Department News 2026
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The Elusive Link Between FDI and Economic Growth
Agustín Bénétrix, Hayley Pallan, Ugo Panizza. The Journal of International Economics, September 2026.
16 Sep 2026
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A Warm Welcome to Our New PhD Students
The Department of Economics would like to extend the warmest of welcomes to our new PhD students, who start their research with us this Michaelmas Term..
15 Sep 2026
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Professor Selim Gulesci Appointed Co-Editor of Journal of Development Economics
Congratulations to Professor Selim Gulesci who has recently been appointed as an Co-Editor of the Journal of Development Economics, the leading field journal in Development Economics.
15 Sep 2026
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Celebrating Our Summer Interns
On Thursday 10 September, the Department of Economics celebrated all the hard work of our summer interns with an afternoon coffee gathering between the supervisors and their interns.
14 Sep 2026
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Rebuilding Ukraine's Cities: Maximising Benefits and Minimising Costs
Edward L Glaeser, Martina Kirchberger, Andrii Parkhomenko. Economic Policy, 27 May 2026.
10 Sep 2026
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New Poverty Report highlights sharp increase in child poverty
The report, co-written by Dr Barra Roantree, stated that 200,000 children in Ireland were living below the poverty line in 2024 – almost 30,000 more than a year earlier.
09 Sep 2026
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Monetary policy's 'last-mile problem' and what can be done about it
Dr Michael King has co-written a new article in the CEPR's VOX EU column. The authors argue that inattention and procrastination can prevent borrowers from taking advantge of lower mortgage rates.
08 Sep 2026
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Can Workers Be Trained to Be More Conscientious, and Does it Pay Off?
Dr Martina Kirchberger and Professor Carol Newman have co-written a new article in VoxDev. The article examines whether conscientiousness can be improved through training, and whether doing so helps workers.
02 Sep 2026
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Registration Now Open for Economics of the Property Market
Our popular CPD course is back online with classes due to start on 5 October 2026. Registration for the course, led by Professor Ronan Lyons, is now open until 22 September 2026.
30 Jul 2026
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Michael King Co-Writes NFLS Toolkit with Department of Finance
Dr Michael King was appointed to the Monitoring and Evaluation Working Group of the National Financial Literacy Strategy (NFLS) and contributed to the publication of the Toolkit for Evaluating Financial Education Initiatives.
28 Jul 2026
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