Policymakers tend to love economists. This is partly because they support decision making around trade-offs and the allocation of scarce resources, but also because they offer unambiguous answers to ...

Junius Olivier attended the same school as life-long inspiration Arthur Lewis. Here, he discusses their shared field of development economics and the rewards of teaching. For 125 years, research has ...

The programme is aimed at those interested in applied development economics and political economy as a rigorous postgraduate qualification. The MSc Economic Policy for International Development is ...

Due to high demand for this course, we operate a staged admissions process with multiple selection deadlines throughout the year, to maintain a fair and transparent approach. Explore our campus, meet ...

Have you got back from a gap year in the Third World to find yourself struck by the contrast between life here and abroad? Do you feel that the campaigns about fair trade and aid relief are now ...

Uncertainties are everywhere, whether emerging through climate change, financial volatility, conflict or war. All too often we don’t know what the future will hold. This presents a big challenge for ...

Policy and Resources (P&R) is "missing a trick" by not making economic growth one of its super priorities in the government ...

This section is adapted from chapter 7 in The guidelines manual (NICE 2009). Health economics is about using resources efficiently to improve the population's health. Health economic analysis and ...

Sanjaya Lall, development economist: born Patna, India 13 December 1940; Economist, World Bank 1965-68, Senior Economist 1985-87; Junior Research Officer, then Senior Research Officer, Institute of ...

Due to high demand for this course, we operate a staged admissions process with multiple selection deadlines throughout the year, to maintain a fair and transparent approach. Explore our campus, meet ...