Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Department of Economics is the second largest department in the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences for student numbers.
Key facts
- We are currently about 40 members of staff engaged in research and teaching in the field of economics.
- Our research output is highly visible with regular publications in many of the leading journals in economics.
- We are currently ranked ninth in both the Guardian University Guide 2018 and the Complete University Guide 2018.
Teaching and facilities
- Our graduates have excellent career prospects including leading finance, higher education and governmental institutions.
- Part of this success is based on our exceptional placement programme.
- We offer various undergraduate, postgraduate and research degreeswhich enjoy an excellent reputation in both the private and public sector and in academia.
Research and expertise
- The results of REF2014 confirm that our research is of excellent quality.
- Our department is organised in five research groups working on Macroeconomics and Finance, Public and Environmental Economics, Labour, Education and Health Economics, Economic Theory and Econometrics.
- We are contributing to various large-scale international funded research projects including GLAMURS, Econadapt and Nudge-it.
- Our research has a widespread impact on society which is documented through numerous impact cases.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Rachel Ambler
- Department of Economics - Postgraduate Research Student
- Institute for Policy Research (IPR)
Person: Postgraduate Research Student, Doctor of Philosophy
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Out of office, out of school? Working from Home and School Absence
Clifton-Sprigg, J. (CoI) & James, J. (PI)
1/05/25 → 31/05/26
Project: Other
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ESRC IAA - Policy alternatives to current UK SPL
Clifton-Sprigg, J. (PI) & Hunt, A. (CoI)
1/04/25 → 31/07/25
Project: Research council
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ESRC IAA - Cost-benefit analysis of alternative parental leave policies in the UK
Clifton-Sprigg, J. (PI) & Hunt, A. (CoI)
Economic and Social Research Council
1/04/25 → 31/07/25
Project: Research council
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Bank risk-taking and optimal bailout resources
Krause, A., 7 May 2025, In: Journal of Banking Regulation.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can Politics Explain Contracting Out?
Abbott, A., Nandeibam, S. & O'Shea, L., 12 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Economics & Politics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Crises and Educational Prioritization
Feldmann, H., 7 May 2025, In: SN Social Sciences. 5, 5, 23 p., 64.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Dataset for "Forecasting the Exchange Rate using Non-linear Taylor Rule Based Models"
Wang, R. (Creator), Morley, B. (Creator) & Stamatogiannis, M. (Creator), University of Bath, 28 Dec 2018
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00551
Dataset
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Data from UK Pension Reforms (1997-2015)
Pearce, N. (Creator) & Massala, T. (Creator), University of Bath, 31 Dec 2020
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00846
Dataset
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Dataset for "A Computer-Based Incentivized Food Basket Choice Tool: Presentation and Evaluation"
Spiteri, J. (Creator), James, J. (Creator) & Belot, M. (Creator), The University of Edinburgh, 21 Dec 2018
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2478
Dataset
Student theses
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A history of the gas industry in South West England before 1949
Nabb, H. (Author), 1986Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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A model of the disaggregated demand for fish in Bangladesh: an econometric analysis for development policy
Ali, Z. (Author), 30 Jun 1998Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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An analysis of agriculture subsidies in the rubber and padi sector of Malaysia
bin Joharie, A. R. (Author), 1988Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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