Bristol Economics
With its enthusiastic international staff, the Economics Department is the ideal environment for learning and research in economics and econometrics. Within the department, the Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO) is a leading research centre, combining expertise in economics, geography and law. The department also hosts the Centre for Structural Econometrics (CSE) which fosters the development of new structural models and estimation techniques in applied economics research.
Why Study Economics at Bristol?
- High Quality Teaching
Small-group tutorials, range of teaching styles, online learning environment. - Personal Tutor System
All our students are assigned a personal tutor for support and advice. - Excellent Research Environment
Enthusiastic research community, excellent IT facilities. - The City of Bristol
Famously described by Sir John Betjeman as "the most beautiful, interesting and distinguished city in England", Bristol is a leading centre for business, culture and education.
EFM-tv
Why choose to study economics at Bristol? EFM-tv - a video presentation - gives some of the answers.
RAE 2008
The research excellence of the Department of Economics has been reflected in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. Since the Department has submitted more than 95% of eligible staff this result reflects the consistent quality of research throughout the Department.
EFM News
Mergers are unlikely to be the most effective way of dealing with poorly performing NHS hospitals, according to new research from the Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO). The study by Professor Carol Propper and colleagues finds that the wave of hospital consolidation in the late 1990s and early 2000s – in which around half the acute hospitals in England were involved in a merger – brought few benefits.
New Research from Professor Simon Burgess and Dr Steven Proud, of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation, with Dr Robert Metcalfe of the University of Oxford has been widely reported in the news. Their research has shown that children who sit high stakes examinations during major football tournaments perform worse than if they sat them in a football-free summer.
Dr Helen Simpson has been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize. These prizes are awarded annually to “outstanding scholars who have made a substantial and recognised contribution to their particular field of study.”
ESRC Scholarships
The Economics Department is recognized by the ESRC for postgraduate training. This means that students who wish to study for postgraduate degrees in the department can potentially apply for ESRC scholarships.