Research and impact
The Department’s research centre is the Applied Institute for Research in Economics. Our research is policy-relevant, realistic and pluralistic. We address real-world challenges through our research and promote a wide-range of perspectives. We demonstrate a high capability for interdisciplinary research, as well as disciplinary research. This means that our research on any one theme is diverse:
- Taking multiple perspectives in economics: distinctive pluralistic breadth of the Department
- Operating at multiple scales (cities, regions, nations, international)
- Using multiple methods: qualitative (semi-structured interviews; ethnographic methods), quantitative (applied econometrics; survey methods) and mixed (realist)
- Engaging multiple disciplines eg economics, environment and engineering approaches (to innovation, industrial strategy); sociology; geography; international business; history
- Recognising importance of institutions, history, and political economy as well as individuals
- Addressing pedagogy and research-led teaching
The macro economy and macroeconomic policy
Macroeconomics, monetary economics, financial economics, international economics; productivity, performance and growth.
Work, labour and organisation
Labour economics, labour-management relations, the nature and future of work and work organisation; productivity, performance and growth.
Financialisation and globalisation
Financial economics, monetary economics, international economics, macroeconomics; productivity, performance and growth.
Development and wellbeing
Development economics, welfare economics, happiness economics; productivity, performance and growth.
Environment, infrastructure, innovation and the circular economy
Ecological and environmental economics, regional and urban economics, innovation economics, industrial economics, welfare economics, agricultural economics; productivity, performance and growth.
Cities
Members of the Economics Department also lead and contribute to the University's Cities research theme, working towards creating socially, environmentally and economically sustainable cities and to avoid a divided and unstable urban future.
Grants
We have a portfolio of more around £20M in recent and current grants for which our members are PI or Co-I, from diverse funders including ESRC, EU, EPSRC, NERC, ISCF, GCRF, BBSRC, national and local Government, and stakeholders of many kinds. These generate approximately £10M for the University and £3M for the Faculty of Business. For more information see the Department’s research centre, the Applied Institute for Research in Economics.
Impact
Our excellence and real-world ethos commit us to seek impact of all kinds, across all levels and scales. For more information see the Department’s research centre, the Applied Institute for Research in Economics.