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Economics at Oxford University – inspiring, transformative and influential
📢Applications are open for two Nuffield Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Economics, starting Sept 2026. A unique chance to pursue independent research at Oxford in a supportive, well-resourced environment.

Deadline: 30 Sept 2025
Find out more: bit.ly/4mcMxSR

#AcademicJobs #OxfordEconomics
July 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
We’re proud to share that Professor Stefan Dercon has been elected to the British Academy Fellowship, recognising his work on development, poverty, and risk - research shaping policy worldwide.

Congratulations, Stefan!

🔗 bit.ly/4o24EwF
#OxfordEconomics #BritishAcademy
July 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
We're thrilled that our Senior Research Fellow Niccolò Meriggi has received a Veni Talent Programme grant from NWO! His research will tackle barriers to property taxation in West Africa.

Learn more: bit.ly/4nTE9cF
#OxfordEconomics #VeniGrant #ResearchImpact
July 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
📢 We're hiring a Projects Officer at CSAE, Department of Economics, Oxford! Join a small, busy team supporting world-class research with real impact. Full-time, fixed-term (3 yrs), Grade 6. Apply by 11 Aug: lnkd.in/etTAqmta #OxfordJobs #CSAE #ResearchSupport
July 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Oxford’s Alena Wabitsch has won the 2025 ECB Young Economist Prize! 🏆 Her paper, The Messenger Matters, shows how policy impact changes with who delivers the message. A huge achievement—congrats, Alena! 🎉
More: bit.ly/46lo7SA
#ECBForum #Economics
July 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
We’re pleased to share a new policy brief by Prof
@maxkasy.bsky.social and Lukas Lehner, exploring the results of the Marienthal Job Guarantee, the world’s first universal jobs guarantee pilot. It virtually eliminated long-term unemployment.
Read more: bit.ly/3I0B9L8
#OxfordEconomics #JobGuarantee
June 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Alongside Saïd Business School, we're pleased to launch a new flagship programme: the Oxford MSc in Applied Financial Economics.

Designed for working professionals, this part-time, masters offers you flexibility by combining online teaching with Oxford residentials.

Find out more:
bit.ly/4l722eH
June 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
What happens when economic theory meets AI?

Join us for the Atkinson Memorial Lecture 2025 with Prof Jeffrey Ely (Northwestern): Natural Selection of Artificial Intelligence

📅 18 June | 15:30 BST
📍 Oxford | Online
🔗 bit.ly/43zJcXL
#OxfordEconomics #AIandEconomics
June 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Join our free webinar to explore what’s new at Oxford’s September Summer School in Economics, including two brand-new courses for 2025. Hear from faculty, ask questions, and plan your next steps.
🗓 19 June | 🕤 9:30am BST
🔗 Register: shorturl.at/FtxPl
June 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
📅 8–12 Sept 2025 | Oxford & Online
Advance your economics expertise with Oxford’s September Summer School.
🔸 Micro, macro, econometrics
🔸 Taught by Oxford faculty
🔸 Global cohort, small class sizes

🎥 Watch & apply: bit.ly/3ywbFkv
#OxfordEconomics #EconomicsSummerSchool
May 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
THIS WEEK: Unbiased- Challenges & Contradictions in Defining a Fair Society with Matthew Gentzkow (Standford)

🗓️ 28 May | 🕠 17:30–18:45
Register here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/department-o...
🔹 What does "unbiased" really mean?
🔹 How does research shape policy in AI, law & beyond
#Unbiased
May 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Thinking about grad study in economics or finance?

Join our 30-min webinar on 3 June (11:00 BST) to explore Oxford’s one-week summer course in maths, stats & econometrics for aspiring postgrads and professionals!

Register: bit.ly/43QThyz

#OxfordEconomics #SummerSchool
May 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🌍 How do states use economics as a tool of power?

Join Jesús Fernández-Villaverde for a lecture on geoeconomics: where strategy meets policy.

📅 30 May, 1.30pm
📍 Oxford & online
🎟️ Register here for Free: bit.ly/4krBQes

#OxfordEconomics #Geoeconomics #GlobalEconomy
May 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Bridging the gap between undergraduate and postgraduate study in Economics:

Our Fundamentals of Graduate Economics (21–25 July) offers an intensive week of maths, econometrics, and applied skills, taught by Oxford faculty.

Apply by 14 July: ouess.web.ox.ac.uk/home
May 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Climate, Policy, and Power.
Don’t miss “Regulating Carbon Emissions: Lessons for Institutional Design from Low State Capacity Settings” with Rohini Pande (Sanjaya Lall Visiting Professor).

Tuesday 13 May, 17:30-19:00
In-person and online
Register now: ow.ly/4Pot50VP4rj
May 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🔍 What are the real risks of AI, and who stands to gain or lose?

Join us online for a free talk on how AI is already reshaping politics, power & inequality.

🗓 12 May | 🕐 1–2PM BST
🎙 Jean-Paul Carvalho
🎤 Moderator: @maxkasy.bsky.social

Register: bit.ly/3Gx0YSo
#AI #Economics #Oxford
May 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Upcoming Lecture – Join James Talbot (Bank of England) as he explores how climate change is reshaping macroeconomic thinking and central bank policy.
🗓️ 9 May | 🕓 16:00–17:30
📍 In-person and Online

Register here: ow.ly/ejGj50VJKj9

#climate #macroeconomy #monetarypolicy
April 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
📢Ready to deepen your expertise? Join Oxford’s Department of Economics for advanced training in macro, micro, and econometrics, 8–12 Sept 2025 both in Oxford or online!
View programme & apply: shorturl.at/kNxi6
#OxfordEconomics #SummerSchool
April 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
We’re thrilled to welcome back Professor Rohini Pande as the 2025 Sanjaya Lall Visiting Professor at Oxford! A leading development economist and Oxford alumna, she’ll join us for lectures, seminars & more.
📅 Lectures: 13 May & 11 June
🔗 bit.ly/4c66zuL
#OxfordEconomics
March 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
📢Can mentoring shape children’s honesty in the long run?
New research from Johannes Abeler and colleagues suggests it can.
Children who took part in a mentoring programme were less likely to cheat four years later.
More here: bit.ly/3DklMv0
#EconSky #Economics #Mentoring #Honesty #BehaviouralScience
March 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM