We are delighted to announce an online economic history workshop titled “Unfreedom and Capitalism: Economic History of Colonialism, Slavery and Indentured Labour” organized by the Department of Economics, University of…Read More >
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BBC Sport: League One: University of Reading experts predict ‘final table’ without coronavirus
University of Reading Sports Economists in the media: See here on the BBC Sport website for the full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52689630 27 May 2020 There remains uncertainty about if and how…Read More >
Sports Economists in the Media and WEF — The Impacts of Playing Sport Behind Closed Doors
Our sports economists are looking at the implications arising from major professional sport happening behind closed doors for the foreseeable future (see here at the World Economic Forum) Carl Singleton,…Read More >
BBC Sport: League Two: University of Reading experts predict how table would have looked
University of Reading Sports Economists in the media: See here on the BBC Sport website for the full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52646128 17 May 2020 Weighted points per game? Unweighted points per…Read More >
BBC Sport: Championship: Experts at University of Reading predict the ‘final table’
2 May, 2020 See here for the full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52507779 “Saturday was meant to be the final day of the Championship season, yet with elite football suspended because of the…Read More >
Reading Online Sport Economics Seminars (ROSES)
An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade (@jjreade), Carl Singleton (@csingletonecon) and Adrian Bell, part of the Football Research Group at the University of Reading. The…Read More >
Reading co-authored research featured in Washington Post
The Washington Post have published an article discussing a piece of research co-written by University of Reading’s James Reade (Head of Department of Economics) and Carl Singleton, along with Alasdair…Read More >
Marina Della Giusta asks ‘What is going on with economic expertise?’
“So what is going on with economic expertise? Why is it that it is constantly depicted as simply based on opinion rather than facts?” Prof Marina Della Giusta from the…Read More >
Tho Pham’s Research Gaining Attention
The work of Tho Pham on the influence of social media has received considerable media attention. The Times referenced it in their article ‘Nicola Sturgeon ‘has 73,000 fake Twitter followers’…Read More >
Christina Hellmich and Marina Della Giusta in Times Higher Education
In the lead up to the deadline for Special Circumstance Statements for the 2021 Ref Christina Hellmich and Marina Della Giusta wrote a piece for Times Higher Education about reproduction’s…Read More >
