On 5 May it was announced that the U.K.’s death toll from COVID-19 was 29,427, narrowly overtaking Italy on the same day (with 29,315 deaths): this meant that the U.K. had the highest number of recorded COVID-19 deaths in Europe.…
Tag: Economics
What do the daily death rates tell us?
The grim statistics, released daily, on the number of new coronavirus deaths in each country are pored over by the media and policy-makers as an indicator of when the pandemic might peak, whether lockdown is working, and whether more stringent restrictions might be needed.…
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 6th formers who are stuck at home.…
Economics debate team take first place at national competition
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 to take the final title.…
International Women’s Day – Celebrating Women in Economics
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.…
What does an Economist look like?
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 much the same answer.…
Academic Spotlight: An interview with Dr Christine Valente
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 learn about her research focus and to find out who and what she is inspired by.…
Being a Senior Economist at the Bank of England
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.…
Discover Economics
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 out where an economics degree could take them in the real-world.…
Women in Economics 2019
A series of afternoon talks by four prominent female economists showed young female students why women need economics, and economics needs women.
The event was organised to aid gender diversity in the subject of economics and inspire young female students to consider a future in economics.…