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Yijia Chen: Latest PhD graduate at the Department of Economics
30 October 2025
Department of Economics is proud to present its latest PhD graduate: Yijia Chen has successfully defended his thesis on October 13th, and we congratulate him on this momentous achievement. Congratulations Yijia!
Chak Sang Chan: Latest PhD graduate at the Department of Economics
27 October 2025
Department of Economics is proud to present its latest PhD graduate: Chak Sang Chan has successfully defended his thesis on October 10th, and we congratulate him on this momentous achievement. Congratulations Chak Sang!
Economics for the social good: Meet researcher Patrick Agte
26 October 2025
Meet Patrick Agte in the second part of GaPP's new Research Portrait series, where we meet our researchers who bring fresh perspectives to major societal challenges.
Alexandre Mendonça: Latest PhD graduate at the Department of Economics
23 October 2025
Department of Economics is proud to present its latest PhD graduate: Alexandre Mendonça. He successfully defended his thesis on October 9th, and we congratulate him on this momentous achievement. Congratulations, Alexandre!
Shubhaa Bhattacharyya: Latest PhD graduate at the Department of Economics
23 October 2025
Department of Economics is proud to present its latest PhD graduate: Shubhaa Bhattacharyya. Shubhaa has successfully defended her thesis on September 16th, and we congratulate her on this momentous achievement. Congratulations Shubhaa!
Savreen Kaur Nanda: Latest PhD graduate at the Department of Economics
23 October 2025
Department of Economics is proud to present its latest PhD graduate: Savreen Kaur Nanda. Savreen has successfully defended her thesis on September 12th, and we congratulate her on this momentous achievement. Congratulations Savreen!
Testosterone doesn’t affect men’s economic decisions, large study shows
15 October 2025
Testosterone has long been linked to risk-taking, generosity, and competitiveness. But a new large-scale study – the biggest of its kind – finds that men given testosterone made the same economic choices as those given a placebo. The study, led by researchers at the 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ in Sweden and Nipissing University in Canada, examined things like men’s inclination to take risk, act fairly or compete with others.
Nobel insights on growth: We can’t take progress for granted
13 October 2025
What explains sustained economic growth? The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences recognizes Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt for explaining how innovation drives sustained growth. Professor Anna Dreber Almenberg, member of the Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, discusses what their work tells us about progress today.
91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ graduate Anna Breman to lead the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
07 October 2025
Anna Breman, who holds a PhD in Economics from 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ, becomes the first ever female Governor of the New Zealand Reserve Bank.
91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Researchers at "Social Norms in Development" Conference
16 September 2025
The Royal Academy of Sciences recently hosted the conference Social Norms in Development, where PhD students and faculty from the 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Department of Economics presented their ongoing research in the poster session.