Category: COVID-19
This World Health Day, we are reflecting on the work of our experts across the School of Economics and Centre for Evidence Based Public Services (CEPS), in helping to explore, analyse and create positive impact in the field of health.There can be no “levelling up” without education recovery
Yesterday saw the resignation of Sir Kevan Collins, leading the Government’s Education Recovery Programme, writes Professor Simon Burgess. The pandemic has hit young people very hard, causing significant learning losses and reduced mental health; the Recovery Programme is intended to rectify these harms and to repair the damage to pupils’ futures.
… Patent-waiving, inflation, vaccine lotteries: What do the Experts Say?
Economics staff at Bristol University give their views on recent economics hot-topics. Where does the expert consensus lie?
By Ethan Lester
For this month’s survey of expert opinion at Bristol University’s School of Economics, I ask three questions related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic response.…
Studying during the pandemic: we hear from economics students
On 16th March 2020, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced, “now is the time for everyone to stop non-essential contact and travel.” Over a year on, the UK’s ‘roadmap’ out of a series of lockdowns is gradually being enacted step-by-step, but blended learning remains and campus life is overwhelmingly quiet as the government’s preference to work and study from home when possible, also remains.
…Lockdown policies, corporation tax, the labour market ‘revolution’: What do the experts say?
Economics staff at Bristol University give their views on recent economics hot-topics. Where does the expert consensus lie?
By Ethan Lester
This month, we focus on three covid-related economic developments. Firstly, as Britain tentatively follows its ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown, we ask whether ‘zero-covid’ policies should be prioritised over ‘low-covid’ ones.…
The effect of domestic abuse on child health, and its implications
Domestic abuse is widespread and has increased during the Covid-19 pandemic. Apart from the direct costs of abuse to victims, important indirect costs are borne by children of abuse victims for whom we observe increased mortality.
… Work-from-home tax, inequality, furlough: What do the experts say?
Staff at the University of Bristol’s School of Economics grapple with COVID-19 related economic questions. Where does the expert consensus lie? Find out in the third blog of the ‘ask the expert’ series from undergraduate student, Ethan Lester.
… Negative interest rates, furlough extension, public sector debt: What do the experts say?
The second in the ‘ask the expert’ series, Economics student, Ethan Lester asks academics and department staff for their views on current economic issues.
Staff at the University of Bristol’s School of Economics grapple with COVID19-related economic questions.…
Why the UK’s Coronavirus Bailout Strategy Needs to Change
Economics undergraduate student, Alfie analysed and provided a review of the UK’s Covid-19 bailout strategy for our Economics of Coronavirus blog series.
Alfie wrote the article for our student competition earlier this year, where Economics students were invited to write a blog exploring any economic aspect of the Covid-19 pandemic.…
The local economic impacts of Covid-19 and policy to ‘level-up’ the economy
School of Economics Director of Research, Professor Helen Simpson explores the local impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic on the economy.
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown very clearly that the impact of Covid-19 has not been felt equally in all areas of the country.…