Department of Economics

By exploring economic principles we help to address complex problems, from the decisions made by people and firms through to global economic policy.

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Research seminar series

Our next external seminar

5 October 2022 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Benjamin Born

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Firm Expectations and News: Micro v Macro

Our next internal seminar

04 October 2022 12.00pm - 1.00pm

Jennifer Watson

Workshop on knowledge exchange

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Sheffield Economics Research Paper Series

The Sheffield Economic Research Paper Series (SERPS) offers a forum for the research output of the Department of Economics. Our latest working papers include:

“Votes for Women” on the edge of urbanization , by Pantelis Kammas, and Vassilis Sarantides

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News

19 August 2022

The Department of Economics obtains excellent results in the National Student Survey 2022

We are proud to announce that our Department of Economics obtained an excellent result for its economics programmes in the most recent NSS survey.

12 May 2022

Economics at the University of Sheffield celebrates its impactful research

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 results confirm our research is changing lives and shaping the world we live in.

8 April 2022

British energy security strategy: Experts give their views

Dr Eleni Stathopoulou, Lecturer in Economics, discusses how the energy strategy does not address two key aspects of regulatory barriers and citizens’ engagement.

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6 April 2022

New £2m ESRC productivity award for Diversity and Productivity project

Professor Steve McIntosh and Professor Andy Dickerson are part of the team working to advance understanding of the barriers to creating a diverse workforce and provide new evidence on the benefits of diversity to business performance.

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