Economics news

17 February 2010

Research into Econometrics is awarded ESRC funding

Jean-Yves Pitarakis, Professor of Economics, has been awarded a £70000 grant by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as a Principal Investigator for undertaking methodological research in Econometrics.

17 November 2009

ESRC Research funding success

Dr Mirco Tonin and Dr Michael Vlassopoulos, both members of the economics division, have been successful in securing funding through the ESRC First Grants Competition.

26 August 2009

Large NORFACE grant to study Migration in Europe

Southampton economists have been successful in securing funding from NORFACE for research into understanding migration choices.

26 August 2009

Peter Phillips joins the division on September 1st as an Adjunct Professor of Economics

Professor Peter C. B. Phillips, one of the world's leading econometricians, will be joining the division on September 1st as an Adjunct Professor of Economics.

02 February 2009

ESRC Funding for Postgraduate Economics

The Division of Economics in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton is pleased to advertise 2 ESRC Quota Awards for postgraduate study, covering full tuition and monthly maintenance stipend for MSc+PhD (1+3 years) or PhD only (3 years) studies in Economics at the University.

25 May 2008

Do parents have ‘property rights’ over their children?

Policy-makers often argue that lowering fertility rates in poor countries could lead to increased economic growth. At the same time, many governments in more prosperous countries have become concerned about low fertility rates and their implication for the solvency of pension systems.

25 May 2008

Women’s liberation: what’s in it for men?

On 30 April Professor Michele Tertilt gave a seminar on an economic analysis of women's liberation, as part of the seminar series organised by the Economics division at the University of Southampton.

25 May 2008

Centre for Research in the Information Economy

The Centre for Research in the Information Economy (CRIE) is a research centre based in the Economics Division at the University of Southampton...

23 March 2008

An ill wind in the Caribbean?

The effects of hurricanes on education is Dr John Bluedorn’s intriguing research subject. His work with Assistant Professor Elizabeth Cascio of Dartmouth College in the USA involves examining the effect of one particular hurricane on parents’ educational levels in Puerto Rico. This is a fascinating area to examine as changes in educational attainment associated with a storm are definitely unrelated to an individual’s abilities and/or socioeconomic status.

23 March 2008

Are parents really generous towards their children?

If parents got more money, would they spend the extra on their children or themselves? Dr Jackie Wahba and Dr Christian Schluter have set out to discover whether parents are altruistic or selfish.