News
Find out the latest news from the Economics department.
-
Bangladesh is booming, but authoritarianism could burst its bubble
28 Feb 2019
Bangladesh has been a development success story in recent years. The country made remarkable progress in poverty alleviation prior to the Millennium ...
Read more
-
Voucher scheme shown to improve diets of low income families
23 May 2018
A scheme providing fruit and veg vouchers to low-income families with young children has brought about significant nutritional improvements in ...
Read more
-
UK’s gender pay gap is narrowing, new research finds
11 May 2018
The UK’s gender pay gap is gradually narrowing - but women still have some way to go to match the earning level of their male counterparts, ...
Read more
-
Citrus fruits, scurvy and the origins of the Sicilian mafia
8 Feb 2018
The Sicilian mafia is arguably one of the most famous – or infamous – institutions in the Western world. After its first appearance in ...
Read more
-
Economics professor made CBE in New Year’s Honours
5 Jan 2018
Diane Coyle, Professor of Economics at The University of Manchester, has been recognised “for services to economics and the public understanding...
Read more
-
Global inequality is on the rise – but at vastly different rates across the world
14 Dec 2017
The gap between rich and poor is growing. shutterstock.com Antonio Savoia, University of Manchester Inequality is rising almost everywhere ...
Read more
-
New report calls for urgent industrial strategy overhaul
1 Nov 2017
The UK’s people, places and businesses will only achieve their potential if there is a complete overhaul of how the government views industrial ...
Read more
-
EXPERT COMMENT: Will Brexit cause another Black Wednesday crisis?
19 Sep 2017
In light of the 25th anniversary of Britain’s exit from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, Professor Jane Green and Professor Will Jennings ...
Read more
-
Pharmacy service will save NHS £517.6m, finds study
8 Aug 2017
A scheme launched by the Department of Health in 2011 to help patients stick to their drug regimens has been so successful, that in its first five ...
Read more
-
UK needs an industrial strategy with a positive vision for our future
10 Jul 2017
A major new report published today by the Industrial Strategy Commission says that the UK has a compelling need to introduce a framework for strategic...
Read more
-
George Osborne appointed as Honorary Professor of Economics
29 Jun 2017
The University of Manchester has appointed chairman of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership and former Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, as ...
Read more
-
Are people ‘rolling the dice’ when it comes to food safety?
29 Jun 2017
A new study, conducted by a team of UK based researchers involving The University of Manchester, Bangor University and the University of Liverpool, ...
Read more