Recent news and announcements from the School of Economics. New research project on labour market sorting begins at School of Economics Led by Dr Pawel Gola, Multidimensional Sorting with Imperfectly Transferable Utility is new initiative that could reshape our understanding of labour market dynamics. Passing of Donald Rutherford The School of Economics is saddened to share the news that a former colleague, Donald Rutherford, who retired on 30 September of 2009, has passed away. Donald spent the majority of his career at the University of Edinburgh. Vacancy: Research Assistant for a project on the labour market of teachers Dr Soledad Giardili is seeking a research assistant with proficient written and spoken Spanish for a project on the labour market of teachers. Findings from Covid-19 Research Available Online Professor Ludo Visschers, along with co-authors Carlos Carrillo-Tudela (University of Essex) and Alex Clymo (University of Essex) have published their findings on the impact of Covid-19 on unemployment and earning inequality. A message from the Head of School, regarding the passing of Peter Vandome The School of Economics is deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Peter Vandome, who served as Head of Department during the period 1983-86. New Investigator Grant awarded to Dr Andrei Potlogea We are delighted to announce that Dr Andrei Potlogea has been successful in his application to the ESRC New Investigator Grant. MacCaLM Annual Summer Programme 2022 The MacCaLM project holds it final annual summer programme at the RSE, from Monday 16th – Wednesday 18th of May. Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 The results of Research Excellence Framework 2021 has just been announced. Diego Battiston wins Distinguished CESifo Affiliated Award 2021 School of Economics lecturer, Diego Battiston, has been named the winner of the Distinguished CESifo Affiliated Award 2021 in the CESifo Network Area Economics of Digitization. Guest lecture with Fiona Scott Morton (Yale University) Yale University's Theodore Nierenberg Professor of Economics, Fiona Scott Morton, gave a special guest lecture at the Playfair Library on Monday 27th September. Passing of Ian Stewart The School of Economics is deeply saddened by the passing of Ian Stewart, who served as Head of Department until the early 1980s. Economics Student Welfare Manager on enhancing wellbeing and building community The School of Economics' Student Welfare Manager has been featured on the Edinburgh Impact Inspiring Minds blog. Graduations 2021 A very warm congratulations to our 2021 Summer Graduates. John Moore wins Senior Prize in Monetary Economics and Finance School of Economics Professor, John Moore, has been awarded the 2020 Senior Prize in Monetary Economics and Finance from the Banque De France and Toulouse School of Economics. Professor John Moore wins Frontiers of Knowledge Award Professor John Moore has won the prestigious 2020 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award. Incident on campus: our message to students A message to our community in response to an incident on Friday 11 December, and where to get support. Share your festive scene to win prizes this December! #econchristmas Share you festive/winter scenes by Monday 14th to be in with a chance to win some goodies! #econchristmas Student Event: Lockdown Accounting & Working from Home in Developing Countries We invite students to a special talk by Jan Grobovšek on his latest research on the Economics of COVID-19. Let’s talk mental health and wellbeing From 9th to 27th of November the School of Economics is focusing on Mental Health and Wellbeing. We will be hosting 2 major event - sign up now! John Moore Keynote Lecture at CESifo Area Conference This is a video recording of John Moore’s Keynote Lecture “Credit Horizons” — based on joint research with Nobuhiro Kiyotaki (Princeton) and Shengxing Zhang (LSE) — delivered at the CESifo Area Conference on Money, Macro, and International Finance held in Munich on 23 July 2020. New faces in the School of Economics We are delighted to welcome six new lecturers to the department after the summer. Maia Guell elected to Royal Economic Society Council Congratulations to Professor Maia Guell who has been elected to the Royal Economic Society Council for 2020-2025. Lorna Quickfall on why empowering students matters In a Mini-Series on Embedding Belonging in the Classroom, Lorna Quickfall from the School of Economics, explains the relationship between empowering students as confident learners and students’ sense of belonging. Economic Democracy: The Cooperative Alternative | On-line course Receive an instructor-signed certificate to verify your achievement and increase your job prospects. Professor Nobuhiro Kiyotaki receives Honorary Doctorate The University of Edinburgh and School of Economics were delighted to present Professor Nobuhiro Kiyotaki with an Honorary Doctor of Science degree on Friday 29 November 2019. Previous recipients of the Honorary Doctorate are Professor James Mirrlees and Professor Angus Deaton, both of whom went on to win the Nobel Prize in Economics. Mental Health and Wellbeing Week at the School of Economics Five events are being held by the school to recognise the importance of mental health and wellbeing, and students at all levels of study are encouraged to participate. Mike Elsby appointed Director of The Review of Economic Studies Congratulations to Mike Elsby on his appointment as a Director of The Review of Economic Studies, one of the most prestigious economic journals in the world. An Evening with Robert Zymek: The US-China Trade War We hope you can join us on Tuesday 15 October at 19:00 in the Playfair Library for the next in the ‘An Evening with’ series: An Evening with Robert Zymek: The US-China Trade War. Philipp Kircher awarded IZA Young Labour Economist Award The School of Economics is delighted to announce that Professor Philipp Kircher has been awarded the 2019 IZA Young Labour Economist Award. John Moore – Evil Is the Root of all Money In celebration of the Edinburgh School of Economics’ 10-year anniversary, a series of events called ‘an evening with’ was launched, where prominent members of the school give special lectures to economics students at Edinburgh. To kick-start this series off, the first speaker was none other than renowned economist John Moore. Postgraduate Virtual Open Week Postgraduate Virtual Open Day is a great opportunity to learn more about continuing your economics education at Masters or PhD level. MSc in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics survey We are looking at developing an on campus Masters programme aimed at students with a STEM background such as mathematics, computer science or physics, who are keen to pursue a career as an economist. Providing Advice to Job Seekers at Low Cost MacCaLM Investigators Michele Belot and Philipp Kircher, along with MacCaLM Fellow, Paul Muller explore whether job seekers can be assisted in searching for jobs more effectively. School of Economics 10th Anniversary On August 1st 2019, the School of Economics celebrates its 10th Anniversary as the ‘School of Economics’. To celebrate this, the school is planning a year-long project called EconCelebrate, which focuses on celebrating Economics as a subject and the people who make the school what it is today. Economics as a subject is really about people. We want to make these celebrations about people too. Archive School of Economics news archives 2008-2014. This article was published on 2024-07-03
