Who benefits the most from US public healthcare – the rich or the poor?

US Healthcare researchDr Jeremy McCauley’s research reveals how different income groups pay for – and use – Medicare and Medicaid. His data could shape critical funding reforms.

By Michelle Kilfoyle.


As average lifespans creep up, and citizens expect ever-better healthcare, governments around the world face mounting healthcare costs.…

Bristol Investment Fund wins UK Finance League

BIF Win London ShardThe Bristol Investment Fund (BIF), a prominent student investment society in Bristol, recently won the UK Finance League at the Shard.


This was their first time participating in the event, which was co-hosted by the Warwick Hedge Fund Society and Capitox, one of Oxford University’s premier finance societies.…

International Women’s Day 2023: What do our students say?

Female students socialising around a table outdoors, overlaid with text that reads 'International Women's Day: What do our students say?' Today is International Women’s Day, a chance to celebrate women’s achievement, raise awareness of discrimination and #EmbraceEquity. Here’s what final-year BSc Economics students Alicja and Madeline have to say on inspiration, leadership and their hopes for the future.

Who gets in? Where you live matters for where you go to school

A graphic depicting school children running into a school overlaid with the text 'Who gets in? Where you live matters for where you go to school'.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.

By Simon Burgess (University of Bristol and IZA), Estelle Cantillon (Université Libre de Bruxelles, FNRS, and CEPR), Mariagrazia Cavallo (University of Bristol), Ellen Greaves (European University Institute and University of Bristol), and Min Zhang (University of Westminster)


Families can express a preference (‘choose’) for their child to attend any state school in England, but schools set the rules for who gets in if they are over-subscribed.…

Domestic workers: A simple ‘humanising’ measure helps stop employers abusing migrant staff

Domestic workers: a simple ‘humanising’ measure Seeing family photos softened employers’ behaviour towards employees in a study from Dr Toman Barsbai.

By Michelle Kilfoyle.


On their first day of work abroad in 2014, nearly 1000 women each presented their new employer with a small packet of dried mango and a photo of their family.…

Bristol Talks Economics welcomes alumnus and Allianz UK Deputy CFO, Kevin Wenzel

Kevin Wenzel Bristol Talks EconomicsOn Thursday November 17th, Bristol Talks Economics (in collaboration with the University of Bristol Business Society) was delighted to be joined by Kevin Wenzel, the Deputy Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Allianz UK, a group of general insurance companies that includes LV= General Insurance.

Healthcare: Cheap disinfectant could prevent many more deaths of newborn babies

Healthcare: cheap disinfectant could prevent many more deaths of newborn babiesCommunity healthcare providers in low-income countries could save more babies’ lives by going beyond WHO guidance for sepsis prevention, Professor Christine Valente and Dr Hans Sievertsen’s research suggests.

By Professor Christine Valente and Dr Hans Sievertsen


Healthcare policymakers and providers around the world are pouring more time and money than ever before into preventing newborn babies’ deaths.…