Stefan Szymanski (ROSES)
Title: On the incidence of an ad valorem tax: the adoption of VAT in the UK and cost pass through by English football clubs About ROSES: An online series of...Read More >
Sarah Clifford + Benson Tsz Kin Leung (External Seminar)
Talk 1: Sarah Clifford, "Tax enforcement using a hybrid between self- and third-party reporting" Time: 14:30 - 15:15 BST Abstract: We study behavioural responses to a widely-used tax enforcement policy...Read More >
Willie Nakunyada–“Termination of Correspondent Banking Relationships (CBRs) In Zimbabwe: Trends, and Implications” – PhD Seminar
Microsoft TeamsAbstract: Following the global financial crisis of 2008, correspondent banking relationships (CBRs) which facilitate the settlement of domestic and cross-border payments, have been terminated in several developing countries mostly in...Read More >
Stephen Opata – “Inflation forecasting performance of a developing economy central bank- The Case of Ghana” – PhD Seminar
Microsoft TeamsAbstract: This study used historical inflation forecast data of the Bank of Ghana and quarterly inflation outcomes to assess forecast performance through the use of Mincer-Zarnowitz regressions and the incorporation...Read More >
Daniel Weimar (ROSES)
Title: A Bright Spot for a Small League: Social Media Performance in a Football League without a COVID-19 Lockdown About ROSES: An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by...Read More >
Virtual Seminar – Shixuan Wang
Title: On the intraday return curves of bitcoin: predictability and trading opportunities Abstract: Motivated by the potential inferences from intraday price data in the controversial Bitcoin market, we apply functional...Read More >
Victoria Prowse (External Seminar)
Title: Cognitive skills, strategic sophistication, and life outcomes Abstract: We investigate how childhood cognitive skills affect strategic sophistication and adult outcomes. In particular, we emphasize the importance of childhood theory-of-mind...Read More >
Philip Ramirez – “Popularity, Beauty and Mispricing in Tennis Betting Markets” – PhD Seminar
Microsoft TeamsAbstract: Behavioral biases, such as the favorite-longshot bias, can lead to market inefficiencies manifesting as systematic mispricing in betting markets. Using bookmaker odds for tennis matches, as well as match...Read More >
Andrew Clark – “Complex Systems Modeling of Community Currencies” – PhD Seminar
Microsoft TeamsAbstract: We present a complex dynamical systems subpopulation model for the construction and validation of Grassroots Economics Foundation's Community Inclusion Currency. In our paper we introduce the modern application of...Read More >
Dimitris Karlis (ROSES)
Title: Uncertainty in competitive balance: a model based approach About ROSES: An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton and Adrian Bell, part of the...Read More >