Research in Economics
The connecting theme of our current research is 'the processes and institutions associated with economic growth and development'. Some aspects of this overall theme currently receive particular attention, for example:
- movement of goods (trade) and factors (mobility)
- the financial environment
- monetary and fiscal policy during development / transition
- economies that are in transition
- the contribution of small enterprises.
For more information about our publications, work in progress and other aspects of our research activity, please use the links to the left of this page.
Recent news and activities
| March 2010 | Public Lecture Alan Mulhern gives a public lecture: 'The Great Recession - new insights on the economic crisis'. |
| March 2010 | Discussion Paper Dr. Young-joo Kim has published "Head Start, four years after completing the program" as Economics Discussion Paper 2010/1. This paper uses survey data to investigate the value of a pre-school support program in terms of pupil performance in early school years. The benefits of the program are found to vary between ethnic groups and in some cases appear to be insubstantial. |
| January 2010 | Top 10 listing José Sánchez-Fung's paper, "Assessing Mccallum and Taylor Rules in a Cross-Section of Emerging Market Economies", has been listed on the SSRN Top Ten download list for Econometric Modeling in Macroeconomics. |
| January 2010 | assessing group work Rob Watkins contributes a short article syurveying the literature on 'assessment of group work' to a briefing document produced by the Centre for BioScience at the Higher Education Academy. This follows Rob's earlier chapter on 'group work' for the Economics teachers' handbook published by the Academy. |
| November 2009 | Need or Greed? Vince Daly presented a summary account of the origins of the financial crisis at a "Moral Maze" event at Southwark Cathedral: "Greed or Need? What have we learned from the financial crash?" |
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