Economics
The Department of Economics at Queen's Management School brings together expertise on fields including the economics of networks and institutions, cooperative and non-cooperative game theory, labour economics and social policy, development and population economics, and economic and business history.
Our supportive research environment fosters meaningful engagement with the non-academic world and facilitates the pursuit of high-quality publications.
Our research has appeared in leading peer-reviewed scholarly journals, including the American Economic Review, the Economic Journal, the International Economic Review, the Journal of Development Economics, and the Economic History Review.
We pride ourselves in delivering research-led teaching to both undergraduates and postgraduates, and our academic staff regularly consult with think tanks and policymaking institutions in the UK and Ireland.
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ECONOMICS AT QUEEN'S
The Department of Economics at Queen’s Management School consists of over 20 full-time academic staff members, conducting researching across the discipline of economics and allied social sciences.
Latest Publications
Northern Ireland Productivity Dashboard 2022
9 November 2022Pricing and electric vehicle charging equilibria
- Trivikram Dokka
- Jorge Bruno
- Sonali Sen Gupta
- Sakib Anwar
Northern Ireland’s Productivity Problem
3 August 2022Emergent Collaboration in Social Purpose Games
- Rob Gilles
- Lina Mallozzi
- Roberta Messalli
COVID-19, Race, and Gender
- Graziella Bertocchi
- Arcangelo Dimico
Economics Research Project Spotlight
The equality and efficiency of school choice allocation
In Northern Ireland, parents of children in their final year of primary school rank available secondary schools. Parental preferences are collected and pupils are allocated to schools by an algorithm. Recently, the number of dissatisfied parents has majorly increased. Dr Josue Ortega is undertaking a ground-breaking research project for Northern Ireland, creating a new fairer and more efficient algorithm.
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