Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Economics is among the top departments in the UK for research. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), 98 percent of the department's submitted outputs were classified as either world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*). As a discipline Economics is defined as much by its methods as by its areas of research. As a department we have long-standing strengths in economic theory, structural and applied econometrics, macroeconomics and finance. Current and planned research themes include development and health, social networks and spatial interactions, education, children and social policy, search-and-matching in labour markets, matching and resource allocations, the future of labour markets, the interaction between humans and machines at work and in markets.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Sophie Bade
- Department of Economics - Professor of Economics
- Centre for Mathematical and Theoretical Economics
Person: Staff - Academic staff
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A law of large numbers for predicting several steps ahead
Vovk, V., Sept 2026, In: Statistics and Probability Letters. 236, 5 p., 110785.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A note on asymptotic stability and game blocks
Ritzberger, K., Weibull, J. W. & Wikman, P., May 2026, In: Economics Letters. 264, 112990.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bayesian Inference in Dynamic Panel Stochastic Frontier Models
Jonuzaj, M., Tsionas, M. & Izzeldin, M., 9 Apr 2026, In: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society). p. 1 33 p., qnag043.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Visiting Professorship - Professor Martin Karlsson
Karlsson, M. (Fellow) & Chevalier, A. (Other)
16/02/26 → 15/08/26
Project: Research
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The Underrepresentation of Women in the Public Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
Qian, P. (Fellow)
1/10/25 → 30/09/28
Project: Research
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Genetics, educational environments, and student mental health: causal links and long-term outcomes
Rimfeld, K. (PI) & Anderberg, D. (CoI)
1/09/25 → 31/08/28
Project: Research
Activities
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Identifying Genocide by its Fingerprints
Spagat, M. (Speaker)
8 Apr 2026Activity: Talk, presentation or media contribution › Invited talk
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Economics and primary healthcare
Facchini Palma, G. (Organiser), Nicodemo, C. (Organiser), Coma Redon, E. (Organiser) & Vidal Alaball, J. (Organiser)
17 Oct 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Workshop, seminar, course or webinar.
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Data, policies and reforms: the new course of primary care
Nicodemo, C. (Organiser), Coma Redon, E. (Organiser), Vidal Alaball, J. (Organiser) & Facchini Palma, G. (Organiser)
16 Oct 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Workshop, seminar, course or webinar.
Prizes
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The Nils Petter Gleditsch JPR Article of the Year Award
Johnson, N. F. (Recipient), Spagat, M. (Recipient), Gourley, S. (Recipient), Onnela, J. P. (Recipient) & Reinert, G. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Datasets
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Karbala - 50 SIGACTs
Dougherty, J. (Creator) & Spagat, M. (Creator), Royal Holloway, University of London, 2019
Dataset