Our research

To search for specific topics related to your research interests, please utilise our research site search.

To view all publications published by the Department of Economics within the year 2020, please visit the research repository.

Our academic staff frequently feature within the wider press and media. Below are some examples of their latest appearances:

• Read the article featuring research by Dr Ben Etheridge on One Third of UK Women are Suffering From Lockdown Loneliness in The Guardian
• Read the article by Professor Sonia Bhlaotra on When Gold Prices go up, so Does the Cost of a Dowry – and Baby Girl Survival Rates in India Fall in The Conversation
• Read the article which quotes Dr Michel Serafinelli on The Death of the City in Politico
• Read the article by Dr Cristoph Siemroth on Will Trump or Biden win the US Election? in The Conversation
• Read the article featuring research by Dr Josué Ortega on There's Now Evidence That Online Dating Causes Stronger, More Diverse Marriages in Forbes
• Read the article featuring research by Professor Time Hatton on The Slow Recovery After the Combined Shock of Spanish Flu and the First World War in The Conversation
• Read the article featuring research by Professor Marco Francesconi on Early Gender Gaps Among University Graduates in Vox EU
• Read the article by Professor Sheri Markose on A Tragedy in Three Parts: How the Greek Debt Crisis Unfolded in The Conversation
• Read the article by Professor Sonia Bhalotra on Women MLAs Better at Improving Growth in The Economic Times
• Read the article by Dr Cristoph Siemroth on What the Prediction Markets tell us About the German Election in The Conversation
• Read the co-authored article by Dr Andreas Mueller on The Political Colour of Fiscal Responsibility: Trump's Fiscal Policy is in the Wake of Republican Tradition in Vox EU
• Read the article by Professor Tim Hatton on Explainer: Why Some European Countries do More Than Others to Help Refugees in The Conversation
• Read the article by Professor Friederike Mengel on What Keeps us From Cooperating? in The LSE Buisness Review
• Read the article featuring research by Professor Eric Smith and Dr Danielle Tucker on a View of Essex as it Emerges From the Claws of the Coronavirus (.pdf) pages 32-33 in Business Time magazine Issue 16
• Read the article by Professor Gianluigi Vernasca on The UK’s EU Rebate – Explained in The Conversation
• Read the article by Dr Jacopo Mazza on Starting University in a Recession Means you Earn More in FE News

The Department hosts many research events throughout the academic year. A staple of our calendar are the five research seminar series, in which we host many well known external speakers. You can read more about our research seminar series by visiting our Departmental events page:

The Department of Economics benefits from very close working relationships with a number of research facilities and structures, both within and beyond the University of Essex:

ESSEXLab:

ESSEXLab is a cutting-edge laboratory dedicated to pioneering social science research. Members of the Department of Economics are able to access this state of the art facility and gain access to a diverse database of over 2500 participants. ESSEXLab enables you to conduct your research in a truly adaptive environment and leverage the support of a multi-disciplinary team of expert laboratory staff. The laboratory is also equipped with portable equipment to support in the field research.

UK Data Archive:

The UK Data Archive (UKDA) is located within the University of Essex and is home to the the UK's largest digital collection of social sciences and population research data from the past 50 years. The UKDA provides researchers and students with training and support to access and utilise the data housed here. Members of the Department of Economics are able to benefit from our close working relationship with this unique and valuable resource.

Institute for Social and Economics Research:

The Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) hosts a world-class team of research and survey experts, specialising in the production and analysis of longitudinal data. Originally established in 1989 at the University of Essex to house the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), ISER has grown into a leading centre for the production and analysis of longitudinal studies. The Department of Economics fosters close ties with ISER, and this active collaboration enriches the environment for members of our research community.

ISER encompasses the ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change (MISOC) and the successor to the BHPS, Understanding Society. ISER also houses the new Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis (CeMPA) which is a world-leading centre for research on distributional analysis and microsimulation in the social sciences.

The Department of Economics is a rich environment for active research. Our academics have been awarded many high profile research grants to investigate everything from crowdfunding to women's rights. Some of our most recent notable grant awards include:

• A Philip Leverhulme Prize was awarded to Professor Friederike Mengel. More details about the 2019 awards can be found on the Philip Leverhulme website.
• An ESRC grant was awarded to Dr Cristoph Siemroth and Professor Simon Weidenholzer for their research on "Investor Behaviour in the Age of Fintech: Crowdfunding, Copy Trading and Robo-Advisors". More details about their research can be found on the UKRI website.
• An ESRC grant was awarded to Dr Cristoph Siemroth for his research on "Experiments on the Effects of Trading Algorithms on Financial Markets". More details about Dr Siemroth's research can be found on the UKRI website.

If you are a researcher seeking funding for your research, please visit the staff directory to learn more about current opportunities:

Further one-to-one support is available from the Research Development Managers for the Faculty of Social Sciences. Please contact:

• Dr Richard Gunn: richard.gunn@essex.ac.uk
• Dr Gary Williams: gcwill@essex.ac.uk