After three years at the helm of the Faculty of Economics, Professor Oliver Linton is stepping down as Chair today, leaving a Faculty that he believes is in a stronger position academically, financially and strategically than when he began. Read his reflections: www.econ.cam.ac.uk/news/2026/pr...

Iran's economy faces a pivotal moment. New research examines the impact of war and 47 years of sanctions which has produced a siege economy with episodic currency crises and persistent and high inflation. Professor Pesaran’s new WP examines what could happen next: www.econ.cam.ac.uk/publications...

Congratulations to Professor Sanjeev Goyal who will lecture on the economics of networks at SWUFE all this week. The program aims to provide a systematic overview of the latest theoretical developments and tests offering a platform for academic exchange. www.econ.cam.ac.uk/media-mentio...

In a NEW JI WP, JI Postdoc Patrick Allmis @econcam.bsky.social asks: 'How should organizations balance the gains from specialization against the risk of miscoordination when designing complex products?' Read the paper here: www.janeway.econ.cam.ac.uk/publication/... #econsky #networks #redundancy

Congratulations to the Faculty's Dr Oleg Kitov who has been awarded the 2026 European Economic Association Award for Exceptional Teaching in the Senior category, recognising his exceptional, long-standing contribution to economics teaching at Cambridge. www.econ.cam.ac.uk/news/2026/ol...

Great research by Dr Zhang published in The Conversation suggests that people who had lower sugar exposure during the first few years of life are significantly less likely to develop several types of cancer later in life and show signs of slower biological ageing. www.econ.cam.ac.uk/media-mentio...

New JI Publication: Many congratulations to Christopher Rauh @econcam.bsky.social on the acceptance of his paper for publication by @springernature.com: 'Text-Based Measurement of Regional Economic Information' ➡️ janeway.econ.cam.ac.uk/publication/... #econsky

Sign up by 1st Sept to attend our 2026 RAPS/RCFS Europe Conference organised by JI Deputy Director, C. Yannelis @econcam.bsky.social & Isil Eril (Ohio State Univ). Programme and details: www.janeway.econ.cam.ac.uk/event/2026-r... #keynesfund

Congratulations Oleg Kitov, Toke Aidt, and Ruohan Qin from the Faculty of Economics who have won the 2026 Eduventures Program Innovation Award for "Learning by Doing," a teaching framework developed in undergraduate Economics over the past decade. www.econ.cam.ac.uk/news/2026/fa...

In good news for all our students, Faculty of Economics graduates from the University of Cambridge earn the highest median salary of any university subject in the UK five years after graduation, according to the Department for Education (DfE): www.econ.cam.ac.uk/media-mentio...

Watch the video of the SCORE 3 Keynote Lecture by Professor Durlauf on 'Intergenerational Persistence in Religious Status: Some New Measures', exploring how religion can influence long-run economic outcomes. www.econ.cam.ac.uk/news/2026/pr...

Featured in the Faculty alumni newsletter is the 2026 Cambridge Festival with Prof Chadha's talk examining Boom, Bust and Blunders in the UK's economic journey, the fascinating history of maths and economics at Cambridge, and Melvyn Weeks on Generative AI. www.econ.cam.ac.uk/news/2026/20...

Congratulations to Dr Oleg Kitov on receiving another prize! The European Economic Association’s Award for Exceptional Teaching recognises his outstanding long-term contribution to education and his evidence-based and student-centred teaching. eeassoc.org/news/eea-202...

The conference on geopolitical shocks and uncertainty on ten years since Brexit; organised by the Faculty's Elisa Faraglia & Chryssi Giannitsarou plus Paul Mizen from Kings College London, sponsored by the Janeway Institute, had a lively panel discussion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI2V...

Brexit at Ten: Panel Discussion from the Conference on Geopolitical Shocks and Uncertainty

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Congratulations to Dr Oleg Kitov on winning the European Economic Association’s Award for Exceptional Teaching (Senior Category). The prestigious award recognises his outstanding long-term contribution to education and his evidence-based and student-centred teaching. eeassoc.org/news/eea-202...

Professor Constantine Yannelis has joined leading investment professionals in a new discussion examining how artificial intelligence, energy innovation and structural changes in the UK economy are reshaping investment opportunities and financial markets. www.econ.cam.ac.uk/media-mentio...

In a wide-ranging assessment of Britain's economic performance since the global financial crisis, Professor Jagjit Chadha examines the factors behind the UK's prolonged period of weak productivity growth and disappointing living standards. www.econ.cam.ac.uk/media-mentio...

Congratulations to Dr Oleg Kitov who has been jointly awarded the Pilkington Prize 2026 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to teaching and learning at the University of Cambridge, presented annually by the Vice-Chancellor. www.econ.cam.ac.uk/news/2026/dr...

Thanks to all the excellent speakers and participants at the 3rd 'Workshop on Computational Complexity & Economic Decision Making'! We were delighted to sponsor the event w/ the @leverhulme.ac.uk Programme: bit.ly/3QwDFxg Organised by LIPNE lab @econcam.bsky.social lipne.econ.cam.ac.uk #econsky

The Social Consequences of Religions (SCORE) Strand 3 Religions and Economic Development lecture on “Intergenerational Persistence in Religious Status: Some New Measures” will be given by Professor Steven Durlauf on the 6th of July. Reserve your space now! www.econ.cam.ac.uk/events/2026/...

Students of the MPhil in Economics and Data Science have gathered for the residential week, bringing together industry experts, students, and alumni. It is designed to connect rigorous academic training with complex, data rich problems from industry. www.econ.cam.ac.uk/news/2026/ec...

Congratulations to The Faculty's Distinguished Affiliated Professor Jagjit Chadha who has been appointed Executive Editor of the Royal Economic Society Quarterly Newsletter. A former RES Fellow Jagjit will lead the strategic editorial direction. www.econ.cam.ac.uk/news/2026/ja...

Are you an alumni of the Faculty? If you missed our termly newsletter Cambridge Economics, it's online, with information on what's been happening in the Faculty, from our lectures, and recent grants, awards and staff moves. news.cam.ac.uk/t/cr/AQiQkhI...

Earlier this term Professor David Autor presented the Stone Lecture at the Faculty on ‘Expertise, Artificial Intelligence, and the Work of the Future’. It offered insights into how work may change in the future. Watch the video and read about the talk: www.econ.cam.ac.uk/news/2026/st...

The Faculty’s Kristoffer Berg's letter has been published in The Times arguing for student loan interest payments to be made tax deductible. He argues higher interest rates create larger lifetime debt repayments, with the system mimicking a graduate tax. www.econ.cam.ac.uk/media-mentio...

The Faculty's Professor of Economics and Data Science Christopher Rauh’s research has featured in a Deutsche Welle article about conflict forecasting. Using AI and vast amounts of data, the technique is evolving rapidly. www.econ.cam.ac.uk/media-mentio...

Professor Jagjit Chadha has discussed the UK’s economic journey on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. In case you missed it, listen as he outlines how the UK hasn't risen to the challenges of a globalised economy. www.econ.cam.ac.uk/media-mentio...

The Faculty's Distinguished Affiliated Professor Jagjit Chadha is quoted in the Telegraph explaining why bond markets are not excited by the current alternate Labour Prime Ministers. He says "it is the economy that’s vulnerable". www.econ.cam.ac.uk/media-mentio...

What is the stochastic counterpart to the Solow/Ramsey phase diagram? NEW WP by hanbaeklee.bsky.social @econcam.bsky.social : “conditional saddle paths” give a geometric characterization of aggregate fluctuations & explain why K works in Krusell–Smith. ➡️ www.econ.cam.ac.uk/publications... #econsky

🔊Call for papers: 'Firms in the Global Economy Workshop' @bse_barcelona Summer Forum 15-16 June 2026; organised by Vasco M. Carvalho @econcam.bsky.social, Julian Di Giovanni, Isabelle Mejean, Manuel García Santana, Carolina Villegas. Apply by 28 Feb: bse.eu/workshop/fir... #econsky

Workshop on Firms in the Global Economy

Find papers, speakers, and the call for the next edition of the BSE Summer Forum Workshop on Firms in the Global Economy

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