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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.

Published on: Tuesday 9th November 2021

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Climate Change

Climate Finance

Environment

Global Economy

Theme: transmission


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

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COVID-19

Monetary Policy

Fiscal Policy

Global Economy


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).

Published on: Wednesday 10th February 2021

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COVID-19

Monetary Policy

Fiscal Policy

Global Economy

Theme: transmission


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.

Published on: Tuesday 19th January 2021

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COVID-19

Monetary Policy

Fiscal Policy

Global 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.

Published on: Tuesday 12th January 2021

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COVID-19

Monetary Policy

Fiscal Policy

Global Economy


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.

Published on: Wednesday 16th December 2020

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COVID-19

Monetary Policy

Fiscal Policy

Global Economy


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.

Published on: Monday 7th December 2020

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COVID-19

Vaccine

Iran

Global Economy


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.

Published on: Friday 4th December 2020

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COVID-19

Global Economy

Climate Change

India


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.

Published on: Thursday 3rd December 2020

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COVID-19

Global Economy

Recession

China


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).

Published on: Thursday 26th November 2020

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COVID-19

Global Economy

Financial Economics


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.

Published on: Monday 23rd November 2020

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COVID-19

Recession

Iran

Global Economy


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

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Climate Change

Macroeconomics

Global Economy

Economy


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

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Brexit

Trade

Global Economy

Women in Economics

Theme: transmission


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

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Oil

Supply

Shocks

Global Economy


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.

Published on: Tuesday 20th August 2019

Tags:

Climate Change

Macroeconomics

Global Economy

Economy


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.

Published on: Wednesday 1st May 2019

Tags:

Brexit

Trade

Global Economy

Women in Economics

Theme: transmission


Prof Maurice Obstfeld (IMF)

Cambridge-INET is pleased to be hosting a talk by Prof. Maurice Obstfeld on "The Global Economy: the IMF Outlook", on 20th October 2017, at 5.00pm, in LG17, Law Faculty. Prof. Obstfeld is the Chief Economist at the IMF and Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley.

Event Date: Friday 20th October 2017

Tags:

Global Economy

Theme: transmission