Department of Economics, Uni of Bath

SouthWest Workshop The Macroeconomics Network in the Southwest Workshop is a leading academic workshop in macroeconomics for the universities of the Southwest (Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton, and Surrey)...

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📢 Southwest Macro Workshop – @uniofbath.bsky.social , 7 November 2025

We’re delighted to host the sixth edition of the Macroeconomics Network in the Southwest.

Join us for a full day of contributed talks and a keynote from @heathcote.bsky.social (@federalreserve.gov Bank of Minneapolis)

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The talk explores how climate policy, innovation, and technology tipping can accelerate the road to net zero—without major losses in economic growth.

All welcome to attend!

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📢 Department of Economics External Seminar

🗓️ Wednesday 29 October | 2.45–4pm | 3E 2.2, @uniofbath.bsky.social

We’re delighted to welcome Prof Lucas Bretschger (@ETH Zürich) to present:

“Decarbonization with Heterogeneous Knowledge Creation and Technology Tipping.”

Prof. Raquel Carrasco will present new evidence from Spanish administrative tax records showing how deferred-tax retirement accounts help smooth income into retirement, particularly around the Social Security contribution cap

👉 www.ucm.es/raquel-carra...

All welcome!

📢 Economics External Seminar @uniofbath.bsky.social

Join us Wed 22 Oct (2:45-4:00 pm, 3E 2.2) for our next seminar!

Speaker: Prof. Raquel Carrasco (Universidad Complutense Madrid)

Title: Tax Incentives for Retirement Savings and Intertemporal Income Smoothing: Evidence from a Kink Design

Mike Elsby Professor of Economics School of Economics University of Edinburgh 31 Buccleuch Place Edinburgh EH8 9JT United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)131 650 8369 Email: mike.elsby [at] ed.ac.uk

Prof. Elsby will present a new model of persistent heterogeneity in labour mobility and its implications for inequality and labour market dynamics, supported by US census data.

Webpage: sites.google.com/site/mikeels...

All welcome!

📢 Economics Seminar @uniofbath.bsky.social

Join us on Wednesday, 15 October, 14:45–16:00 (3E 2.2) for our next external seminar:

🎙️ Speaker: Prof. Mike Elsby (University of Edinburgh)
💡 Title: Heterogeneous Mobility in Dynamic Labor Market Equilibrium

The talk revisits the notion of pure altruism and develops a flexible framework for analysing altruistic behaviour across economic settings — with implications for charitable giving and beyond. All welcome!

see: pawel-dziewulski.com

Ready to kick off the new Economics External Seminar series!

🗓 Wed 8 Oct | 14:45 – 16:00 (UK)

📍 3 East 2.2, University of Bath

We’re delighted to host Pawel Dziewulski (University of Sussex) presenting: “On pure altruism” (with Łukasz Woźny)

Next up at #EuHEA2025 Tommy Clyde from @econuniofbath.bsky.social presenting work on the impact of female political representation on neonatal mortality in India

Former Chief Economist at the @WorldBank and Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India, Prof Basu will engage with students and faculty during visits starting this autumn.


We’re honoured to welcome him to our academic community.


🔗 www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

🚨 We’re thrilled to announce Professor Kaushik Basu has been appointed as a 2025–27 Global Chair @uniofbath.bsky.social! 
 
A globally renowned economist and Carl Marks Professor of International Studies at @CornellEcon, Prof Basu brings extraordinary policy insight and international experience.

🧵👇

A new IPR policy brief by Dr Joanna Clifton-Sprigg, Dr Alistair Hunt, Lily Zelezetskii and James Bailey; ‘Costs and benefits of improved leave for fathers in the first year: Too good to ignore’.

A new IPR policy brief by Dr Joanna Clifton-Sprigg, Dr Alistair Hunt, Lily Zelezetskii and James Bailey, in partnership with Fatherhood Institute and Working Families, calls for an overhaul of UK #PaternityLeave. 🧵

Tune in! Our colleague Dr Joanna Clifton Sprigg will be live on BBCWomansHour today at 10AM discussing her latest research with Dr Alistair Hunt on the need for reform of paternity leave @uniofbathipr.bsky.social @uniofbath.bsky.social

How do concepts like honesty, emotions, & deliberation shape modern economic theory?

Tomorrow we welcome an outstanding lineup of scholars for the Philosophy and Economics Workshop @uniofbath.bsky.social organised by Public and Political Economy and Micro Theory groups

June 27 | 9am:4.45pm | 3E2.2

📢 We are pleased to host the 2nd Philosophy and Economics Workshop @uniofbath.bsky.social

The event brings together scholars in philosophy, computer science & economics to discuss research on deliberation, conscience, reinforcement learning, social preferences and more!

🗓️27 June, 3E 2.2

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at @uniofbath.bsky.social Open Day!

📸 It was fantastic to see so much interest in Economics — here are a few moments from the day.

Big thanks to all staff and students who helped make it a success!

Join our @econuniofbath.bsky.social External Seminar today with Yiannis Vailakis (University of Glasgow)!

Topic: "Credit Rationing in Unsecured Debt Markets"

📍3 East 2.2, 14:45

👉 Apply now: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

🚨We're hiring! @econuniofbath.bsky.social is looking for a Senior Lecturer (Teaching) to join our world-class education team

Full-time, open-ended position (Grade 9)

Deadline: 27 May 2025

Join a vibrant, inclusive department with top UG, PGT & online programmes!

📢 The @econuniofbath.bsky.social external seminar series continues today!

🗓 7 May | 14:45–16:00 | 3 East 2.2

Simone Valente (NTNU) presents "Optimal Regime Switching and Energy Transitions"

Explore the economics of shifting from oil to renewables in a general equilibrium framework.

All welcome!

📢 The @econuniofbath.bsky.social external seminar series continues today!

🗓 Wed 30 April | 14:45–16:00 | 3 East 2.2

Ronny Razin (LSE) presents "Research Waves"

Find out how career incentives shape scientific trends!

All welcome!

Excited for the Bath and Exeter Applied Economics Workshop tomorrow at @econuniofbath.bsky.social!

Great line-up on education, labour markets, discrimination, and productivity

First coffee at 9:45 am, 3 East 2.4 @uniofbath.bsky.social
See you all there!

New study from Professor Eleonora Fichera @econuniofbath.bsky.social finds an 18.5% drop in sick leave in Greater London after the Low Emission Zone was introduced—compared to areas without one. Cleaner air = healthier people. 🌍💼

www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

🚨 Join us this Friday 25th April for the Political Economy & Public Economics Workshop at @uniofbath.bsky.social!

4W 1.01 | 9:30–17:45

Great talks from Gilat Levy @johannarickne.bsky.social Dimitrios Xefteris Sandro Brusco @cubel.bsky.social @anacweeks.bsky.social Javier Rivas @eleala.bsky.social

😅 Our photography skills might need work, but the turnout definitely didn’t!

Thanks again @libertadgonzalez.bsky.social for a brilliant seminar — we loved having you here!

📢 We’re back! The @econuniofbath.bsky.social external seminar series resumes tomorrow:

Wed 23 April | 14:45–16:00📍 CB 3.1

Carlos Carrillo-Tudela (University of Essex) with Sectoral Labour Flows!

Join us for fresh insights into labour market reallocation!

📢 Before the break, we had a fantastic final seminar with
@libertadgonzalez.bsky.social (UPF & BSE)
@econuniofbath.bsky.social!

Born Too Soon? The Educational Costs of Early Elective Deliveries

Insightful work on birth timing, policy shocks & LT educational outcomes! Thanks to all who joined!

🚨 Join us @uniofbath.bsky.social for the Political Economy and Public Economics Workshop — a day of insightful talks from leading academics on voting, gender, activism and governance, scientists' incentives and their political discourse

📍 April 25th, 4W 1.01
from 9:30AM 

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