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How this year’s Nobel winners changed the thinking on economic growth

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics, who was awarded the prize and why? Dr Antonio Navas writes for The Conversation.

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New research into the economic consequences of commodity price volatility

Dr Juan Paez-Farrell has been successful in securing a Leverhulme Fellowship to conduct research into 'Understanding the consequences of commodity dependence in developing countries'.
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Investigating the role of housing policy in local labour markets

An exciting new project, led by Professor Jesse Matheson, aims to throw light on the ways in which housing policies affect local labour markets.
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New project aims to provide fresh insight into Productivity and House Prices

‘Productivity and House Prices’ is a new Leverhulme Trust funded research project that will carefully examine the relationship between house prices and productivity from a macroeconomic and household finance perspective.
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Employment related COVID-19 exposure risk among disabled people in the UK

Research from the Department of Economics provides new evidence about the work-related exposure of disabled people to COVID-19.
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Understanding ethnic differences in transitioning from school to the workforce

In an animated film premiering on 7 November 2021, Dr Gurleen Popli looks at the choices made by young people from different ethnicities when finishing compulsory schooling and examines the impact of socioeconomic backgrounds on these choices.

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The effect of terrorism on public attitudes and individual wellbeing

In a new project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Dr Georgios Efthyvoulou will explore how to develop adequate capabilities to manage the consequences of terrorist attacks.
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Economics at the University of Sheffield ranked top in the Russell Group for Student Satisfaction

The Department of Economics has been ranked number one for student satisfaction in the Russell Group, according to the latest National Student Survey.

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Neighbourhoods most at risk of the economic impacts from COVID-19

Dr Jesse Matheson and Dr Enrico Vanino have launched the Covid-19 Places Economic Recovery Index (CoPERI) a economic tool to identify the areas of the UK most affected by the impact of Covid-19.