1992) is Professor of Macroeconomics at Cambridge University. He has previously taught at the European University Institute in Florence, as Pierre Werner Chair, the University of Rome III, Yale and Bologna.

Published on - Wednesday 1st October 2014


Dr Vasco Carvalho Awarded Wiley Prize in Economics

Dr Vasco Carvalho Awarded Wiley Prize in Economics

Dr Vasco Carvalho has been awarded the Wiley Prize in Economics. The Wiley Prize in Economics rewards achievement in research by an outstanding early career economist. Research may be in any field of economics or economic history. The Prize was first awarded in 2013.

Published on - Friday 25th July 2014


Making PPPs work again

Making PPPs work again

Cambridge-INET Postdoctoral Fellow, Rohit Lamba has had an article "Making PPPs work again" published in the Live Mint & Wall Street Journal. His article looks at Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and making the risks between private contractors and the government more transparent.

Published on - Monday 21st July 2014


Eight New Postdoctoral Fellows Appointed

Eight New Postdoctoral Fellows Appointed

We are pleased to announce that Cambridge-INET has just appointed eight new Postdoctoral Fellows Read More >>

Published on - Friday 28th February 2014


Dr. Jane Cooley-Fruehwirth awarded Philip Leverhulme Prize

Dr. Jane Cooley-Fruehwirth awarded Philip Leverhulme Prize

Dr Jane Cooley-Fruehwirth has been awarded one of the prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prizes by the Leverhulme Trust Board. Read More >>

Published on - Wednesday 20th November 2013


Prof. Sanjeev Goyal to give Keynote Talk at the Southern California Symposium

Prof. Sanjeev Goyal to give Keynote Talk at the Southern California Symposium

Sanjeev Goyal is to give the Keynote Talk at the 2013 Southern California Symposium at UCLA Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 5th November 2013


Prof. Sanjeev Goyal to give 2013 Annual Lecture at the European Academy of Sociology in Paris.

Prof. Sanjeev Goyal to give 2013 Annual Lecture at the European Academy of Sociology in Paris.

Sanjeev Goyal to give 2013 Annual Lecture at the European Academy of Sociology in Paris. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 24th October 2013


Dr. Vasco Carvalho Awarded ERC Grant for MACRONETS Research

Dr. Vasco Carvalho Awarded ERC Grant for MACRONETS Research

Dr Vasco Carvalho, a Cambridge-INET Research-Theme Co-ordinator, has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for his research 'Production networks in Macroeconomics (MACRONETS)'. Read More >>

Published on - Thursday 24th October 2013


New Research Coordinators

New Research Coordinators

Cambridge-INET is pleased to announce that two new faculty members are joining the institute, and will serve as research coordinators. Kaivan Munshi is taking over as coordinator of our research programme on Networks, Crowds and Markets and Vasco Carvalho is the new coordinator for Transmission Mechanisms and Economic Policy. Read More >>

Published on - Tuesday 24th September 2013


Cambridge-INET Launches New Video Series

Cambridge-INET Launches New Video Series

The Cambridge-INET Conversations in Economics interview series aims to provide the public with access to new research on the forefront of economics. Watch the first two interviews now.

Published on - Tuesday 6th August 2013