32 results for ‘research’
- The curse of online shopping: when consumers are just too spoilt for choice 20 June 2024 A new study from the School of Economics’ Senay Sokullu challenges the assumption that e-commerce sites with more sellers automatically attract more buyers.
- Research Q&A: Arnaud Philippe on the economics of crime and punishment 31 January 2024 Do tougher punishments really deter crime? The School of Economics’ Arnaud Philippe tells us what happened when the French government introduced harsher sentences for repeat offenders in 2007.
- Senior Lecturer, Paul Hufe, receives UKRI Future Leadership Fellowship 9 January 2024 Paul Hufe, a Senior Lecturer in Economics, has been honoured with a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leadership Fellowship (FLF).
- Meet our new academic staff at the School of Economics 8 November 2023 Starting a new chapter in your academic career can be both thrilling and challenging. As we welcome both new students and staff to the School this term, here are five academics who have chosen the University of Bristol as their home.
- A mother’s diet in pregnancy supports her child for life 25 October 2023 Post-war food rationing ended nearly 70 years ago in the UK. But, as research by the School of Economics’ Stephanie von Hinke shows, this era of food history left a surprising legacy that’s still with us today.
- Who benefits the most from US public healthcare – the rich or the poor? 24 May 2023 Dr Jeremy McCauley’s research reveals how different income groups pay for – and use – Medicare and Medicaid. His data could shape critical funding reforms.
- Who gets in? Where you live matters for where you go to school 1 March 2023 The system rationing entry to England’s more effective schools could have a big impact on social mobility. Our research provides the first detailed national dataset since widespread academisation.
- 4th BMW on “The Macroeconomic Effects of Micro Heterogeneity” 27 January 2023 The School of Economics are delighted to announce the 4th BMW on “The Macroeconomic Effects of Micro Heterogeneity”, which will take place on 25th -26th May 2023 in Bristol (United Kingdom).
- 4th Bristol Economic Policy and Behaviour Workshop 27 January 2023 The School of Economics and CEPS are delighted to announce the 4th Bristol Economic Policy and Behaviour Workshop will take place on the 18th and 19th May 2023.
- Food voucher scheme for low-income families to undergo first independent evaluation 14 December 2022 Stephanie von Hinke, Professor of Economics, recently co-led a work package to evaluate the impact of healthy start vouchers on households' food purchases and dietary patterns.