Economics
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The Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research will host its
course on The Macroeconomics of Poverty Reduction on 8-12 June 2009, and its conference on Growth and Business Cycles in Theory and Practice on 25-26 June 2009.
The University of Manchester justifiably enjoys a distinguished reputation for its economics research across all areas of the discipline. As confirmed by the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE2008), we are in the top 10 of UK Economics Departments with international recognition for the quality of ALL our research activity of which:
- 80% achieved the highest standards of international excellence (3*/4*), and
- 25% is world-leading (4*).
Our research excellence encompasses all the core areas of microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics, including development and environmental economics.
Manchester is also one of the oldest centres for the study of economics in the UK, with a Chair in Political Economy established in 1854. Since then many famous names in economics have worked in Manchester, including three Nobel prize winners (Sir John Hicks, 1938-46, Sir Arthur Lewis, 1948-58, and currently Professor Joseph Stiglitz, Head of the Brooks World Poverty Institute). The first Chair in Econometrics was established at Manchester in the 1960's, and held by Jack Johnston who founded the first Department of Econometrics.