News and blogs

The Bank of England raised the main interest rate to 4%. Stone Centre Affiliate Fred Malherbe explains the effects of this decision on inequality: shareholders profit, and monetary policy weakens.

Wendy Carlin was awarded the Royal Economic Society Medal for Services to the Economics Profession, recognising her contribution to CORE Econ and to diversifying the profession.

Would an increase in the tax produce higher tax revenues for the government or will this incentivise individuals to change their behaviour by reducing savings or increasing tax avoidance and evasion? Stone Scholar Linda Wu presents her doctoral research, addressing this question with Taiwanese data.

Stone Centre/ExploreEcon award winner Gaurav Khatri reflects on Philippe's Aghion Stone Public Lecture on 'Rethinking capitalism to make it more innovative and more inclusive'.

Stone Centre PhD Fellows Joern Onken and Thomas Lazarowicz introduce themselves, their research, and their ideas to produce CORE Econ educational materials with the support of the Centre.

The Stone Centre at UCL sponsored the launch of the UCL Journal of Economics, the first undergraduate-run, peer-reviewed journal in the UCL Department of Economics.

Stone Centre Postdoctoral Fellows Tatiana Mocanu and Riccardo Cioffi introduce themselves, the research they do, and their plans for the future. They joined the Stone Centre in late summer 2022 for one year.

The Stone Centre at UCL launched on 26 May 2022, with notable guest speakers including Nobel prizes Angus Deaton and James Heckman. The recording is now available.