Thank you to Prof @kaushikcbasu and everyone who joined Basu’s Global Chair Public Lecture, The Algebra of Authoritarianism, at the Guildhall @uniofbath.bsky.social A wonderful evening of thought-provoking discussion on democracy, authoritarianism and the fragile foundations of political regimes

Thank you to everyone who helped make the Cornell-Bath Conference on Technology and Labour a success. 3 days of excellent talks and discussion, with fantastic engagement from speakers, participants, colleagues and students A great way to close the year for Economics @uniofbath.bsky.social

📢 External Seminar of the Department of Economics @uniofbath.bsky.social Looking forward to hosting @LidaSmitkova (@UniofOxford, soon @ulbruxelles.bsky.social) presenting Export Subsidies as Industrial Policy: The Case of the 19th Century Sugar Industry 📍 3E2.2 🕒 Today, 14:45–16:00 All welcome!

🚨 Submission deadline extended to May 31st 🚨 We're looking forward to your submissions.

📢 External Seminar in the Department of Economics @uniofbath.bsky.social We look forward to welcoming Kunal Sen, FREcon presenting: Dishonesty Concessions in Teams: Theory and Experimental Insights from Local Politicians in India 📍 Where: 3E 2.2 🕒 When: Today, 14:45–16:00 All welcome!

📢 Please to announce the Cornell-Bath Conference on 26–28 May @uniofbath.bsky.social Theme: Technology and Labour: Building Resilience and Collective Responsibility Featuring a keynote by Joseph E. Stiglitz on Steering Technological Progress Programme+registration👇 www.bath.ac.uk/events/techn...

📣 Join us for today’s Department of Economics external seminar @uniofbath.bsky.social We are pleased to host Giulia Caprini from @sciencespo.bsky.social, presenting: Deceptive News 📅 Today ⏰ 14:45–16:00 📍 3E 2.2 All welcome!

Excited to co-organise the 3rd “Text-as-Data” in Economics Workshop @uniofbath.bsky.social, 16–17 July ’26. Keynotes: Daniel Chen & Milena Djourelova. Submissions on NLP, LLMs, ML & related methods welcome across economics & neighbouring fields. Deadline: 24 May — please share!

📣 We are pleased to announce the CfP for 3rd Workshop on “Text-as-Data” in Economics 16–17 July ’26
Department of Economics, @uniofbath.bsky.social Keynotes: Daniel Chen and Milena Djourelova Submit your paper/extended abstract by 24 May: tinyurl.com/tadbath Info: www.bath.ac.uk/events/text-...

📣 Join us for today’s Department of Economics external seminar @UniofBath We are pleased to host Prof. Konstas Serfes from Drexel University, Philadelphia, presenting: The Rise and Fall of Disintermediated Platform Lending 📅 Today ⏰ 14:45–16:00 📍 3E 2.2 All welcome!

📣 Join us for a Public Lecture by Prof Kaushik Basu, Global Chair in the Department of Economics and Carl Marks Professor of International Studies at Cornell University presenting: The Algebra of Authoritarianism
 28 May '26, 17:15–18:30
 The Guildhall, Bath Free and open to all. Book at 🔗 below:

Thank you for having us @eleala.bsky.social !

It's been great to host the PEPE Workshop 2026! Many thanks to all speakers and participants for two very stimulating days of presentations and discussions, and for making the workshop such an engaging event — already looking forward to the next edition!

📣 Join today’s Econ seminar @uniofbath.bsky.social We are excited to hear Natalia Zinovyeva @warwickecon.bsky.social present Female Promotions and the Academic Pipeline: Evidence from a Natural Experiment (with Bagues, Makany & @giuliavattuone.bsky.social) 📅 22/04 ⏰ 2.45-4pm 📍3E2.2 All welcome!

📢Join us at the PEPE Workshop 26 @uniofbath.bsky.social on 23–24 April Two days of research in political economy and public economics, with speakers from Bath @ox.ac.uk @warwickecon.bsky.social @uniofleicester.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social and @fundacioieb.bsky.social

It was a pleasure giving a seminar yesterday at the University of Bath! Great group of applied researchers, Great food and Great city!! Thank you very much for the invitation @clafuentemar.bsky.social Judith Delaney @eleala.bsky.social Chiara Santantonio & Joanna Clifton @ubeconomics.bsky.social

📢 External Economics Seminar today at @uniofbath.bsky.social We’re delighted to host Prof Judith Vall Castello (@ub.edu), presenting: Access to healthcare, fertility, and reproductive health (with L González & M Grignani) 📅 Today 🕒 14:45–16:00 📍 3 East 2.2 All welcome to join us!

Join us tomorrow for the Department of Economics External Seminar at @uniofbath.bsky.social Prof Amrita Dhillon @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social will present: Activating Change: The Role of Information and Beliefs in Online Activism 📍 3E 2.2 🕒 Wed, 2.45–4pm Looking forward to seeing you there!

📢 Reminder: Department of Economics External Seminar today Prof Helios Herrera (@uniofwarwick) 🕒 14:45–16:00 📍 3E 2.2 We hope to see many of you there!

📢 Department of Economics External Seminar (@uniofbath.bsky.social) We are pleased to welcome Prof Almudena Sevilla (@lsepress.bsky.social) presenting: Gender Differences in Performance: The Role of External Testing Environments 🗓 Wed, 11 March 📍 3E2.2 14.45–16.00 Hope to see many of you there!

📢 Department of Economics External Seminar (@UniofBath) We are pleased to welcome Prof. Peter H. Egger (@ETH) as our speaker this week presenting: How Aggregate Uncertainty Shapes the Spatial Economy 🗓 Wed 4/03 📍 3E 2.2, 14.45–16.00 We look forward to seeing you there!

📢 Department of Economics External Seminar We are delighted to welcome Prof. Marco Scarsini (@UniLUISS) presenting: "A Characterization of Optimal Queueing Regimes" (with Eran Shmya) 🗓 Feb 25th, 14.45–16.00, CB 3.5 Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

📢 Department of Economics External Seminar Restarting Tomorrow! We are delighted to kick off the S2 series with Prof. @estellecantillon.bsky.social ( ulbruxelles.bsky.social) talk on the benefits and costs of information 🗓 Feb 4th, 14.45-16.00, 3E3.5 Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

📢 Department of Economics External Seminar 🗓️ Wednesday 3 December | 14:45–16:00 📍 3E 2.2, @uniofbath.bsky.social We’re delighted to welcome Dr Roman Sustek (@qmul.bsky.social) to present: “Global House Prices since 1950” All welcome to attend!

📢 Interested in studying Economics at the @uniofbath.bsky.social? Join our Master’s in Economics / Applied Economics Webinar on 11 December at 11am to learn more about the programmes, course structure, career pathways, and ask your questions live. 🔗 Sign up here: www.bath.ac.uk/events/maste...

📢 Department of Economics External Seminar 🗓️ Wednesday 26 November | 14:45–16:00 📍 3E 2.2, University of Bath We’re delighted to welcome Prof. Thomas Steger (Leipzig University) to present: “The Legacy of Policy Inaction in Climate–Growth Models” All welcome to attend!

📢 Department of Economics External Seminar 🗓️ Wed 19 Nov | 2.45–4pm | 3E 2.2, @uniofbath.bsky.social We’re delighted to welcome Dr Jonathan Norris (@unistrathclyde.bsky.social) to present: “Autocratic Capture of Development.” All welcome! 🔗 jonathan-norris.github.io

📸 Highlights from 6th Southwest Macro Workshop at @uniofbath.bsky.social! Great turnout across all sessions, engaging discussions, and an excellent keynote lecture by @heathcote.bsky.social (@minneapolisfed.bsky.social) Thank you to all attendees and organisers. See you at the next one!

📣 Day 2 of the 6th Southwest Macro Workshop is happening today (Nov 7) in CB 3.1 Sessions start at 10:00 Keynote Lecture at 17:15 @heathcote.bsky.social (@minneapolisfed.bsky.social) “Reconciling Macroeconomics and Finance: The US Corporate Sector, 1929 to Present” Everyone is welcome!

📢 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)

📢 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.”

📢 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

📢 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

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

🚨 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, 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

🚨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

📢 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!