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Dr Michael Peacey commented 'high net worth individuals' working longer.

Dr Michael Peacey, Senior Lecturer in Economics, commented on a survey which found two thirds of 'high net worth individuals' are considering working for longer than previously planned following the removal of the lifetime allowance for the Financial Times.‌

14 August 2023

Patrick Gaule cited in The Economist for paper on India’s expanding and influential diaspora.

Patrick Gaule, Prithwiraj Choudhury (Harvard Business School), and Ina Ganguli (University of Massachusetts Amherst ) have been cited in The Economist for their forthcoming paper in the Journal of Development Economics in an article titled: 'India's Diaspora: Unprecedented Scale and Influence'.

12 June 2023

Media-Reported Violence and Female Labor Supply

Zahra Siddique explores how safety concerns and cultural norms associated with female purity have an impact on female labor supply in urban India.

9 June 2023

ESCoE Conference Features Prof. Helen Simpson's Insights on National Accounts' Non-Market Output Estimates.

Professor Helen Simpson participated in a panel discussion during the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE) Conference in collaboration with the UK Office for National Statistics. The conference on Economic Measurement 2023, took place at King's College in London. Helen's valuable insights were shared in a session titled 'Unfinished Business: Assessing the Accuracy of Non-Market Output Estimates in the National Accounts.'

19 May 2023

Dr. Patrick Arni provides expert testimony before the Work and Pensions Committee at Westminster

Dr. Patrick Arni recently provided expert testimony on the effectiveness of sanctions in the social security system before the Work and Pensions Committee.

10 May 2023

Incentivising school attendance: Evidence from Mozambique on VoxDev

Professor Christine Valente co-authored a piece with Damien de Walque, Lead Economist in the Development Research Group of the World Bank in VoxDev on school attendance in Mozambique.

18 April 2023

Simon Burgess and Ellen Greaves on various media for schools research report.

Professor Simon Burgess and Dr Ellen Greaves were featured and quoted across various media outlets following the release of their school admissions report on March 1 2023.

The report focused on system rationing entry to England’s more effective schools could have a big impact on social mobility.

The report received media inclusion in The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph, TES magazine and other prominent educational and school titles, BBC Radio 4, Channel 5 and many others.

1 March 2023

Sarah Smith awarded OBE in Queen's birthday honours - Royal Economic Society

Professor Sarah Smith was awarded the Order of the British Empire honour, a civilian award for contribution to the country, by the Queen for her work on the economics of charity and education.

6 June 2022

Govt draws flak over 'brutal' price hikes - Daily Times Pakistan

Dr. Ahmed Prizada is quoted regarding the public's response to the government withdrawal of a petrol subsidy amidst the cost of living crisis.

3 June 2022

After Shock - Nonesuch Magazine

Professor Richard Davies discusses key stories from his book, 'Extreme Economies', and what they tell us about economic policymaking and the human condition.

1 June 2022

Arnaud Philippe: «Les décisions de justice sont rendues par des êtres incarnés, sociaux, non par un algorithme» (Arnaud Philippe "Court decisions are made by embodied, social beings; not algorithms") - Libération

Dr. Arnaud Philippe's book on sentencing practices in the French criminal justice procedure is the topic of this article. The article details Arnaud's views on sentencing algorithms, judges' biases, and more.

20 February 2022

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