News in 2024
- Meet our academics: Dr Alastair Langtry 19 December 2024 Alastair Langtry started in post as Lecturer in Economics at the University of Bristol in the summer, and is teaching Economic Modelling and Economics Analytics this year.
- Why reading to children matters to their social mobility 14 November 2024 A unique study by Uta Bolt from the University of Bristol’s School of Economics reveals a tight link between a person’s income and their early childhood experiences.
- Meet our academics: Dr Davide Coluccia 12 November 2024 In the first in a series profiling academics who are new to the School of Economics for 2024/25, we meet Davide Coluccia.
- How a Bristol economist helped COVAX get the world back on track from the pandemic 13 August 2024 A new study from the School of Economics’ Battal Doğan details the vaccine allocation method he designed for the COVID-19 vaccine initiative, COVAX, in 2022.
- Nobel Laureate from Harvard visits University of Bristol for Contracts Conference 6 August 2024 The University of Bristol's School of Economics recently hosted the prestigious Theory and Applications of Contracts Conference, attracting eminent guest speakers and academics from around the globe.
- 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.
- Economics student Daniel Wins Outstanding PLUS Award 23 May 2024 Congratulations to Daniel Virin, Economics and Politics (BSc), who has won the Outstanding PLUS Award (OPA) in the Innovation category for his remarkable contribution to student wellbeing and entrepreneurship.
- Should taxes be used to address inequality? Our students showcase their debating skills 7 May 2024 In a recent economics debate competition, students were asked: Should taxes serve as a tool to address inequality in the UK?
- 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).
