Matthew Yeo on “Social Media, Sentiment and Public Opinions: Evidence from #Brexit and #USElection” (PhD Reading Group)
Edith Morley 175Matthew Yeo will be leading a discussion on “Social Media, Sentiment and Public Opinions: Evidence from #Brexit and #USElection” by Gorodnichenko et al.; NBER Working Paper
Unemployment across the Euro Area: The Role of Shocks and Labor Market Institutions — Zhe Wang (Economics PhD seminar)
Abstract: This paper analyses the impact of shocks and labor market institutions on unemployment across the Euro Area (EA) from 1999 to 2013. Specifically, I apply the empirical methodology of...Read More >
A decomposition of UK income inequality — Anisa Butt (Economics PhD seminar)
Edith Morley 175Abstract: We investigate the extent to which inequality in the total population is a consequence of income differences between population subgroups stratified by characteristics such as ethnicity and gender. Following...Read More >
Status consumption and intertemporal substitution — Anurag Srivastava (Economics PhD seminar)
Edith Morley 175Abstract: The empirical measurements of status consumption have focused on visible consumption in developed markets. We use a framework of demand for quality under uncertainty and endowment effects to interpret...Read More >
How could European Central Bank Monetary Policy affect Sovereign Credit Levels? – Evidence From PIIGS — Duo Xu (Economics PhD seminar)
Edith Morley 175Abstract: (TBC) Duo's profile
Alanood Alotaibi on “Global Cycles: Capital Flows, Commodities, and Sovereign Defaults, 1815-2015” (PhD Reading Group)
Edith Morley 175Alanood Alotaibi will be leading a discussion on “Global Cycles: Capital Flows, Commodities, and Sovereign Defaults, 1815-2015” by Reinhart et al.; American Economic Review, 2016
James Reade (ROSES)
Title: Demand and Decision Making in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of European Football (work with Carl Singleton). Recorded Video: About ROSES: An online series of sport economics seminars,...Read More >
Maxim Belitski (Virtual Seminar)
Title: Music is in the air: What startups can learn from a jazz jam session Abstract: While numerous models exist that explain innovation in startups, factors that facilitate the process...Read More >
3rd International Conference on Gender Research
University of ReadingJointly with other departments of the University of Reading we are organising the 3rd International Conference on Gender Research, which will be held at the University of Reading on 2-3 April...Read More >