Our research
Latest research
Read our latest cutting-edge economic research papers
in the Essex Research Repository. Explore our publications and see the wide range of fields we cover.
Leaders in economics
Our team of creative
and committed academics look at how economics touches every part of our
lives through contemporary and globally relevant issues.
There's always something fascinating going on in our department, from
regular lively debates in
seminars, workshops and
conferences to
cutting-edge papers being published in leading journals.
Areas of specialism
The variety of our research enables us to offer a great choice of
undergraduate and
postgraduate courses, as well as giving our expert advice to local,
national and international organisations and policy makers.
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Microeconomics
Leader: Dr Santiago Oliveros
- Social networks:
Dr Yair Antler,
Dr Daniele Condorelli,
Professor Christian Ghiglino,
Dr Lingqing Jiang,
Professor Sheri Markose,
Professor Friederike Mengel,
Dr Myra Mohnen and
Professor Simon Weidenholzer.
- Theory:
Dr Yair Antler,
Dr Rossella Argenziano,
Dr Daniele Condorelli,
Dr Jayant Ganguli,
Professor Christian Ghiglino,
Dr Santiago Oliveros,
Dr Christoph Siemroth,
Dr Luis Vasconcelos,
Dr Tianxi Wang and
Professor Simon Weidenholzer.
- Industrial organisation, market structure and firm behaviour:
Dr Yair Antler,
Dr Rossella Argenziano,
Dr Daniele Condorelli,
Professor Katherine Rockett,
Dr George Symeonidis,
Dr Luis Vasconcelos and
Professor Simon Weidenholzer
- Political economy:
Dr Rossella Argenziano,
Professor Sonia Bhalotra,
Professor Christian Ghiglino,
Dr Andreas Mueller and
Dr Santiago Oliveros.
- Behavioural economics and experimental economics:
Dr Yair Antler,
Dr Ahrash Dianat,
Dr Jayant Ganguli,
Dr Lingqing Jiang,
Professor Sheri Markose,
Professor Friederike Mengel,
Dr Patrick Nolen,
Dr Christoph Siemroth and
Professor Simon Weidenholzer.
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Macroeconomics
Leader: Professor Melvyn Coles
- Search and matching:
Dr Jonathan Halket,
Dr Jordan Marcusse,
Dr Carlos Carrillo Tudela,
Professor Melvyn Coles and
Professor Eric Smith.
- Macro and macroeconomic policy:
Dr Carlos Carrillo Tudela,
Dr Alexander Clymo,
Professor Marcus Chambers,
Professor Thomas Crossley,
Dr Ben Etheridge,
Professor Christian Ghiglino,
Dr Jonathan Halket,
Professor Sheri Markose,
Dr Andreas Mueller,
Dr Stefan Niemann and
Professor Eric Smith.
- Finance and banking:
Dr Jayant Ganguli,
Professor Christian Ghiglino,
Dr Jonathan Halket,
Professor Sheri Markose,
Dr Stefan Niemann,
Dr Christoph Siemroth,
Dr Luis Vasconcelos, and
Dr Tianxi Wang
- International economics:
Dr Andreas Mueller and
Dr Stefan Niemann.
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Applied economics
Leader: Professor Marco Francesconi
- Labour economics (including inequality and economics of crime):
Professor Sule Alan,
Dr Vellore Arthi,
Professor Sonia Bhalotra,
Dr Nadia Campaniello,
Dr Carlos Carrillo Tudela,
Professor Melvyn Coles,
Professor Thomas Crossley,
Dr Ben Etheridge,
Professor Marco Francesconi,
Professor Tim Hatton,
Dr Jordan Marcusse,
Professor Giovanni Mastrobuoni,
Dr Myra Mohnen,
Dr Patrick Nolen,
Dr Matthias Parey and
Professor Eric Smith.
- Family and health economics (including gender, population and migration):
Professor Sule Alan,
Professor Sonia Bhalotra,
Dr Nadia Campaniello,
Professor Melvyn Coles,
Professor Thomas Crossley,
Dr Ben Etheridge,
Professor Marco Francesconi,
Professor Tim Hatton,
Dr Lingqing Jiang,
Professor Friederike Mengel,
Professor Giovanni Mastrobuoni,
Dr Myra Mohnen,
Dr Patrick Nolen
Dr Matthias Parey and
Dr Vellore Arthi.
- Public finance:
Dr Nadia Campaniello,
Professor Giovanni Mastrobuoni,
Dr Andreas Mueller and
Dr Stefan Niemann.
- Development Economics:
Professor Sule Alan,
Dr Vellore Arthi,
Professor Sonia Bhalotra, and
Dr Patrick Nolen.
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Econometrics
Prominent economists
Our department has been home to some of the most prominent economists in
the world, including:
News
Our academics are often featured in the press and broadcast media, giving
their views on a range of topical subjects from the
cost of binge drinking to
how the Greek debt crisis unfolded.
Discussion papers
Our academics regularly publish
discussion papers exploring many topics in economics, from micro and macroeconomics to game theory and applications. They also write papers
in collaboration with academics from other institutions.
ESSEXLab
Researchers and PhD students can conduct experiments in our state-of-the-art social science lab, ESSEXLab. Offering modern facilities and a large
participant database that you can filter to suit your study, it has everything you need.
PhD job candidates
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