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Panic in the shops of London…. and the rest of the UK

Posted on April 1, 2020June 17, 2020 by Lois

Panic in the shops of London... and the rest of the UK Economics provides a useful toolbox to make sense of the current crisis. Department of Economics staff are writing about coronavirus for different audiences, including launching a blog for 6^th formers who are stuck at home.

In the first of …

Competitions for current students

Posted on April 1, 2020May 5, 2020 by Lois

Office for National Statistics Renaissance Prize – with support from your Bristol Lecturer’s

Please note this competition has now closed.

Task: Write an essay answering the question: “Is a UK Government commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals good for …

Economics debate team take first place at national competition

Posted on March 26, 2020June 17, 2020 by Lois

Three Economics students have won first place at The Economics Debate, an inter-university debating competition involving ten universities.

Pravin, Noah and Fintan, final-year BSc Economics and Politics, and Economics and Philosophy student’s stormed ahead in the annual university debating competition …

International Women’s Day – Celebrating Women in Economics

Posted on March 6, 2020June 24, 2020 by Lois

For International Women’s Day this year, the theme is equality – each for equal. We look at the topic ‘Women in Economics’, and celebrate the people working to improve diversity in a predominantly male field.

We take a look at …

What does an Economist look like?

Posted on March 6, 2020June 24, 2020 by Lois

Professor Sarah Smith, Head of Economics at University of Bristol explores the stereotypes within the industry in her article, ‘What does an economist look like?’

Ask google, or, as I have been doing, 15-17 year olds and you get pretty …

Academic Spotlight: An interview with Dr Christine Valente

Posted on March 6, 2020June 17, 2020 by Lois

Meet Christine Valente, Reader, or ‘Associate Professor’ in Economics at University of Bristol

We caught up with Dr Christine Valente from the Department of Economics at University of Bristol, to find out why she chose a career in economics, to …

Student interview: Discussing ‘Women in Economics’ with Bessie Stevens

Posted on March 6, 2020June 17, 2020 by Lois

Meet Bessie Stevens, BSc Philosophy and Economics student, and author of ‘The Male Default in Economics’

As part of our International Women’s Day focus on Women in Economics, we caught up with final-year BSc Philosophy and Economics student, Bessie.

Bessie …

Being a Senior Economist at the Bank of England

Posted on March 4, 2020June 17, 2020 by Lois

Federico Di Pace delivers Insight Talk to students

The Professional Liaison Network (PLN) were delighted to welcome Federico Di Pace to the School of Economics, Finance and Management to provide insight into his world as a Senior Economist.

Federico studied …

Discover Economics

Posted on December 5, 2019June 17, 2020 by Lois

Discover Economics is a programme of outreach events offering school and college students the opportunity to learn what economics is all about.

Students will get insight into what it’s like to study an economics subject at university, and to find …

2019 Global Food Festival

Posted on November 26, 2019June 17, 2020 by Lois

The Department of Economics, Finance and Management were delighted to host the second Global Food Festival this November, following the success of the inaugural event in 2018.

The event was organised for all Accounting, Finance, Economics and Management students.

The …