Cold and wet hits US states harder in some sectors
Climate change, not just hot and dry but also cold and wet weather, negatively impacts 10 economic sectors in 48 US states, finds a new 53-year study led at the University of Cambridge. Most climate-change studies have focused on the…
Governmental response
Fiscal measures totaling $14 trillion have proved effective in mitigating the pandemic's economic effects including in emerging markets, says paper co-authored by Dr Kamiar Mohaddes of Cambridge Judge. Dr Kamiar Mohaddes Fiscal policy measures taken around the world in response…
Slow recovery
Dr Kamiar Mohaddes says the pandemic's economic situation is 'really different' from past crises in that the combination of supply, demand, and confidence shocks is unprecedented, in a webinar for the What's Next? How to Survive and Thrive in a…
Forbes: Innovating your way out of the resource curse
A new book “Institutions and Macroeconomic Policies in Resource-Rich Arab Economies" co-edited by Dr Kamiar Mohaddes, University Senior Lecturer in Economics & Policy at Cambridge Judge Business School, is featured in a Forbes article. The book addresses how Arab countries…
Oil & economics
New book co-edited by Dr Kamiar Mohaddes of Cambridge Judge Business School says stronger institutions can help oil-rich Arab countries avoid the 'resource curse'. Dr Kamiar Mohaddes A new book co-edited by Kamiar Mohaddes of Cambridge Judge Business School addresses…
China and the new world order
Michael Kitson reflects on Trump taking centre-stage at the 2018 G20 summit and how China will dominate the new world order. By Michael Kitson, University Senior Lecturer in International Macroeconomics at Cambridge Judge Business School Tensions loomed over Argentina, which…
Brexit uncertainty
The economic impact of Britain’s exit from the European Union is fuzzy because economic modelling can’t accurately predict unique events, Michael Kitson of Cambridge Judge tells an audience at St Catharine’s College. The future economic impact of Britain’s decision to…
Former IMF official Peter Doyle on the euro, China, Brexit and other issues
We spoke to Peter Doyle about major issues affecting the global economy following his recent talk to Master of Finance (MFin) students at Cambridge Judge Business School. Why did you chose to work at the Bank of England and then…
The Conversation: How to shape economic policy when we move beyond GDP
Michael Kitson, University Senior Lecturer in International Macroeconomics at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses the limitations of GDP and what policy makers should focus on. Read the full article…
Shift from macroeconomics to wealth creation
Business leaders, academics and policy-makers meeting in Cambridge agreed that the time is right to move on from macro-economics and turn instead to the production side of economies. Delegates attending Cambridge Judge Business School's Centre for International Business and Management…
