Economics news
FT ranks Lancaster PhD 7th in world
Published 30 January 2012
In the 2012 Financial Times ranking of the top global MBA programmes, Lancaster is ranked 7th in the world and 2nd in Europe in the 'FT Doctoral Rank'.
Sunday Times: 'Falling inflation starts to ease Britain's misery'
Published 20 December 2011
An opinion piece by David Smith in the Sunday Times quotes research by Professor David Peel and colleagues in the Economics Department at Lancaster University Management School, which compares the decisions of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) with the 'shadow MPC' set up by the Institute of Economic Affairs.
FT: The trouble with Keynesian 'make-work' plans
Published 15 December 2011
The FT published a letter by GR Steele on 8 December 2011, in which he says that 'the Keynesian argument - that higher levels of employment and income generate tax revenues to offset debt - is fallacious.
FT: 'How I made it: Nahed Taher'
Published 5 December 2011
The FT profiles LUMS economics PhD graduate, Nahed Taher, the chief executive of Gulf One Investment Bank, and a regular visitor to Lancaster University Management School.
Computerworld: '10 things for CFOs to worry about in 2012'
Published 15 November 2011
Professor Geraint Johnes is quoted in an article in Computerworld, on dealing with the sovereign debt crisis: "If an orderly exit of some economies from the euro cannot be negotiated, then fiscal integration that goes substantially beyond the existing proposals is needed," says Prof Johnes.
'Precious Award' for LUMS alumna
Published 10 November 2011
Ronke Lawal, who graduated from LUMS with a BSc in International Business in 2002, has won the 'Inspiring Leadership within the Workplace' award at the 2011 Precious Awards.
The earnings from learning: economists weigh up the relative returns from undergraduate degrees
Published 14 March 2011
New research by Professor Ian Walker of Lancaste's Department of Economics and Dr Yu Zhu of the University of Kent reveals how some degree subjects yield a far better return than others in terms of lifetime earnings.
