Institutional Performance and Sport: Evidence from International Football — Meshael Batarfi (Economics PhD seminar)
Edith Morley 175Abstract: Football is a popular global game with more than 211 members in FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) from across six football confederations. The performance of these FIFA members...Read More >
FDI and the wider economy in Zambia when Government attempted to capture foreign currency — Grivas Chiyaba (Economics PhD seminar)
Edith Morley 175Abstract: In an effort to capture more foreign currency from export earnings, the Zambian Government implemented currency management policies. In 2012, the Government introduced a policy to bar the settlement...Read More >
Comparison of immigrant children’s academic performance with that of natives in the UK — Richa Saun (Economics PhD seminar)
Edith Morley 175Abstract: There have been many studies on the increasing amount of immigration in developed countries, including the UK. This study focuses on the academic achievements of immigrant children who, irrespective...Read More >
Philip Ramirez on “Gender Bias in Rumors among Professionals: An Identity-based Interpretation” (PhD Reading Group)
Edith Morley 175Philip Ramirez will be leading a discussion on "Gender Bias in Rumors among Professionals: An Identity-based Interpretation” by Wu; Forthcoming in Review of Economics and Statistics (and all over the...Read More >
Ifeatu Uzodinma on “Generating Skilled Self-Employment in Developing Countries: Experimental Evidence from Uganda” (PhD Reading Group)
Edith Morley 175Ifeatu Uzodinma will be leading a discussion on “Generating Skilled Self-Employment in Developing Countries: Experimental Evidence from Uganda” by Blattman et al.; The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2014.
Ali Al-Majnooni on “Entrepreneurship, institutional economics, and economic growth: an ecosystem perspective” (PhD Reading Group)
Edith Morley 175Ali Al-Majnooni will be leading a discussion on “Entrepreneurship, institutional economics, and economic growth: an ecosystem perspective” by Acs et al.; Small Business Economics, 2018.
Sonia Jan Alam on “Climate Change: The Ultimate Challenge for Economics” (PhD Reading Group)
Edith Morley 175Sonia will be leading a discussion on : “Climate Change: The Ultimate Challenge for Economics” by Nordhaus; American Economic Review, 2019
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 >