Evripidis Bantis (ICMA) “Forecasting GDP Growth Rates Using Google Trends in the United States and Brazil” – PhD Seminar
Microsoft TeamsAbstract There are many studies that explore the usefulness of “Big Data” in forecasting specific economic variables such as unemployment or inflation, but only a few focus on the overall...Read More >
Anna Zabrodzka “Convergence Across EU Regions and the Role of the EU Cohesion Policy” – PhD Seminar
Microsoft TeamsAbstract While there is evidence that the poorest regions in the European Union experienced the fastest economic growth, the gap between the richest and the poorest has not diminished. Additionally,...Read More >
Jingqi Pan (ICMA) “On the estimation of Value-at-risk and Expected Shortfall at extreme levels” – PhD Seminar
Microsoft TeamsAbstract The estimation of risk at extreme levels of significance (such as alpha = 0.01%) can be crucial considering events such as those related to the recent COVID-19 crisis. We...Read More >
Richa Saun (PhD Seminars)
Microsoft TeamsThe Impact of Individual Parental Bilingualism on Children’s Vocabulary and Behavioral Development in the UK
Winnie Muangi (PhD Seminars)
Microsoft TeamsReady to Graduate? Insights from Tanzania’s Cash Transfer Program
Elly Twineyo (PhD Seminars)
Microsoft TeamsCorruption and Firm Growth in Growth: Firm-Level Evidence
Noof Alfehaidi (PhD Seminars)
Microsoft TeamsThe Impact of VAT on the Economic Growth of GCC Countries
Ifeatu Uzodinma (PhD Seminars)
Microsoft TeamsRelative Poverty, Cognitive Performance, and Economic Decision-making: Behavioural Insights from a Payday Experiment